NURS 351: Exam 1 Pre-Quiz Qs with
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A client in treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder is instructed to close the eyes and imagine being
in a relaxing beach setting, smell a favorite food, and touch a handful of sand. Select the option that best
describes the intervention. - correct answer ✔✔Guided Imagery
A client has tested positive for the tuberculosis antibody but is not exhibiting signs of the disease. This
client is considered to be in which stage of the disease process? - correct answer ✔✔Subclinical
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as: - correct answer ✔✔a state of complete
physical, mental, and social well-being.
A nurse researcher is collecting data on the number of people who have a current diagnosis of diabetes
in a local population. Which term categorizes the aspect of epidemiology the nurse is collecting? -
correct answer ✔✔prevalence
A client diagnosed with chlamydia asks the nurse how this infection has occurred. The explanation by the
nurse would involve a description of which aspect of the disease? - correct answer ✔✔Pathogenesis
Which purpose is primarily taken into account with the study of epidemiology? Select all that apply. -
correct answer ✔✔Particular diseases are affected by factors such as eating habits.
The occurrence of disease in humans
Disease patterns that occur within a specific population
How infectious diseases spread
Which concepts would be included in the study of the science of pathophysiology? Select all that apply. -
correct answer ✔✔Study of the structure of cells
Function of tissues
Body's response to disease
, The effect disease has on human organs
According to Hans Selye, which is the correct order for the stages of the general adaptation syndrome? -
correct answer ✔✔Alarm, resistance, exhaustion
The nurse measures a client's blood pressure using an electronic sphygmomanometer and obtains
below-normal readings. When rechecking the blood pressure reading manually, the readings are with
normal limits. Which parameter will the nurse investigate regarding the electronic blood pressure result?
- correct answer ✔✔validity
A client with hypertension is given an IV medication and has an anaphylactic reaction. This is considered
to be: - correct answer ✔✔a complication
The nurse is collecting data on several clients on the acute care unit related to the causes of the
disorders the clients have been admitted with. What does the nurse recognize are the possible etiologic
agents? Select all that apply. - correct answer ✔✔Biologic agents
Physical forces
Chemical agents
Genetic inheritance
(nutritional excess or deficits also included)
The nurse is interviewing a client during the admission process to an acute care facility. The nurse asks
the client what brought her in to seek health care. The client states, "I have been very dizzy and
nauseated for the last 3 days." What information has the nurse received from this client? - correct
answer ✔✔A symptom
The nurse is performing an assessment on a client who states she fell and twisted her right ankle during
a softball game. The nurse notes that the right ankle is edematous and will probably need to be x-rayed.
What term does the nurse use to describe the changes that accompany this finding? - correct answer
✔✔A sign
The nurse is caring for a client that has been a 2 pack per day smoker for 20 years and developed
emphysema 5 years ago. The client has had 3 to 4 admissions per year related to this illness. What form
of illness does this client have? - correct answer ✔✔Chronic Illness
correct answers rated A+
A client in treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder is instructed to close the eyes and imagine being
in a relaxing beach setting, smell a favorite food, and touch a handful of sand. Select the option that best
describes the intervention. - correct answer ✔✔Guided Imagery
A client has tested positive for the tuberculosis antibody but is not exhibiting signs of the disease. This
client is considered to be in which stage of the disease process? - correct answer ✔✔Subclinical
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as: - correct answer ✔✔a state of complete
physical, mental, and social well-being.
A nurse researcher is collecting data on the number of people who have a current diagnosis of diabetes
in a local population. Which term categorizes the aspect of epidemiology the nurse is collecting? -
correct answer ✔✔prevalence
A client diagnosed with chlamydia asks the nurse how this infection has occurred. The explanation by the
nurse would involve a description of which aspect of the disease? - correct answer ✔✔Pathogenesis
Which purpose is primarily taken into account with the study of epidemiology? Select all that apply. -
correct answer ✔✔Particular diseases are affected by factors such as eating habits.
The occurrence of disease in humans
Disease patterns that occur within a specific population
How infectious diseases spread
Which concepts would be included in the study of the science of pathophysiology? Select all that apply. -
correct answer ✔✔Study of the structure of cells
Function of tissues
Body's response to disease
, The effect disease has on human organs
According to Hans Selye, which is the correct order for the stages of the general adaptation syndrome? -
correct answer ✔✔Alarm, resistance, exhaustion
The nurse measures a client's blood pressure using an electronic sphygmomanometer and obtains
below-normal readings. When rechecking the blood pressure reading manually, the readings are with
normal limits. Which parameter will the nurse investigate regarding the electronic blood pressure result?
- correct answer ✔✔validity
A client with hypertension is given an IV medication and has an anaphylactic reaction. This is considered
to be: - correct answer ✔✔a complication
The nurse is collecting data on several clients on the acute care unit related to the causes of the
disorders the clients have been admitted with. What does the nurse recognize are the possible etiologic
agents? Select all that apply. - correct answer ✔✔Biologic agents
Physical forces
Chemical agents
Genetic inheritance
(nutritional excess or deficits also included)
The nurse is interviewing a client during the admission process to an acute care facility. The nurse asks
the client what brought her in to seek health care. The client states, "I have been very dizzy and
nauseated for the last 3 days." What information has the nurse received from this client? - correct
answer ✔✔A symptom
The nurse is performing an assessment on a client who states she fell and twisted her right ankle during
a softball game. The nurse notes that the right ankle is edematous and will probably need to be x-rayed.
What term does the nurse use to describe the changes that accompany this finding? - correct answer
✔✔A sign
The nurse is caring for a client that has been a 2 pack per day smoker for 20 years and developed
emphysema 5 years ago. The client has had 3 to 4 admissions per year related to this illness. What form
of illness does this client have? - correct answer ✔✔Chronic Illness
