The Nurse Assesses a Client Prior to Teaching a New

question 11

Multiple Choice

The nurse assesses a client prior to teaching a new skill.On what should the nurse focus to assess the client's health beliefs and practices?

• A) Manual dexterity
• B) Actions taken to stay healthy
• C) Reasons for the current health problem
• D) Ways the problem has affected current activities

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Definitions:

Isometric Exercise

A type of strength training where the muscle length and joint angle do not change during contraction.

Moderate-intensity

A level of physical activity that raises the heart rate and induces sweating, yet allows an individual to talk comfortably.

Physical Activity

Any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure, including exercises and movements done while working, playing, carrying out household chores, traveling, and engaging in recreational pursuits.

Weekly Total

The aggregate or sum total of something accumulated or recorded in a week.