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The agent -host-environment model of health and illness is based on what concept
Risk factors. The interactions between agent host environment creates risk factors that increase likeliness of disease
A friend of a nurse tells her she has a fever,feels lousy and can not go to work what stage of illness behavior is the friend in
Assuming the sick role –she defined herself as sick,seeking validation from her and not going to work gave up normal activity.
A nursing giving influenza injections at a local clinic is what level of care
Primary health promotion ,illness prevention
Self Concept
The mental picture people have of themselves; their opinion about themselves.
Both physical and emotional comes from interpersonal interactions,physical and ethnic or cultural influences and education.
morbidity
frequency that a disease occurs
A client with Alzheimer disease in a nursing home is more compliant in following directions for dressing and feeding with one nurse than with other staff members. This phenomenon is best explained by
-the Therapeutic Model of Interaction.
-aggression.
-empathy.
-the Health Belief Model.
the Therapeutic Model of Inteaction
Chronic illness may be characterized by periods of remission. Remission is best defined as:
-the presence of a disease with the absence of symptoms.
-a pathologic change in the structure of function of the body or mind.
-the reappearance of symptoms of a disease.
-the response of a person to a disease.
the presence of disease with the absence of symptoms
A client has been admitted to the hospital for the treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis, with a random blood glucose reading of 575 mg/dL (31.91 mmol/L), vomiting, and shortness of breath. This client has experienced which phenomenon?
-Morbidity
-Risk factor
-Exacerbation
-Infection
Exacerbetion
An older adult patient has been recently diagnosed with vascular dementia. Because the client lives alone and has poorly controlled hypertension, the client has begun to receive home healthcare. This new aspect of the client’s care is characteristic of which stage of illness?
-Assuming a dependent role
-Experiencing the symptoms
-Assuming the sick role
-Achieving recovery and rehabilitation
Assuming a dependent role
The nurse in a free clinic caring for clients uses the Health Belief Model, which is based on three components. What is the main focus for this model?
-Factors that predispose a person to infectious diseases
-How people interact with their environments
-What people believe to be true about their health
-How health is a constantly changing state
What people interact with their environment
The nurse is caring for a client admitted to the hospital with pneumonia and associated pleuritic chest pain. Which would be a priority when creating the nursing care plan?
-Monitoring fluid intake and output.
-Effective infection control measures.
-Effective pain management.
-Monitoring airway clearance.
Monitoring airway clearance
Which model is most useful in examining the cause of disease in an individual, based upon external factors?
-The Agent-Host-Environment Model
-The High-Level Wellness Model
-The Health Belief Model
-The Health-Illness Continuum
The Agent-Host-Environment Model
A nurse is caring for a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The nurse explains to the client that COPD is a chronic disease. Why is COPD considered a chronic disease?
-It takes a long time to cure.
-It is a sequela of acute illness.
-It has a gradual onset and lasts for a long time.
-It persists for a long time.
It has a gradual onset and lasts for a long time
A community health nurse arranges for a dental checkup camp for the local children in the school district. Which of the following would most likely be the nurse’s goal for this health camp?
-Reversal of self-care deficit
-Illness prevention
-Health promotion
-High-level wellness
Health promotion
When providing care to a client, the nurse integrates knowledge that a client’s beliefs and actions are related and influenced by the client’s personal expectations in relation to health and illness. The nurse is demonstrating an understanding of which health model?
-Health belief model
-Clinical model
-Holistic health model
-High-level wellness model
Health belief
