NU 100 Exam 1 Study Guide
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Define advocate - ✔✔a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause
or policy
What is an example of an external stressor? - ✔✔hurricane or death in family
What is a stressor? - ✔✔Anything that causes stress
What is panic reaction? - ✔✔an overwhelming attack of fear or anxiety producing
personality disorganization
Describe Advanced Practice Nurses - ✔✔includes nurse practitioners, clinical nurse
specialists, and nurse midwifes. They treat and diagnose illnesses, are primary
providers, and hold a master's degree
Discuss stress management - ✔✔find stress relieving methods (exercising, mediation)
and eliminate stressors (toxic relationships, substance abuse)
What is the alarm stage? - ✔✔fight-or-flight response to stress, it activates the
sympathetic NS
What is health? - ✔✔A state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing
What is inservice education for nurses? - ✔✔professional training or staff development
for employed staff
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, Discuss primary, secondary, and tertiary promotion - ✔✔primary is primary caregivers,
secondary is hospital based services, and tertiary is long term rehabilitation
What is the difference between Adaptive Coping and Maladaptive Coping? -
✔✔adaptive is effective, makes healthy choices (exercising, hobbies, seeking support or
advice), maladaptive is ineffective, makes unhealthy choices (overeating, oversleeping,
substance abuse)
What is a normal balanced state? - ✔✔when body systems function properly and your
mind is at ease
What are the necessary qualities to become a nurse? - ✔✔critical thinking, compassion,
detail oriented, organizational skills, speaking+listening skills, patience, competence,
emotional stability, physical stamina
What are the 4 aims of nursing? - ✔✔to promote health, to prevent illness, to restore
health, to facilitate coping with disability or death
What is the function of the State Board of Nursing? - ✔✔to define the practice of
professional nursing, approve nursing education programs, establish criteria for RN or
LPN license, develop rules and regulations, enforce the rules of practice
What is the nurse practice act? - ✔✔guide lines , its our scope of practice
Name the social determinate of health - ✔✔availability of resources to meet daily needs,
access to educational+ economic+ job oppertunities, exposure to crime+ violence+ and
social disorder, culture, transportation options, and public safety
Name the physical determinants of health - ✔✔natural environment,
worksites+schools, housing+ community changes, exposure to toxins, physical barriers
What is health disparity? - ✔✔a difference in health between groups
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Define advocate - ✔✔a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause
or policy
What is an example of an external stressor? - ✔✔hurricane or death in family
What is a stressor? - ✔✔Anything that causes stress
What is panic reaction? - ✔✔an overwhelming attack of fear or anxiety producing
personality disorganization
Describe Advanced Practice Nurses - ✔✔includes nurse practitioners, clinical nurse
specialists, and nurse midwifes. They treat and diagnose illnesses, are primary
providers, and hold a master's degree
Discuss stress management - ✔✔find stress relieving methods (exercising, mediation)
and eliminate stressors (toxic relationships, substance abuse)
What is the alarm stage? - ✔✔fight-or-flight response to stress, it activates the
sympathetic NS
What is health? - ✔✔A state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing
What is inservice education for nurses? - ✔✔professional training or staff development
for employed staff
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, Discuss primary, secondary, and tertiary promotion - ✔✔primary is primary caregivers,
secondary is hospital based services, and tertiary is long term rehabilitation
What is the difference between Adaptive Coping and Maladaptive Coping? -
✔✔adaptive is effective, makes healthy choices (exercising, hobbies, seeking support or
advice), maladaptive is ineffective, makes unhealthy choices (overeating, oversleeping,
substance abuse)
What is a normal balanced state? - ✔✔when body systems function properly and your
mind is at ease
What are the necessary qualities to become a nurse? - ✔✔critical thinking, compassion,
detail oriented, organizational skills, speaking+listening skills, patience, competence,
emotional stability, physical stamina
What are the 4 aims of nursing? - ✔✔to promote health, to prevent illness, to restore
health, to facilitate coping with disability or death
What is the function of the State Board of Nursing? - ✔✔to define the practice of
professional nursing, approve nursing education programs, establish criteria for RN or
LPN license, develop rules and regulations, enforce the rules of practice
What is the nurse practice act? - ✔✔guide lines , its our scope of practice
Name the social determinate of health - ✔✔availability of resources to meet daily needs,
access to educational+ economic+ job oppertunities, exposure to crime+ violence+ and
social disorder, culture, transportation options, and public safety
Name the physical determinants of health - ✔✔natural environment,
worksites+schools, housing+ community changes, exposure to toxins, physical barriers
What is health disparity? - ✔✔a difference in health between groups
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