NR 222 STUDY 2026 EXAM GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔According to the National Institute of Mental Health (n.d.), identify five things you
should know about stress.
a) All stress is bad.
b) Stress is avoidable.
c) There are ways to manage stress.
d) Long-term stress can harm your health.
e) Stress affects everyone.
f) If you feel overwhelmed by stress, ask for help from a health professional.
g) Not all stress is bad. - ✔✔c, d, e, f, g
✔✔Match the maturational stressors with an appropriate coping mechanism.
Support system, regular rest and sleep, cognitive restructuring
Loss of a parent:
Physical appearance:
Birth of a child: - ✔✔support system, Cognitive restructuring, Regular rest and sleep
✔✔The nurse is preparing to safely reposition a client from lying to sitting on the edge of
the bed. Place the steps in the correct order.
a) Bend your knees
b) Use momentum to assist the client into a sitting position
c) Roll the client onto the side closest to where they will be sitting
d) place on arm under the clients shoulders and one arm behind the clients knee
e) Move the client to the edge of the bed
f) Lower the bed so the clients feet are close to or touching the ground - ✔✔c, d, a, b, e,
f
✔✔A 55-year-old nurse is slightly overweight and reports walking about 2 times weekly
on days off. The nurse has poor muscle strength but good coordination and a normal
gait.
After reviewing this article about the top 10 things to know about physical activity
guidelines, select the recommendations the nurse should follow. Select all that apply.
,-Participate in 90 minutes of moderate-intensity activity weekly.
-Perform muscle-strengthening exercises twice weekly.
-Focus on balance training.
-W - ✔✔-Perform muscle-strengthening exercises twice weekly.
-Walk vigorously at least 50 minutes daily three times per week.
-Move more during the work shift and sit less.
✔✔Diego is discharged from the hospital after suffering a concussion and returns to
work a few weeks later. For each reported change in behavior, identify if the change is
beneficial
a) Diego returns to work on day shift.
b) Diego quits school.
c) Diego reduces time with his daughters.
d) Diego picks up overtime shifts.
e) Diego moves closer to work. - ✔✔a, e
✔✔A nurse is having difficulty sleeping due to rotating shifts. Which herbal supplements
may promote rest and sleep? Select all that apply.
a) Ginseng
b) Peppermint
c) Chamomile
d) Melatonin
e) valerian root - ✔✔c, d, e
✔✔Match the following terms to their proper definitions.
-State of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of
disease or illness
-Positive state of health that is continually changing
-Functional or structural disturbance
-Physical indicators and subjective experience
Health, illness, disease, wellness - ✔✔Health, Wellness, Illness, Disease
✔✔An individual can have -------- in the presence of illness. - ✔✔Wellness
✔✔Many internal and external variables influence a person's health beliefs and health
practices. Identify which variables are internal and which variables are external.
External
, a) Growth and development
b) Family health practices
c) Cultural background
d) Intellectual background
e) Emotional factors - ✔✔b, c
✔✔Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely
the absence of disease or infirmity.
T or F - ✔✔True
✔✔Review the factors below and select whether they apply or do not apply to health.
Applies to health or does not apply to health
Lifestyle choices
Genetic make-up
Environment in which you live
Disease or disability
Psychological or mental health issues - ✔✔All applies to health
✔✔There are many factors that determine wellness. Identify the factors below which
contribute to wellness. Select all that apply.
Financial state
Environmental state
Mental state
Social state
Physical state - ✔✔All of the above
✔✔While seeking to understand the relationship between the concepts of health,
wellness, and illness, healthcare professionals are in a unique position to assist clients
in achieving and maintaining optimal levels of health. What are some ways that
healthcare professionals assist clients to achieve optimal health? Select all that apply.
Encourage healthy behaviors
Provide preventative care
Provide health education
Identify actual and potential risk factors
Understand the dimensions of - ✔✔All of the above
✔✔For each variable affecting Jonathan's health, identify if the variable is internal or
external.
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔According to the National Institute of Mental Health (n.d.), identify five things you
should know about stress.
a) All stress is bad.
b) Stress is avoidable.
c) There are ways to manage stress.
d) Long-term stress can harm your health.
e) Stress affects everyone.
f) If you feel overwhelmed by stress, ask for help from a health professional.
g) Not all stress is bad. - ✔✔c, d, e, f, g
✔✔Match the maturational stressors with an appropriate coping mechanism.
Support system, regular rest and sleep, cognitive restructuring
Loss of a parent:
Physical appearance:
Birth of a child: - ✔✔support system, Cognitive restructuring, Regular rest and sleep
✔✔The nurse is preparing to safely reposition a client from lying to sitting on the edge of
the bed. Place the steps in the correct order.
a) Bend your knees
b) Use momentum to assist the client into a sitting position
c) Roll the client onto the side closest to where they will be sitting
d) place on arm under the clients shoulders and one arm behind the clients knee
e) Move the client to the edge of the bed
f) Lower the bed so the clients feet are close to or touching the ground - ✔✔c, d, a, b, e,
f
✔✔A 55-year-old nurse is slightly overweight and reports walking about 2 times weekly
on days off. The nurse has poor muscle strength but good coordination and a normal
gait.
After reviewing this article about the top 10 things to know about physical activity
guidelines, select the recommendations the nurse should follow. Select all that apply.
,-Participate in 90 minutes of moderate-intensity activity weekly.
-Perform muscle-strengthening exercises twice weekly.
-Focus on balance training.
-W - ✔✔-Perform muscle-strengthening exercises twice weekly.
-Walk vigorously at least 50 minutes daily three times per week.
-Move more during the work shift and sit less.
✔✔Diego is discharged from the hospital after suffering a concussion and returns to
work a few weeks later. For each reported change in behavior, identify if the change is
beneficial
a) Diego returns to work on day shift.
b) Diego quits school.
c) Diego reduces time with his daughters.
d) Diego picks up overtime shifts.
e) Diego moves closer to work. - ✔✔a, e
✔✔A nurse is having difficulty sleeping due to rotating shifts. Which herbal supplements
may promote rest and sleep? Select all that apply.
a) Ginseng
b) Peppermint
c) Chamomile
d) Melatonin
e) valerian root - ✔✔c, d, e
✔✔Match the following terms to their proper definitions.
-State of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of
disease or illness
-Positive state of health that is continually changing
-Functional or structural disturbance
-Physical indicators and subjective experience
Health, illness, disease, wellness - ✔✔Health, Wellness, Illness, Disease
✔✔An individual can have -------- in the presence of illness. - ✔✔Wellness
✔✔Many internal and external variables influence a person's health beliefs and health
practices. Identify which variables are internal and which variables are external.
External
, a) Growth and development
b) Family health practices
c) Cultural background
d) Intellectual background
e) Emotional factors - ✔✔b, c
✔✔Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely
the absence of disease or infirmity.
T or F - ✔✔True
✔✔Review the factors below and select whether they apply or do not apply to health.
Applies to health or does not apply to health
Lifestyle choices
Genetic make-up
Environment in which you live
Disease or disability
Psychological or mental health issues - ✔✔All applies to health
✔✔There are many factors that determine wellness. Identify the factors below which
contribute to wellness. Select all that apply.
Financial state
Environmental state
Mental state
Social state
Physical state - ✔✔All of the above
✔✔While seeking to understand the relationship between the concepts of health,
wellness, and illness, healthcare professionals are in a unique position to assist clients
in achieving and maintaining optimal levels of health. What are some ways that
healthcare professionals assist clients to achieve optimal health? Select all that apply.
Encourage healthy behaviors
Provide preventative care
Provide health education
Identify actual and potential risk factors
Understand the dimensions of - ✔✔All of the above
✔✔For each variable affecting Jonathan's health, identify if the variable is internal or
external.
