Nursing UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Health - CORRECT ANSWER - Defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a
state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease and
infirmity.
Cultural Competence - CORRECT ANSWER - Necessary characteristic for an effective
nurse, involving appropriate and sensitive care to cultural differences to promote a positive
nurse-patient relationship and care outcomes.
Organized Self-Care Education Programs - CORRECT ANSWER - Emphasize health
promotion, disease prevention, illness management, self-care, and judicious use of professional
health care system.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Basic Needs - CORRECT ANSWER - Self-actualization, including
self-fulfillment, desire to know and understand, and aesthetic needs, represents the highest level
of human needs.
Continuum of Health and Illness - CORRECT ANSWER - Acknowledges that a person's
state of health is ever-changing, ranging from high-level wellness to extremely poor health and
imminent death.
Disease Prevention - CORRECT ANSWER - Best achieved by exhibiting behaviors that
promote health, emphasizing health, health promotion, wellness, and self-care.
Quality Improvement Programs - CORRECT ANSWER - Focus on the processes used to
provide care, seeking to improve the quality of health care delivery.