GALEN COLLEGE OF NURSING
NSG 3130 — Fundamental Concepts & Skills for Nursing
Practice II
Comprehensive Exam Review
Academic Year:
Exam 1
Question 1
Wellness is defined as
A. The absence of disease and infirmity.
B. Process of self-care achieved by making choices that lead to a healthy life.
C. A fixed state of optimal health.
D. The ability to perform physical activities without fatigue.
CORRECT ANSWER:
B. Process of self-care achieved by making choices that lead to a healthy life.
RATIONALE:
Wellness is an active process of self-care achieved by making lifestyle choices that lead to a
healthy life. It involves conscious decisions about nutrition, physical activity, stress
management, and other health-promoting behaviors.
,Question 2
Cultural Competence is
A. The ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures and beliefs.
B. Knowing facts about different cultures.
C. The belief that one's own culture is superior.
D. Having a single cultural identity.
CORRECT ANSWER:
A. The ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures and
beliefs.
RATIONALE:
Cultural competence is the ability to interact effectively and respectfully with people
from different cultures and belief systems. It involves awareness, knowledge, skills, and
attitudes that enable healthcare providers to deliver culturally appropriate care.
Question 3
Self-Actualization is
A. The first level of Maslow's hierarchy.
B. The motivation to reach one's full potential after lower-level needs are satisfied.
C. The need for safety and security.
D. The need for love and belonging.
CORRECT ANSWER:
B. The motivation to reach one's full potential after lower-level needs are
satisfied.
RATIONALE:
Self-actualization is the highest level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. It represents the
motivation to reach one's full potential and achieve personal growth after all lower-level
needs (physiological, safety, love, and esteem) have been satisfied.
,Question 4
The Health Promotion Model (HPM) describes health as
A. A reactive process to illness.
B. A positive dynamic state; behavior is motivated by desire to increase well-being.
C. A state of balance between internal and external forces.
D. The absence of disease and illness.
CORRECT ANSWER:
B. A positive dynamic state; behavior is motivated by desire to increase well-
being.
RATIONALE:
The Health Promotion Model (HPM) views health as a positive, dynamic state. Health-
promoting behaviors are motivated by the individual's desire to increase well-being and
achieve optimal health, rather than by fear of illness.
Question 5
LPN tasks include
A. Assessment, teaching, and evaluation.
B. Vitals, I&O, bathing, feeding.
C. Administer meds (not IV unless certified), wound care, NG/foley insertion, reinforce
teaching, enteral feedings.
D. Blood transfusions and complex care.
CORRECT ANSWER:
C. Administer meds (not IV unless certified), wound care, NG/foley
insertion, reinforce teaching, enteral feedings.
RATIONALE:
LPNs can administer medications (except IV push unless certified), perform wound care,
insert NG tubes and Foley catheters, reinforce teaching, and provide enteral feedings. These
tasks require some nursing judgment and technical skills.
, Question 6
Health Disparities are
A. Differences in care and outcomes between populations (e.g., minorities, low-income,
elderly).
B. The absence of disease in a population.
C. Equal access to healthcare for all.
D. A measure of overall population health.
CORRECT ANSWER:
A. Differences in care and outcomes between populations (e.g., minorities,
low-income, elderly).
RATIONALE:
Health disparities are differences in health outcomes and access to care between
different population groups. These disparities are often seen among minorities, low-income
individuals, elderly populations, and other vulnerable groups.
Question 7
The Basic Human Needs Model is based on
A. The Health Belief Model
B. Maslow's hierarchy used to prioritize care; physiological needs must be met before higher-
level needs.
C. The Health Promotion Model
D. The Holistic Health Model
CORRECT ANSWER:
B. Maslow's hierarchy used to prioritize care; physiological needs must be
met before higher-level needs.
RATIONALE:
The Basic Human Needs Model is based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs. It prioritizes
care by requiring that physiological needs (air, food, water, shelter) be met before higher-
level needs such as safety, love, esteem, and self-actualization can be addressed.
NSG 3130 — Fundamental Concepts & Skills for Nursing
Practice II
Comprehensive Exam Review
Academic Year:
Exam 1
Question 1
Wellness is defined as
A. The absence of disease and infirmity.
B. Process of self-care achieved by making choices that lead to a healthy life.
C. A fixed state of optimal health.
D. The ability to perform physical activities without fatigue.
CORRECT ANSWER:
B. Process of self-care achieved by making choices that lead to a healthy life.
RATIONALE:
Wellness is an active process of self-care achieved by making lifestyle choices that lead to a
healthy life. It involves conscious decisions about nutrition, physical activity, stress
management, and other health-promoting behaviors.
,Question 2
Cultural Competence is
A. The ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures and beliefs.
B. Knowing facts about different cultures.
C. The belief that one's own culture is superior.
D. Having a single cultural identity.
CORRECT ANSWER:
A. The ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures and
beliefs.
RATIONALE:
Cultural competence is the ability to interact effectively and respectfully with people
from different cultures and belief systems. It involves awareness, knowledge, skills, and
attitudes that enable healthcare providers to deliver culturally appropriate care.
Question 3
Self-Actualization is
A. The first level of Maslow's hierarchy.
B. The motivation to reach one's full potential after lower-level needs are satisfied.
C. The need for safety and security.
D. The need for love and belonging.
CORRECT ANSWER:
B. The motivation to reach one's full potential after lower-level needs are
satisfied.
RATIONALE:
Self-actualization is the highest level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. It represents the
motivation to reach one's full potential and achieve personal growth after all lower-level
needs (physiological, safety, love, and esteem) have been satisfied.
,Question 4
The Health Promotion Model (HPM) describes health as
A. A reactive process to illness.
B. A positive dynamic state; behavior is motivated by desire to increase well-being.
C. A state of balance between internal and external forces.
D. The absence of disease and illness.
CORRECT ANSWER:
B. A positive dynamic state; behavior is motivated by desire to increase well-
being.
RATIONALE:
The Health Promotion Model (HPM) views health as a positive, dynamic state. Health-
promoting behaviors are motivated by the individual's desire to increase well-being and
achieve optimal health, rather than by fear of illness.
Question 5
LPN tasks include
A. Assessment, teaching, and evaluation.
B. Vitals, I&O, bathing, feeding.
C. Administer meds (not IV unless certified), wound care, NG/foley insertion, reinforce
teaching, enteral feedings.
D. Blood transfusions and complex care.
CORRECT ANSWER:
C. Administer meds (not IV unless certified), wound care, NG/foley
insertion, reinforce teaching, enteral feedings.
RATIONALE:
LPNs can administer medications (except IV push unless certified), perform wound care,
insert NG tubes and Foley catheters, reinforce teaching, and provide enteral feedings. These
tasks require some nursing judgment and technical skills.
, Question 6
Health Disparities are
A. Differences in care and outcomes between populations (e.g., minorities, low-income,
elderly).
B. The absence of disease in a population.
C. Equal access to healthcare for all.
D. A measure of overall population health.
CORRECT ANSWER:
A. Differences in care and outcomes between populations (e.g., minorities,
low-income, elderly).
RATIONALE:
Health disparities are differences in health outcomes and access to care between
different population groups. These disparities are often seen among minorities, low-income
individuals, elderly populations, and other vulnerable groups.
Question 7
The Basic Human Needs Model is based on
A. The Health Belief Model
B. Maslow's hierarchy used to prioritize care; physiological needs must be met before higher-
level needs.
C. The Health Promotion Model
D. The Holistic Health Model
CORRECT ANSWER:
B. Maslow's hierarchy used to prioritize care; physiological needs must be
met before higher-level needs.
RATIONALE:
The Basic Human Needs Model is based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs. It prioritizes
care by requiring that physiological needs (air, food, water, shelter) be met before higher-
level needs such as safety, love, esteem, and self-actualization can be addressed.
