Test Bank for Porth's Pathophysiology Concepts of Altered Health States 11th Edition by Tommie L. Norris, Chapters 1 - 52

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1. At an international nursing conference, many discussions and breakout sessions focuse
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d on the World Health Organization (WHO) views on health. Of the following comm
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ents made by nurses during a discussion session, which statements would be consider
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ed a good representation of the WHO definition? Select all that apply.
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A) Interests in keeping the elderly population engaged in such activities as bo
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ok reviews and word games during social time
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B) Increase in the number of chair aerobics classes provided in the skilled ca
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C) Interventions geared toward keeping the elderly population diagnosed with diab H/ H/ H/ H/ H/ H/ H/ H/ H/


etes mellitus under tight blood glucose control by providing in-
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D) Providing transportation for renal dialysis patients to and from their hemodialys
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E) Providing handwashing teaching sessions to a group of young childreH/ H/ H/ H/ H/ H/ H/ H/ H/


n Ans: A, B, C, E
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Feedback:
The WHO definition of health is defined as “a state of complete physical, mental, an
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d social well-
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being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.” Engaging in book review
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s facilitates mental and social well-
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being; chair aerobics helps facilitate physical well-
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being; and assisting with tight control of diabetes helps with facilitating physical well
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being even though the person has a chronic disease. Handwashing is vital in the preve
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ntion of disease and spread of germs.
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2. A community health nurse is teaching a group of recent graduates about the large
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variety of factors that influence an individual's health or lack thereof. The nurse
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is referring to the Healthy People 2020 report from the U.S. Department of Health
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and Human Services as a teaching example. Of the following aspects discussed,
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which would be considered a determinant of health that is outside the focus of th
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is report?
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A) The client has a diverse background by being of Asian and Native American
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descent and practices various alternative therapies to minimize effects of stre
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ss.
B) The client has a family history of cardiovascular disease related to hyper
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cholesterolemia and remains noncompliant with the treatment regime. H/ H/ H/ H/ H/ H/ H/


C) The client has a good career with exceptional preventative health care benefits.
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D) The client lives in an affluent, clean, suburban community with access to ma
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ny health care facilities. H/ H/ H/


Ans: B H/


Feedback:
In Healthy People 2020, the focus is to promote good health to all (such as using alt
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ernative therapies to minimize effects of stress); achieving health equity and promoti
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ng health for all (which includes having good health care benefits); and promoting go
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od health (which includes living in a clean community with good access to health car
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e). A client's noncompliance with treatments to control high cholesterol levels within
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, the presence of a family history of CV disease does not meet the “attaining lives free
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of preventable disease and premature death” determinant.
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