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Which is a general principle of promoting a healthy lifestyle that the nurse can teach most clients?

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Correct answer

Encourage balanced nutrition, regular appropriate physical activity, adequate sleep, and avoidance of tobacco, tailored to the individual

  1. A Encourage balanced nutrition, regular appropriate physical activity, adequate sleep, and avoidance of tobacco, tailored to the individual
  2. B Recommend skipping meals to lose weight quickly
  3. C Avoid all physical activity
  4. D Discourage any preventive care

Why this is the answer

General healthy-lifestyle teaching includes encouraging balanced nutrition, regular and appropriate physical activity, adequate sleep, stress management, and avoidance of tobacco and excessive alcohol — always tailored to the individual's needs, abilities, and any medical conditions. The nurse promotes sustainable, healthy behaviors rather than extreme or harmful measures (like skipping meals) and supports, not discourages, preventive care. Understanding broad, individualized healthy-lifestyle principles is a standard health-promotion concept. (This reflects general principles; any specific dietary or activity targets for a given client should be individualized and verified against current guidance and NCLEX prep materials.)
Source: NCLEX-PN Health Promotion — Healthy Lifestyle

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About this topic: Lifestyle Choices and Self-Care

Lifestyle and self-care questions cover client teaching on nutrition, exercise, smoking cessation, stress and sleep, and the principles of health promotion and disease prevention at the primary level. This is one of 18 PN: Health Promotion and Maintenance questions on lifestyle choices and self-care, each with a full explanation on a single study page.

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