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The nurse is aware that any description of health would include a concept that:
A. culture, education, and socioeconomic status influence one's definition of health or illness
B. illness is a biological malfunction, and health is biological soundness.
C. lifestyle factors are the major determinants of health or illness. D. health is the absence of
illness, and illness is the presence of chronic disease. - correct answer ✔✔A. culture, education,
and socioeconomic status influence one's definition of health or illness
•The concept of health is influenced by culture, education, and socioeconomic factors.
The nurse takes into consideration that the patient with an admitting diagnosis of Type 2
diabetes mellitus and influenza is described as having:
a. one acute and one infectious illness.
b. one chronic and one acute illness.
C. two acute illnesses.
d . two chronic illnesses . - correct answer ✔✔b. one chronic and one acute illness.
•Chronic illnesses can be controlled but not cured and are long - lasting . Acute illnesses
develop suddenly and resolve in a short time . Type 2 diabetes mellitus chronic , whereas
influenza would be considered acute would be considered.
The nurse explains that an idiopathic disease is one that:
A. has an unknown cause .
B. results from injury during labor or delivery.
, C. develops suddenly , related to new viruses.
D. is caused by inherited characteristics . - correct answer ✔✔A. has an unknown cause .
•Idiopathic disease is defined as a disease whose cause is unknown.
The nurse assesses a terminal illness in.
a . a 2 - year - old child who burned her esophagus by drinking drain cleaner and who is being
fed by a tube.
b . a 52 - year - old diagnosed with lung cancer who had part of one lung removed and has a
closed chest drainage device in place.
c. a 76 year - old admitted to a nursing home with Alzheimer disease who is pacing and asking
to go home.
d . a 43 - year - old with Lou Gehrig's disease who is refusing food and fluid . A terminal illness is
defined as one in which a person will live only a few months weeks or days - correct answer
✔✔d . a 43 - year - old with Lou Gehrig's disease who is refusing food and fluid . A terminal
illness is defined as one in which a person will live only a few months weeks or days
•A person who refuses food and hydration will generally not live more than a few days .
5. A patient has been advised by the primary care provider to take medication for high
cholesterol and to change eating habits after discharge home. The home health nurse
discovered that the patient refused to follow the medical and nutritional directions . The nurse's
best initial response to this situation is to:
a . determine whether any cultural , socioeconomic , or religious values conflict , interfering
with the patient's compliance.
b. explain that without diet and medication the condition will worsen and serious problems will
develop.
c. emphasize to the patient how important it is to follow the doctor's advice.
d . inform the primary care provider that the patient is unable to understand the instructions . -
correct answer ✔✔a . determine whether any cultural , socioeconomic , or religious values
conflict , interfering with the patient's compliance.
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The nurse is aware that any description of health would include a concept that:
A. culture, education, and socioeconomic status influence one's definition of health or illness
B. illness is a biological malfunction, and health is biological soundness.
C. lifestyle factors are the major determinants of health or illness. D. health is the absence of
illness, and illness is the presence of chronic disease. - correct answer ✔✔A. culture, education,
and socioeconomic status influence one's definition of health or illness
•The concept of health is influenced by culture, education, and socioeconomic factors.
The nurse takes into consideration that the patient with an admitting diagnosis of Type 2
diabetes mellitus and influenza is described as having:
a. one acute and one infectious illness.
b. one chronic and one acute illness.
C. two acute illnesses.
d . two chronic illnesses . - correct answer ✔✔b. one chronic and one acute illness.
•Chronic illnesses can be controlled but not cured and are long - lasting . Acute illnesses
develop suddenly and resolve in a short time . Type 2 diabetes mellitus chronic , whereas
influenza would be considered acute would be considered.
The nurse explains that an idiopathic disease is one that:
A. has an unknown cause .
B. results from injury during labor or delivery.
, C. develops suddenly , related to new viruses.
D. is caused by inherited characteristics . - correct answer ✔✔A. has an unknown cause .
•Idiopathic disease is defined as a disease whose cause is unknown.
The nurse assesses a terminal illness in.
a . a 2 - year - old child who burned her esophagus by drinking drain cleaner and who is being
fed by a tube.
b . a 52 - year - old diagnosed with lung cancer who had part of one lung removed and has a
closed chest drainage device in place.
c. a 76 year - old admitted to a nursing home with Alzheimer disease who is pacing and asking
to go home.
d . a 43 - year - old with Lou Gehrig's disease who is refusing food and fluid . A terminal illness is
defined as one in which a person will live only a few months weeks or days - correct answer
✔✔d . a 43 - year - old with Lou Gehrig's disease who is refusing food and fluid . A terminal
illness is defined as one in which a person will live only a few months weeks or days
•A person who refuses food and hydration will generally not live more than a few days .
5. A patient has been advised by the primary care provider to take medication for high
cholesterol and to change eating habits after discharge home. The home health nurse
discovered that the patient refused to follow the medical and nutritional directions . The nurse's
best initial response to this situation is to:
a . determine whether any cultural , socioeconomic , or religious values conflict , interfering
with the patient's compliance.
b. explain that without diet and medication the condition will worsen and serious problems will
develop.
c. emphasize to the patient how important it is to follow the doctor's advice.
d . inform the primary care provider that the patient is unable to understand the instructions . -
correct answer ✔✔a . determine whether any cultural , socioeconomic , or religious values
conflict , interfering with the patient's compliance.
