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NURS 2016 MIDTERM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE |
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION.



What is evidence informed practice? - (answer)making decisions based of research and scientific
evaluation of practice



Quantitative studies - (answer)randomized controlled trails, observational studies



Qualitative studies - (answer)ethnography



Evidence -informed decision making is a - (answer)continuous interactive involving the explicit,
conscientious and judicious consideration of best available evidence to provide care



Patient-centered care - (answer)Ensures the patient is listened to, valued, and engaged in conversation
and decision making about their own health care need



What is health equity? - (answer)creates equal opportunities for good health for everyone by decreasing
the effect of the social determinants health



what is culture safety? - (answer)an environment that is spiritually, socially, and emotional safe, as well
as physically safe for people



2/3 of Canadian deaths in a year result from - (answer)chronic illness



Risk factors that contribute to chronic illness - (answer)Education, income, childhood poverty,
employment, community belonging



Risk factors for chronic illness - (answer)Obesity, elevated BG, elevated blood cholesterol, hypertension



What is morbidity? - (answer)The rates of disease in a population



What is Mortality? - (answer)the rates of death in a population

,NURS 2016 MIDTERM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE |
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION.




Acute illness manifest - (answer)sudden onset



Chronic illness - (answer)long latency, prolong duration, uncertain etiology



Comorbidity - (answer)the co-occurrence of two or more disorders in a single individual



Multimorbidity - (answer)The coexistence of multiple chronic diseases or conditions



What is an informed caregiver? - (answer)is anyone who provides care without pay, and who usually has
personal ties to the care recipient



What is caregiver burden? - (answer)is the overall physical, emotional, and financial costs of caregiving



What is the first step of self-management? - (answer)Processing emotions



What is the second step in self-management? - (answer)Adjusting to changes to self and life



What is the third step of self-management? - (answer)Integrating illness into daily life



What is the fourth step in self-management? - (answer)Determining the meaning of illness to base
decisions



WHO describes obesity as - (answer)most visible, neglected public health problem that threatens all
countries



what percentage of

Canadian over the age of 18 are overweight and obese - (answer)64%

, NURS 2016 MIDTERM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE |
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION.




What is primary obesity ? - (answer)Excess caloric intake for the body's metabolic demands



What is secondary obesity? - (answer)Results from various congenital anomalies, chromosomal
anomalies, metabolic problems, or CNS lesions and disorders



What is BMI? - (answer)body mass index



A BMI of what classifies you as obese - (answer)30-40 kg/m2



A BMI of more than what kg/m2 classify a person as morbidly obese - (answer)40



Android obesity - (answer)apple-shaped body



Gynoid obesity - (answer)pear-shaped body



Etiology of Obesity - (answer)energy intake exceeds energy output



what is metabolic syndrome or syndrome X? - (answer)Collection of risk factors that increase an
individual's chance of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus



What does metabolic syndrome look like? - (answer)increased waist circumference or belly fat, high
triglycerides, elevated blood pressure, high blood sugar, a low HDL



What are you immediate priorities upon receiving a patient back from the OR/Recovery room? -
(answer)assess ABC, LOC, Vital signs, Pain, dressings, IVs, Drains

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