Author Question: A nurse tailors smoking cessation and smoking prevention activities toward teenagers because the ... (Read 452 times)

maychende · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

A nurse tailors smoking cessation and smoking prevention activities toward teenagers because the nurse knows

a. adolescents can become captive audiences in school programs.
b. smoking as a teenager is a strong predictor of smoking as an adult.
c. teenagers are more amenable to messages about good health habits.
d. the health risks associated with smoking are worse for adolescents.

Question 2

A patient wants to know if he or she should order some genetic testing from a private firm that has been advertising heavily in the area .

The nurse explains that some drawbacks to using a private firm for direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing are (Select all that apply.)
a. a physician might not accept the findings of the tests.
b. private firms charge far more for testing than hospitals.
c. providers may not have the knowledge to interpret results.
d. the consumer might misunderstand the information.
e. the consumer might order unnecessary genetic tests.

brittrenee · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Smoking in adolescence is a very powerful predictor of smoking as an adult.
School assemblies do create captive audiences, but they may not all be listening.
Teenagers are not necessarily more amenable to health-related messages; they may in fact be less willing to listen because of their sense of invincibility.
Health risks from smoking accumulate over time, so they are much worse the longer one smokes.

Answer to Question 2

C, D, E
Consumers, or patients, may bring DTC genetic test results to their health care providers, but these providers might not be knowledgeable enough to interpret the results for them.
Consumers probably do not have enough knowledge about genetic testing to accurately interpret the results of DTC genetic testing, which can cause confusion and fear.
Without professional assessment and guidance, consumers may be swayed into ordering inappropriate genetic testing.
It is possible that a physician might not accept the findings of the tests, but this is not one of the recognized concerns regarding DTC testing.
It is possible that private firms may be more expensive, but this is not one of the recognized concerns regarding DTC testing.