Health Concepts Exam 1 Review
Questions And All Correct Answers.
Concept of health - Answer Assessment is the collection of data about a person's health state. A clear
definition of health is important because this determines which assessment data should be collected.
holistic health - Answer -consideration of the whole person
- It views the mind, body and spirit as interdependent and functioning as a whole within the
environment
-Health depends on all these factors working together.
the concept of disease - Answer -multifaceted, originating from both within the person and from the
external environment.
-Both the individual human and the external environment are open systems, dynamic and continually
changing and adapting to one another
Form the core of nursing - Answer health promotion and disease prevention
evidence-based nursing practice - Answer -current and best clinical practice based on research
standards focused on systematic reviews of randomized clinical trials (RCTs)
-utilizing evidenced-based practice (EBP) in conjunction with provider experience will lead to better
health outcomes for patients
-Fostering a "culture of EBP" at both the undergraduate and graduate levels will assist health educators
to make EBP the "gold standard" of practice
clinical decision is based on four factors - Answer -the best evidence from a critical review of research
literature
-the patient's own preferences
-the clinicians own experiences
-physical examination and assessment
, subjective - Answer what the patient says about himself or herself during history taking
objective - Answer observed when inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating patient during
physical examination
reflective - Answer echoes clients words by repeating a part of what the person said; can help press
feeling behind words; mirroring clients words can help the person elaborate on the problem
health promotion activities focus - Answer
cultural care nursing - Answer
culturally competent - Answer understanding and attending to total context of patient's situation
including the following:
-immigration status
-stress and social factors
-cultural similarities and differences
-steps to cultural competence (slides 39-40)
empathy - Answer viewing the world from the other person's inner frame of reference while remaining
you. It is a recognition and acceptance of the other person's feelings without criticism. It is decried as
"feeling with the person rater than feeling like the person" empathy does not mean that you lose
yourself in the other person at your own expense. By losing yourself, you cease to be useful
open-ended question - Answer -ask for narrative responses
-state topic only in general terms
-use them in the following situations
*to beging interview
*to introduce a new section of questions
*whenever the patient introduces a new topic
Questions And All Correct Answers.
Concept of health - Answer Assessment is the collection of data about a person's health state. A clear
definition of health is important because this determines which assessment data should be collected.
holistic health - Answer -consideration of the whole person
- It views the mind, body and spirit as interdependent and functioning as a whole within the
environment
-Health depends on all these factors working together.
the concept of disease - Answer -multifaceted, originating from both within the person and from the
external environment.
-Both the individual human and the external environment are open systems, dynamic and continually
changing and adapting to one another
Form the core of nursing - Answer health promotion and disease prevention
evidence-based nursing practice - Answer -current and best clinical practice based on research
standards focused on systematic reviews of randomized clinical trials (RCTs)
-utilizing evidenced-based practice (EBP) in conjunction with provider experience will lead to better
health outcomes for patients
-Fostering a "culture of EBP" at both the undergraduate and graduate levels will assist health educators
to make EBP the "gold standard" of practice
clinical decision is based on four factors - Answer -the best evidence from a critical review of research
literature
-the patient's own preferences
-the clinicians own experiences
-physical examination and assessment
, subjective - Answer what the patient says about himself or herself during history taking
objective - Answer observed when inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating patient during
physical examination
reflective - Answer echoes clients words by repeating a part of what the person said; can help press
feeling behind words; mirroring clients words can help the person elaborate on the problem
health promotion activities focus - Answer
cultural care nursing - Answer
culturally competent - Answer understanding and attending to total context of patient's situation
including the following:
-immigration status
-stress and social factors
-cultural similarities and differences
-steps to cultural competence (slides 39-40)
empathy - Answer viewing the world from the other person's inner frame of reference while remaining
you. It is a recognition and acceptance of the other person's feelings without criticism. It is decried as
"feeling with the person rater than feeling like the person" empathy does not mean that you lose
yourself in the other person at your own expense. By losing yourself, you cease to be useful
open-ended question - Answer -ask for narrative responses
-state topic only in general terms
-use them in the following situations
*to beging interview
*to introduce a new section of questions
*whenever the patient introduces a new topic
