Author Question: Which of the following nursing interventions is an example of health promotion and preventive care ... (Read 61 times)

renzo156 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

Which of the following nursing interventions is an example of health promotion and preventive care on the primary level? Select all that apply.

A) A nurse counsels a teenager to stop smoking.
B) A nurse conducts a health fair for high blood pressure screening.
C) A nurse counsels the family of a client diagnosed with lung cancer.
D) A home health care nurse arranges for rehabilitation services for a patient.
E) A school nurse arranges for a career seminar for graduating seniors.

Question 2

On which of the following components is Rosenstock's health belief model based? Select all that apply.

A) Perceived susceptibility to a disease
B) Perceived consequences of treating disease
C) Perceived seriousness of a disease
D) Perceived benefits of action
E) Perceived immunity to disease

shewald78 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: A
Primary health promotion and illness prevention are directed toward promoting health and preventing the development of disease processes or injury. Nursing activities at the primary level may focus on individuals or groups. Examples are immunization clinics, family planning services, providing poison-control information, counseling about obesity and smoking cessation, and accident-prevention education. Conducting a high blood pressure screening and providing family counseling are secondary level preventive measures. Rehabilitation and career counseling fall under the tertiary level of preventive care.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A, C, D
The health belief model (Rosenstock, 1974) is concerned with what people perceive, or believe, to be true about themselves in relation to their health. This model is based on three components of individual perceptions of threat of a disease: (1) perceived susceptibility to a disease, (2) perceived seriousness of a disease, and (3) perceived benefits of action.