Chap 01
1. In early civilization, the cause of illness was attributed to:
a. Infectious disease
b. Microorganisms
c. Contaminated food and water
d. Natural and supernatural forces
Actual Answer:- d
Rationale: In early civilization, illness was attributed to natural and supernatural forces.
Nursing Process: Assessment
Client Needs: Physiological Integrity
2. The first understanding of disease processes occurred in (the): a. Early civilization
b. 21st century
c. 19th century
d. Middle Ages
Actual Answer:- c
Rationale: In the 19th century, the development of bacteriology helped in the
understanding of disease processes.
,Nursing Process: Assessment
3. Despite all of the improvements and advancements in health care, several infectious
diseases have recently resurfaced, including:
a. Strep throat
b. Tuberculosis
c. Polio
d. Mononucleosis
Actual Answer:- b
Rationale: Tuberculosis is one of several diseases that have recently resurfaced.
Nursing Process: Planning
Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
4. Healthy People 2020 identifies two major goals—eliminating health disparities and:
a. Increasing peace and prosperity
b. Eliminating all diseases
c. Increasing the quality and years of healthy living
d. Limiting population growth
Actual Answer:- c
Rationale: Increasing the quality and years of healthy living is one major goal set by
Healthy People 2020.
Nursing Process: Planning
,Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
5. An external force that can affect one’s health is (the):
a. Mind
b. Culture
c. Heredity
d. Hormones
Actual Answer:- b
Rationale: Culture is an external force that can have many influences on an individual,
including effects on health.
Nursing Process: Planning
Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
6. Health promotion is:
a. Goal oriented
b. Natural
c. Unplanned
d. Special
Actual Answer:- a
Rationale: Health promotion sets goals leading toward optimal wellness.
Nursing Process: Planning
Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
,7. Mrs. Jackson brings her 6-month-old infant to the clinic for immunization. This
action demonstrates which of the following levels of disease prevention?
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
d. Rehabilitative
Actual Answer:- a
Rationale: Primary prevention is aimed at disease prevention.
Nursing Process: Implementation
Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
8. A future national goal for health care is the:
a. Reduction of services
b. Decrease in managed care
c. Increase in Medicaid contribution
d. Elimination of disparities in health care
Actual Answer:- d
Rationale: The national goal for the next decade is health care for all.
Nursing Process: Planning
Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
9. Inadequate nutrition contributes to diseases such as:
, a. Arthritis
b. Lupus
c. Cancer
d. Hearing loss
Actual Answer:- c
Rationale: Cancer has been linked to poor nutritional practices.
Nursing Process: Planning
Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
10. In health promotion, the most important nursing role is:
a. Teaching safe health practices
b. Assessing the individual’s health needs
c. Reducing potential health risk factors
d. Changing established lifestyle
Actual Answer:- a
Rationale: An important goal of health promotion is helping individuals learn to make
safe health choices.
Nursing Process: Implementation
Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
11. A healthy person generally:
a. Lacks stability
1. In early civilization, the cause of illness was attributed to:
a. Infectious disease
b. Microorganisms
c. Contaminated food and water
d. Natural and supernatural forces
Actual Answer:- d
Rationale: In early civilization, illness was attributed to natural and supernatural forces.
Nursing Process: Assessment
Client Needs: Physiological Integrity
2. The first understanding of disease processes occurred in (the): a. Early civilization
b. 21st century
c. 19th century
d. Middle Ages
Actual Answer:- c
Rationale: In the 19th century, the development of bacteriology helped in the
understanding of disease processes.
,Nursing Process: Assessment
3. Despite all of the improvements and advancements in health care, several infectious
diseases have recently resurfaced, including:
a. Strep throat
b. Tuberculosis
c. Polio
d. Mononucleosis
Actual Answer:- b
Rationale: Tuberculosis is one of several diseases that have recently resurfaced.
Nursing Process: Planning
Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
4. Healthy People 2020 identifies two major goals—eliminating health disparities and:
a. Increasing peace and prosperity
b. Eliminating all diseases
c. Increasing the quality and years of healthy living
d. Limiting population growth
Actual Answer:- c
Rationale: Increasing the quality and years of healthy living is one major goal set by
Healthy People 2020.
Nursing Process: Planning
,Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
5. An external force that can affect one’s health is (the):
a. Mind
b. Culture
c. Heredity
d. Hormones
Actual Answer:- b
Rationale: Culture is an external force that can have many influences on an individual,
including effects on health.
Nursing Process: Planning
Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
6. Health promotion is:
a. Goal oriented
b. Natural
c. Unplanned
d. Special
Actual Answer:- a
Rationale: Health promotion sets goals leading toward optimal wellness.
Nursing Process: Planning
Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
,7. Mrs. Jackson brings her 6-month-old infant to the clinic for immunization. This
action demonstrates which of the following levels of disease prevention?
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
d. Rehabilitative
Actual Answer:- a
Rationale: Primary prevention is aimed at disease prevention.
Nursing Process: Implementation
Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
8. A future national goal for health care is the:
a. Reduction of services
b. Decrease in managed care
c. Increase in Medicaid contribution
d. Elimination of disparities in health care
Actual Answer:- d
Rationale: The national goal for the next decade is health care for all.
Nursing Process: Planning
Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
9. Inadequate nutrition contributes to diseases such as:
, a. Arthritis
b. Lupus
c. Cancer
d. Hearing loss
Actual Answer:- c
Rationale: Cancer has been linked to poor nutritional practices.
Nursing Process: Planning
Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
10. In health promotion, the most important nursing role is:
a. Teaching safe health practices
b. Assessing the individual’s health needs
c. Reducing potential health risk factors
d. Changing established lifestyle
Actual Answer:- a
Rationale: An important goal of health promotion is helping individuals learn to make
safe health choices.
Nursing Process: Implementation
Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
11. A healthy person generally:
a. Lacks stability
