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NUR 228 Exam 2 Questions And Answers
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Health - ANS State of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity. People define in relation with their own values, personality, and
lifestyle. Each person has a personal concept of health.
Positive health behavior - ANS activities related to maintaining, attaining, or regaining good
health and preventing illness (ex- vaccines, exercise, stress management)
Negative health behavior - ANS includes practices actually or potentially harmful to health
(ex- smoking, poor diet, not taking meds)
Health Belief Model - ANS conceptual framework that describes a persons health behavior as
an expression of his/her beliefs
-relationship between a persons beliefs and behaviors
-helps you understand factors influencing patients perceptions, beliefs, and behavior to plan
care that will most effectively help patients maintain or restore health
3 components of health belief model - ANS 1) individuals perception of susceptibility to an
illness
2) individuals perception of serious illness
3) likelihood that a person will take preventative action
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Holistic Health Model - ANS attempts to create conditions that promote a patients optimal
level of health.
-consider patients to be ultimate expert when it comes to their health (biophysical and spiritual
being)
-consider emotional and spiritual well being
-nurses recognize natural healing abilities of the the body
Health Promotion - ANS activities such as routine exercise and good nutrition that help
patients maintain or enhance their present level of health and reduce their risks of developing
certain diseases
Wellness - ANS dynamic state of health in which an individual progresses toward a higher
level of functioning, achieving an optimum balance between internal and external
environments
Wellness Education - ANS teaches people how to care for themselves in a healthy way and
includes topics of physical awareness, stress management and self responsibility
Illness Prevention - ANS activities such as immunization programs protect patients from
actual or potential threats to heath. They motivate people to avoid a decline in health or
functional levels
Passive strategies of health promotion - ANS individuals gain from the activities of others
without acting themselves. (EX- milk being fortified with Vitamin D)
-Involve a patient who is the recipient of actions by health care professionals
Active Strategies of Health Promotion - ANS individuals adopt specific health programs (ex-
weight-reduction programs require people to actively participate to increase their wellness)
Primary Prevention (true prevention) - ANS precedes disease or dysfunction and is applied to
patients considered physically and emotionally healthy
NUR 228 Exam 2 Questions And Answers
100% Pass
Health - ANS State of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity. People define in relation with their own values, personality, and
lifestyle. Each person has a personal concept of health.
Positive health behavior - ANS activities related to maintaining, attaining, or regaining good
health and preventing illness (ex- vaccines, exercise, stress management)
Negative health behavior - ANS includes practices actually or potentially harmful to health
(ex- smoking, poor diet, not taking meds)
Health Belief Model - ANS conceptual framework that describes a persons health behavior as
an expression of his/her beliefs
-relationship between a persons beliefs and behaviors
-helps you understand factors influencing patients perceptions, beliefs, and behavior to plan
care that will most effectively help patients maintain or restore health
3 components of health belief model - ANS 1) individuals perception of susceptibility to an
illness
2) individuals perception of serious illness
3) likelihood that a person will take preventative action
, ©EVERLY 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Holistic Health Model - ANS attempts to create conditions that promote a patients optimal
level of health.
-consider patients to be ultimate expert when it comes to their health (biophysical and spiritual
being)
-consider emotional and spiritual well being
-nurses recognize natural healing abilities of the the body
Health Promotion - ANS activities such as routine exercise and good nutrition that help
patients maintain or enhance their present level of health and reduce their risks of developing
certain diseases
Wellness - ANS dynamic state of health in which an individual progresses toward a higher
level of functioning, achieving an optimum balance between internal and external
environments
Wellness Education - ANS teaches people how to care for themselves in a healthy way and
includes topics of physical awareness, stress management and self responsibility
Illness Prevention - ANS activities such as immunization programs protect patients from
actual or potential threats to heath. They motivate people to avoid a decline in health or
functional levels
Passive strategies of health promotion - ANS individuals gain from the activities of others
without acting themselves. (EX- milk being fortified with Vitamin D)
-Involve a patient who is the recipient of actions by health care professionals
Active Strategies of Health Promotion - ANS individuals adopt specific health programs (ex-
weight-reduction programs require people to actively participate to increase their wellness)
Primary Prevention (true prevention) - ANS precedes disease or dysfunction and is applied to
patients considered physically and emotionally healthy
