NUR 224 Final Exam
Definition of wellness - Answers - state of life that is balanced, personally satisfying,
and characterized by health enhancing behaviors
Definition of health promotion - Answers - actions to increase health and well being of
individuals, families, and communities
Definition of individual health promotion - Answers - focus on decreasing / eliminating
biological, lifestyle, and environmental risks
Definition of health - Answers - a state of complete physical, mental, and social well
being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Definition of illness - Answers - the unique response of a person to a disease; an
abnormal process involving changed level of functioning
What makes up the whole person / the human dimensions - Answers -
What are the basic human needs and the hierarchy of them? - Answers -
, 1. Physiological
2. Safety
3. Love / belonging
4. Esteem
5. Self actualization
What factors influence a person's self concept - Answers - 1. Past experiences
2. Interpersonal interactions
3. Physical and cultural influences
4. Education
What are the levels of prevention - Answers - Primary Prevention
- wellness and pre-pathology
- improving overall wellness
- prevent illness and injury
- health promotion / education of healthy ppl
Secondary Prevention
- illness and pathology
- early detection of illness and tx for existing health problems (screenings)
Tertiary Prevention
- return to wellness and rehabilitation
- return to optimum level of wellness after an illness or injury has occurred
- prevention of occurrence of problems
What are examples of primary level of health promotion - Answers - education on
weight loss, diet, exercise, and smoking cessation
What are examples of secondary level of health promotion - Answers - education
about screenings, examinations, family counseling
What are examples of tertiary level of health promotion - Answers - education around
medications, surgical tx, occupational therapy for chronic conditions
What is the health-illness continuum - Answers -
,NUR 224 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
measures a person's level of health
Views health as a constantly changing state with high level wellness and death on
opposite sides of continuum
Illustrates the dynamic (ever-changing) state of health
What are the 3 models for health promotion - Answers - 1. Health belief model
2. Theory of reasoned action / planned behavior
3. Health promotion model
What is the health belief model - Answers -
helpful in assessing the patient's readiness to change
Perceptions of motivation to change:
- susceptibility, severity, personal benefit, self-efficacy, external cues they recieve
What is the health promotion model - Answers -
, 4 concepts:
1. Individual characteristics and behaviors - knowledge, skill, experience
2. Behavior specific cognition and affect - motivation of benefits of action, barriers to
action, activity related affect, situational influences
3. Commitment to a plan of action - commitment and strategies
4. Behavioral outcomes - did it work
What are personal factors - Answers - 1. Biologic - age, gender
2. Psychologic - stress, illness, self image, fear
3. Sociologic - finances, situation
4. Cultural - beliefs, family values
What are holistic health models - Answers - center on interrelatedness of the body and
the mind
Emphasized support of body's own ability to heal
What are nursing interventions of holistic health models - Answers - guided imagery
Therapeutic touch
Music therapy
Relaxation techniques
Reminiscence
What are healthy people topics of 2020 - Answers - increase nutrition
Cease tobacco use
Lower alcohol and substance abuse
Increase sexual and reproductive health
Increase mental health
Definition of wellness - Answers - state of life that is balanced, personally satisfying,
and characterized by health enhancing behaviors
Definition of health promotion - Answers - actions to increase health and well being of
individuals, families, and communities
Definition of individual health promotion - Answers - focus on decreasing / eliminating
biological, lifestyle, and environmental risks
Definition of health - Answers - a state of complete physical, mental, and social well
being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Definition of illness - Answers - the unique response of a person to a disease; an
abnormal process involving changed level of functioning
What makes up the whole person / the human dimensions - Answers -
What are the basic human needs and the hierarchy of them? - Answers -
, 1. Physiological
2. Safety
3. Love / belonging
4. Esteem
5. Self actualization
What factors influence a person's self concept - Answers - 1. Past experiences
2. Interpersonal interactions
3. Physical and cultural influences
4. Education
What are the levels of prevention - Answers - Primary Prevention
- wellness and pre-pathology
- improving overall wellness
- prevent illness and injury
- health promotion / education of healthy ppl
Secondary Prevention
- illness and pathology
- early detection of illness and tx for existing health problems (screenings)
Tertiary Prevention
- return to wellness and rehabilitation
- return to optimum level of wellness after an illness or injury has occurred
- prevention of occurrence of problems
What are examples of primary level of health promotion - Answers - education on
weight loss, diet, exercise, and smoking cessation
What are examples of secondary level of health promotion - Answers - education
about screenings, examinations, family counseling
What are examples of tertiary level of health promotion - Answers - education around
medications, surgical tx, occupational therapy for chronic conditions
What is the health-illness continuum - Answers -
,NUR 224 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
measures a person's level of health
Views health as a constantly changing state with high level wellness and death on
opposite sides of continuum
Illustrates the dynamic (ever-changing) state of health
What are the 3 models for health promotion - Answers - 1. Health belief model
2. Theory of reasoned action / planned behavior
3. Health promotion model
What is the health belief model - Answers -
helpful in assessing the patient's readiness to change
Perceptions of motivation to change:
- susceptibility, severity, personal benefit, self-efficacy, external cues they recieve
What is the health promotion model - Answers -
, 4 concepts:
1. Individual characteristics and behaviors - knowledge, skill, experience
2. Behavior specific cognition and affect - motivation of benefits of action, barriers to
action, activity related affect, situational influences
3. Commitment to a plan of action - commitment and strategies
4. Behavioral outcomes - did it work
What are personal factors - Answers - 1. Biologic - age, gender
2. Psychologic - stress, illness, self image, fear
3. Sociologic - finances, situation
4. Cultural - beliefs, family values
What are holistic health models - Answers - center on interrelatedness of the body and
the mind
Emphasized support of body's own ability to heal
What are nursing interventions of holistic health models - Answers - guided imagery
Therapeutic touch
Music therapy
Relaxation techniques
Reminiscence
What are healthy people topics of 2020 - Answers - increase nutrition
Cease tobacco use
Lower alcohol and substance abuse
Increase sexual and reproductive health
Increase mental health
