Nursing 125 Exam 1
In early civilization illness was believed to be caused by:
A. Bacteria and viruses
B. Supernatural forces
C. Internal imbalance
D. External conflict - ANS B. Supernatural forces
Knowledge of disease process occurred with the:
A. Teachings of Hippocrates
B. Use of herbal medicine
C. Development of the US Department of Health
D. Advent of bacteriology - ANS D. Advent of bacteriology
Which of the following statements best describes the Affordable Care Act?
A. Medicare coverage will be available for all citizens
B. Expansion of Medicaid
C. All health insurance companies will be owned and operated by the federal government
D. The major focus is providing inpatient care - ANS B. Expansion of Medicaid
The health care worker is correct if she tells the client that Healthy People 2020 provides a:
A. Focus on world health issues
B. Framework from which Canadian health care developed
C. Scientific base for disease prevention and health promotion for all people in the US
D. National health insurance for low income Americans - ANS C. Scientific base for disease
prevention and health promotion for all people in the US
The objective of the managed care system is to:
A. Decrease the number of hospitalizations
B. Assign risk and quality to each case
C. Increase the revenue for physicians
D. Decrease the number of days spent in a hospital - ANS A. Decrease the number of
hospitalizations
Health can be defined as:
A. Harmony between illness and wellness
B. Balance between internal and external forces
C. A state of mental thought process
D. A state of physical functioning - ANS B. Balance between internal and external forces
The objective of health promotion is to:
A. Hold the professional nurse responsible for the clients lifestyle practices
, B. Provide positive reinforcement to secure each healthy act
C. Achieve an optimum level of wellness
D. Decrease the persons tolerance level for stressful events - ANS C. Achieve an optimum level
of wellness
Empowerment is:
A. The intensity of feelings generated by the client
B. A needs based behavior
C. Client centered decision making
D. Open interaction between the client and the environment - ANS C. Client centered decision
making
Which of the following is a positive benefit of exercising?
A. Decreased muscle mass
B. Improved cardiac output
C. Decreased blood supply
D. Decreased nerve function - ANS B. Improved cardiac output
Mental health is best described as:
A. Being problem free
B. Always consistent
C. Ritualistic and excessive
D. Realistic and adaptive - ANS D. Realistic and adaptive
Physiological responses to moderate anxiety include:
A. Improved mood
B. Relaxed posture
C. Slowed breathing
D. Increased heart rate - ANS D. Increased heart rate
Common responses to stressful situations include which of the following? (Select all)
A. Decreased heart rate
B. Smooth muscle contractions
C. Glandular secretions
D. Increased breathing
E. Drowsiness - ANS B. Smooth muscle contraction
C. Glandular Secretions
D. Increased breathing
Culture is learned because of which of the following?
A. It is genetically inherited
B. Instinctive human reflexes
C. Traditions passed down from one generation to the next
In early civilization illness was believed to be caused by:
A. Bacteria and viruses
B. Supernatural forces
C. Internal imbalance
D. External conflict - ANS B. Supernatural forces
Knowledge of disease process occurred with the:
A. Teachings of Hippocrates
B. Use of herbal medicine
C. Development of the US Department of Health
D. Advent of bacteriology - ANS D. Advent of bacteriology
Which of the following statements best describes the Affordable Care Act?
A. Medicare coverage will be available for all citizens
B. Expansion of Medicaid
C. All health insurance companies will be owned and operated by the federal government
D. The major focus is providing inpatient care - ANS B. Expansion of Medicaid
The health care worker is correct if she tells the client that Healthy People 2020 provides a:
A. Focus on world health issues
B. Framework from which Canadian health care developed
C. Scientific base for disease prevention and health promotion for all people in the US
D. National health insurance for low income Americans - ANS C. Scientific base for disease
prevention and health promotion for all people in the US
The objective of the managed care system is to:
A. Decrease the number of hospitalizations
B. Assign risk and quality to each case
C. Increase the revenue for physicians
D. Decrease the number of days spent in a hospital - ANS A. Decrease the number of
hospitalizations
Health can be defined as:
A. Harmony between illness and wellness
B. Balance between internal and external forces
C. A state of mental thought process
D. A state of physical functioning - ANS B. Balance between internal and external forces
The objective of health promotion is to:
A. Hold the professional nurse responsible for the clients lifestyle practices
, B. Provide positive reinforcement to secure each healthy act
C. Achieve an optimum level of wellness
D. Decrease the persons tolerance level for stressful events - ANS C. Achieve an optimum level
of wellness
Empowerment is:
A. The intensity of feelings generated by the client
B. A needs based behavior
C. Client centered decision making
D. Open interaction between the client and the environment - ANS C. Client centered decision
making
Which of the following is a positive benefit of exercising?
A. Decreased muscle mass
B. Improved cardiac output
C. Decreased blood supply
D. Decreased nerve function - ANS B. Improved cardiac output
Mental health is best described as:
A. Being problem free
B. Always consistent
C. Ritualistic and excessive
D. Realistic and adaptive - ANS D. Realistic and adaptive
Physiological responses to moderate anxiety include:
A. Improved mood
B. Relaxed posture
C. Slowed breathing
D. Increased heart rate - ANS D. Increased heart rate
Common responses to stressful situations include which of the following? (Select all)
A. Decreased heart rate
B. Smooth muscle contractions
C. Glandular secretions
D. Increased breathing
E. Drowsiness - ANS B. Smooth muscle contraction
C. Glandular Secretions
D. Increased breathing
Culture is learned because of which of the following?
A. It is genetically inherited
B. Instinctive human reflexes
C. Traditions passed down from one generation to the next
