NSG 1400 EXAM 1 2026/2027 | NURSING STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS,
ANSWERS & COMPREHENSIVE EXAM REVIEW
C. Health Education
The nurse is engaged in health teaching when offering dietary information to the woman to enable her
to make decisions about her dietary health practices in an attempt to lower her cholesterol. - ANS ✔✔A
50-year-old woman has elevated serum cholesterol levels that increase her risk for cardiovascular
disease. One method to control this risk factor is to identify current diet trends and describe dietary
changes to reduce the risk. This nursing activity is a form of:
A. Referral
B. Counseling
C. Health Education
D. Stress- Management Techniques
A. B. D. and E.
When assessing the patient with a chronic illness, it is important that the nurse know how much the
patient and his family knows about how the illness has progressed and the long-term prognosis for the
patient. This includes understanding the patient and families' ability and readiness to accept the illness
and the outlook for the patient. Understanding the coping mechanisms used by the patient and family
will help the nurse determine how to proceed to teach and counsel the patient and family regarding his
treatment regimen and whether or not there is a need and acceptance for community or social services
to assist the patient and family. - ANS ✔✔Chronic illness (e.g., diabetes mellitus, hypertension,
rheumatoid arthritis) may affect a person's roles and responsibilities during middle adulthood. When
assessing the health-related knowledge base of both the middle-age patient with a chronic illness and
his family, your assessment includes which of the following?
A. The medical course of the illness
B. The prognosis for the patient
C. Socioeconomic status
D. Coping mechanisms of the patient and family
E. The need for community and social services
C. Instructing him in health promotion activities.
Although young adults generally have a minimum of major health problems, lifestyles such as tobacco or
alcohol abuse, risky sexual activity, obesity, and lack of physical activity put them at risk for health
problems. Instructing them in health promotion activities can decrease lifestyle related health issues in
the young adult. - ANS ✔✔A nurse is completing an assessment on a male patient, age 24. Following the
assessment, the nurse notes that his physical and laboratory findings are within normal limits. Because
of these findings, nursing interventions are directed toward activities related to:
A. Instructing him to return in 2 years.
B. Instructing him in secondary prevention.
C. Instructing him in health promotion activities.
D. Implementing primary prevention with vaccines.
A. Family
Families can be defined biologically, legally, or as a social network with personally constructed ties and
ideologies. - ANS ✔✔A single young adult interacts with a group of close friends from college and work.
, They celebrate birthdays and holidays together. In addition, they help one another through many
stressors. These individuals are viewed as:
A. Family
B. Siblings
C. Substitute parents
D. Alternative family structure
C. Motivation
Motivation plays a key role in compliance with a prescribed course of therapy. However, motivation can
be influenced by a variety of factors, including age, experience, family history, social support, and
pressure by health care providers. - ANS ✔✔When determining the amount of information that a patient
needs to make decisions about the prescribed course of therapy, many factors affect his or her
compliance with the regimen, including educational level and socioeconomic factors. Which additional
factor affects compliance?
A. Gender
B. Lifestyle
C.Motivation
D. Family history
A. C. and D.
Demanding and stressful work environments can lead to frequent "stress" eating of nonnutritious foods.
Frequently eating away from home and eating fast food have been identified as contributing factors to
obesity. Product claims that foods are "lite" or "low cholesterol" do not always mean low fat or lower
calories. - ANS ✔✔A 45-year-old woman who is obese tells a nurse that she wants to lose weight. After
conducting a thorough assessment, the nurse concludes that which of the following may be contributing
factors to the woman's obesity?
A. She works in an executive position that is very demanding.
B. She works out at the corporate gym at 5 am two mornings per week.
C. She says that she has little time to prepare meals at home and eats out at least four nights a week.
D. She says that she tries to eat "low-cholesterol" foods to help lose weight.
E. She says that she vacations annually to reduce stress.
A. C. D. and E.
IPV has been linked to alcohol abuse, especially heavy drinking; stress from unemployment of the
perpetrator; drug use; and pregnancy. The greatest risk of IPV occurs during the reproductive years, with
a pregnant woman having a 35.6% greater risk of being a victim of IPV than a nonpregnant woman. -
ANS ✔✔Intimate partner violence (IPV) is linked to which of the following factors?
A. Alcohol abuse
B. Marriage
C. Pregnancy
D. Unemployment
E. Drug Use
A. Provide nutritious snacks
Mealtime has psychosocial and physical significance. If the parents struggle to control toddlers' dietary
intake, problem behavior and conflicts can result. Toddlers often develop "food jags," or the desire to eat
one food repeatedly. Rather than becoming disturbed by this behavior, encourage parents to offer a
variety of nutritious foods at meals and to provide only nutritious snacks between meals. - ANS ✔✔At a
ANSWERS & COMPREHENSIVE EXAM REVIEW
C. Health Education
The nurse is engaged in health teaching when offering dietary information to the woman to enable her
to make decisions about her dietary health practices in an attempt to lower her cholesterol. - ANS ✔✔A
50-year-old woman has elevated serum cholesterol levels that increase her risk for cardiovascular
disease. One method to control this risk factor is to identify current diet trends and describe dietary
changes to reduce the risk. This nursing activity is a form of:
A. Referral
B. Counseling
C. Health Education
D. Stress- Management Techniques
A. B. D. and E.
When assessing the patient with a chronic illness, it is important that the nurse know how much the
patient and his family knows about how the illness has progressed and the long-term prognosis for the
patient. This includes understanding the patient and families' ability and readiness to accept the illness
and the outlook for the patient. Understanding the coping mechanisms used by the patient and family
will help the nurse determine how to proceed to teach and counsel the patient and family regarding his
treatment regimen and whether or not there is a need and acceptance for community or social services
to assist the patient and family. - ANS ✔✔Chronic illness (e.g., diabetes mellitus, hypertension,
rheumatoid arthritis) may affect a person's roles and responsibilities during middle adulthood. When
assessing the health-related knowledge base of both the middle-age patient with a chronic illness and
his family, your assessment includes which of the following?
A. The medical course of the illness
B. The prognosis for the patient
C. Socioeconomic status
D. Coping mechanisms of the patient and family
E. The need for community and social services
C. Instructing him in health promotion activities.
Although young adults generally have a minimum of major health problems, lifestyles such as tobacco or
alcohol abuse, risky sexual activity, obesity, and lack of physical activity put them at risk for health
problems. Instructing them in health promotion activities can decrease lifestyle related health issues in
the young adult. - ANS ✔✔A nurse is completing an assessment on a male patient, age 24. Following the
assessment, the nurse notes that his physical and laboratory findings are within normal limits. Because
of these findings, nursing interventions are directed toward activities related to:
A. Instructing him to return in 2 years.
B. Instructing him in secondary prevention.
C. Instructing him in health promotion activities.
D. Implementing primary prevention with vaccines.
A. Family
Families can be defined biologically, legally, or as a social network with personally constructed ties and
ideologies. - ANS ✔✔A single young adult interacts with a group of close friends from college and work.
, They celebrate birthdays and holidays together. In addition, they help one another through many
stressors. These individuals are viewed as:
A. Family
B. Siblings
C. Substitute parents
D. Alternative family structure
C. Motivation
Motivation plays a key role in compliance with a prescribed course of therapy. However, motivation can
be influenced by a variety of factors, including age, experience, family history, social support, and
pressure by health care providers. - ANS ✔✔When determining the amount of information that a patient
needs to make decisions about the prescribed course of therapy, many factors affect his or her
compliance with the regimen, including educational level and socioeconomic factors. Which additional
factor affects compliance?
A. Gender
B. Lifestyle
C.Motivation
D. Family history
A. C. and D.
Demanding and stressful work environments can lead to frequent "stress" eating of nonnutritious foods.
Frequently eating away from home and eating fast food have been identified as contributing factors to
obesity. Product claims that foods are "lite" or "low cholesterol" do not always mean low fat or lower
calories. - ANS ✔✔A 45-year-old woman who is obese tells a nurse that she wants to lose weight. After
conducting a thorough assessment, the nurse concludes that which of the following may be contributing
factors to the woman's obesity?
A. She works in an executive position that is very demanding.
B. She works out at the corporate gym at 5 am two mornings per week.
C. She says that she has little time to prepare meals at home and eats out at least four nights a week.
D. She says that she tries to eat "low-cholesterol" foods to help lose weight.
E. She says that she vacations annually to reduce stress.
A. C. D. and E.
IPV has been linked to alcohol abuse, especially heavy drinking; stress from unemployment of the
perpetrator; drug use; and pregnancy. The greatest risk of IPV occurs during the reproductive years, with
a pregnant woman having a 35.6% greater risk of being a victim of IPV than a nonpregnant woman. -
ANS ✔✔Intimate partner violence (IPV) is linked to which of the following factors?
A. Alcohol abuse
B. Marriage
C. Pregnancy
D. Unemployment
E. Drug Use
A. Provide nutritious snacks
Mealtime has psychosocial and physical significance. If the parents struggle to control toddlers' dietary
intake, problem behavior and conflicts can result. Toddlers often develop "food jags," or the desire to eat
one food repeatedly. Rather than becoming disturbed by this behavior, encourage parents to offer a
variety of nutritious foods at meals and to provide only nutritious snacks between meals. - ANS ✔✔At a
