Nursing 1004 midterm 1 Exam UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
An integrated, distinct and unique whole with multiple dimensions - CORRECT
ANSWER A person
A person is more than just....... - CORRECT ANSWER A sum of their parts
Who are vulnerable people - CORRECT ANSWER - People who are more likely to
develop health problems as a result of:
- Excessive risks (athletes)
- Health care system barriers
- Dependence (dugs or alcohol)
What does it mean that people are an open system - CORRECT ANSWER People
affect their environment and their environment affects them
Theory that focuses on the interaction among various parts rather than on describing the
function of the parts themselves - CORRECT ANSWER Systems Theory
Theory that states an individual is an open system in constant interaction with a changing
environment - CORRECT ANSWER Systems Theory
What does systems theory allow nurses to do - CORRECT ANSWER Allows nurses to
view the person as an open system in constant interaction with the environment which allows
them to not only focus on the patient but the environment and factors around them
Imaginary or actual lines which surround parts of the system - CORRECT
ANSWER Boundaries
,Serve the purpose of regulating exchange of information between individual and environment
- CORRECT ANSWER Boundaries
What are open systems - CORRECT ANSWER - Freely exchange energy, matter and
information
- Capable of growth, development and adaptation
- Function to maintain a constant state of equilibrium between the system and its surrounding
- Disruption in the stability of the system results in tension or stress, which triggers an
adjustment in function and energy distribution
What are closed systems - CORRECT ANSWER - Do not exchange energy, matter or
information with the environment
- Receive no input from the environment and give no output to the environment
Refers to energy, matter and information received from the environment into the system -
CORRECT ANSWER Input
The processing of input into meaningful forms - CORRECT ANSWER Transformation
Energy, matter and information given back to the environment from the system - CORRECT
ANSWER Output
Process that enables a system to regulate itself by redirecting the output of the system to
determine the input of the same system thus forming a feedback loop - CORRECT
ANSWER Feedback
Approach to wellness that recognizes the interaction between the whole person and the
environment - CORRECT ANSWER Holistic Health
Philosophical belief of the nursing profession - CORRECT ANSWER Holistic health
, Describe holistic health - CORRECT ANSWER - Emphasizes harmony with oneself,
with nature and with the world
- Each person is unique
- Each person is a whole
- Health is achieved through balance/integration/harmony in life
- Focuses on health promotion and disease prevention
- Disease is a result of multiple factors
What is health - CORRECT ANSWER A dynamic process of physical, mental,
spiritual and social well-being
What are some examples of health being negatively defined - CORRECT ANSWER -
Absence of disease
- Health and illness are on a continuum with death on one side and maximum health on the
other
What approach to health is this describing:
- Medical interventions restores health
- Health problems defined by physiological risk factors
- Health care system is very important
- Hospitals - CORRECT ANSWER Medical Approach to Health
What approach to health is this describing:
- Medical approach inadequate
- Environment influences health
- Decrease behavioural risk factors to improve health - CORRECT
ANSWER Behavioural Approach to Health
What approach to health is this describing:
- Health related to social structures
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
An integrated, distinct and unique whole with multiple dimensions - CORRECT
ANSWER A person
A person is more than just....... - CORRECT ANSWER A sum of their parts
Who are vulnerable people - CORRECT ANSWER - People who are more likely to
develop health problems as a result of:
- Excessive risks (athletes)
- Health care system barriers
- Dependence (dugs or alcohol)
What does it mean that people are an open system - CORRECT ANSWER People
affect their environment and their environment affects them
Theory that focuses on the interaction among various parts rather than on describing the
function of the parts themselves - CORRECT ANSWER Systems Theory
Theory that states an individual is an open system in constant interaction with a changing
environment - CORRECT ANSWER Systems Theory
What does systems theory allow nurses to do - CORRECT ANSWER Allows nurses to
view the person as an open system in constant interaction with the environment which allows
them to not only focus on the patient but the environment and factors around them
Imaginary or actual lines which surround parts of the system - CORRECT
ANSWER Boundaries
,Serve the purpose of regulating exchange of information between individual and environment
- CORRECT ANSWER Boundaries
What are open systems - CORRECT ANSWER - Freely exchange energy, matter and
information
- Capable of growth, development and adaptation
- Function to maintain a constant state of equilibrium between the system and its surrounding
- Disruption in the stability of the system results in tension or stress, which triggers an
adjustment in function and energy distribution
What are closed systems - CORRECT ANSWER - Do not exchange energy, matter or
information with the environment
- Receive no input from the environment and give no output to the environment
Refers to energy, matter and information received from the environment into the system -
CORRECT ANSWER Input
The processing of input into meaningful forms - CORRECT ANSWER Transformation
Energy, matter and information given back to the environment from the system - CORRECT
ANSWER Output
Process that enables a system to regulate itself by redirecting the output of the system to
determine the input of the same system thus forming a feedback loop - CORRECT
ANSWER Feedback
Approach to wellness that recognizes the interaction between the whole person and the
environment - CORRECT ANSWER Holistic Health
Philosophical belief of the nursing profession - CORRECT ANSWER Holistic health
, Describe holistic health - CORRECT ANSWER - Emphasizes harmony with oneself,
with nature and with the world
- Each person is unique
- Each person is a whole
- Health is achieved through balance/integration/harmony in life
- Focuses on health promotion and disease prevention
- Disease is a result of multiple factors
What is health - CORRECT ANSWER A dynamic process of physical, mental,
spiritual and social well-being
What are some examples of health being negatively defined - CORRECT ANSWER -
Absence of disease
- Health and illness are on a continuum with death on one side and maximum health on the
other
What approach to health is this describing:
- Medical interventions restores health
- Health problems defined by physiological risk factors
- Health care system is very important
- Hospitals - CORRECT ANSWER Medical Approach to Health
What approach to health is this describing:
- Medical approach inadequate
- Environment influences health
- Decrease behavioural risk factors to improve health - CORRECT
ANSWER Behavioural Approach to Health
What approach to health is this describing:
- Health related to social structures
