NURS 2016 MIDTERM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION.
What is evidence informed practice? Answer - making decisions based of
research and scientific evaluation of practice
Quantitative studies Answer - randomized controlled trails, observational
studies
Qualitative studies Answer - ethnography
Evidence -informed decision making is a Answer - continuous interactive
involving the explicit, conscientious and judicious consideration of best
available evidence to provide care
Patient-centered care Answer - Ensures the patient is listened to, valued, and
engaged in conversation and decision making about their own health care need
What is health equity? Answer - creates equal opportunities for good health
for everyone by decreasing the effect of the social determinants health
what is culture safety? Answer - an environment that is spiritually, socially, and
emotional safe, as well as physically safe for people
2/3 of Canadian deaths in a year result from Answer - chronic illness
,Risk factors that contribute to chronic illness Answer - Education, income,
childhood poverty, employment, community belonging
Risk factors for chronic illness Answer - Obesity, elevated BG, elevated blood
cholesterol, hypertension
What is morbidity? Answer - The rates of disease in a population
What is Mortality? Answer - the rates of death in a population
Acute illness manifest Answer - sudden onset
Chronic illness Answer - long latency, prolong duration, uncertain etiology
Comorbidity Answer - the co-occurrence of two or more disorders in a single
individual
Multimorbidity Answer - The coexistence of multiple chronic diseases or
conditions
What is an informed caregiver? Answer - is anyone who provides care without
pay, and who usually has personal ties to the care recipient
What is caregiver burden? Answer - is the overall physical, emotional, and
financial costs of caregiving
What is the first step of self-management? Answer - Processing emotions
, What is the second step in self-management? Answer - Adjusting to changes to
self and life
What is the third step of self-management? Answer - Integrating illness into
daily life
What is the fourth step in self-management? Answer - Determining the
meaning of illness to base decisions
WHO describes obesity as Answer - most visible, neglected public health
problem that threatens all countries
what percentage of
Canadian over the age of 18 are overweight and obese Answer - 64%
What is primary obesity ? Answer - Excess caloric intake for the body's
metabolic demands
What is secondary obesity? Answer - Results from various congenital
anomalies, chromosomal anomalies, metabolic problems, or CNS lesions and
disorders
What is BMI? Answer - body mass index
A BMI of what classifies you as obese Answer - 30-40 kg/m2
A BMI of more than what kg/m2 classify a person as morbidly obese Answer -
40
2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION.
What is evidence informed practice? Answer - making decisions based of
research and scientific evaluation of practice
Quantitative studies Answer - randomized controlled trails, observational
studies
Qualitative studies Answer - ethnography
Evidence -informed decision making is a Answer - continuous interactive
involving the explicit, conscientious and judicious consideration of best
available evidence to provide care
Patient-centered care Answer - Ensures the patient is listened to, valued, and
engaged in conversation and decision making about their own health care need
What is health equity? Answer - creates equal opportunities for good health
for everyone by decreasing the effect of the social determinants health
what is culture safety? Answer - an environment that is spiritually, socially, and
emotional safe, as well as physically safe for people
2/3 of Canadian deaths in a year result from Answer - chronic illness
,Risk factors that contribute to chronic illness Answer - Education, income,
childhood poverty, employment, community belonging
Risk factors for chronic illness Answer - Obesity, elevated BG, elevated blood
cholesterol, hypertension
What is morbidity? Answer - The rates of disease in a population
What is Mortality? Answer - the rates of death in a population
Acute illness manifest Answer - sudden onset
Chronic illness Answer - long latency, prolong duration, uncertain etiology
Comorbidity Answer - the co-occurrence of two or more disorders in a single
individual
Multimorbidity Answer - The coexistence of multiple chronic diseases or
conditions
What is an informed caregiver? Answer - is anyone who provides care without
pay, and who usually has personal ties to the care recipient
What is caregiver burden? Answer - is the overall physical, emotional, and
financial costs of caregiving
What is the first step of self-management? Answer - Processing emotions
, What is the second step in self-management? Answer - Adjusting to changes to
self and life
What is the third step of self-management? Answer - Integrating illness into
daily life
What is the fourth step in self-management? Answer - Determining the
meaning of illness to base decisions
WHO describes obesity as Answer - most visible, neglected public health
problem that threatens all countries
what percentage of
Canadian over the age of 18 are overweight and obese Answer - 64%
What is primary obesity ? Answer - Excess caloric intake for the body's
metabolic demands
What is secondary obesity? Answer - Results from various congenital
anomalies, chromosomal anomalies, metabolic problems, or CNS lesions and
disorders
What is BMI? Answer - body mass index
A BMI of what classifies you as obese Answer - 30-40 kg/m2
A BMI of more than what kg/m2 classify a person as morbidly obese Answer -
40
