Exam 2 Practice - Promoting Healthy Populations

What herb is used to treat joint health and has a side effect of gastrointestinal upset?

Glucosamine

Which term refers to the average dietary intake level necessary to meet the nutritional requirements of most individuals in a specific life stage and sex group?

Recommended dietary allowance (RDA)

Which term refers to the method used to find the causes of health outcomes and diseases in populations?

Epidemiology

Which term refers to stress-management strategy?

Mindfulness

Which term refers to an individual’s belief in being capable of performing a behavior required to influence health?

Self-efficacy

Which term refers to the accuracy of a screening test?

Validity

Which term reflects the accuracy or truthfulness of a test or instrument?

Validity

Which term is defined as a stress that is useful?

Eustress

Which term refers to the ability to communicate health information clearly and to understand it correctly?

Health literacy

Which Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) component provides the knowledge and tools to create change?

Empowerment

Which statement defines health behaviors?

They are activates taken to enhance health

Which statement accurately describes family health teaching?

A general family health-promotion goal is set

Which characteristic is indicative of a stress-hardy individual?

View stress as a challenge rather than a threat

Which domain of learning refers to the development of physical skills from simple to complex?

Psychomotor

Which descriptive defines incidence?

New cases of a disease over a specific time

Which amount of physical activity, in minutes, should children between the ages 6 and 17 years get daily according to Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans?

60

Which action reflects the nurse who is therapeutically present with a patient?

Enables growth

Which health problem is related to poor nutrition?

Anemia

Which food assistance program, known by its acronym, offers nutrition assistance to low-income individuals and families through the use of an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card?

SNAP

Which number of months does the action phase of behavioral change usually last?

6

Which condition are patients experiencing depression more susceptible to developing?

Cardiovascular disease

Which food choice is associated with the yin force?

Fresh fruit

Which form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is regarded as a replacement for standard medical approaches?

Alternative

Which characteristic is consistent with effective coping?

Helps an individual identify opportunity within adveristy

Which term describes body movement produced by the contracture of skeletal muscles that results in an increased use of energy?

Physical activity

Which characteristic is consistent with stress?

An essential part of life

Which statement regarding a teaching plan is accurate?

Directs the teaching session to achieve outcomes

Which amount of weight loss in 1 year is the established standard for identifying severe malnutrition?

>20%

At which age do 50% of women engage in no regular physical activity?

75 years

Which term will the nurse use to describe disease development before symptoms first appear?

Latency