Because young adults are less likely to experience serious ...

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Because young adults are less likely to experience serious illness, which of the following nursing interventions is most effective in determining risk for illness in this age-group?
 
  1. Health screenings
  2. Personal lifestyle assessment
  3. Full body systems assessment
  4. Cardiopulmonary focal assessment

Question 2

Research has shown that certain postpartum factors negatively affect a woman's general health status after pregnancy. Which of the following women has the greatest risk factor for poor post-partum health?
 
  1. A mother with complaints of fatigue, loss of appetite, and insomnia
  2. A practicing attorney who has reluctantly taken a 3-month maternity leave
  3. A stay-at-home mom who gave birth 2 months ago and whose husband recently lost his job
  4. A mother of a 3-week-old and a 2-year-old whose military husband is currently deployed overseas

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: 2
A personal lifestyle assessment (see Chapter 6) helps nurses and clients identify habits that in-crease the risk for cardiac, malignant, pulmonary, renal, or other chronic diseases. Health screen-ing helps detect the presence of disease processes. Full body systems assessment would deter-mine deviation from normal but not necessarily identify risk for illness. Cardiopulmonary focal assessment would determine deviation from normal but not necessarily identify risk for illness.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 4
Postpartum stress and depression have significant effects on postpartum women's health. In ad-dition, a lack of social support can affect women's health adversely. This woman is the most likely mother to be experiencing depression and economic stressors as well as a lack of support. While fatigue, loss of appetite, and insomnia may be reflective of depression, there are no indica-tions of the other high-risk factors. While this woman may be experiencing anxiety over being away from her career for 3 months, there is no indication of the other risk factors. While this mother may well be at risk for depression and possible financial stressors, there is no indication of a lack of support.