NUR 212 FINAL EXAM UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. describe the val-paraiso univer-sity college of nursing's mod-el of professional nursing
Answer:
BSN Nursing "graduates must be able to use evidence based practice ensure patients safety, use
clinical reasoning, work as a member of an interprofessional team and have a basic knowledge of
genetics and genomics"
Question:
2. define each of the 4 major con-cepts in the metaparadigm
Answer:
- Professional Nursing: how nurses are prepared at VU
- Health: Dynamic processes in which person is moving towards well being or
a state by which the client measures their health by professional or individual standards- brings nurse
and patient together
- Environment: context in which nurse and patient interact
- Person: individuals, families, and communities
Question:
3. describe, apply, and give exam-ples of the three levels of health prevention: pri-mary
Answer:
- Health promotion and education- promote health before any disease occurs
- Individuals, families, or communities must be active participants
- Ex: physical exams, handwashing, sex ed
Question:
4. describe, apply, and give exam-ples of the three levels of health prevention: sec-ondary
Answer:
- Screening for early detection and prompt intervention
- Preventing complications by early detection
- Ex: scoliosis screening, mammogram, blood sugar testing, self detection exams
Question:
5. describe, apply, and give exam-ples of the three levels of health prevention: ter-tiary
Answer:
- Maximize recovery and rehabilitation after injury or illness
- Help the person return to highest level of functioning possible
- Include lifestyle changes for adaptation to disability
- Monitoring and rehab
Question:
6. define communi-ty
Answer:
- A people, location and social system. A strong family unit is the basic building
block for a strong community.
,- Boundaries: geographic, political (wards, counties, and cities) and may be fluid
Question:
7. describe char-acteristics, in-terventions, and settings of com-munity based nursing
Answer:
oriented toward managing acute or chronic conditions and promoting self-care among individual
clients and families. The nursing care is family centered. Throughout care delivery, the nurse teaches
and counsels clients so that they can more fully develop their own ways of taking care of themselves.
Question:
8. describe char-acteristics, in-terventions, and settings of com-munity health nursing
Answer:
operate from a health care focus based on an understanding of broad community needs. They focus
on health promotion, health education, disease prevention, and coordination of health care for
members of the community to the benefit of the entire community. They also work to identify
high-risk groups in the community.
Question:
9. describe the characteristics of a healthy com-munity
Answer:
- Individual health is closely linked to community health
- Individual choices are important however factors in the social environment are
what determines access to health services and influence lifestyle choices
- Individual health affects community health affects national health
Question:
10. define and de-scribe the ANA code of ethics for nursing
Answer:
- Describe how members of the nursing professions ought to act given the goals
and purposes of the profession related to individuals and society.
- Includes nursing's foundational ethical principles
- Provides direction and expression of "expectations of ethical behavior"
- Represents "professions promise to society"
- "Makes explicit the primary goals, values and obligations of the profession"
Question:
11. discuss the role of healthy people 2020
Answer:
- Federal Government Program
- Developed in 1979 by US - Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
- Emphasis on health promotion updated periodically with new goals
- Roadmap to improve the nation's health and provides science based goals and
objectives for promoting health, preventing disease and health protection
- Commitment of the Nation
Question:
12. discuss the 4 goals of healthy people 2020
, Answer:
- Attain higher quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury
and premature death.
- Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all
groups.
- Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all.
- Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life
stages.
Question:
13. discuss the 5 mis-sions of healthy people 2020
Answer:
- Identify nationwide health improvement priorities
- Increase public awareness and understanding of determinants to health, dis-
ease, and disability and the opportunities for progress
- Strive to provide measurable objectives and goals applicable at the national,
state, and local level
- Engage multiple sectors to take actions to strengthen policies and improve
practices that are driven by the best available evidence and knowledge
- Initiate attempts to identify crucial research, evaluation, and data collection
needs
Question:
14. differentiate be-tween health promotion, dis-ease prevention, and heath pro-tection
Answer:
- Health Promotion: making a person who is already healthy feel better; relate to
lifestyle issues
- Disease Prevention: Identify actual or potential risk factors; Includes counseling
and screening
- Health Protection: Strategies that relate to environmental and regulatory agen-
cies to protect the larger population
Question:
15. discuss dif-ferences in the defini-tions/concepts of value, beliefs, and attitude
Answer:
- belief: something that is accepted as true
- value: beliefs about the worth of something and serve as standards that influence
behavior and thinking
Question:
16. define health
Answer:
- a resource for everyday living, a positive idea
- Health is high level wellness or well-being
- To be healthy means to have life satisfaction and quality of life as a positive state
- includes the ability to function and perform ADLs
- Health is an individuals responsibility
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. describe the val-paraiso univer-sity college of nursing's mod-el of professional nursing
Answer:
BSN Nursing "graduates must be able to use evidence based practice ensure patients safety, use
clinical reasoning, work as a member of an interprofessional team and have a basic knowledge of
genetics and genomics"
Question:
2. define each of the 4 major con-cepts in the metaparadigm
Answer:
- Professional Nursing: how nurses are prepared at VU
- Health: Dynamic processes in which person is moving towards well being or
a state by which the client measures their health by professional or individual standards- brings nurse
and patient together
- Environment: context in which nurse and patient interact
- Person: individuals, families, and communities
Question:
3. describe, apply, and give exam-ples of the three levels of health prevention: pri-mary
Answer:
- Health promotion and education- promote health before any disease occurs
- Individuals, families, or communities must be active participants
- Ex: physical exams, handwashing, sex ed
Question:
4. describe, apply, and give exam-ples of the three levels of health prevention: sec-ondary
Answer:
- Screening for early detection and prompt intervention
- Preventing complications by early detection
- Ex: scoliosis screening, mammogram, blood sugar testing, self detection exams
Question:
5. describe, apply, and give exam-ples of the three levels of health prevention: ter-tiary
Answer:
- Maximize recovery and rehabilitation after injury or illness
- Help the person return to highest level of functioning possible
- Include lifestyle changes for adaptation to disability
- Monitoring and rehab
Question:
6. define communi-ty
Answer:
- A people, location and social system. A strong family unit is the basic building
block for a strong community.
,- Boundaries: geographic, political (wards, counties, and cities) and may be fluid
Question:
7. describe char-acteristics, in-terventions, and settings of com-munity based nursing
Answer:
oriented toward managing acute or chronic conditions and promoting self-care among individual
clients and families. The nursing care is family centered. Throughout care delivery, the nurse teaches
and counsels clients so that they can more fully develop their own ways of taking care of themselves.
Question:
8. describe char-acteristics, in-terventions, and settings of com-munity health nursing
Answer:
operate from a health care focus based on an understanding of broad community needs. They focus
on health promotion, health education, disease prevention, and coordination of health care for
members of the community to the benefit of the entire community. They also work to identify
high-risk groups in the community.
Question:
9. describe the characteristics of a healthy com-munity
Answer:
- Individual health is closely linked to community health
- Individual choices are important however factors in the social environment are
what determines access to health services and influence lifestyle choices
- Individual health affects community health affects national health
Question:
10. define and de-scribe the ANA code of ethics for nursing
Answer:
- Describe how members of the nursing professions ought to act given the goals
and purposes of the profession related to individuals and society.
- Includes nursing's foundational ethical principles
- Provides direction and expression of "expectations of ethical behavior"
- Represents "professions promise to society"
- "Makes explicit the primary goals, values and obligations of the profession"
Question:
11. discuss the role of healthy people 2020
Answer:
- Federal Government Program
- Developed in 1979 by US - Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
- Emphasis on health promotion updated periodically with new goals
- Roadmap to improve the nation's health and provides science based goals and
objectives for promoting health, preventing disease and health protection
- Commitment of the Nation
Question:
12. discuss the 4 goals of healthy people 2020
, Answer:
- Attain higher quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury
and premature death.
- Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all
groups.
- Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all.
- Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life
stages.
Question:
13. discuss the 5 mis-sions of healthy people 2020
Answer:
- Identify nationwide health improvement priorities
- Increase public awareness and understanding of determinants to health, dis-
ease, and disability and the opportunities for progress
- Strive to provide measurable objectives and goals applicable at the national,
state, and local level
- Engage multiple sectors to take actions to strengthen policies and improve
practices that are driven by the best available evidence and knowledge
- Initiate attempts to identify crucial research, evaluation, and data collection
needs
Question:
14. differentiate be-tween health promotion, dis-ease prevention, and heath pro-tection
Answer:
- Health Promotion: making a person who is already healthy feel better; relate to
lifestyle issues
- Disease Prevention: Identify actual or potential risk factors; Includes counseling
and screening
- Health Protection: Strategies that relate to environmental and regulatory agen-
cies to protect the larger population
Question:
15. discuss dif-ferences in the defini-tions/concepts of value, beliefs, and attitude
Answer:
- belief: something that is accepted as true
- value: beliefs about the worth of something and serve as standards that influence
behavior and thinking
Question:
16. define health
Answer:
- a resource for everyday living, a positive idea
- Health is high level wellness or well-being
- To be healthy means to have life satisfaction and quality of life as a positive state
- includes the ability to function and perform ADLs
- Health is an individuals responsibility
