Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 15th Edition Hinkle
Complete Test Bank .
Chapter 1 :
1.
The public health nurse is presenting a health promotion class to a group of new
mothers. Howshould the nurse best define health?
A)
Health is being disease free.
B)
Health is having fulfillment in all domains of life.
C)
Health is having psychological and physiological harmony.
D)
Health is being connected in body, mind, and spirit.
Ans:
D Feedback:
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health in the preamble to its constitution as a “state
of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and
infirmity.” The other answers are incorrect because they are not congruent with the WHO definition
of health.
2.
A nurse is speaking to a group of prospective nursing students about what it is like to be a nurse.
What is one characteristic the nurse would cite as necessary to possess to be an effective nurse?
A)
Sensitivity to cultural differences
B)
Team-focused approach to problem-solving
C) Strict adherence to routine
D)
amurimi pg. 1
Complete Test Bank .
Chapter 1 :
1.
The public health nurse is presenting a health promotion class to a group of new
mothers. Howshould the nurse best define health?
A)
Health is being disease free.
B)
Health is having fulfillment in all domains of life.
C)
Health is having psychological and physiological harmony.
D)
Health is being connected in body, mind, and spirit.
Ans:
D Feedback:
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health in the preamble to its constitution as a “state
of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and
infirmity.” The other answers are incorrect because they are not congruent with the WHO definition
of health.
2.
A nurse is speaking to a group of prospective nursing students about what it is like to be a nurse.
What is one characteristic the nurse would cite as necessary to possess to be an effective nurse?
A)
Sensitivity to cultural differences
B)
Team-focused approach to problem-solving
C) Strict adherence to routine
D)
amurimi pg. 1
