NURSING 122 EXAM 1 / ACTUAL TEST
QUESTIONS & CERTIFIED SOLUTIONS / 100%
CORRECT / ALREADY GRADED A+ / 2025-2026.
Terms in this set (116)
The nurse is participating at a Primary prevention is aimed at health promotion and
health fair at the local mall includes health-education programs, immunizations, and
physical and nutritional fitness activities. It can be provided
giving influenza vaccines to
to an individual and includes activities that focus on
senior citizens. What level of maintaining or improving the general health of individuals,
prevention is the nurse families, and communities. It also includes specific protection
practicing? A) Primary such as immunization for influenza.
prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Quaternary prevention
A patient experienced a Tertiary prevention involves minimizing the effects of long-
term disease or disability by interventions directed at
myocardial infarction 4 weeks
preventing complications and deterioration following the
ago and is currently myocardial infarction. Tertiary-prevention activities are
participating in the daily directed at rehabilitation rather than diagnosis and
cardiac rehabilitation treatment. Care at this level aims to help patients achieve as
sessions at the local fitness high a level of functioning as possible, despite the
limitations caused by illness or impairment. This level of
center. In what level of
care is called preventive care because it involves preventing
prevention is the patient further disability or reduced functioning.
participating? A) Primary
prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Quaternary prevention
,Based on the The patient's response indicates that the patient is in the
transtheoretical model of precontemplation stage and does not intend to change his
behavior in the next 6 months. In this stage the patient is
change, what is the most
not interested in information about the behavior and may
appropriate response to a be defensive when confronted with it. Asking an open-
patient who states: "Me, ended question may stimulate the patient to identify a
exercise? I haven't done that reason to begin a behavior change. Nurses are challenged
to motivate and facilitate change in health behavior when
since junior high gym class,
working with individuals.
and I hated it then!" A)
"That's fine. Exercise is bad
for you anyway." B) "OK. I
want you to walk 3 miles 4
times a week, and I'll see you
in 1 month."
C) "I understand. Can
youthink of one reason why
being more active would be
helpful for you?"
D) "I'd like you to ride
yourbike 3 times this week
and eat at least four fruits
and vegetables every day."
,A patient comes to the local The patient's response indicates that the patient is in the
health clinic and states: "I've contemplative state, possibly intending to make a behavior
change within the next 6 months. The nurse's statement
noticed how many people are
reinforces the behavior and provides a specific goal for the
out walking in my patient to begin a walking plan.
neighborhood. Is walking
good for you?" What is the
best response to help the
patient through the stages of
change for exercise?
A) "Walking is OK. I really
think running is better." B)
"Yes, walking is great
exercise. Do you think you
could go for a 5-minute walk
next week?" C) "Yes, I want
you to begin walking. Walk
for 30 minutes every day and
start to eat more fruits and
vegetables."
D) "They probably aren't
walking fast enough or far
enough. You need to spend
at least 45 minutes if you are
going to do any good."
, A male patient has been laid External factors impacting health practices include family
off from his construction job beliefs and economic impact. How patients' families use
health care services generally affects their health practices.
and has many unpaid bills.
Their perceptions of the serious nature of diseases and their
He is going through a divorce history of preventive care behaviors (or lack of them)
from his marriage of 15 years influence how patients will think about health. Economic
and has been seeing his variables may affect a patient's level of health by increasing
the risk for disease and influencing how or at what point the
pastor to help him through
patient enters the health care system.
this difficult time. He does
not have a primary health
care provider because he has
never really been sick and his
parents never took him to
the physician when he was a
child. Which external
variables influence the
patient's health practices?
(Select all that apply.)
A) Difficulty paying
hisbills
B) Seeing his pastor as
ameans of support
C) Family practice of
notroutinely seeing a health
care provider
D) Stress from the
divorceand the loss of a job
QUESTIONS & CERTIFIED SOLUTIONS / 100%
CORRECT / ALREADY GRADED A+ / 2025-2026.
Terms in this set (116)
The nurse is participating at a Primary prevention is aimed at health promotion and
health fair at the local mall includes health-education programs, immunizations, and
physical and nutritional fitness activities. It can be provided
giving influenza vaccines to
to an individual and includes activities that focus on
senior citizens. What level of maintaining or improving the general health of individuals,
prevention is the nurse families, and communities. It also includes specific protection
practicing? A) Primary such as immunization for influenza.
prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Quaternary prevention
A patient experienced a Tertiary prevention involves minimizing the effects of long-
term disease or disability by interventions directed at
myocardial infarction 4 weeks
preventing complications and deterioration following the
ago and is currently myocardial infarction. Tertiary-prevention activities are
participating in the daily directed at rehabilitation rather than diagnosis and
cardiac rehabilitation treatment. Care at this level aims to help patients achieve as
sessions at the local fitness high a level of functioning as possible, despite the
limitations caused by illness or impairment. This level of
center. In what level of
care is called preventive care because it involves preventing
prevention is the patient further disability or reduced functioning.
participating? A) Primary
prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Quaternary prevention
,Based on the The patient's response indicates that the patient is in the
transtheoretical model of precontemplation stage and does not intend to change his
behavior in the next 6 months. In this stage the patient is
change, what is the most
not interested in information about the behavior and may
appropriate response to a be defensive when confronted with it. Asking an open-
patient who states: "Me, ended question may stimulate the patient to identify a
exercise? I haven't done that reason to begin a behavior change. Nurses are challenged
to motivate and facilitate change in health behavior when
since junior high gym class,
working with individuals.
and I hated it then!" A)
"That's fine. Exercise is bad
for you anyway." B) "OK. I
want you to walk 3 miles 4
times a week, and I'll see you
in 1 month."
C) "I understand. Can
youthink of one reason why
being more active would be
helpful for you?"
D) "I'd like you to ride
yourbike 3 times this week
and eat at least four fruits
and vegetables every day."
,A patient comes to the local The patient's response indicates that the patient is in the
health clinic and states: "I've contemplative state, possibly intending to make a behavior
change within the next 6 months. The nurse's statement
noticed how many people are
reinforces the behavior and provides a specific goal for the
out walking in my patient to begin a walking plan.
neighborhood. Is walking
good for you?" What is the
best response to help the
patient through the stages of
change for exercise?
A) "Walking is OK. I really
think running is better." B)
"Yes, walking is great
exercise. Do you think you
could go for a 5-minute walk
next week?" C) "Yes, I want
you to begin walking. Walk
for 30 minutes every day and
start to eat more fruits and
vegetables."
D) "They probably aren't
walking fast enough or far
enough. You need to spend
at least 45 minutes if you are
going to do any good."
, A male patient has been laid External factors impacting health practices include family
off from his construction job beliefs and economic impact. How patients' families use
health care services generally affects their health practices.
and has many unpaid bills.
Their perceptions of the serious nature of diseases and their
He is going through a divorce history of preventive care behaviors (or lack of them)
from his marriage of 15 years influence how patients will think about health. Economic
and has been seeing his variables may affect a patient's level of health by increasing
the risk for disease and influencing how or at what point the
pastor to help him through
patient enters the health care system.
this difficult time. He does
not have a primary health
care provider because he has
never really been sick and his
parents never took him to
the physician when he was a
child. Which external
variables influence the
patient's health practices?
(Select all that apply.)
A) Difficulty paying
hisbills
B) Seeing his pastor as
ameans of support
C) Family practice of
notroutinely seeing a health
care provider
D) Stress from the
divorceand the loss of a job
