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itsmyluck · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

Which athletic activity could the nurse recommend for a school-age child with pulmonary-artery hypertension?

1. Golf
2. Basketball
3. Cross-country running
4. Soccer

Question 2

While planning a lecture on healthy lifestyle choices for a high school class, the school nurse should be aware that which of the following statements is most supported by current research?

1. Children with lower self-efficacy scores tend to have a lower consumption of high-fat foods.

2. The most effective way to prevent or lower obesity rates in adolescents is to present them with facts about dietary intake.

3. Children with lower self-efficacy scores have been associated with more frequent violent behaviors than have children with higher self-efficacy scores.

4. Approaches that address choices, consciousness, efficacy, and behavioral factors are unlikely to encourage adaptation of healthy lifestyles in adolescents.

aham8f · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: A child with pulmonary-artery hypertension should have exercise tailored to avoid dyspnea, such as golf.
Rationale 2: Soccer, basketball, and cross-country running are all aerobic activities requiring heavy exertion.
Rationale 3: Soccer, basketball, and cross-country running are all aerobic activities requiring heavy exertion.
Rationale 4: Soccer, basketball, and cross-country running are all aerobic activities requiring heavy exertion.
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Answer to Question 2

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Rationale:

1, Research findings contradict the belief that children with lower self-efficacy eat less high-fat food.
2. There is no evidence that providing children with facts about dietary intake lowers obesity rates.
3. Current research supports the validity of the statement.
4. Research shows no evidence that adaptation of healthy lifestyles in adolescents is related to choices, consciousness, efficacy, and behavioral factors.