A Nurse Is Educating the Community About Modifiable Behaviors

question 4

Multiple Choice

A nurse is educating the community about modifiable behaviors. Which of the following is the nurse most likely to discuss?

• A) Smoking, poor diet, and alcohol consumption
• B) Cancer, emphysema, and cardiovascular disease
• C) Age and gender
• D) Genetic abnormalities

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Definitions:

Zone of Proximal Development

The difference between what a learner can do without help and what they can achieve with guidance and encouragement from a skilled partner.

Scaffolding

A technique used in education and cognitive development involving providing suitable supports to facilitate learning, allowing the student to achieve higher levels of comprehension and skill acquisition.

Concrete Operations

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where children gain the ability to think logically about concrete, tangible objects and events.

Formal Operations

The final stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, characterized by the ability to think abstractly and logically.