NRSG 2401 HEALTH PROM. & ASSESSMENT
MIDTERM 1 EXAM STUDY GUIDE
1.) According to the biomedical model, a narrow definition of health is
A. The response of the whole person to actual or potential problems.
B. Optimal functioning of mind, body, and spirit within the environment.
C. The absence of disease.
D. Prevention of disease. - ANSWER C. The absence of disease
What type of database is most appropriate when rapid collection of data is
required and often performed concurrently with life-saving measures?
A. Episodic
B. Emergency
C. Complete
D. Follow-up - ANSWER B. Emergency
A medical diagnosis is used to evaluate
A. The cause of disease.
B. A person's state of health.
C. The response of the whole person to actual or potential health problems.
D. A person's culture. - ANSWER A. The cause of disease.
Which of the following is considered an example of subjective data?
A. Left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days
B. Crepitation in the left knee joint
C. Decreased range of motion
D. Arthritis - ANSWER A. Left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days
What type of database is most appropriate for an individual who is admitted to a
long-term care facility?
A. Episodic
B. Complete
C. Follow-up
D. Emergency - ANSWER B. Complete
Which of the following is considered an example of objective data?
A. Alert and oriented
,B. Dizziness
C. An earache
D. A sore throat - ANSWER A. Alert and oriented
The nursing process is
A. A process of continually examining how you view and respond to patients on
the basis of your own assumptions, cultural and social orientations, and past
experiences.
B. A systematic method of planning and providing patient care organized around
series of phases that integrate evidence-informed practice and critical thinking.
C. The approach to treatment that involves multiple disciplines.
D. The process of analyzing health data and drawing conclusions to identify
diagnoses. - ANSWER B. A systematic method of planning and providing patient
care organized around series of phases that integrate evidence-informed
practice and critical thinking.
A nursing diagnosis is best described as
A. An individual's perception of health.
B. A determination of the etiology of disease.
C. A concise statement of actual or potential health concerns or level of
wellness.
D. A pattern of coping. - ANSWER C. A concise statement of actual or potential
health concerns or level of wellness.
Social determinants of health are
A. Socioenvironmental perspectives.
B. Comprehensive social and political processes.
C. Social, economic, and political conditions.
D. Secondary and primary preventions to change lifestyle and behaviour. -
ANSWER C. Social, economic, and political conditions.
A patient admitted to the hospital with asthma has the following problems
identified, on the basis of the admission health history and physical assessment
results. Which problem is a first-level priority?
A. Risk for infection
B. Ineffective self-health management
C. Impaired gas exchange
D. Readiness for enhanced spiritual well-being - ANSWER C. Impaired gas
exchange
The social determinants of health related to the socioeconomic environment
should be concern for
, A. A middle-income couple living in a supportive community.
B. A university graduate employed with a company of good reputation.
C. An executive with a strong family network.
D. A homeless man living on the streets. - ANSWER D. A homeless man living on
the streets.
Health promotion has signalled a shift in power from
A. Health care providers to consumers of health care.
B. Health care agencies to consumers of health care.
C. Health insurance companies to health care providers.
D. Consumers of health care to their health care providers. - ANSWER A. Health
care providers to consumers of health care.
Which of the following populations have a shorter life expectancy compared with
the rest of Canadians?
A. African Canadians
B. First Nations and Inuit peoples
C. South Asian and Southeast Asian Canadians
D. European Canadians - ANSWER B. First Nations and Inuit peoples
Assessments can facilitate effective health promotion for specific patients when
A. They are comprehensive, depend on health care provider decision making,
and have minimal consideration of socioeconomic determinants of health.
B. They are systematic and thorough, use a strength-based approach, consider
developmental level, take into account the patient's and family's cultural and
social contexts, and involve the patient in decision making to ensure that care is
patient centred.
C. They are time constrained, are to the point and use predetermined strategies.
D. They are presumptive, involve minimal patient and family inputs and consider
preconceived notions of the patient. - ANSWER B. They are systematic and
thorough, use a strength-based approach, consider developmental level, take
into account the patient's and family's cultural and social contexts, and involve
the patient in decision making to ensure that care is patient centred.
Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention?
A. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test
B. Diet and exercise programs to prevent further heart attack or strokes
C. Preventing second-hand smoke exposure of a patient with chronic
obstructive lung disease
D. Immunization against infectious diseases - ANSWER C. Preventing second-
hand smoke exposure of a patient with chronic obstructive lung disease
MIDTERM 1 EXAM STUDY GUIDE
1.) According to the biomedical model, a narrow definition of health is
A. The response of the whole person to actual or potential problems.
B. Optimal functioning of mind, body, and spirit within the environment.
C. The absence of disease.
D. Prevention of disease. - ANSWER C. The absence of disease
What type of database is most appropriate when rapid collection of data is
required and often performed concurrently with life-saving measures?
A. Episodic
B. Emergency
C. Complete
D. Follow-up - ANSWER B. Emergency
A medical diagnosis is used to evaluate
A. The cause of disease.
B. A person's state of health.
C. The response of the whole person to actual or potential health problems.
D. A person's culture. - ANSWER A. The cause of disease.
Which of the following is considered an example of subjective data?
A. Left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days
B. Crepitation in the left knee joint
C. Decreased range of motion
D. Arthritis - ANSWER A. Left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days
What type of database is most appropriate for an individual who is admitted to a
long-term care facility?
A. Episodic
B. Complete
C. Follow-up
D. Emergency - ANSWER B. Complete
Which of the following is considered an example of objective data?
A. Alert and oriented
,B. Dizziness
C. An earache
D. A sore throat - ANSWER A. Alert and oriented
The nursing process is
A. A process of continually examining how you view and respond to patients on
the basis of your own assumptions, cultural and social orientations, and past
experiences.
B. A systematic method of planning and providing patient care organized around
series of phases that integrate evidence-informed practice and critical thinking.
C. The approach to treatment that involves multiple disciplines.
D. The process of analyzing health data and drawing conclusions to identify
diagnoses. - ANSWER B. A systematic method of planning and providing patient
care organized around series of phases that integrate evidence-informed
practice and critical thinking.
A nursing diagnosis is best described as
A. An individual's perception of health.
B. A determination of the etiology of disease.
C. A concise statement of actual or potential health concerns or level of
wellness.
D. A pattern of coping. - ANSWER C. A concise statement of actual or potential
health concerns or level of wellness.
Social determinants of health are
A. Socioenvironmental perspectives.
B. Comprehensive social and political processes.
C. Social, economic, and political conditions.
D. Secondary and primary preventions to change lifestyle and behaviour. -
ANSWER C. Social, economic, and political conditions.
A patient admitted to the hospital with asthma has the following problems
identified, on the basis of the admission health history and physical assessment
results. Which problem is a first-level priority?
A. Risk for infection
B. Ineffective self-health management
C. Impaired gas exchange
D. Readiness for enhanced spiritual well-being - ANSWER C. Impaired gas
exchange
The social determinants of health related to the socioeconomic environment
should be concern for
, A. A middle-income couple living in a supportive community.
B. A university graduate employed with a company of good reputation.
C. An executive with a strong family network.
D. A homeless man living on the streets. - ANSWER D. A homeless man living on
the streets.
Health promotion has signalled a shift in power from
A. Health care providers to consumers of health care.
B. Health care agencies to consumers of health care.
C. Health insurance companies to health care providers.
D. Consumers of health care to their health care providers. - ANSWER A. Health
care providers to consumers of health care.
Which of the following populations have a shorter life expectancy compared with
the rest of Canadians?
A. African Canadians
B. First Nations and Inuit peoples
C. South Asian and Southeast Asian Canadians
D. European Canadians - ANSWER B. First Nations and Inuit peoples
Assessments can facilitate effective health promotion for specific patients when
A. They are comprehensive, depend on health care provider decision making,
and have minimal consideration of socioeconomic determinants of health.
B. They are systematic and thorough, use a strength-based approach, consider
developmental level, take into account the patient's and family's cultural and
social contexts, and involve the patient in decision making to ensure that care is
patient centred.
C. They are time constrained, are to the point and use predetermined strategies.
D. They are presumptive, involve minimal patient and family inputs and consider
preconceived notions of the patient. - ANSWER B. They are systematic and
thorough, use a strength-based approach, consider developmental level, take
into account the patient's and family's cultural and social contexts, and involve
the patient in decision making to ensure that care is patient centred.
Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention?
A. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test
B. Diet and exercise programs to prevent further heart attack or strokes
C. Preventing second-hand smoke exposure of a patient with chronic
obstructive lung disease
D. Immunization against infectious diseases - ANSWER C. Preventing second-
hand smoke exposure of a patient with chronic obstructive lung disease
