A Nurse Is Developing a Primary Prevention Strategy to Address

question 24

Multiple Choice

A nurse is developing a primary prevention strategy to address the problem of obesity. Which of the following interventions is being created?

• A) Encouraging an active lifestyle during childhood years
• B) Prescribing orlistat (Alli)
• C) Recommending the Jenny Craig program
• D) Recommending gastric banding surgery

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Definitions:

Endocrine Cells

Cells that produce hormones and release them directly into the bloodstream to regulate various bodily functions.

Deglutition

The act of swallowing, a complex process that moves food or liquid from the mouth through the pharynx and into the esophagus.

Pharyngeal

Related to the pharynx, the muscular tube that connects the mouth and nasal passages with the esophagus and larynx, serving as a pathway for air and food.

Esophageal

Pertaining to the esophagus, the tube that connects the throat to the stomach, through which food and liquids pass.