The occupational health nurse is administering a health risk appraisal to employees of a ...

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A health risk appraisal (HRA) is an easily administered, confidential instrument used to determine life expectancy based on current risk behaviors. The HRA can also calculate the amount of risk that could be avoided if lifestyle behaviors were changed. Some HRAs determine the person's readiness to change behavior. An HRA can be used as a teaching tool that gives positive feedback for healthy behaviors and encouragement and information for changing those unhealthy behaviors. An HRA is often completed on an interactive computer program and provides an accurate individualized report to each employee in a timely manner.