NURS 314- Exam 1- Health Promotion, Health
Questions With Accurate Answers
Health - ANSWER state of physical mental, social and spiritual function. Both an
individual & societal responsibility.
Illness - ANSWER Subjective experience of physical manifestation of disease (what the
patient says it is).
Disease - ANSWER failure of adaptive mechanisms leading to functional disturbances-
failure of immune system
Healthy People 2020- Goal 1 - ANSWER Attain a HIGH QUALITY, LONGER LIFE free
of PREVENTABLE death and injury
Healthy People 2020- Goal 2 - ANSWER Achieve health EQUITY, improve health of all
groups (Bethesda/Laurel) eliminate disparities
Healthy People 2020- Goal 3 - ANSWER Create SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL ENVIRO.
promoting good health to all
Healthy People 2020- Goal 4 - ANSWER Promote QUALITY OF LIFE across all life
stages (education)
Healthy People 2020 Leading Health Indicators (LHI) USPSTF - ANSWER recommends
screening for breast/ovarian cancer and colorectal cancer (screening for specific genes)
Healthy people 2020 LHI- tobacco - ANSWER most preventable cause of illness yet
more deaths are caused by tobacco than HIV, drug use, alcohol combined
Healthy people 2020 LHI- Prevention of tobacco - ANSWER Smoke-free protections,
tobacco prices and taxes, Tobacco prevention programmes
Healthy people 2020 LHI- Environmental health - ANSWER directly affects health
status. Poor air quality is linked to premature death, cancer, and long-term damage to
respiratory and cardiovascular systems. Secondhand smoke containing toxic and
, cancer-causing chemicals contributes to heart disease and lung cancer in nonsmoking
adults.
Healthy people 2020 LHI- Environmental health goals - ANSWER establish more parks,
bike pathways to encourage more environmentally friendly environments
Healthy people 2020 LHI- substance abuse - ANSWER Epigenetically linked (race,
gender, income level, interpersonal dynamics)
Healthy people 2020 LHI- genomics - ANSWER contributes to 9 in 10 leading deaths in
the US (heart disease, cancer, diabetes)
Healthy people 2020 LHI- genomics goals - ANSWER improve valid and useful genomic
tools in clinical and public health practices.
Describe the nurse's role in health promotion, prevention and management of chronic
diseases - ANSWER Advocate, Consultant, , Educator, Healer, Researcher
Where is the shift in nursing care? - ANSWER acute hospital based to preventative
community based
Nurse's role in health promotion - ANSWER to increase control over and improve their
health (holistic)
Who said in terms of Ethics of health promotion that it is a Moral endeavor (it is not just
a job) - ANSWER Edelman
Who said in terms of Ethics of health promotion that the Prevention of illness
(physicality of protection, promotion, restoration) - ANSWER ADA
Primary Preventative Care - ANSWER Prevent a disease/condition from happening in
the first place. Ex- Community based health, immunizations, education, goof nutrition,
exercise, etc...)
Secondary Care - ANSWER Identifying disease at earliest stage (prompt management
can be initiated, and reduce impact of disease). Ex- Screenings and diagnostic tests.
Tertiary Care - ANSWER Reduce consquences of disease (ALREADY DEVELOPED).
To eliminate/delay complications & disability of disease. Hospitals (really sick- area in
which preventions have failed. Ex- medications, PT, surgery
Vulnerable populations - ANSWER A subgroup most likely to develop health problems
from exposure to risk and to have worse health outcomes from them
Vulnerable population risk - ANSWER probability of dying or developing a disease due
to social and genetic components
Questions With Accurate Answers
Health - ANSWER state of physical mental, social and spiritual function. Both an
individual & societal responsibility.
Illness - ANSWER Subjective experience of physical manifestation of disease (what the
patient says it is).
Disease - ANSWER failure of adaptive mechanisms leading to functional disturbances-
failure of immune system
Healthy People 2020- Goal 1 - ANSWER Attain a HIGH QUALITY, LONGER LIFE free
of PREVENTABLE death and injury
Healthy People 2020- Goal 2 - ANSWER Achieve health EQUITY, improve health of all
groups (Bethesda/Laurel) eliminate disparities
Healthy People 2020- Goal 3 - ANSWER Create SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL ENVIRO.
promoting good health to all
Healthy People 2020- Goal 4 - ANSWER Promote QUALITY OF LIFE across all life
stages (education)
Healthy People 2020 Leading Health Indicators (LHI) USPSTF - ANSWER recommends
screening for breast/ovarian cancer and colorectal cancer (screening for specific genes)
Healthy people 2020 LHI- tobacco - ANSWER most preventable cause of illness yet
more deaths are caused by tobacco than HIV, drug use, alcohol combined
Healthy people 2020 LHI- Prevention of tobacco - ANSWER Smoke-free protections,
tobacco prices and taxes, Tobacco prevention programmes
Healthy people 2020 LHI- Environmental health - ANSWER directly affects health
status. Poor air quality is linked to premature death, cancer, and long-term damage to
respiratory and cardiovascular systems. Secondhand smoke containing toxic and
, cancer-causing chemicals contributes to heart disease and lung cancer in nonsmoking
adults.
Healthy people 2020 LHI- Environmental health goals - ANSWER establish more parks,
bike pathways to encourage more environmentally friendly environments
Healthy people 2020 LHI- substance abuse - ANSWER Epigenetically linked (race,
gender, income level, interpersonal dynamics)
Healthy people 2020 LHI- genomics - ANSWER contributes to 9 in 10 leading deaths in
the US (heart disease, cancer, diabetes)
Healthy people 2020 LHI- genomics goals - ANSWER improve valid and useful genomic
tools in clinical and public health practices.
Describe the nurse's role in health promotion, prevention and management of chronic
diseases - ANSWER Advocate, Consultant, , Educator, Healer, Researcher
Where is the shift in nursing care? - ANSWER acute hospital based to preventative
community based
Nurse's role in health promotion - ANSWER to increase control over and improve their
health (holistic)
Who said in terms of Ethics of health promotion that it is a Moral endeavor (it is not just
a job) - ANSWER Edelman
Who said in terms of Ethics of health promotion that the Prevention of illness
(physicality of protection, promotion, restoration) - ANSWER ADA
Primary Preventative Care - ANSWER Prevent a disease/condition from happening in
the first place. Ex- Community based health, immunizations, education, goof nutrition,
exercise, etc...)
Secondary Care - ANSWER Identifying disease at earliest stage (prompt management
can be initiated, and reduce impact of disease). Ex- Screenings and diagnostic tests.
Tertiary Care - ANSWER Reduce consquences of disease (ALREADY DEVELOPED).
To eliminate/delay complications & disability of disease. Hospitals (really sick- area in
which preventions have failed. Ex- medications, PT, surgery
Vulnerable populations - ANSWER A subgroup most likely to develop health problems
from exposure to risk and to have worse health outcomes from them
Vulnerable population risk - ANSWER probability of dying or developing a disease due
to social and genetic components
