This test bank includes a wide range of multiple-choice questions from Monahan: Phipps’ Medical-Surgical Nursing (8th Edition), Chapter 3, which focuses on Healthy Lifestyles. These questions are designed to help students assess their understanding of health promotion, nutrition, exercise, and preventive care in medical-surgical nursing.
Sample Questions from Chapter 3 – Healthy Lifestyles:
- During a regular physical examination, a clinical nurse specialist counsels a patient on tobacco cessation. This preventive measure is categorized as:
- a. Primary
- b. Secondary
- c. Tertiary
- d. Screening
Answer: A
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Health Promotion and Maintenance
Category: Respiratory
- Which of the following represents a form of secondary prevention?
- a. Tetanus booster
- b. 10-pound weight loss
- c. Mammography and Pap smear
- d. Physical therapy for a neck strain
Answer: C
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Health Promotion and Maintenance
Category: Women’s Health
- Which meal selection most closely follows the Healthy People 2010 goals for nutrition?
- a. Vegetable lasagna, lettuce salad, whole wheat roll, 2% milk
- b. 6-oz pork chop, creamed peas, au gratin potatoes, coffee
- c. BLT sandwich, french fries, 8-oz whole milk
- d. Pasta alfredo, garlic bread, 8-oz cola
Answer: A
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Health Promotion and Maintenance
Category: Gastrointestinal
- A patient’s diet history over the past 24 hours includes four servings of bread, three servings of fruit, one serving of vegetables, three servings of beef or chicken, and one glass of whole milk. The nurse concludes that the diet is:
- a. Low in complex carbohydrates, vegetables, and milk products
- b. Meeting requirements of the Food Guide Pyramid
- c. Adequate for all food groups except vegetables
- d. Low in milk products, proteins, and fruits
Answer: A
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Physiological Integrity
Category: Gastrointestinal
- A 56-year-old man with a 45-year history of smoking expresses a desire to quit smoking. An appropriate nursing diagnosis is:
- a. Ineffective individual coping related to stress
- b. Health-seeking behavior (desire to quit smoking)
- c. Ineffective health maintenance related to inadequate support system
- d. Impaired gas exchange resulting from decreased lung function.
Answer: B
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Health Promotion and Maintenance
Category: Respiratory
- An appropriate weight reduction goal for any obese adult would be:
- a. Reduce body fat to approximately 25%
- b. Limit calories to 900 per day
- c. Increase physical activity
- d. Lose 5 pounds per week
Answer: C
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Physiological Integrity
Category: No applicable category
This test bank continues with more questions designed to help you master key concepts in nursing and health promotion. Perfect for students of medical-surgical nursing, this resource will support your exam preparation and deepen your understanding of essential topics.
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