Gerontological Nursing, CH 10, Continuum of Care in Gerontological Nursing Exam Questions and Answers When the home health nurse assists the older adult patient with rearranging furniture within the home to prevent the patient from falling, the nurse is demonstrating a. health promotion.
- health promotion.
- health protection.
- health prevention.
- disease prevention. - Correct Answers ✅b. health
protection.
Health protection focuses on five areas: unintentional injury
(such as falls), occupational health and safety, environmental issues, food and drug safety, and oral health. Rearranging furniture to prevent falls is an example of health protection.The primary focus of the health belief model of health promotion is addressed when the nurse which of the following?
- Accompanies the assisted living residents on a walk before
- Asks a senior citizens' group what health screening they
dinner.
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Gerontological Nursing, CH 10, Continuum of Care in Gerontological Nursing Exam Questions and Answers
- Plans a program on cooking diabetic-friendly meals in
- Asks the patient if he believes smoking puts him at risk for
- most older adults have accepted poor health as a part of
- Medicare often does not cover the cost of preventive
- many already have been diagnosed with chronic illnesses.
- they generally place more value on saving their disposable
cooperation with a dietician.
lung cancer. - Correct Answers ✅d. Asks the patient if he believes smoking puts him at risk for lung cancer.The health belief model, which was developed to determine the likelihood of an individual's participation in health promotion, health protection, and disease prevention services, includes assessing an individual's perception of his or her susceptibility to developing an illness. Asking the patient about beliefs related to tobacco use and health is an activity that falls within this model. The other activities do not.Financial considerations are a major barrier to the older adult's participation in health promotion because
growing older.
services.
income. - Correct Answers ✅b. Medicare often does not cover the cost of preventive services. 2 / 3
Gerontological Nursing, CH 10, Continuum of Care in Gerontological Nursing Exam Questions and Answers Older adults must incur the cost of many preventive services because Medicare does not cover them all. This can be hard on the fixed, limited income of many older adults. It is not true that older adults accept poor health as inevitable. Health promotion activities can occur in the presence of chronic illnesses. Some older adults do place high value on saving money, but not all older adults are influenced by this desire.A nurse frequently stops by a senior citizens' center and wants to offer primary prevention activities. Which activity would the nurse most likely provide?
- Immunizes those attending a weekly luncheon against the
- Arranges for a colorectal cancer screening at the center.
- Schedules a speaker to discuss cooking for diabetic
- Surveys the members to identify health issues of interest
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flu.
patients.
to them. - Correct Answers ✅a. Immunizes those attending a weekly luncheon against the flu.Primary prevention refers to specific action taken to optimize the health of the older individual by helping him or her to become more resistant to disease or to ensure that the environment will be less harmful. Providing immunizations