Nursing Fundamentals
(Potter Perry) Unit 1
(2026-2027 Edition)
Final Exam Questions with 100%
Correct Answers and Rationales |
Latest Update | Grade A+
, What are the four goals of the Healthy People 2020? 1). Attain high- quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury,
and premature death
2). Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all grps.
3). Create social & physical environments that promote good health for all
4). Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all
life stages
What are the two overarching goals for Healthy People 1)To increase quality and years of healthy life.
2020? 2) to eliminate health disparities.
What is the WHO's definition of health? "A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity."
Health Beliefs Model addresses the relationship between a person's beliefs and behaviors.
3 Components of health beliefs model 1) individual's perception of susceptibility to an illness.
2) Individual's perception of the seriousness of the illness.
3) The likelihood that a person will take preventive action—results from a
person's perception of the benefits of and barriers to taking action
Health promotion model defines health as a positive, dynamic state, not merely the absence of disease
3 focuses of the Health Promotion Model 1) Individual characteristics and experiences, (2) behavior-specific knowledge
and affect, and (3) behavioral outcomes
Basic Human Needs are elements that are necessary for human survival and health (e.g., food, water,
safety, and love).
Maslow's hierarchy of needs 1) physiological needs such as air, water, and food.
2) safety and security needs, which involve physical and psychological security.
3) love and belonging needs, including friendship, social relationships, and
sexual love.
4) esteem and self-esteem needs, which involve self-confidence, usefulness,
achievement, and self-worth.
5) self-actualization, the state of fully achieving potential and having the ability to
solve problems and cope realistically with situations of life.
Holistic Health Model nurses consider patients to be the ultimate experts concerning their own health
and respect patients' subjective experience as relevant in maintaining health or
assisting in healing.
Internal variables influencing health beliefs & practice Developmental stage
Intellectual stage
Perception of functioning
Emotional factors
Spiritual factors
Developmental Stage (person's thought and behavior patterns change throughout life); nurse considers
the patient's level of growth and development when using his or her health
beliefs and practices as a basis for planning care
Intellectual stage person's beliefs about health are shaped in part by the person's knowledge, lack
of knowledge, or incorrect information about body functions and illnesses,
educational background, and past experiences
Perception Stage subjective data about the way the patient perceives physical functioning such as
level of fatigue, shortness of breath, or pain.
(Potter Perry) Unit 1
(2026-2027 Edition)
Final Exam Questions with 100%
Correct Answers and Rationales |
Latest Update | Grade A+
, What are the four goals of the Healthy People 2020? 1). Attain high- quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury,
and premature death
2). Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all grps.
3). Create social & physical environments that promote good health for all
4). Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all
life stages
What are the two overarching goals for Healthy People 1)To increase quality and years of healthy life.
2020? 2) to eliminate health disparities.
What is the WHO's definition of health? "A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity."
Health Beliefs Model addresses the relationship between a person's beliefs and behaviors.
3 Components of health beliefs model 1) individual's perception of susceptibility to an illness.
2) Individual's perception of the seriousness of the illness.
3) The likelihood that a person will take preventive action—results from a
person's perception of the benefits of and barriers to taking action
Health promotion model defines health as a positive, dynamic state, not merely the absence of disease
3 focuses of the Health Promotion Model 1) Individual characteristics and experiences, (2) behavior-specific knowledge
and affect, and (3) behavioral outcomes
Basic Human Needs are elements that are necessary for human survival and health (e.g., food, water,
safety, and love).
Maslow's hierarchy of needs 1) physiological needs such as air, water, and food.
2) safety and security needs, which involve physical and psychological security.
3) love and belonging needs, including friendship, social relationships, and
sexual love.
4) esteem and self-esteem needs, which involve self-confidence, usefulness,
achievement, and self-worth.
5) self-actualization, the state of fully achieving potential and having the ability to
solve problems and cope realistically with situations of life.
Holistic Health Model nurses consider patients to be the ultimate experts concerning their own health
and respect patients' subjective experience as relevant in maintaining health or
assisting in healing.
Internal variables influencing health beliefs & practice Developmental stage
Intellectual stage
Perception of functioning
Emotional factors
Spiritual factors
Developmental Stage (person's thought and behavior patterns change throughout life); nurse considers
the patient's level of growth and development when using his or her health
beliefs and practices as a basis for planning care
Intellectual stage person's beliefs about health are shaped in part by the person's knowledge, lack
of knowledge, or incorrect information about body functions and illnesses,
educational background, and past experiences
Perception Stage subjective data about the way the patient perceives physical functioning such as
level of fatigue, shortness of breath, or pain.
