A group of nurses are working to open a clinic that focuses on ...

[wrbasek0]

A group of nurses are working to open a clinic that focuses on health promotion. Which of the following is an example of a health promotion activity?
 
  1. Teaching biofeedback techniques for stress reduction
  2. Providing immunization clinics
  3. Evaluating regional industrial centers for environmental pollution
  4. Teaching smoking cessation classes to adolescents

Question 2

Healthy People 2010 has two primary goals. Which of the following is in alignment with one of the goals?
 
  1. Providing free screening to schoolchildren
  2. Opening a wellness clinic
  3. Developing better insurance controls
  4. Developing new pharmacological treatments

[patma1981]

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Health promotion programs address nutrition, weight control, exercise, and stress reduction. Health promotion activities emphasize the role of clients in maintaining their own health and provide encouragement in maintaining the highest level of wellness they can achieve.
Rationale 2: Providing immunization clinics is an example of illness prevention, not health promotion.
Rationale 3: Evaluating industrial centers for pollutionis an example of illness prevention, not health promotion.
Rationale 4: Teaching smoking cessation classes is an example of illness prevention, not health promotion.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Two primary goals of Healthy People 2010 are to (1) increase quality and years of healthy life; and (2) eliminate health disparities. Free screening to schoolchildren is already being done in most states
Rationale 2: Two primary goals of Healthy People 2010 are to (1) increase quality and years of healthy life; and (2) eliminate health disparities. Opening a wellness clinic focuses on bettering health, which would be in line with goal 1.
Rationale 3: Two primary goals of Healthy People 2010 are to (1) increase quality and years of healthy life; and (2) eliminate health disparities. Developing insurance control was a goal of health care reform during the Clinton administration.
Rationale 4: Ongoing development of pharmacological treatments is not a new initiative

[wrbasek0]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[gcook]

Gracias!