NUR1023C EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT RATED A+
||UPDATED 2026
Health and Human Needs Frameworks
Concept: Definition of Health (WHO Standards)
A holistic state encompassing optimal physical, psychological, and social
functioning, rather than simply the lack of illness or physical defects. ✔️✔️
A strictly clinical measurement of vital signs and laboratory results.
The absence of any documented medical history or pharmaceutical use.
Concept: Maslow’s Basic Human Needs Model
A framework that organizes human requirements into five levels—ranging
from physiological survival to self-actualization—and emphasizes a
humanistic approach to care. ✔️✔️
A rigid set of rules that dictates every patient will prioritize social needs over
physical pain.
A mathematical formula used to calculate a patient's body mass index.
Nursing Note: While Maslow provides a guide, nurses must remain flexible, as a
fixed hierarchy does not always account for individual patient priorities in complex
clinical situations.
,Explore
Concept: Health Promotion
The passive observation of a patient's declining physical state without
intervention.
The proactive process of empowering individuals to take authority over their
well-being through actions like screenings, nutritional counseling, and
exercise advocacy. ✔️✔️
, A marketing strategy used by insurance companies to reduce the cost of
claims.
Question: Which action is a primary example of Health Promotion in a
clinical setting?
Administering emergency medication during a cardiac arrest.
Performing a comprehensive family history assessment and encouraging
routine blood pressure monitoring. ✔️✔️
Documenting a patient's discharge paperwork after a surgical procedure.
Wellness -ANSWER ✔️✔️The process of self-care achieved by making choices
leading to a healthy life
Risk Factor Reduction -ANSWER ✔️✔️Step-by-step improvement of individual
health factors
Levels of Prevention -ANSWER ✔️✔️Primary Prevention
- Instituted before disease becomes established by removing the causes or
increasing resistance
Secondary Prevention (screening)
- Undertaken in cases of latent (hidden) disease
Tertiary Prevention
- Implemented when a condition or illness is permanent and irreversible
ex. stroke pt undergoing rehab
Illness -ANSWER ✔️✔️Illness
- Abnormal process in which aspects of the social, physical, emotional, or
intellectual condition and function of a person are diminished or impaired
Acute Illness
- Abrupt onset, short duration (less than 6 months)
, Chronic Illness Ex. History of COPD
- More than 6 months, requires ongoing long-term care
- May be characterized by periods of wellness and exacerbation (idea of wellness
always from the pts. perspective)
Factors Influencing Health and the Impact of Illness -ANSWER ✔️✔️Age
Gender
Genetics and inherited traits
Lifestyle
Environment
Attitudes and emotions
Self-concept
Developmental level
Influence of peers and family
Traditions, beliefs, and values (culture have a big influence)
Healthcare access and availability
- ex. Transportation? Are they near a food desert?
Growth -ANSWER ✔️✔️- Process by which an INCREASE IN SIZE occurs,
measured in humans as height and weight
- Growth proceeds in an orderly, PREDICTABLE pattern, from head to tail
(cephalocaudal) and in a proximal to distal (near to far) direction
Development -ANSWER ✔️✔️Increasing maturation of physical ability, thought
processes, and behaviors over time
* more so cognitive
Erikson's Theory -ANSWER ✔️✔️Eight Psychosocial Crises
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT RATED A+
||UPDATED 2026
Health and Human Needs Frameworks
Concept: Definition of Health (WHO Standards)
A holistic state encompassing optimal physical, psychological, and social
functioning, rather than simply the lack of illness or physical defects. ✔️✔️
A strictly clinical measurement of vital signs and laboratory results.
The absence of any documented medical history or pharmaceutical use.
Concept: Maslow’s Basic Human Needs Model
A framework that organizes human requirements into five levels—ranging
from physiological survival to self-actualization—and emphasizes a
humanistic approach to care. ✔️✔️
A rigid set of rules that dictates every patient will prioritize social needs over
physical pain.
A mathematical formula used to calculate a patient's body mass index.
Nursing Note: While Maslow provides a guide, nurses must remain flexible, as a
fixed hierarchy does not always account for individual patient priorities in complex
clinical situations.
,Explore
Concept: Health Promotion
The passive observation of a patient's declining physical state without
intervention.
The proactive process of empowering individuals to take authority over their
well-being through actions like screenings, nutritional counseling, and
exercise advocacy. ✔️✔️
, A marketing strategy used by insurance companies to reduce the cost of
claims.
Question: Which action is a primary example of Health Promotion in a
clinical setting?
Administering emergency medication during a cardiac arrest.
Performing a comprehensive family history assessment and encouraging
routine blood pressure monitoring. ✔️✔️
Documenting a patient's discharge paperwork after a surgical procedure.
Wellness -ANSWER ✔️✔️The process of self-care achieved by making choices
leading to a healthy life
Risk Factor Reduction -ANSWER ✔️✔️Step-by-step improvement of individual
health factors
Levels of Prevention -ANSWER ✔️✔️Primary Prevention
- Instituted before disease becomes established by removing the causes or
increasing resistance
Secondary Prevention (screening)
- Undertaken in cases of latent (hidden) disease
Tertiary Prevention
- Implemented when a condition or illness is permanent and irreversible
ex. stroke pt undergoing rehab
Illness -ANSWER ✔️✔️Illness
- Abnormal process in which aspects of the social, physical, emotional, or
intellectual condition and function of a person are diminished or impaired
Acute Illness
- Abrupt onset, short duration (less than 6 months)
, Chronic Illness Ex. History of COPD
- More than 6 months, requires ongoing long-term care
- May be characterized by periods of wellness and exacerbation (idea of wellness
always from the pts. perspective)
Factors Influencing Health and the Impact of Illness -ANSWER ✔️✔️Age
Gender
Genetics and inherited traits
Lifestyle
Environment
Attitudes and emotions
Self-concept
Developmental level
Influence of peers and family
Traditions, beliefs, and values (culture have a big influence)
Healthcare access and availability
- ex. Transportation? Are they near a food desert?
Growth -ANSWER ✔️✔️- Process by which an INCREASE IN SIZE occurs,
measured in humans as height and weight
- Growth proceeds in an orderly, PREDICTABLE pattern, from head to tail
(cephalocaudal) and in a proximal to distal (near to far) direction
Development -ANSWER ✔️✔️Increasing maturation of physical ability, thought
processes, and behaviors over time
* more so cognitive
Erikson's Theory -ANSWER ✔️✔️Eight Psychosocial Crises
