Study guide

Question 1

Promotion of human welfare

Answer 1

Humanistic

Question 2

Confidence in one’s ability to take action

Answer 2

Self-efficacy

Question 3

Risk of disease expression based on hereditary factors

Answer 3

Genetic vulnerability

Question 4

Concepts focus on the interrelatedness of the physical body and the mind, with aspects of spirituality, emotional security, and the environment

Answer 4

Holistic health

Question 5

Physiologic disease or mental disorder

Answer 5

Illness

Question 6

A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

Answer 6

Health

Question 7

Identify an ethical consideration related to the cost of health care

Answer 7

Balancing the need to assist patient to receive optimum care while considering the cost of the care

Question 8

The nurse wants to use holistic health strategies with the patient. What types of interventions will be investigated by the nurse?

Answer 8

Art and guided imagery, therapeutic touch, music, therapy, relaxation techniques, and reminiscence

Question 9

Showing a patient how to use a cane is which type of prevention?

Answer 9

Tertiary

Question 10

Teaching new parents about the use of a car seat is which type of prevention?

Answer 10

Primary

Question 11

Having a colonoscopy is which type of prevention?

Answer 11

Secondary

Question 12

Receiving nutrition information is which type of prevention?

Answer 12

Primary

Question 13

What is the primary concept of the Basic Human Needs Model?

Answer 13

The interrelationship between the elements of basic requirements for survival and the desires that drive personal growth and development. Its a pyramid, and it has five levels.

Question 14

What is the primary concept of the Health Belief Model?

Answer 14

It explores the relationship between patient attitudes and beliefs and how those factors predict health behavior

Question 15

What is the primary concept of Holistic Health Model?

Answer 15

Based on the philosophy that a synergistic relationship exists between the body and the environment.

Question 16

Identify at least three health promotion activities that the nurse can discuss with a patient

Answer 16

Routine, exercise, stress reduction, good sleep habits, meeting nutritional and vitamin requirements, maintaining a body mass index within acceptable range

Question 17

Provide an example of a risk factor reduction activity

Answer 17

smoking cessation, beginning a exercise regimen, eating less salt and saturated fat, using stress-reducing techniques, and avoiding excessive alcohol comsumption

Question 18

HealthyPeople 2020 is designed to track which specific personal risk behaviors?

Answer 18

physical activity, access to health services, tobacco use, substance use, responsible sexual behavior, mental health, immunizations, and injury and violence prevention

Question 19

What factors influence an individual’s response to illness?

Answer 19

cognitive and emotional development, as well as the body’s physiological reaction to the stess

Question 20

What types of responses may be exhibited by the patient?

Answer 20

denial, anger, frustration, withdrawal, depression, and acceptance

Question 21

What are the behaviors that are associated with stage IV in the Stages of Illness model

Answer 21

Performance of treatments and requirements of emotional support

Question 22

Appendicitis - Chronic or acute?

Answer 22

Acute

Question 23

Multiple sclerosis- chronic or acute?

Answer 23

Chronic

Question 24

Diabetes Mellitus- chronic or acute?

Answer 24

Chronic

Question 25

Arthritis- chronic or acute?

Answer 25

Chronic

Question 26

Influenza- chronic or acute?

Answer 26

Acute

Question 27

How do individuals with chronic illnesses need to adapt their lives?

Answer 27

incorporate medication therapy, health care provider visits, laboratory testing/radiologic studies, dietary intake, activity restrictions or requirements, and other ongoing treatments ( colostomy care, etc)

Question 28

What general strategies should the nurse employ when helping patients with chronic illnesses?

Answer 28

help patients cope with feelings of anger, frustration and depression, and provide measures to promote comfort and symptom management

Question 29

How does age influence health?

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young children and older adults more susceptible to illness

Question 30

How does gender influence health?

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susceptibility to reproductive-specific diseases, pregnancy and childbirth issues

Question 31

How does lifestyle influence health?

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smoking, poor diet, physical inactivity, substance abuse, high-risk hobbies ( rock climbing) extended sun exposure and excessive drinking

Question 32

How does the environment influence health?

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indoor exposure to household cleaning agents, household pests, and unsanitary living conditions, outdoor exposure to areas of sanitation and waste disposal, water quality, air quality, and safety issues ( gang activity, sexual predators, or heavy traffic)

Question 33

Self-concept is the way individuals see themselves in relation to:

Answer 33

social character or abilities, physical appearance, body image, and ways of thinking. This entails the person's mental image of him/herself in relation to others.

Question 34

How can a patient's cultural practices have an influence on health and illness behaviors?

Answer 34

how patients approach their treatment regimen and adapt their lifestyles to meet their health needs. Ex. resistance to dietary changes, the need for family support in decision making, refusal of traditional medical treatments, and an inability to integrate the regiment into daily life

Question 35

How is health care access a challenge to people in rural areas?

Answer 35

time needed to travel to the nearest health care provider or facility, delayed treatment for so long that a non-life threatening, minor, treatable disease becomes a severe, life threatening, systemic infection requiring hospitalization and intravenous drug therapy.

Question 36

In the Stages of Illness model, stage II is characterized by the individual:

Answer 36

deciding that care is necessary

Question 37

Which one of the following is a main goal of HealthyPeople 2020?

Answer 37

Access to health services

Question 38

Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention?

Answer 38

Working with a patient who is paraplegic to prevent musculoskeletal complications

Question 39

Assessment of the patient reveals some negative health behaviors, which of the following indicates a lifestyle risk factor?

Answer 39

Sunbathing

Question 40

In Rosenstock's Health Belief Model, focus is places on which of the following?

Answer 40

Relationship of perceptions and compliance

Question 41

The nurse is working with a patient to modify his risk factors. Which of the following areas can be addressed by the nurse?

Answer 41

Diet

Question 42

An example of holistic measure that can be incorporated into the patient's care plan is the use of:

Answer 42

Therapeutic touch

Question 43

According to the Health Promotion model, one fo the focus point is:

Answer 43

behavior-specific knowledge