HEALTH AND WELLNESS EXAM 1 CONCEPTS
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Chamberlain Care - Accurate answers way of being: caring for ourselves informs and sustains
caring relationships with our colleagues, students, patients, and the community
tenets of Chamberlain Care - Accurate answers care for community, care for faculty, care for
students, care for patients, care for partners
ways to prevent compassion fatigue - Accurate answers 1. Ponder self-awareness.
2. Learn more about compassion fatigue.
3. Practice self-care measures.
4. Establish professional boundaries.
compassion fatigue - Accurate answers declining empathy due to continuous exposure to sickness
and suffering
What hormone produced in excess contributes to weight gain during periods of chronic stress? -
Accurate answers Cortisol
stages of general adaption syndrome - Accurate answers Alarm stage: The body releases hormones
that prepare it to either defend itself (fight) or run away (flight).
Resistance stage: All coping skills and defense mechanisms are used to stabilize the body.
Exhaustion stage: The body becomes overwhelmed and resources are depleted.
alarm stage - Accurate answers The body releases hormones that prepare it to either defend itself
(fight) or run away (flight).
resistance stage - Accurate answers All coping skills and defense mechanisms are used to stabilize
the body.
exhaustion stage - Accurate answers The body becomes overwhelmed and resources are depleted.
Adults should get at least _____ minutes of ____ intensity ____ activity each ____. Examples include
brisk walking or fast dancing. - Accurate answers 150 minutes of moderate intensity aerobic
activity each week
,Approximately how many hours of sleep per day does a middle-aged nurse require? - Accurate
answers 7 to 9 hours daily
Provision 5 - Accurate answers views the nurse as a person of dignity and worth
Duties to Self and Others
Nurses must take care of themselves before taking care of others.
These duties include health, safety, integrity, competence, and professional growth.
Promotion of Personal Health, Safety, and Well-Being
Nurses have a duty to model health promotion to clients and the public.
Balance between personal and professional life is essential to avoid compassion fatigue.
Healthy diet, sleep patterns, and relationships are all factors necessary to maintain balance.
Preservation of Wholeness of Character
Nurses are moral agents in every setting.
They embrace the values of the profession and display them in all actions.
Nurses must merge personal and professional values to create an identity that is reflected in practice.
Preservation of Integrity
Threats to integrity may be encountered in practice.
Nurses have a right and duty to express opposition and only compromise if decisions preserve moral
integrity.
When integrity is eroded, nurses experience moral distress.
Maintenance of Competence and Continuation of Professional Growth
Nurses must evaluate their performance periodically and commit to lifelong learning and advanced
study.
stress - Accurate answers actual or perceived hazard to the balance of homeostasis
stressor - Accurate answers physical, chemical, or emotional factor that produces tension in the
body or the mind
differ in scope, strength, and duration
appraisal of the stressor - Accurate answers how the stressor is interpreted
personal evaluation of the meaning of the event and what is happening and a consideration of resources
available to help manage the stressor
situational stress - Accurate answers situational stressors in the workplace that affect nurses are
high-acuity client loads, job environment, constant distractions, responsibilities, conflicting priorities,
and intensity of care
shift work increases fatigue
maturational stress - Accurate answers stress from stages of life
,nurse may struggle with major changes in life circumstances, such as divorce, the birth of a child, or the
death of a parent
sociocultural stress - Accurate answers environmental and social stressors
living under conditions of violence or homelessness affects health
cultural variations also produce stress, particularly if a person's values differ from the dominant culture
What is the stress adaption theory based on? - Accurate answers General Adaption Syndrome
What are the negative effects stress has on the body? - Accurate answers Headaches
Tense muscles
Higher heart attack risk
Heartburn
Weakened immune system
Rapid breathing
High blood pressure
High blood sugar
Stomach ache and digestion problems
Mental health issues
Fertility problems
What model includes managing stress and promoting health? - Accurate answers Pender's Health
Promotion Model
What is the Health Promotion Model? - Accurate answers model directed at increasing a person's
level of well-being focusing on three areas:
(1) individual characteristics and experiences
(2) behavior-specific knowledge and affect
(3) behavioral outcomes in which the person commits to changing a behavior
personal characteristics interact with the environment to determine a person's motivation, attitudes,
and actions to engage in health-promoting behaviors
Nurses recognize individuals have unique personal characteristics and experiences that affect
subsequent actions and understand behavior-specific variables influence motivation to adopt healthy
behaviors.
What are the three areas in the Health Promotion Model? - Accurate answers (1) individual
characteristics and experiences
(2) behavior-specific knowledge and affect
(3) behavioral outcomes in which the person commits to changing a behavior
Provision 6 - Accurate answers moral milieu of nursing practice
, "The nurse, through individual and collective effort, establishes, maintains, and improves the ethical
environment of the work setting and conditions of employment that are conducive to safe, quality
health care"
Environment and Moral Virtue: Nurses are expected to foster a work environment filled with respect
and caring, communication, generosity, kindness, equality, prudence, and transparency.
Environment and Ethical Obligation: Nurses create a culture of excellence by formulating clear policies
and procedures, treating colleagues fairly and with dignity, and ensuring that all nurses understand the
code of ethics.
Responsibility for the Healthcare Environment: Nurses participate in interprofessional workplace
advocacy to address unethical practice. They continue to express concerns over unacceptable practices
until changes are made. If the environment continues to be unethical, they resign in order to preserve
integrity.
American Nurses Association's Scope and Standards of Practice Standard 18 - Accurate answers the
registered nurse is responsible for practicing in a manner that advances environmental safety and health
by:
-Creating a safe, healthy workplace.
-Fostering professionalism
-Not tolerating abusive, destructive, or oppressive behaviors at work.
-Promoting evidence-based practices to create a psychologically and physically safe environment.
-Assessing the environment to identify and reduce risks.
-Advocating for environmental health in the communities in which they work and live.
-Incorporating technology to promote safe practice.
-Promoting sustainable, global environmental health policies that focus on prevention of hazards.
What are consequences of not getting adequate amount of sleep? - Accurate answers
concentration, judgment, and participation in daily activities decline and irritability increases
circadian rhythm - Accurate answers 24-hour, day-night cycle which influences major biological
and behavioral functions
We each have a biological clock that synchronizes our sleep cycle
What bodily functions depend on the maintenance of the circadian rhythm? - Accurate answers
Body temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, hormone secretion, sensory acuity, and mood
What factors affect circadian rhythm? - Accurate answers Light, temperature, social activities, and
work routines
For nurses, the wake-sleep cycle can be disrupted by working rotating shifts, causing other physiologic
changes
What are the phases of sleep? - Accurate answers two main sleep phases: nonrapid eye movement
(NREM) sleep and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep
(EDAPT) QUESTIONS WITH 100% ACCURATE
ANSWERS
Chamberlain Care - Accurate answers way of being: caring for ourselves informs and sustains
caring relationships with our colleagues, students, patients, and the community
tenets of Chamberlain Care - Accurate answers care for community, care for faculty, care for
students, care for patients, care for partners
ways to prevent compassion fatigue - Accurate answers 1. Ponder self-awareness.
2. Learn more about compassion fatigue.
3. Practice self-care measures.
4. Establish professional boundaries.
compassion fatigue - Accurate answers declining empathy due to continuous exposure to sickness
and suffering
What hormone produced in excess contributes to weight gain during periods of chronic stress? -
Accurate answers Cortisol
stages of general adaption syndrome - Accurate answers Alarm stage: The body releases hormones
that prepare it to either defend itself (fight) or run away (flight).
Resistance stage: All coping skills and defense mechanisms are used to stabilize the body.
Exhaustion stage: The body becomes overwhelmed and resources are depleted.
alarm stage - Accurate answers The body releases hormones that prepare it to either defend itself
(fight) or run away (flight).
resistance stage - Accurate answers All coping skills and defense mechanisms are used to stabilize
the body.
exhaustion stage - Accurate answers The body becomes overwhelmed and resources are depleted.
Adults should get at least _____ minutes of ____ intensity ____ activity each ____. Examples include
brisk walking or fast dancing. - Accurate answers 150 minutes of moderate intensity aerobic
activity each week
,Approximately how many hours of sleep per day does a middle-aged nurse require? - Accurate
answers 7 to 9 hours daily
Provision 5 - Accurate answers views the nurse as a person of dignity and worth
Duties to Self and Others
Nurses must take care of themselves before taking care of others.
These duties include health, safety, integrity, competence, and professional growth.
Promotion of Personal Health, Safety, and Well-Being
Nurses have a duty to model health promotion to clients and the public.
Balance between personal and professional life is essential to avoid compassion fatigue.
Healthy diet, sleep patterns, and relationships are all factors necessary to maintain balance.
Preservation of Wholeness of Character
Nurses are moral agents in every setting.
They embrace the values of the profession and display them in all actions.
Nurses must merge personal and professional values to create an identity that is reflected in practice.
Preservation of Integrity
Threats to integrity may be encountered in practice.
Nurses have a right and duty to express opposition and only compromise if decisions preserve moral
integrity.
When integrity is eroded, nurses experience moral distress.
Maintenance of Competence and Continuation of Professional Growth
Nurses must evaluate their performance periodically and commit to lifelong learning and advanced
study.
stress - Accurate answers actual or perceived hazard to the balance of homeostasis
stressor - Accurate answers physical, chemical, or emotional factor that produces tension in the
body or the mind
differ in scope, strength, and duration
appraisal of the stressor - Accurate answers how the stressor is interpreted
personal evaluation of the meaning of the event and what is happening and a consideration of resources
available to help manage the stressor
situational stress - Accurate answers situational stressors in the workplace that affect nurses are
high-acuity client loads, job environment, constant distractions, responsibilities, conflicting priorities,
and intensity of care
shift work increases fatigue
maturational stress - Accurate answers stress from stages of life
,nurse may struggle with major changes in life circumstances, such as divorce, the birth of a child, or the
death of a parent
sociocultural stress - Accurate answers environmental and social stressors
living under conditions of violence or homelessness affects health
cultural variations also produce stress, particularly if a person's values differ from the dominant culture
What is the stress adaption theory based on? - Accurate answers General Adaption Syndrome
What are the negative effects stress has on the body? - Accurate answers Headaches
Tense muscles
Higher heart attack risk
Heartburn
Weakened immune system
Rapid breathing
High blood pressure
High blood sugar
Stomach ache and digestion problems
Mental health issues
Fertility problems
What model includes managing stress and promoting health? - Accurate answers Pender's Health
Promotion Model
What is the Health Promotion Model? - Accurate answers model directed at increasing a person's
level of well-being focusing on three areas:
(1) individual characteristics and experiences
(2) behavior-specific knowledge and affect
(3) behavioral outcomes in which the person commits to changing a behavior
personal characteristics interact with the environment to determine a person's motivation, attitudes,
and actions to engage in health-promoting behaviors
Nurses recognize individuals have unique personal characteristics and experiences that affect
subsequent actions and understand behavior-specific variables influence motivation to adopt healthy
behaviors.
What are the three areas in the Health Promotion Model? - Accurate answers (1) individual
characteristics and experiences
(2) behavior-specific knowledge and affect
(3) behavioral outcomes in which the person commits to changing a behavior
Provision 6 - Accurate answers moral milieu of nursing practice
, "The nurse, through individual and collective effort, establishes, maintains, and improves the ethical
environment of the work setting and conditions of employment that are conducive to safe, quality
health care"
Environment and Moral Virtue: Nurses are expected to foster a work environment filled with respect
and caring, communication, generosity, kindness, equality, prudence, and transparency.
Environment and Ethical Obligation: Nurses create a culture of excellence by formulating clear policies
and procedures, treating colleagues fairly and with dignity, and ensuring that all nurses understand the
code of ethics.
Responsibility for the Healthcare Environment: Nurses participate in interprofessional workplace
advocacy to address unethical practice. They continue to express concerns over unacceptable practices
until changes are made. If the environment continues to be unethical, they resign in order to preserve
integrity.
American Nurses Association's Scope and Standards of Practice Standard 18 - Accurate answers the
registered nurse is responsible for practicing in a manner that advances environmental safety and health
by:
-Creating a safe, healthy workplace.
-Fostering professionalism
-Not tolerating abusive, destructive, or oppressive behaviors at work.
-Promoting evidence-based practices to create a psychologically and physically safe environment.
-Assessing the environment to identify and reduce risks.
-Advocating for environmental health in the communities in which they work and live.
-Incorporating technology to promote safe practice.
-Promoting sustainable, global environmental health policies that focus on prevention of hazards.
What are consequences of not getting adequate amount of sleep? - Accurate answers
concentration, judgment, and participation in daily activities decline and irritability increases
circadian rhythm - Accurate answers 24-hour, day-night cycle which influences major biological
and behavioral functions
We each have a biological clock that synchronizes our sleep cycle
What bodily functions depend on the maintenance of the circadian rhythm? - Accurate answers
Body temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, hormone secretion, sensory acuity, and mood
What factors affect circadian rhythm? - Accurate answers Light, temperature, social activities, and
work routines
For nurses, the wake-sleep cycle can be disrupted by working rotating shifts, causing other physiologic
changes
What are the phases of sleep? - Accurate answers two main sleep phases: nonrapid eye movement
(NREM) sleep and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep
