The Framingham Heart Study was successful in 1. Providing information on the effectiveness of risk-reduction interventions 2. Documenting the relationship between social variables and heart disease 3. Identifying factors contributing to the development of coronary heart disease and high blood pressure 4. Demonstrating the effects of mass media in modifying high-risk behavior ESSAYBID ANSWER […]
Which of the following community-based risk-reduction interventions resulted in equally favorable health risk changes for both control and treatment groups? 1. Framingham Heart Study 2. Stanford Heart Disease Prevention Program 3. North Karelia Study 4. Minnesota Heart Health Program ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 4
A method used to promote smoking reduction program in an identified aggregate is 1. Using scare tactics at local churches to convince individuals to stop smoking 2. Teaching school children about the risks of smoking in all public schools in the area 3. Developing a media campaign using material frequently read by members of the […]
A 5-feet, 6-inch, 25-year-old woman who weighs 120 pounds runs 5 miles a day because it improves her mood and energy level. Which of the following best describes this example? 1. Health promotion 2. Illness prevention 3. Health maintenance 4. Health protection ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 1
A woman has attended a weight reduction program for a year and lost 75 pounds. She now attends weekly meetings to keep the weight off. Which of the following best describes this example? 1. Health promotion 2. Illness prevention 3. Health maintenance 4. Health protection ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 3
A 5-feet, 6-inch, 25-year-old female who weighs 120 pounds walks 5 miles a day because she has a long family history of early death from heart attacks and is refraining from a sedentary lifestyle. Which of the following best describes this example? 1. Health promotion 2. Illness prevention 3. Health maintenance 4. Health protection […]
The term defined as “behavior directed toward keeping a current state of health” is 1. Health promotion 2. Health promotion behavior 3. Health maintenance behavior 4. Health protective behavior ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 3
The “top-down” attitude leads people to feel they have no power or control. This implies 1. Placing responsibility for health behavior on the individual 2. The community taking sole responsibility for health behaviors. 3. Victim blaming for health behavior 4. Blaming local officials for poor policy making ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 2
The integrative model of Laffrey and Kulbok includes two major dimensions: client system and focus of care. The client system 1. Targets aggregates 2. Is initiated by the community 3. Includes various levels of clients toward which nursing care is targeted 4. Focuses on health promotion, illness prevention and illness care. ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: […]
The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services is based on a review of scientific evidence on 169 preventive services for 60 target conditions. This guide provides 1. The most recent recommendations for preventive interventions including screening tests. 2. Assistance in interpreting Healthy People 2010. 3. Community health nurses with a basis for their practice. 4. Health […]
