Board Vitals Health Promotion Practice
Questions With Correct Answers
The public health nurse is presenting a health promotion class to a group of new
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mothers. How |
should the nurse best define health?
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A) Health is being disease free.
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B) Health is having fulfillment in all domains of life.
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C) Health is having psychological and physiological harmony.
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D) Health is being connected in body, mind, and spirit. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D)
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Health is being connected in body, mind, and spirit.
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A nurse is speaking to a group of prospective nursing students about what it is
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like to |
be a nurse. What is one characteristic the nurse would cite as necessary to
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possess to be | |
an effective nurse?
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A) Sensitivity to cultural differences
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B) Team-focused approach to problem-solving
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C) Strict adherence to routine
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D) Ability to face criticism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A) Sensitivity to cultural
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differences
,With increases in longevity, people have had to become more knowledgeable
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about their health and | | |
the professional health care that they receive. One outcome of this phenomenon
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is the development of
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organized self-care education programs. Which of the following do these
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programs prioritize? |
A) Adequate prenatal care
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B) Government advocacy and lobbying
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C) Judicious use of online communities
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D) Management of illness - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D) Management of illness
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4. The home health nurse is assisting a patient and his family in planning the
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patient's return to work | | |
after surgery and the development of postsurgical complications. The nurse is
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preparing a plan of | | |
care that addresses the patient's multifaceted needs. To which level of Maslow's
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hierarchy of basic | |
needs does the patient's need for self-fulfillment relate?
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A) Physiologic
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B) Transcendence
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C) Love and belonging
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D) Self-actualization - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D) Self-actualization
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,5. The view that health and illness are not static states but that they exist on a
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continuum is central to | | |
professional health care systems. When planning care, this view aids the nurse in
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appreciating which of | |
the following?
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A) Care should focus primarily on the treatment of disease.
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B) A person's state of health is ever-changing.
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C) A person can transition from health to illness rapidly.
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D) Care should focus on the patient's compliance with interventions. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-B) A person's state of health is ever-changing. | | | | | | |
A group of nursing students are participating in a community health clinic. When
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providing care |
in this context, what should the students teach participants about disease
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prevention?
A) It is best achieved through attending self-help groups.
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B) It is best achieved by reducing psychological stress.
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C) It is best achieved by being an active participant in the community.
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D) It is best achieved by exhibiting behaviors that promote health. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-D) It is best achieved by exhibiting behaviors that promote health.
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, 7. A nurse on a medical-surgical unit has asked to represent the unit on the
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hospital's quality |
committee. When describing quality improvement programs to nursing
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colleagues and members | |
of other health disciplines, what characteristic should the nurse cite?
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A) These programs establish consequences for health care professionals' actions.
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B) These programs focus on the processes used to provide care.
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C) These programs identify specific incidents related to quality.
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D) These programs seek to justify health care costs and systems. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-D) These programs seek to justify health care costs and systems.
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Nurses in acute care settings must work with other health care team members to
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maintain quality care | |
while facing pressures to care for patients who are hospitalized for shorter
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periods of time than in the
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past. To ensure positive health outcomes when patients return to their homes,
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what action should the
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nurse prioritize?
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A) Promotion of health literacy during hospitalization
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B) Close communication with insurers
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C) Thorough and evidence-based discharge planning
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D) Participation in continuing education initiatives - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C)
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Thorough and evidence-based discharge planning
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Questions With Correct Answers
The public health nurse is presenting a health promotion class to a group of new
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
mothers. How |
should the nurse best define health?
| | | | |
A) Health is being disease free.
| | | | |
B) Health is having fulfillment in all domains of life.
| | | | | | | | |
C) Health is having psychological and physiological harmony.
| | | | | | |
D) Health is being connected in body, mind, and spirit. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D)
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Health is being connected in body, mind, and spirit.
| | | | | | | | |
A nurse is speaking to a group of prospective nursing students about what it is
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
like to |
be a nurse. What is one characteristic the nurse would cite as necessary to
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
possess to be | |
an effective nurse?
| |
A) Sensitivity to cultural differences
| | | |
B) Team-focused approach to problem-solving
| | | |
C) Strict adherence to routine
| | | |
D) Ability to face criticism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A) Sensitivity to cultural
| | | | | | | | | | |
differences
,With increases in longevity, people have had to become more knowledgeable
| | | | | | | | | | |
about their health and | | |
the professional health care that they receive. One outcome of this phenomenon
| | | | | | | | | | | |
is the development of
| | |
organized self-care education programs. Which of the following do these
| | | | | | | | | |
programs prioritize? |
A) Adequate prenatal care
| | |
B) Government advocacy and lobbying
| | | |
C) Judicious use of online communities
| | | | |
D) Management of illness - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D) Management of illness
| | | | | | | | |
4. The home health nurse is assisting a patient and his family in planning the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
patient's return to work | | |
after surgery and the development of postsurgical complications. The nurse is
| | | | | | | | | | |
preparing a plan of | | |
care that addresses the patient's multifaceted needs. To which level of Maslow's
| | | | | | | | | | | |
hierarchy of basic | |
needs does the patient's need for self-fulfillment relate?
| | | | | | |
A) Physiologic
|
B) Transcendence
|
C) Love and belonging
| | |
D) Self-actualization - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D) Self-actualization
| | | | |
,5. The view that health and illness are not static states but that they exist on a
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
continuum is central to | | |
professional health care systems. When planning care, this view aids the nurse in
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
appreciating which of | |
the following?
|
A) Care should focus primarily on the treatment of disease.
| | | | | | | | |
B) A person's state of health is ever-changing.
| | | | | | |
C) A person can transition from health to illness rapidly.
| | | | | | | | |
D) Care should focus on the patient's compliance with interventions. - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-B) A person's state of health is ever-changing. | | | | | | |
A group of nursing students are participating in a community health clinic. When
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
providing care |
in this context, what should the students teach participants about disease
| | | | | | | | | | |
prevention?
A) It is best achieved through attending self-help groups.
| | | | | | | |
B) It is best achieved by reducing psychological stress.
| | | | | | | |
C) It is best achieved by being an active participant in the community.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
D) It is best achieved by exhibiting behaviors that promote health. - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-D) It is best achieved by exhibiting behaviors that promote health.
| | | | | | | | | |
, 7. A nurse on a medical-surgical unit has asked to represent the unit on the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
hospital's quality |
committee. When describing quality improvement programs to nursing
| | | | | | | |
colleagues and members | |
of other health disciplines, what characteristic should the nurse cite?
| | | | | | | | |
A) These programs establish consequences for health care professionals' actions.
| | | | | | | | |
B) These programs focus on the processes used to provide care.
| | | | | | | | | |
C) These programs identify specific incidents related to quality.
| | | | | | | |
D) These programs seek to justify health care costs and systems. - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-D) These programs seek to justify health care costs and systems.
| | | | | | | | | |
Nurses in acute care settings must work with other health care team members to
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
maintain quality care | |
while facing pressures to care for patients who are hospitalized for shorter
| | | | | | | | | | | |
periods of time than in the
| | | | |
past. To ensure positive health outcomes when patients return to their homes,
| | | | | | | | | | | |
what action should the
| | |
nurse prioritize?
|
A) Promotion of health literacy during hospitalization
| | | | | |
B) Close communication with insurers
| | | |
C) Thorough and evidence-based discharge planning
| | | | |
D) Participation in continuing education initiatives - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C)
| | | | | | | | |
Thorough and evidence-based discharge planning
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