Nur 109 Final Exam Unit 1
What are the 5 main National Patient Safety Goals? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - 1. Improve
Patient Identification. 2. Improve effective communication. 3.Improve medication safety.
4.Reduce harm associated with clinical alarm systems. 5. Reduce risk of HAIs
What is the purpose of and are some examples of primary "Health Promoting
Activities"? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Prevents or slows onset of disease.
Healthy diet
Exercise
Seatbelts
Immunizations
Helmets
Condoms
What is the purpose of and are some examples of secondary "Health Promoting
Activities?" - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Screening procedures and education to detect
illness in the early stages.
Screening procedures
Education for detection: self breast exams
TB test
What is the purpose of and some examples of tertiary "Health Promoting Activities"? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ - Focuses on stopping the disease from progressing and helps to
return clients to the "pre-illness" phase.
Chemo
Support Groups
Rehab Programs
Which health promotion strategies are important for adolescents? - Correct Answer ✔
✔ - Screenings for STI
Mental health (depression, self esteem)
Drug and alc. abuse
Safety education (sex, firearms, driving)
What health promotion strategies are important for middle adults? - Correct Answer ✔
✔ - Screening for cancer (mammogram, prostate)
Bone density
Blood pressure
Lifestyle education
Diabetes
,What health promoting strategies are important for Older Adults? - Correct Answer ✔✔
- Screenings for ADL functional abilities
Fall risk
Hearing/Eye exam
Bone density
Education on oral health, nutrition, and safety
What is involved in a health promotion assessment? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Health
History, Physical, Fitness assessment, lifestyle and risk appraisal, life stress review,
assessment of health beliefs, nutrition, and screening activities.
What is a health risk appraisal? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Identifies health risks related to
occupation, lifestyle, culture, religion, socioeconomic status, and age.
What variables are considered when planning a health promotion activity based on
Penders health promotion model? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - 1. Individual characteristics
and experiences
2. Behavior specific cognitions and affect
3. Behavioral outcomes
Used to assess readiness to learn before educating a patient.
What does the health illness continuum represent? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Fluidity of
health status. It illustrates that you can have a disease and still be well. It also shows
where a patient is on the spectrum and what potential for growth they have.
What are the stages of illness behavior? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - 1. Experiencing signs
and symptoms
2. Sick role behavior
3. Seeks professional care
4. Dependence on others
5. Recovery or return to normal
What are the goals of Healthy People 2020? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - 1. Attain high-
quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death.
2. Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities.
3. Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all.
4. Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life
stages.
Where is body temperature regulated? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - hypothalamus
What information does a pulse provide and what does it indicate? - Correct Answer ✔
✔ - Heart rate, rhythm, quality. It indicates circulatory status.
, How does peripheral vascular resistance affect blood pressure? - Correct Answer ✔✔
- It can increase/decrease blood pressure depending of the size of the arterial, viscosity
of the blood, and arterial compliance (elasticity).
How does blood volume affect blood pressure? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Low blood
volume decreases blood pressure. High blood volume increases blood pressure.
What is systolic blood pressure? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - First sound you hear,
pressure in the artery during contraction of the heart.
What is diastolic pressure? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Pressure in the arteries during
cardiac relaxation.
What are normal temp ranges for adults? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - 97-100 degree F
What are the sites where you can measure core temperature? - Correct Answer ✔✔ -
Rectal, tympanic, temporal, and arterial
What type of temp are you getting when you use an oral thermometer or axillary
thermometer? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Surface temp
Whats the difference between core and surface temps? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Core
temp is usually 1-2 degrees warmer than surface temp.
What is it called when someones temp is elevated above normal? - Correct Answer ✔
✔ - Pyrexia, Febrile
What is a the term for fever above 103 F? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Hyperpyrexia
What temp is considered hypothermia? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Core body temp below
95 F.
What is a normal pulse range? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - 60-100 bpm
What are all the pulse sites? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Carotid, Brachial, Radial, Apical,
Femoral, Popliteal, and Pedal (Dorsalis Pedis and Anterior Tibialis)
What is tachycardia? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - HR greater than 100 bpm
How do you assess respirations? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Assess rate, rhythm, effort
and depth. If rhythm is regular you can assess for 30 sec and multiply by 2. If irregular
count for 1 full minute.
What are the 5 main National Patient Safety Goals? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - 1. Improve
Patient Identification. 2. Improve effective communication. 3.Improve medication safety.
4.Reduce harm associated with clinical alarm systems. 5. Reduce risk of HAIs
What is the purpose of and are some examples of primary "Health Promoting
Activities"? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Prevents or slows onset of disease.
Healthy diet
Exercise
Seatbelts
Immunizations
Helmets
Condoms
What is the purpose of and are some examples of secondary "Health Promoting
Activities?" - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Screening procedures and education to detect
illness in the early stages.
Screening procedures
Education for detection: self breast exams
TB test
What is the purpose of and some examples of tertiary "Health Promoting Activities"? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ - Focuses on stopping the disease from progressing and helps to
return clients to the "pre-illness" phase.
Chemo
Support Groups
Rehab Programs
Which health promotion strategies are important for adolescents? - Correct Answer ✔
✔ - Screenings for STI
Mental health (depression, self esteem)
Drug and alc. abuse
Safety education (sex, firearms, driving)
What health promotion strategies are important for middle adults? - Correct Answer ✔
✔ - Screening for cancer (mammogram, prostate)
Bone density
Blood pressure
Lifestyle education
Diabetes
,What health promoting strategies are important for Older Adults? - Correct Answer ✔✔
- Screenings for ADL functional abilities
Fall risk
Hearing/Eye exam
Bone density
Education on oral health, nutrition, and safety
What is involved in a health promotion assessment? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Health
History, Physical, Fitness assessment, lifestyle and risk appraisal, life stress review,
assessment of health beliefs, nutrition, and screening activities.
What is a health risk appraisal? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Identifies health risks related to
occupation, lifestyle, culture, religion, socioeconomic status, and age.
What variables are considered when planning a health promotion activity based on
Penders health promotion model? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - 1. Individual characteristics
and experiences
2. Behavior specific cognitions and affect
3. Behavioral outcomes
Used to assess readiness to learn before educating a patient.
What does the health illness continuum represent? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Fluidity of
health status. It illustrates that you can have a disease and still be well. It also shows
where a patient is on the spectrum and what potential for growth they have.
What are the stages of illness behavior? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - 1. Experiencing signs
and symptoms
2. Sick role behavior
3. Seeks professional care
4. Dependence on others
5. Recovery or return to normal
What are the goals of Healthy People 2020? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - 1. Attain high-
quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death.
2. Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities.
3. Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all.
4. Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life
stages.
Where is body temperature regulated? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - hypothalamus
What information does a pulse provide and what does it indicate? - Correct Answer ✔
✔ - Heart rate, rhythm, quality. It indicates circulatory status.
, How does peripheral vascular resistance affect blood pressure? - Correct Answer ✔✔
- It can increase/decrease blood pressure depending of the size of the arterial, viscosity
of the blood, and arterial compliance (elasticity).
How does blood volume affect blood pressure? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Low blood
volume decreases blood pressure. High blood volume increases blood pressure.
What is systolic blood pressure? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - First sound you hear,
pressure in the artery during contraction of the heart.
What is diastolic pressure? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Pressure in the arteries during
cardiac relaxation.
What are normal temp ranges for adults? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - 97-100 degree F
What are the sites where you can measure core temperature? - Correct Answer ✔✔ -
Rectal, tympanic, temporal, and arterial
What type of temp are you getting when you use an oral thermometer or axillary
thermometer? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Surface temp
Whats the difference between core and surface temps? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Core
temp is usually 1-2 degrees warmer than surface temp.
What is it called when someones temp is elevated above normal? - Correct Answer ✔
✔ - Pyrexia, Febrile
What is a the term for fever above 103 F? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Hyperpyrexia
What temp is considered hypothermia? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Core body temp below
95 F.
What is a normal pulse range? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - 60-100 bpm
What are all the pulse sites? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Carotid, Brachial, Radial, Apical,
Femoral, Popliteal, and Pedal (Dorsalis Pedis and Anterior Tibialis)
What is tachycardia? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - HR greater than 100 bpm
How do you assess respirations? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Assess rate, rhythm, effort
and depth. If rhythm is regular you can assess for 30 sec and multiply by 2. If irregular
count for 1 full minute.
