Screening and Prevention
EasyFind each term and discover the evidence-based screening guidelines and prevention strategies nurses teach every day.
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This set covers Healthy People 2030 priorities and common health promotion topics tested on the NCLEX Health Promotion and Maintenance domain.
This is the nurse-as-teacher domain: which screening finds which disease (mammogram, colonoscopy), who is at risk for osteoporosis after menopause, and how exercise, weight management, and counseling change outcomes before illness ever starts. As you work through these eight terms, keep the levels of prevention straight — primary stops disease before it starts, secondary catches it early — because the exam expects you to know which is which.
Terms in this set
- Mammogram A low-dose X-ray imaging study of the breast used for early detection of breast cancer before symptoms develop.
- Colonoscopy An endoscopic procedure using a flexible camera to examine the colon and rectum for polyps, cancer, and inflammatory conditions.
- Osteoporosis A disease of reduced bone mineral density and structural deterioration that increases fragility fracture risk, particularly in postmenopausal women.
- Contraception Methods used to prevent pregnancy, including barrier, hormonal, intrauterine, emergency, and permanent options.
- Exercise Planned, structured physical activity that improves cardiovascular fitness, strength, flexibility, mood, and long-term health outcomes.
- Obesity A chronic condition defined as BMI ≥ 30 kg/m², associated with increased risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, sleep apnea, and joint problems.
- Menopause The permanent cessation of menstruation due to ovarian follicle depletion, defined as 12 consecutive months without a menstrual period.
- Counseling Evidence-based guidance provided by the nurse to help individuals make informed decisions about lifestyle, health risks, and behavior change.