NUR 155 Test 2: FOUNDATIONS OF
NURSING Comprehensive Questions and
Answers | 2025.
Primary prevention
Measures to lower incidence of disease
Examples of Primary Prevention✨
Sex ed, wellness visits, vaccines, helmets, sports padding, seatbelts
Secondary Prevention
Done when you may have the condition already/early signs
Examples of secondary prevention✨
Screenings (mammograms), blood and lab work, diagnostic testing, yearly check ups
Tertiary prevention
Done when condition is Dx, cannot change or reverse it
examples of tertiary prevention✨
Sick visits, PT/OT/Speech therapy, AA meetings, chemo
Acute illness
Sudden onset, lasts less than 6 months
,Examples of acute illness
Flu, cold
Chronic illness
Slow onset, lasts more than 6 months
Examples of chronic illness
Lupus, autoimmune conditions
5 Stages of illness
1 symptoms 'feel ick'
2 assumption 'I'm sick'
3 medical care 'Make an appointment'
4 dependent patient 'Confirmed sick'
5 perceived 'I feel better'
How does a person get their amino acids?✨
Must ingest them, they're not made in the body
Malnutrition
Can be over or under the body's nutrition needs
Basal metabolic rate (metabolism)
, Minimum amount of energy required to maintain functions
Examples of simple carbs
Table sugar, fruit, milk, raisins
Examples of complex carbs
Pasta, bread, peas, lentil, grains
S/s of not intaking enough fats
Dry skin & hair, brittle nails
Do you have to eat all required cholesterol
No, it's also made in your liver and intestines
If a pt has dysphagia: what is this, what risk do they have, and what is a typical intervention✨
Difficulty swallowing
Risk for aspiration-have suction at bedside
Thicken their fluids (less likely to aspirate)
What lab measures chronic malnutrition
Albumin
What lab value of prealbumin indicates malnutrition
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NURSING Comprehensive Questions and
Answers | 2025.
Primary prevention
Measures to lower incidence of disease
Examples of Primary Prevention✨
Sex ed, wellness visits, vaccines, helmets, sports padding, seatbelts
Secondary Prevention
Done when you may have the condition already/early signs
Examples of secondary prevention✨
Screenings (mammograms), blood and lab work, diagnostic testing, yearly check ups
Tertiary prevention
Done when condition is Dx, cannot change or reverse it
examples of tertiary prevention✨
Sick visits, PT/OT/Speech therapy, AA meetings, chemo
Acute illness
Sudden onset, lasts less than 6 months
,Examples of acute illness
Flu, cold
Chronic illness
Slow onset, lasts more than 6 months
Examples of chronic illness
Lupus, autoimmune conditions
5 Stages of illness
1 symptoms 'feel ick'
2 assumption 'I'm sick'
3 medical care 'Make an appointment'
4 dependent patient 'Confirmed sick'
5 perceived 'I feel better'
How does a person get their amino acids?✨
Must ingest them, they're not made in the body
Malnutrition
Can be over or under the body's nutrition needs
Basal metabolic rate (metabolism)
, Minimum amount of energy required to maintain functions
Examples of simple carbs
Table sugar, fruit, milk, raisins
Examples of complex carbs
Pasta, bread, peas, lentil, grains
S/s of not intaking enough fats
Dry skin & hair, brittle nails
Do you have to eat all required cholesterol
No, it's also made in your liver and intestines
If a pt has dysphagia: what is this, what risk do they have, and what is a typical intervention✨
Difficulty swallowing
Risk for aspiration-have suction at bedside
Thicken their fluids (less likely to aspirate)
What lab measures chronic malnutrition
Albumin
What lab value of prealbumin indicates malnutrition
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