Fundamentals of Nursing Q 513

---

Which of the following is the nurse’s role in health promotion?

  

     A. Health risk appraisal

     B. Teach client to be effective health consumer

     C. Worksite wellness

     D. None of the above

    

    

Correct Answer: B. Teach client to be effective health consumer

---

Nurses play a huge role in illness prevention and health promotion. Nurses assume the role of ambassadors of wellness. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health promotion as a process of enabling people to increase control over and to improve their health (WHO, 1986). Nurses are best qualified to take on the job of health promoter due to their expertise. There are few health care occupations that have the high level of health education knowledge, skills, theory, and research to be able to focus on prevention because it is considered part of their professional development focus.

---

Option A: An HRA may be a simple questionnaire eliciting self-reported information on risk factors, behaviors, or diagnoses. Questionnaires may be supplemented with clinical examinations to obtain data on variables such as height, weight, body mass index (BMI), heart rate, or blood pressure. Some HRAs may include performance tests such as grip strength, timed-up-and-go, chair rise, or four-meter walk test.

Option C: Studies show that employees are more likely to be on the job and performing well when they are in optimal health. Benefits of implementing a wellness program include: improved disease management and prevention, and a healthier workforce in general, both of which contribute to lower health care costs.

Option D: One of the most critical roles that nurses have in health promotion and disease preventions is that of an educator. Nurses spend the most time with the patients and provide anticipatory guidance about immunizations, nutrition, dietary, medications, and safety.

---