EXAM
health - ANSWER: state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing
health promotion - ANSWER: health care directed toward increasing optimal level of
wellness
health restoration - ANSWER: tertiary disease prevention; rehabilitating and
restoring person
malnutrition - ANSWER: poor dietary practice from lack of essential nutrients or
failure to use available foods
general adaption syndrome (GAS) - ANSWER: alarm, resistance, exhaustion
fight-or-flight response - ANSWER: state of readiness
Change in lifestyle or personal habits is necessary to - ANSWER: promote maximal
health.
Health maintenance focuses on - ANSWER: prevention and then need for early
diagnosis and treatment.
An important goal on the national level is to - ANSWER: expand health care
opportunities and eliminate disparities.
Health restoration begins after - ANSWER: the disease process is stabilized.
Health restoration aims to - ANSWER: restore function or help person compensate
for losses.
Healthy lifestyle includes - ANSWER: nutrition, exercise, mental health, avoiding
substance abuse, and disease prevention.
Factors that influence a person's health include - ANSWER: family, role models, social
pressures, and self concept.
Disease prevention is composed of 3 levels: - ANSWER: primary, secondary and
tertiary
The roles of practial nurses in health promotion are - ANSWER: caregiver, teacher,
advocate, collaborator, and role model.
culture - ANSWER: learned patterns of behavior passed down through generations
, values - ANSWER: deeply embedded feelings that determine what is good, bad, right,
or wrong
norms - ANSWER: socially acepted rules and behaviors that guide behavior and
interactions
folkways - ANSWER: customs in a culture that determine greetings
laws - ANSWER: written policies supported and enforced by the government
mores - ANSWER: moral issues strongly believed by a culture
sanctions - ANSWER: social remedies for violating norms
symbols - ANSWER: language, gestures, or objects that people in a culture use to
communicate with each other
race - ANSWER: people who share similar physical characteristics
ethnicity - ANSWER: stable cultural patterns shared by families with the same
historical roots
transcultural nursing - ANSWER: viewing patients as belonging to a world with many
cultures
Culture is learned in - ANSWER: the home and community.
All groups have - ANSWER: beliefs and practices they maintain.
Cultural beliefs and patterns - ANSWER: distinguish culture groups.
Race and ethnicity determine - ANSWER: socioeconomic status.
The primary elements of culture are - ANSWER: beliefs, values, norms, sanctions, and
symbols.
Ethnicity means that - ANSWER: people have shared cultural heritage, race, and
geographical area, language.
cultural awareness - ANSWER: learning the history of a patient's ancestry and
appreciating cultural differences, to understand how patients cope with problems.
cultural sensitivity - ANSWER: being correct in language and interaction to avoid
offending beliefs and practices