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Kthamas · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A client is admitted to the hospital with abrupt symptoms of increasing shortness of breath, fever, and a productive cough with green sputum. Upon further exam the client is diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation.

The nurse identifies this as which type of illness?

A) Acute
B) Chronic
C) Terminal
D) Contagious

Question 2

The nursing instructor has given an assignment to a group of nurse practitioner students. They are to break into groups of four and complete a health-promotion teaching project, then present a report back to their fellow students.

What project is the best example of health-promotion teaching?

A) Demonstrating an injection technique to a client for anticoagulant therapy
B) Explaining the side effects of a medication to an adult client
C) Discussing the importance of preventing sexually transmitted disease to a group of 12th-grade students
D) Instructing an adolescent client about safe food preparation

anoriega3 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
Chronic illness encompasses many different physical and mental alterations in health. Chronic illnesses usually have a slow onset and many periods of remission (disease is present, but there are no symptoms) and exacerbation (symptoms of the disease reappear). COPD is not terminal (although there is no cure) and it is not contagious.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
Health promotion encourages people to live a healthy lifestyle and to achieve a high level of wellness. Discussing the importance of STD prevention to a group of 12th-grade students is the best example of a health-promotion teaching project. This makes the other options incorrect.