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1. A nurse working in primary b, e, f
care facility assesses patients
who are experiencing various
levels of health and illness.
Which statements define these
two concepts? Select all that
apply:
a. Health and illness are the
same for all people
b. Health and illness are
individually defined by each
person
c. People with acute illnesses
are actually healthy
d. People with chronic illnesses
have poor health beliefs
e. Health is more than the
absence of illness
f. Illness is the response of a
person to a disease
2. A nurse working in a hospital a, c, d
setting cares for patients with
acute and chronic conditions.
which diseases states are
chronic illnesses? Select all that
apply:
a. Diabetes mellitus
b. Bronchial pneumonia
c. Rheumatoid arthritis
d. Cystic fibrosis
e. Fracture hip
f. Otitis media
,3. Despite a national focus on b, c, d
health promotion, nurses
working with patients in inner-
city continue to see disparities in
health care for vulnerable
populations. Which patients are
considered vulnerable
populations? Select all that
apply:
a. A white male diagnosed with
HIV
b. An African American
teenagers who is 6 months
pregnant
c. A Hispanic male who has type
II diabetes
d. A low-income family living in
rural America
e. A middle-class teacher living
in a large city
f. A white baby who was born
with cerebral palsy
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4. A nurse has volunteered to c
give influenza immunizations at a
local clinic. What level of care is
the nurse demonstrating?
a. Tertiary
b. Secondary
c. Primary
d. Promotive
5. A patient in a community b
health clinic tells the nurse, "I
have a high temperature, feel
awful, and I am not going to
work." What stage of illness
behavior is the patient
exhibiting?
a. Stage 1: Experiencing
symptoms
b. Stage 2: Assuming the sick
role
c. Stage 3: Assuming the
depending role
d. Stage 4: Achieving recovery
and rehabilitation
,6. Based on the components of c
the physical human dimension,
the nurse would expect which
clinic patient to be most likely to
have annual breast examinations
and mammograms?
a. Jane, whose best friend had a
benign breast lump removed
b. Sarah, who lives in a low
income neighborhood
c. Tricia, who has a family history
of breast cancer
d. Nancy, whose family
encourages regular physical
examination
7. Nurses perform health b, c
promotion activities at a primary,
secondary, or tertiary level.
Which nursing actions are
considered tertiary health
promotion? Select all that apply:
a. A nurse runs an immunization
clinic in the inner city
b. A nurse teaches a patient with
an amputation how to care for
the residual limb
c. A nurse provides range-of-
motion exercises for a paralyzed
patient
d. A nurse reaches parents of
toddlers how to childproof their
homes
e. A school nurse provides
screening for scoliosis for the
students
f. A nurse teaches new parents
how to choose and use an infant
car seat
8. The nurse uses the agent- a
host-environment model of
health and illness to assess
diseases in patients. This model
is based on what concept?
a. Risk factors
b. Demographic variables
c. Behaviors to promote health
d. Stages of illness
, 9. A nurse incorporates d
concepts from current models
of health when providing health
promotion classes for patients.
What is a key concept or both
the health-illness continuum and
the high-level wellness models?
a. Illness as a fixed point in time
b. The importance of family
c. Wellness as a passive stage
d. Health as a constantly
changing state
10. A nurse working in a long- a
term care facility personally
follows accepted guidelines for
a healthy lifestyle. How does this
nurse promote health in the
residents of this facility?
a. By being a role model for
healthy behaviors
b. By not requiring sick days
from work
c. By never exposing others to
any type of illness
d. By budgeting time and
resources efficiently
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11. A nurse uses Maslow's b
hierarchy of basic human needs
to direct care for patients on an
intensive care unit. For which
nursing actives is this approach
most useful?
a. Making accurate nursing
diagnoses
b. Establishing priorities of care
c. Communicating concerns
more concisely
d. Integrating science into
nursing care
Fundamentals of Nursing Practice Questions
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1. A nurse working in primary b, e, f
care facility assesses patients
who are experiencing various
levels of health and illness.
Which statements define these
two concepts? Select all that
apply:
a. Health and illness are the
same for all people
b. Health and illness are
individually defined by each
person
c. People with acute illnesses
are actually healthy
d. People with chronic illnesses
have poor health beliefs
e. Health is more than the
absence of illness
f. Illness is the response of a
person to a disease
2. A nurse working in a hospital a, c, d
setting cares for patients with
acute and chronic conditions.
which diseases states are
chronic illnesses? Select all that
apply:
a. Diabetes mellitus
b. Bronchial pneumonia
c. Rheumatoid arthritis
d. Cystic fibrosis
e. Fracture hip
f. Otitis media
,3. Despite a national focus on b, c, d
health promotion, nurses
working with patients in inner-
city continue to see disparities in
health care for vulnerable
populations. Which patients are
considered vulnerable
populations? Select all that
apply:
a. A white male diagnosed with
HIV
b. An African American
teenagers who is 6 months
pregnant
c. A Hispanic male who has type
II diabetes
d. A low-income family living in
rural America
e. A middle-class teacher living
in a large city
f. A white baby who was born
with cerebral palsy
See an expert-written answer!
4. A nurse has volunteered to c
give influenza immunizations at a
local clinic. What level of care is
the nurse demonstrating?
a. Tertiary
b. Secondary
c. Primary
d. Promotive
5. A patient in a community b
health clinic tells the nurse, "I
have a high temperature, feel
awful, and I am not going to
work." What stage of illness
behavior is the patient
exhibiting?
a. Stage 1: Experiencing
symptoms
b. Stage 2: Assuming the sick
role
c. Stage 3: Assuming the
depending role
d. Stage 4: Achieving recovery
and rehabilitation
,6. Based on the components of c
the physical human dimension,
the nurse would expect which
clinic patient to be most likely to
have annual breast examinations
and mammograms?
a. Jane, whose best friend had a
benign breast lump removed
b. Sarah, who lives in a low
income neighborhood
c. Tricia, who has a family history
of breast cancer
d. Nancy, whose family
encourages regular physical
examination
7. Nurses perform health b, c
promotion activities at a primary,
secondary, or tertiary level.
Which nursing actions are
considered tertiary health
promotion? Select all that apply:
a. A nurse runs an immunization
clinic in the inner city
b. A nurse teaches a patient with
an amputation how to care for
the residual limb
c. A nurse provides range-of-
motion exercises for a paralyzed
patient
d. A nurse reaches parents of
toddlers how to childproof their
homes
e. A school nurse provides
screening for scoliosis for the
students
f. A nurse teaches new parents
how to choose and use an infant
car seat
8. The nurse uses the agent- a
host-environment model of
health and illness to assess
diseases in patients. This model
is based on what concept?
a. Risk factors
b. Demographic variables
c. Behaviors to promote health
d. Stages of illness
, 9. A nurse incorporates d
concepts from current models
of health when providing health
promotion classes for patients.
What is a key concept or both
the health-illness continuum and
the high-level wellness models?
a. Illness as a fixed point in time
b. The importance of family
c. Wellness as a passive stage
d. Health as a constantly
changing state
10. A nurse working in a long- a
term care facility personally
follows accepted guidelines for
a healthy lifestyle. How does this
nurse promote health in the
residents of this facility?
a. By being a role model for
healthy behaviors
b. By not requiring sick days
from work
c. By never exposing others to
any type of illness
d. By budgeting time and
resources efficiently
See an expert-written answer!
11. A nurse uses Maslow's b
hierarchy of basic human needs
to direct care for patients on an
intensive care unit. For which
nursing actives is this approach
most useful?
a. Making accurate nursing
diagnoses
b. Establishing priorities of care
c. Communicating concerns
more concisely
d. Integrating science into
nursing care
