Nursing 2220A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Smoking Cessation, Emergency Management, Health Education
13 Mar 2018
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What statement is correct as it relates to natural disasters: their impacts can sometimes be lessened, they happen quickly most of the time, they include infectious diseases, they are predictable. A nurse is attending a classroom exercise on disaster management. What stage of the emergency management programming is this exercise: preparedness, response, prevention, mitigation. Health promotion: health protection activities, preventive health services, health education programs. Health promotion aim to increase peoples" control over things that affect their health. Health is achieved through building personal capacity. Any combination of planned learning experiences based on sound theories that provide individuals, groups, and communities the opportunity to acquire the information and the skills needed to make quality health actions. Behavior changes have been found to improve health outcomes. Enhances individual"s abilities to make positive lifestyle changes. Supports social and political actions to promote health and quality of life in communities. Encourages positive informed changes in lifestyle behavior.
