NSG 333 EXAM 1 REVIEW STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE QUESTIONS
2026/2027
Examples of primary prevention strategies include
A. colonoscopy at age 50
B. avoidance of tobacco products
C. teaching the importance of exercise to a patient with hypertension
D intake of a diet low in saturated fat in a patient with high cholesterol - Correct answer ✔✔ B.
avoidance of tobacco products
A characteristic of a chronic illness is that it (select all that apply)
A. has reversible pathologic change
B. has a consistent, predictable clinical course
C. results in permanent deviation from normal
D. is associated with many stable and unstable phases
E. always starts with an acute illness and then progresses slowly - Correct answer ✔✔ C. results
in permanent deviation from normal
D. is associated with many stable and unstable phases
Among older American in the United States
A. more than 30% live in nursing homes
B. women are less likely to live in poverty
C. the number of those who completed college is lower than in previous decades
D. those 85 years or older account for the fastest growing segment of the population - Correct
answer ✔✔ D. those 85 years or older account for the fastest growing segment of the
population
, An ethnic older adult may feel a loss of self-worth when the nurse (select all that apply)
A. prohibits visits from a faith healer
B. informs the patient about ethnic support services
C. allows a patient to rely on ethnic health beliefs and practices
D. emphasizes that a therapeutic diet does not allow ethnic foods
E. uses a medical interpreter to provide explanations and teaching - Correct answer ✔✔ A.
prohibits visits from a faith healer
D. emphasizes that a therapeutic diet does not allow ethnic foods
An important nursing action to help a chronically ill older adult is to
A. avoid discussing future lifestyle changes
B. ensure the patient that the condition is stable
C. treat the patient as a competent manager of the disease
D. encourage the patient to "fight" the disease as long as possible - Correct answer ✔✔ C. treat
the patient as a competent manager of the disease
Older adults who become ill are more likely than younger adults to
A. report symptoms to their health care providers
B. refuse to carry out lifestyle changes to promote recovery
C. seek medical attention because of limitation on their lifestyle
D. alter their daily living activities to accommodate new symptoms - Correct answer ✔✔ D. alter
their daily living activities to accommodate new symptoms
An appropriate care choice for an older adult who lives with an employed daughter but needs
help with activities of daily living is
A. adult day care
2026/2027
Examples of primary prevention strategies include
A. colonoscopy at age 50
B. avoidance of tobacco products
C. teaching the importance of exercise to a patient with hypertension
D intake of a diet low in saturated fat in a patient with high cholesterol - Correct answer ✔✔ B.
avoidance of tobacco products
A characteristic of a chronic illness is that it (select all that apply)
A. has reversible pathologic change
B. has a consistent, predictable clinical course
C. results in permanent deviation from normal
D. is associated with many stable and unstable phases
E. always starts with an acute illness and then progresses slowly - Correct answer ✔✔ C. results
in permanent deviation from normal
D. is associated with many stable and unstable phases
Among older American in the United States
A. more than 30% live in nursing homes
B. women are less likely to live in poverty
C. the number of those who completed college is lower than in previous decades
D. those 85 years or older account for the fastest growing segment of the population - Correct
answer ✔✔ D. those 85 years or older account for the fastest growing segment of the
population
, An ethnic older adult may feel a loss of self-worth when the nurse (select all that apply)
A. prohibits visits from a faith healer
B. informs the patient about ethnic support services
C. allows a patient to rely on ethnic health beliefs and practices
D. emphasizes that a therapeutic diet does not allow ethnic foods
E. uses a medical interpreter to provide explanations and teaching - Correct answer ✔✔ A.
prohibits visits from a faith healer
D. emphasizes that a therapeutic diet does not allow ethnic foods
An important nursing action to help a chronically ill older adult is to
A. avoid discussing future lifestyle changes
B. ensure the patient that the condition is stable
C. treat the patient as a competent manager of the disease
D. encourage the patient to "fight" the disease as long as possible - Correct answer ✔✔ C. treat
the patient as a competent manager of the disease
Older adults who become ill are more likely than younger adults to
A. report symptoms to their health care providers
B. refuse to carry out lifestyle changes to promote recovery
C. seek medical attention because of limitation on their lifestyle
D. alter their daily living activities to accommodate new symptoms - Correct answer ✔✔ D. alter
their daily living activities to accommodate new symptoms
An appropriate care choice for an older adult who lives with an employed daughter but needs
help with activities of daily living is
A. adult day care
