NURS 2500-Health and Illness 1 (NURS
2500) DEFINITIONS Test Questions
Fully Solved.
Risk Factor - Answer A link between an etiological factor and the development of disease is
increased due to the presence of another factor
(Ex: hypertension & the dev. of right-sided heart failure)
Epidemiology - Answer the study of patterns of disease in human population
(ex: age, ethnicity, gender, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, and geographic location)
clinical judgement - Answer the observed outcome of critical thinking & decision-making
about a patient's needs, concerns, or health problems, and/or the decision to take action (or
not), use or modify standard approaches, or improvise new ones as deemed appropriate by the
patient's response
Planning (ADPIE) - Answer Nurse sets patient-centered goals, outlines expected outcomes,
plans nursing interventions, and prioritizes & selects interventions that will resolve pt.'s
problems and achieve goals and outcomes.
Primary care - Answer Physician and nurses
secondary care - Answer Care by a physician (specialist) who can perform out-of-the-
ordinary procedures in outpatient facilities
Tertiary care - Answer highly complex care and therapy services from practitioners in a
hospital or overnight facility
quaternary care - Answer Highly specialized healthcare services offered at large hospitals;
quaternary care may involve experimental treatments and procedures
Client Health History - Answer determines pt. concerns & help find solutions by interviewing
the pt. (SAMPLE)
General Survey - Answer Every time a nurse encounters a patient
(Physical appearance, Body structure, Behavior, and Mobility)
, Pathogenesis - Answer the development/evolution of a disease from the initial stimulus to
the ultimate expression of the manifestations of the disease.
illness - Answer state of being sick
disease - Answer An abnormal state in which the body is not functioning normally
-path/o
Within normal limits abbreviation - Answer WNL
Conceptual thinking - Answer the ability to form/think up an idea, cogently state the idea,
and then evaluate it—demands creativity and critical thinking skills.
Nursing Process - Answer Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Implementation (ADPIE) - Answer Initiatives or completes planned actions or nursing
interventions
(Direct/Indirect Nursing care, independent/dependent nursing intervention, and medical
orders)
Review of Systems (ROS) - Answer A systematic approach for collecting the patient's self-
reported data on all body systems.
H2T Assessment - Answer the baseline understanding of pt. current condition that involves
physical assessment & observations
(IPPA)
Clinical Manifestations - Answer Manifestations of a disease that are observed
(objective/subjective data)
chronic - Answer a disease/illness continuing for a long time
2500) DEFINITIONS Test Questions
Fully Solved.
Risk Factor - Answer A link between an etiological factor and the development of disease is
increased due to the presence of another factor
(Ex: hypertension & the dev. of right-sided heart failure)
Epidemiology - Answer the study of patterns of disease in human population
(ex: age, ethnicity, gender, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, and geographic location)
clinical judgement - Answer the observed outcome of critical thinking & decision-making
about a patient's needs, concerns, or health problems, and/or the decision to take action (or
not), use or modify standard approaches, or improvise new ones as deemed appropriate by the
patient's response
Planning (ADPIE) - Answer Nurse sets patient-centered goals, outlines expected outcomes,
plans nursing interventions, and prioritizes & selects interventions that will resolve pt.'s
problems and achieve goals and outcomes.
Primary care - Answer Physician and nurses
secondary care - Answer Care by a physician (specialist) who can perform out-of-the-
ordinary procedures in outpatient facilities
Tertiary care - Answer highly complex care and therapy services from practitioners in a
hospital or overnight facility
quaternary care - Answer Highly specialized healthcare services offered at large hospitals;
quaternary care may involve experimental treatments and procedures
Client Health History - Answer determines pt. concerns & help find solutions by interviewing
the pt. (SAMPLE)
General Survey - Answer Every time a nurse encounters a patient
(Physical appearance, Body structure, Behavior, and Mobility)
, Pathogenesis - Answer the development/evolution of a disease from the initial stimulus to
the ultimate expression of the manifestations of the disease.
illness - Answer state of being sick
disease - Answer An abnormal state in which the body is not functioning normally
-path/o
Within normal limits abbreviation - Answer WNL
Conceptual thinking - Answer the ability to form/think up an idea, cogently state the idea,
and then evaluate it—demands creativity and critical thinking skills.
Nursing Process - Answer Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Implementation (ADPIE) - Answer Initiatives or completes planned actions or nursing
interventions
(Direct/Indirect Nursing care, independent/dependent nursing intervention, and medical
orders)
Review of Systems (ROS) - Answer A systematic approach for collecting the patient's self-
reported data on all body systems.
H2T Assessment - Answer the baseline understanding of pt. current condition that involves
physical assessment & observations
(IPPA)
Clinical Manifestations - Answer Manifestations of a disease that are observed
(objective/subjective data)
chronic - Answer a disease/illness continuing for a long time
