NUR 155 EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
define health - ANSWER presence or absence of disease
define wellness - ANSWER overall state of well-being or total health
What are the 7 components of wellness? - ANSWER environmental
occupational
intellectual
spiritual
physical
emotional
social
Define environmental wellness - ANSWER ability to promote health measures
that improve standard of living and quality of life
define occupational wellness - ANSWER ability to achieve a balance between
work and leisure time
,define intellectual wellness - ANSWER ability to learn and use info effectively for
personal, family and career development
define spiritual wellness - ANSWER the belief in some force that serves to unite
human beings and provide meaning and purpose to life
define physical wellness - ANSWER ability to carry out daily tasks, achieve
fitness, maintain adequate nutrition and proper body fat, avoid abusing drugs and
alcohol or using tobacco products and generally practicing positive lifestyle habits
Define role performance model - ANSWER ability to fulfill societal roles
How does the health-illness model work? - ANSWER health and illness/disease
are opposite ends of a health continuum. Your everyday decisions influence where
you end up.
Factors that alter the structure & function of skin - ANSWER -diseases
-nutrition
-medication use
-external forces ( pressure/shear)
-aging
Braden Scare - ANSWER predicts pressure sore risk by using categories; sensory
perception, moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition, friction, and shear
Norton Scale - ANSWER measures pressure ulcers by using categories; physical
condition, mental state, activity, mobility, continence.
, Prioritizing greatest risk - ANSWER identify age, any infection, medical devices,
diabetes?
Stage 1 pressure injury - ANSWER nonblanchable erythema of intact skin, temp
different than surrounding skin
Stage 2 pressure injury - ANSWER shallow/superficial, partial thickness skin loss,
exposed dermis, intact/ruptured blisters
Stage 3 pressure injury - ANSWER full-thickness skin loss reaching subcutaneous
tissue, potential undermining (tissue loss under intact skin, "lip"), and tunneling
Stage 4 pressure injury - ANSWER Full-thickness skin and tissue loss,
osteomyelitis, exposure to muscle, bone, or connective tissue
Unstageable pressure injury - ANSWER full-thickness skin & tissue loss, unable
to assess depth until eschar is removed
Deep tissue pressure injury - ANSWER intact persistent, nonblanchable, deep red,
maroon, purple discoloration
Ture or False
as healing takes place, a pressure injury will not be able to return to a normal state
prior to injury - ANSWER True
Serous Drainage - ANSWER contains clear/yellow watery fluid from plasma
, Serosanguineous Draingage - ANSWER pink - pale red, mix of serous fluid and
red/bloody fluid
Sanguineous - ANSWER indicates bleeding, bright red.
Purulent - ANSWER thick, yellow-greenish-beige, indicates infection
Dehiscence - ANSWER PARTIAL/COMPLETE separation of tissue layers during
the healing process
Evisceration - ANSWER -TOTAL separation of tissue layers, causing protrusion
of visceral organs
"popping" sensation
caring for dehiscence or evisceration - ANSWER -cover wound with sterile
saline-moistened gauze
- notify provider
How to identify an infected wound - ANSWER visible redness, warmth, increased
drainage, MAY or MAY NOT be purulent
Primary intention healing - ANSWER ACUTE WOUND= heals quickly, minimal
scar formation
ex: surgical incisions, traumatic wounds
Secondary intention healing - ANSWER CHRONIC WOUND= stay open for
period of time to allow for drainage and observation, once infection lowers it is
closed, new tissue growth begins from BOTTOM-TOP
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
define health - ANSWER presence or absence of disease
define wellness - ANSWER overall state of well-being or total health
What are the 7 components of wellness? - ANSWER environmental
occupational
intellectual
spiritual
physical
emotional
social
Define environmental wellness - ANSWER ability to promote health measures
that improve standard of living and quality of life
define occupational wellness - ANSWER ability to achieve a balance between
work and leisure time
,define intellectual wellness - ANSWER ability to learn and use info effectively for
personal, family and career development
define spiritual wellness - ANSWER the belief in some force that serves to unite
human beings and provide meaning and purpose to life
define physical wellness - ANSWER ability to carry out daily tasks, achieve
fitness, maintain adequate nutrition and proper body fat, avoid abusing drugs and
alcohol or using tobacco products and generally practicing positive lifestyle habits
Define role performance model - ANSWER ability to fulfill societal roles
How does the health-illness model work? - ANSWER health and illness/disease
are opposite ends of a health continuum. Your everyday decisions influence where
you end up.
Factors that alter the structure & function of skin - ANSWER -diseases
-nutrition
-medication use
-external forces ( pressure/shear)
-aging
Braden Scare - ANSWER predicts pressure sore risk by using categories; sensory
perception, moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition, friction, and shear
Norton Scale - ANSWER measures pressure ulcers by using categories; physical
condition, mental state, activity, mobility, continence.
, Prioritizing greatest risk - ANSWER identify age, any infection, medical devices,
diabetes?
Stage 1 pressure injury - ANSWER nonblanchable erythema of intact skin, temp
different than surrounding skin
Stage 2 pressure injury - ANSWER shallow/superficial, partial thickness skin loss,
exposed dermis, intact/ruptured blisters
Stage 3 pressure injury - ANSWER full-thickness skin loss reaching subcutaneous
tissue, potential undermining (tissue loss under intact skin, "lip"), and tunneling
Stage 4 pressure injury - ANSWER Full-thickness skin and tissue loss,
osteomyelitis, exposure to muscle, bone, or connective tissue
Unstageable pressure injury - ANSWER full-thickness skin & tissue loss, unable
to assess depth until eschar is removed
Deep tissue pressure injury - ANSWER intact persistent, nonblanchable, deep red,
maroon, purple discoloration
Ture or False
as healing takes place, a pressure injury will not be able to return to a normal state
prior to injury - ANSWER True
Serous Drainage - ANSWER contains clear/yellow watery fluid from plasma
, Serosanguineous Draingage - ANSWER pink - pale red, mix of serous fluid and
red/bloody fluid
Sanguineous - ANSWER indicates bleeding, bright red.
Purulent - ANSWER thick, yellow-greenish-beige, indicates infection
Dehiscence - ANSWER PARTIAL/COMPLETE separation of tissue layers during
the healing process
Evisceration - ANSWER -TOTAL separation of tissue layers, causing protrusion
of visceral organs
"popping" sensation
caring for dehiscence or evisceration - ANSWER -cover wound with sterile
saline-moistened gauze
- notify provider
How to identify an infected wound - ANSWER visible redness, warmth, increased
drainage, MAY or MAY NOT be purulent
Primary intention healing - ANSWER ACUTE WOUND= heals quickly, minimal
scar formation
ex: surgical incisions, traumatic wounds
Secondary intention healing - ANSWER CHRONIC WOUND= stay open for
period of time to allow for drainage and observation, once infection lowers it is
closed, new tissue growth begins from BOTTOM-TOP
