Test bank brunner and suddarth s textbook of medical surgical nursing 15th edition

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Surgical Nursing 15th Edition
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Chapter t 1




1.
The t public t health t nurse t is t presenting t a t health t promotion t class t to t a t group t of t new t mothers.
t How tshould the tnurse tbest tdefine thealth?
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Health t is t being t disease t free.
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Health t is t having t fulfillment t in t all t domains t of t life.
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Health t is t having t psychological t and t physiological
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t ―state tof tcomplete tphysical, tmental, tand tsocial twell-being tand tnot tmerely tthe tabsence tof tdisease tand

tinfirmity.‖ t The t other t answers t are t incorrect t because t they t are t not t congruent t with t the t WHO

tdefinition t of t health.




2.
A tnurse t is t speaking t to t a t group t of t prospective t nursing t students t about t what t it t is t like t to t be t a
t nurse. tWhatis t one t characteristic t the t nurse t would t cite t as t necessary t to t possess t to t be t an

t effective t nurse?

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culturally t competent, t appropriate, t and t sensitive t to t cultural t differences.
Team-focused t nursing t and t strict t adherence t to t routine t are t not t characteristics t needed t to t be

an t effective t nurse. t The t ability t to t handle t criticism t is t important, t but t to t a t lesser t degree
tthancultural tcompetence.




3.
With t increases t in t longevity, t people t have t had t to t become t more t knowledgeable t about t their
t health tand t theprofessional t health t care t that t they t receive. t One t outcome t of t this t phenomenon t is

t the tdevelopment t of torganized t self-care t education t programs. tWhich t of t the t following t do t these

t programs tprioritize?

A)
Adequate t prenatal t care
B)
Government t advocacy t and
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t lobbying Judicious t use t of t online
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Management t of t illness

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Organized t self-care t education t programs t emphasize t health t promotion, t disease tprevention,
tmanagementof t illness, t self-care, t and t judicious t use t of t the t professional t health t care t system.

t Prenatal tcare, t lobbying, tand tInternet tactivities tare tsecondary.




4.
The t home t health t nurse t is t assisting t a t patient t and t his t family t in t planning t the t patient‘s
t return t to twork t after t surgery t and t the t development t of t postsurgical t complications. t The t nurse

t is t preparing ta t plan t of tcare t that t addresses t the t patient‘s t multifaceted t needs. t To t which

t level t of t Maslow‘s thierarchy t of t basicneeds tdoes tthe tpatient‘s tneed tfor t self- t fulfillment trelate?

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