NR 222: Week 1 Health Promotion Concepts 2026 |Chamberlain
1. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as:
A. The absence of disease or infirmity
B. The ability to perform activities of daily living
C. Successful adaptation to environmental stressors
D. A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
Answer: D
Rationale: The WHO definition moves beyond the simple absence of disease to include a
holistic state of physical, mental, and social well-being.
2. Which level of prevention focuses on health education, immunizations, and
physical fitness activities?
A. Secondary Prevention
B. Primary Prevention
C. Tertiary Prevention
D. Rehabilitative Prevention
Answer: B
Rationale: Primary prevention aims to precede disease or dysfunction and is applied to
patients considered physically and emotionally healthy.
,3. A nurse is providing a blood pressure screening at a local community center.
This is an example of:
A. Primary Prevention
B. Tertiary Prevention
C. Secondary Prevention
D. Quaternary Prevention
Answer: C
Rationale: Secondary prevention focuses on individuals who are experiencing health
problems or illnesses and are at risk for developing complications or worsening conditions,
including screening techniques.
4. What is the primary goal of tertiary prevention?
A. To prevent the initial onset of an illness
B. To minimize the effects of long-term disease or disability
C. To detect a disease in its early stages
D. To provide palliative care for terminal patients
Answer: B
Rationale: Tertiary prevention occurs when a defect or disability is permanent and
irreversible, focusing on rehabilitation and preventing further deterioration.
5. Which model addresses the relationship between a person’s beliefs and
behaviors?
A. Health Belief Model
B. Holistic Health Model
C. Health Promotion Model
D. Transtheoretical Model
Answer: A
, Rationale: The Health Belief Model (HBM) helps understand factors influencing patients’
perceptions, beliefs, and behaviors to plan care that will most effectively help patients
maintain or restore health.
6. In the Transtheoretical Model of Change, a person who is considering a
change within the next 6 months is in which stage?
A. Precontemplation
B. Action
C. Preparation
D. Contemplation
Answer: D
Rationale: In the contemplation stage, patients are considering a change within the next 6
months.
7. According to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, which of the following is the most
basic human need?
A. Self-actualization
B. Physiological needs
C. Love and belonging
D. Safety and security
Answer: B
Rationale: Physiological needs (oxygen, water, food, sleep, sex) are the highest priority in
Maslow’s hierarchy.
1. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as:
A. The absence of disease or infirmity
B. The ability to perform activities of daily living
C. Successful adaptation to environmental stressors
D. A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
Answer: D
Rationale: The WHO definition moves beyond the simple absence of disease to include a
holistic state of physical, mental, and social well-being.
2. Which level of prevention focuses on health education, immunizations, and
physical fitness activities?
A. Secondary Prevention
B. Primary Prevention
C. Tertiary Prevention
D. Rehabilitative Prevention
Answer: B
Rationale: Primary prevention aims to precede disease or dysfunction and is applied to
patients considered physically and emotionally healthy.
,3. A nurse is providing a blood pressure screening at a local community center.
This is an example of:
A. Primary Prevention
B. Tertiary Prevention
C. Secondary Prevention
D. Quaternary Prevention
Answer: C
Rationale: Secondary prevention focuses on individuals who are experiencing health
problems or illnesses and are at risk for developing complications or worsening conditions,
including screening techniques.
4. What is the primary goal of tertiary prevention?
A. To prevent the initial onset of an illness
B. To minimize the effects of long-term disease or disability
C. To detect a disease in its early stages
D. To provide palliative care for terminal patients
Answer: B
Rationale: Tertiary prevention occurs when a defect or disability is permanent and
irreversible, focusing on rehabilitation and preventing further deterioration.
5. Which model addresses the relationship between a person’s beliefs and
behaviors?
A. Health Belief Model
B. Holistic Health Model
C. Health Promotion Model
D. Transtheoretical Model
Answer: A
, Rationale: The Health Belief Model (HBM) helps understand factors influencing patients’
perceptions, beliefs, and behaviors to plan care that will most effectively help patients
maintain or restore health.
6. In the Transtheoretical Model of Change, a person who is considering a
change within the next 6 months is in which stage?
A. Precontemplation
B. Action
C. Preparation
D. Contemplation
Answer: D
Rationale: In the contemplation stage, patients are considering a change within the next 6
months.
7. According to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, which of the following is the most
basic human need?
A. Self-actualization
B. Physiological needs
C. Love and belonging
D. Safety and security
Answer: B
Rationale: Physiological needs (oxygen, water, food, sleep, sex) are the highest priority in
Maslow’s hierarchy.
