A+ graded
Aims of nursing - answer promote health, prevent illness, restore health, facilitate
coping with disability or death
state of optimal functioning or well-being - answer health
A nurse gives a client in a nursing home a choice about which color shirt to wear. Which
level need, according to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, has the nurse just met?
a. self-esteem
b. physiological
c. safety and security
d. love and belonging - answer a
Which statement best reflects a principle common to all theories of health, wellness,
and illness?
a. a sense of well being is synonymous with health
b. people are able to control factors that affect health
c. many variables influence a person's perception of health
d. a person who is able to meet the demands of one's role is necessary for health -
answer c
According to Maslow, which characteristic is least associated with a person who is self-
actualized?
a. is autonomous
b. is able to see the good in others
c. has the ability to problem solve
d. has an external locus of control - answer d
Which concept identified by the nurse is basic to the health-illness continuum model?
a. people can be both healthy and ill at the same time on the continuum
b. actualization must be achieved to be on the healthy end of the continuum
c. when variables are balanced, people are in the exact center of the continuum
, d. there is no distinct boundary between health and illness along the continuum -
answer d
Freedom from which situation demonstrates a safety and security need in Maslow's
Hierarchy of Human Needs?
a. pain
b. hunger
c. ridicule
d. loneliness - answer a
Which concept about health do nurses need to appreciate?
a. perceptions of health vary among cultures
b. to be considered healthy, a person needs to be productive
c. there must be an absence of illness for a person to be considered healthy
d. underlying consensus exists among theorists about the definition of health - answer
a
The Health Belief Model attempts to explain and predict health behaviors and focuses
on which of the following?
a. one's ability to fulfill one's assigned roles
b. constructs associated with perceived threat and net benefit
c. locus of control being important in one making choices about health behaviors
d. people moving along a continuum from health on one end to illness on the other end -
answer b
A nurse is analyzing information about a client. Which of the following does Maslow's
Hierarchy of Needs theory help the nurse to identify?
a. client's problem that has top priority
b. developmental level of the client
c. coping patterns of the client
d. client's health beliefs - answer a
Which is an example of a health belief? select all that apply
a. eating foods that are low in fat
b. accepting grim results of diagnostic tests
c. engaging in physical exercise twice a week
d. recognizing that smoking can cause lung cancer
e. respecting a client's decision regarding therapeutic treatment - answer d
oxygen, water, food, elimination, temperature, sexuality, physical activity and rest are
what type of needs according to Maslow - answer physiologic
pain is which level of need according to Maslow - answer safety and security
A nurse is explaining mammography screening to a client. Which level of health-care
delivery does this diagnostic test reflect?
a. secondary