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NURS 250 – Medical-Surgical Nursing |Final
| A+ Graded | 2025/2026 Updated Edition |
Guaranteed Pass
The health belief model is useful when educating individuals about
health and illness. Why would this be? - SOLUTION=It allows you to
assess the client's beliefs and structure goals so he can meet health
needs.
All of the following are factors in the agent-host-environment model of
health and illness, as developed by Leavell and Clark (1965) except? -
SOLUTION=evil spirit
Which is an example of tertiary health promotion? -
SOLUTION=rehabilitation
The definition of chronic conditions can be complex. Which factors
would a nurse expect to be included in the definition of chronic
conditions? (Select all that apply.) - SOLUTION=Diseases that have a
prolonged course
Diseases that do not resolve spontaneously
Diseases where complete cures are rare
A nurse educator uses models of health and illness when teaching.
Which model of health and illness places high-level health and death on
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opposite ends of a graduated scale? - SOLUTION=Health-Illness
Continuum
A nurse is educating women on the need for calcium to prevent bone
loss. What level of prevention does this represent? -
SOLUTION=Primary prevention
The nurse's community outreach class is giving a presentation on seat
belts and child safety seats at the local firehouse every weekend in
October. What level(s) of health promotion is this an example of? -
SOLUTION=primary
The nursing instructor identifies a need for further instruction when the
nursing student makes which of the following statements on a case study
pertaining to a client with diabetes who is taking insulin daily as
prescribed and follows a strict diet? - SOLUTION="This client cannot
possibly ever be considered as healthy."
Which model is most useful in examining the cause of disease in an
individual, based upon external factors? - SOLUTION=The Agent-Host-
Environment Model
Which nursing intervention is an example of tertiary preventive care? -
SOLUTION=assisting with speech therapy for a client with a traumatic
brain injury
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The nurse in a free clinic caring for clients uses the Health Belief Model,
which is based on three components. What is the main focus for this
model? - SOLUTION=It focuses on what people believe to be true about
their health.
A client experiencing symptoms of cold is referred to the specialist for
diagnosis and consultation. Consultation and diagnostic tests are
included in which level of the health care system? -
SOLUTION=secondary care
An elderly resident of a long-term care facility has developed diarrhea
and dehydration as a result of exposure to clostridium difficile during a
recent outbreak. The resident's primary care provider has consequently
prescribed the antibiotic metronidazole (Flagyl). Which model of health
promotion and illness prevention is most clearly evident in these events?
- SOLUTION=The Agent-Host-Environment Model
The recognition of health as an ongoing process toward a person's
highest potential of functioning is defined as: - SOLUTION=high-level
wellness
A woman over the age of 40 years has an annual mammogram. What
level of prevention does this represent? - SOLUTION=secondary
prevention
NURS 250 – Medical-Surgical Nursing |Final
| A+ Graded | 2025/2026 Updated Edition |
Guaranteed Pass
The health belief model is useful when educating individuals about
health and illness. Why would this be? - SOLUTION=It allows you to
assess the client's beliefs and structure goals so he can meet health
needs.
All of the following are factors in the agent-host-environment model of
health and illness, as developed by Leavell and Clark (1965) except? -
SOLUTION=evil spirit
Which is an example of tertiary health promotion? -
SOLUTION=rehabilitation
The definition of chronic conditions can be complex. Which factors
would a nurse expect to be included in the definition of chronic
conditions? (Select all that apply.) - SOLUTION=Diseases that have a
prolonged course
Diseases that do not resolve spontaneously
Diseases where complete cures are rare
A nurse educator uses models of health and illness when teaching.
Which model of health and illness places high-level health and death on
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opposite ends of a graduated scale? - SOLUTION=Health-Illness
Continuum
A nurse is educating women on the need for calcium to prevent bone
loss. What level of prevention does this represent? -
SOLUTION=Primary prevention
The nurse's community outreach class is giving a presentation on seat
belts and child safety seats at the local firehouse every weekend in
October. What level(s) of health promotion is this an example of? -
SOLUTION=primary
The nursing instructor identifies a need for further instruction when the
nursing student makes which of the following statements on a case study
pertaining to a client with diabetes who is taking insulin daily as
prescribed and follows a strict diet? - SOLUTION="This client cannot
possibly ever be considered as healthy."
Which model is most useful in examining the cause of disease in an
individual, based upon external factors? - SOLUTION=The Agent-Host-
Environment Model
Which nursing intervention is an example of tertiary preventive care? -
SOLUTION=assisting with speech therapy for a client with a traumatic
brain injury
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The nurse in a free clinic caring for clients uses the Health Belief Model,
which is based on three components. What is the main focus for this
model? - SOLUTION=It focuses on what people believe to be true about
their health.
A client experiencing symptoms of cold is referred to the specialist for
diagnosis and consultation. Consultation and diagnostic tests are
included in which level of the health care system? -
SOLUTION=secondary care
An elderly resident of a long-term care facility has developed diarrhea
and dehydration as a result of exposure to clostridium difficile during a
recent outbreak. The resident's primary care provider has consequently
prescribed the antibiotic metronidazole (Flagyl). Which model of health
promotion and illness prevention is most clearly evident in these events?
- SOLUTION=The Agent-Host-Environment Model
The recognition of health as an ongoing process toward a person's
highest potential of functioning is defined as: - SOLUTION=high-level
wellness
A woman over the age of 40 years has an annual mammogram. What
level of prevention does this represent? - SOLUTION=secondary
prevention
