NUR 1213 Unit 1 Exam Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update 2025/2026
What are the attributes and criteria of health disparities - Answers freely chosen damaging
behavior, exposure to unhealthy living conditions, inadequate access to services
What three theories are considered with health disparities - Answers social-ecological model,
structural-constructivist model, cultural competence model
What are the clinical exemplars of health disparities - Answers unequal - receipt of prenatal care,
recommended immunizations, pain management, breast cancer screening, palliative care
What are the 6 interrelated concepts of health disparities - Answers Communication, Culture,
Health Care Law, Health Policy, Health Promotion, Health Care Quality
subjectively distressful experience activated by the perception of threat, which has both a
potential psychological and physiological etiology and expression is known as - Answers anxiety
alert to human condition of impending doom (real or imagined) accompanied by autonomic
responses that serve as protective is also known as - Answers anxiety
What can be known as episodic/chronic, mild/severe, adaptive/functionally impairing,
symptom/disorder - Answers anxiety
What is the scope of anxiety - Answers no anxiety, mild, moderate, severe, panic
What type of anxiety is beneficial as it promotes learning, motivation & awareness - Answers
mild to moderate
What type of anxiety can lead to injury of self or others, restrict cognitive ability - Answers
severe to panic
Panic anxiety can lead to what if it is not managed - Answers death
sharp senses, increased motivation, heightened awareness , enhanced learning, optimal
functioning would show what level of Peplau's anxiety - Answers mild
narrowed perceptional field, less alert, decreased concentration , decreased problem solving,
muscular tension, restlessness would show what level of Peplau's anxiety - Answers moderate
concentration progressively narrowed, severe impairment of attention, severe cognitive
impairment, physical symptoms , emotional symptoms would show what level pf Peplau's
anxiety - Answers severe
hyperventilation, complete lack of focus, tendency to misperceive environment, marked change
in baseline behavior, marked functional impairment, emotional & behavioral dysregulation would
show what level of Peplau's anxiety - Answers panic
, What is the name of this physiological process: occurs in sympathetic division of the autonomic
nervous system, interacts with the adrenal cortex to produce adrenaline - Answers fight or flight
What are the signs of a patient that is experiencing fight or flight responses - Answers
tachycardia, disambiguation, bladder relaxation, tremors, blushing, xerostomia, delayed
digestion, hyperacusis
What are the three stages of General Adaptation Syndrome? - Answers alarm, resistance,
exhaustion
Stage one of general adaptation syndrome is also known as - Answers fight or flight response
Which stage of general adaptation syndrome is this - parasympathetic nervous system assists
in returning body to homeostasis - Answers stage two resistance
What stage of general adaptation syndrome is this - stressor may exceed body's capacity to
compensate, exposing it to disease or death - Answers stage three exhaustion
What 6 components of the limbic system play a role in anxiety? - Answers thalamus,
hypothalamus, gyrus, amygdala, hippocampus, basal ganglia
What 5 hormones are central to anxiety? - Answers Serotonin, Norepinephrine, GABA, dopamine,
thyroid hormone
point of observable recognition of functional impairment is known as - Answers clinical
threshold
the nurse's ability to recognize anxiety-based symptoms - Answers clinical perception
What is the average age of onset with anxiety - Answers 11 years old
T or F: highest prevalence of anxiety occurs 15 to 25 years old - Answers False, 30 to 44
T or F: Men are more likely to have anxiety than women - Answers False
T or F: White have a higher incidence of anxiety - Answers True
What are the clinical manifestations of anxiety - Answers hypertension, tachycardia, tachypnea,
diaphoresis, ataxia, tremulousness, GI distress, muscular tension
When conducting a history assessment for a patient with anxiety, a nurse should - Answers use
non-clinical terms, scaled questioning
CBC, metabolic, ABGs, thyroid, urinalysis, CT scan, ECG, Stress test are all diagnostic screenings
for - Answers anxiety
well-visits, educating, altering risky behaviors, fostering relationships, decreasing exposure and
enhancing resistance are considered - Answers primary prevention for anxiety
What are the attributes and criteria of health disparities - Answers freely chosen damaging
behavior, exposure to unhealthy living conditions, inadequate access to services
What three theories are considered with health disparities - Answers social-ecological model,
structural-constructivist model, cultural competence model
What are the clinical exemplars of health disparities - Answers unequal - receipt of prenatal care,
recommended immunizations, pain management, breast cancer screening, palliative care
What are the 6 interrelated concepts of health disparities - Answers Communication, Culture,
Health Care Law, Health Policy, Health Promotion, Health Care Quality
subjectively distressful experience activated by the perception of threat, which has both a
potential psychological and physiological etiology and expression is known as - Answers anxiety
alert to human condition of impending doom (real or imagined) accompanied by autonomic
responses that serve as protective is also known as - Answers anxiety
What can be known as episodic/chronic, mild/severe, adaptive/functionally impairing,
symptom/disorder - Answers anxiety
What is the scope of anxiety - Answers no anxiety, mild, moderate, severe, panic
What type of anxiety is beneficial as it promotes learning, motivation & awareness - Answers
mild to moderate
What type of anxiety can lead to injury of self or others, restrict cognitive ability - Answers
severe to panic
Panic anxiety can lead to what if it is not managed - Answers death
sharp senses, increased motivation, heightened awareness , enhanced learning, optimal
functioning would show what level of Peplau's anxiety - Answers mild
narrowed perceptional field, less alert, decreased concentration , decreased problem solving,
muscular tension, restlessness would show what level of Peplau's anxiety - Answers moderate
concentration progressively narrowed, severe impairment of attention, severe cognitive
impairment, physical symptoms , emotional symptoms would show what level pf Peplau's
anxiety - Answers severe
hyperventilation, complete lack of focus, tendency to misperceive environment, marked change
in baseline behavior, marked functional impairment, emotional & behavioral dysregulation would
show what level of Peplau's anxiety - Answers panic
, What is the name of this physiological process: occurs in sympathetic division of the autonomic
nervous system, interacts with the adrenal cortex to produce adrenaline - Answers fight or flight
What are the signs of a patient that is experiencing fight or flight responses - Answers
tachycardia, disambiguation, bladder relaxation, tremors, blushing, xerostomia, delayed
digestion, hyperacusis
What are the three stages of General Adaptation Syndrome? - Answers alarm, resistance,
exhaustion
Stage one of general adaptation syndrome is also known as - Answers fight or flight response
Which stage of general adaptation syndrome is this - parasympathetic nervous system assists
in returning body to homeostasis - Answers stage two resistance
What stage of general adaptation syndrome is this - stressor may exceed body's capacity to
compensate, exposing it to disease or death - Answers stage three exhaustion
What 6 components of the limbic system play a role in anxiety? - Answers thalamus,
hypothalamus, gyrus, amygdala, hippocampus, basal ganglia
What 5 hormones are central to anxiety? - Answers Serotonin, Norepinephrine, GABA, dopamine,
thyroid hormone
point of observable recognition of functional impairment is known as - Answers clinical
threshold
the nurse's ability to recognize anxiety-based symptoms - Answers clinical perception
What is the average age of onset with anxiety - Answers 11 years old
T or F: highest prevalence of anxiety occurs 15 to 25 years old - Answers False, 30 to 44
T or F: Men are more likely to have anxiety than women - Answers False
T or F: White have a higher incidence of anxiety - Answers True
What are the clinical manifestations of anxiety - Answers hypertension, tachycardia, tachypnea,
diaphoresis, ataxia, tremulousness, GI distress, muscular tension
When conducting a history assessment for a patient with anxiety, a nurse should - Answers use
non-clinical terms, scaled questioning
CBC, metabolic, ABGs, thyroid, urinalysis, CT scan, ECG, Stress test are all diagnostic screenings
for - Answers anxiety
well-visits, educating, altering risky behaviors, fostering relationships, decreasing exposure and
enhancing resistance are considered - Answers primary prevention for anxiety
