NR 222: Exam 1 Prep - Health and Wellness (Weeks 1-3) 2026
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1. Which of the following best describes the World Health Organization’s (WHO)
definition of health?
A. The absence of disease or infirmity.
B. The ability to perform one’s daily work roles.
C. A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.
D. Achieving the highest level of self-actualization.
Answer: C
Rationale: The WHO defines health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
2. A nurse is teaching a patient about the importance of regular exercise to
prevent heart disease. This is an example of which level of prevention?
A. Primary Prevention
B. Tertiary Prevention
C. Secondary Prevention
D. Quaternary Prevention
Answer: A
Rationale: Primary prevention focuses on health promotion and protection against specific
health problems before they occur.
,3. Which health model defines health as the absence of signs and symptoms of
disease?
A. Adaptive Model
B. Role Performance Model
C. Clinical Model
D. Eudaimonistic Model
Answer: C
Rationale: In the Clinical Model, health is defined by the absence of signs and symptoms of
disease or injury; it is the conventional model of medicine.
4. A patient is undergoing cardiac rehabilitation after a heart attack. This is an
example of which level of prevention?
A. Primary Prevention
B. Secondary Prevention
C. Tertiary Prevention
D. Primordial Prevention
Answer: C
Rationale: Tertiary prevention focuses on restoration and rehabilitation after a condition
has stabilized to return the patient to an optimal level of functioning.
5. Which model of health emphasizes that health is a condition of actualization
or realization of a person’s potential?
A. Eudaimonistic Model
B. Adaptive Model
C. Clinical Model
D. Role Performance Model
Answer: A
Rationale: The Eudaimonistic Model views health as the realization of potential and self-
actualization, often involving holistic approaches.
, 6. A person who is not considering changing their smoking habit in the next 6
months is in which stage of the Transtheoretical Model?
A. Precontemplation
B. Contemplation
C. Preparation
D. Maintenance
Answer: A
Rationale: In Precontemplation, the individual is not thinking about making a change and
may be defensive or unaware of the problem.
7. Which of the following is considered a ‘social determinant of health’?
A. Access to safe housing and clean water
B. Genetic predisposition to diabetes
C. Individual choice to consume fast food
D. Personal history of childhood illnesses
Answer: A
Rationale: Social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born,
grow, live, work, and age, such as housing, education, and environment.
8. What is the primary goal of Healthy People 2030?
A. To eliminate the need for primary care physicians.
B. To increase the cost of health insurance for smokers.
C. To attain healthy, thriving lives and well-being, free of preventable disease and health disparities.
D. To mandate vaccinations for all citizens.
Answer: C
Rationale: Healthy People 2030 focuses on achieving health equity, eliminating disparities,
and improving the health of all groups.
|Chamberlain
1. Which of the following best describes the World Health Organization’s (WHO)
definition of health?
A. The absence of disease or infirmity.
B. The ability to perform one’s daily work roles.
C. A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.
D. Achieving the highest level of self-actualization.
Answer: C
Rationale: The WHO defines health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
2. A nurse is teaching a patient about the importance of regular exercise to
prevent heart disease. This is an example of which level of prevention?
A. Primary Prevention
B. Tertiary Prevention
C. Secondary Prevention
D. Quaternary Prevention
Answer: A
Rationale: Primary prevention focuses on health promotion and protection against specific
health problems before they occur.
,3. Which health model defines health as the absence of signs and symptoms of
disease?
A. Adaptive Model
B. Role Performance Model
C. Clinical Model
D. Eudaimonistic Model
Answer: C
Rationale: In the Clinical Model, health is defined by the absence of signs and symptoms of
disease or injury; it is the conventional model of medicine.
4. A patient is undergoing cardiac rehabilitation after a heart attack. This is an
example of which level of prevention?
A. Primary Prevention
B. Secondary Prevention
C. Tertiary Prevention
D. Primordial Prevention
Answer: C
Rationale: Tertiary prevention focuses on restoration and rehabilitation after a condition
has stabilized to return the patient to an optimal level of functioning.
5. Which model of health emphasizes that health is a condition of actualization
or realization of a person’s potential?
A. Eudaimonistic Model
B. Adaptive Model
C. Clinical Model
D. Role Performance Model
Answer: A
Rationale: The Eudaimonistic Model views health as the realization of potential and self-
actualization, often involving holistic approaches.
, 6. A person who is not considering changing their smoking habit in the next 6
months is in which stage of the Transtheoretical Model?
A. Precontemplation
B. Contemplation
C. Preparation
D. Maintenance
Answer: A
Rationale: In Precontemplation, the individual is not thinking about making a change and
may be defensive or unaware of the problem.
7. Which of the following is considered a ‘social determinant of health’?
A. Access to safe housing and clean water
B. Genetic predisposition to diabetes
C. Individual choice to consume fast food
D. Personal history of childhood illnesses
Answer: A
Rationale: Social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born,
grow, live, work, and age, such as housing, education, and environment.
8. What is the primary goal of Healthy People 2030?
A. To eliminate the need for primary care physicians.
B. To increase the cost of health insurance for smokers.
C. To attain healthy, thriving lives and well-being, free of preventable disease and health disparities.
D. To mandate vaccinations for all citizens.
Answer: C
Rationale: Healthy People 2030 focuses on achieving health equity, eliminating disparities,
and improving the health of all groups.
