OF NURSING 7TH EDITION BY POTTER AND
PERRY COMPLETE CHAPTERS 1-48 STUDY
GUIDE 2026
◉ Health Promotion. Answer: Process of enabling people to increase
control over health.
◉ Multisectoral Approach. Answer: Involves various sectors beyond
health for effective change.
◉ World Health Organization (WHO) Definition of Health. Answer:
Health is the ability to realize aspirations and cope.
◉ Health as a Resource. Answer: Health is a resource for everyday
life, not a goal.
◉ Determinants of Health. Answer: Factors affecting health include
social, economic, and environmental.
◉ Policy Advocacy in Nursing. Answer: Nurses promote policies to
address health issues.
,◉ Health Promotion Strategies. Answer: Methods to enhance health
and prevent disease.
◉ Disease Prevention. Answer: Actions aimed at reducing the risk of
disease.
◉ Total Person Concept. Answer: Health considers physical, mental,
and social aspects.
◉ Community Health Focus. Answer: Health initiatives target family
and community levels.
◉ Healthy Living Conditions. Answer: Improving living conditions to
enhance health outcomes.
◉ Nursing Education Curricula. Answer: Includes health promotion
and policy advocacy training.
◉ Social Resources in Health. Answer: Social support systems
contribute to overall health.
◉ Environmental Factors in Health. Answer: Conditions surrounding
individuals impact their health status.
,◉ Spiritual Well-Being. Answer: Spiritual health is integral to overall
health.
◉ Health Promotion Principles. Answer: Recognizes relationships
between individual and environmental factors.
◉ Health Promotion Objectives. Answer: Goals aimed at improving
health status of populations.
◉ Health Promotion Implementation. Answer: Executing strategies
to promote health in communities.
◉ Health and Illness Attitudes. Answer: Nurses' views should
encompass total person and environment.
◉ Health Promotion Education. Answer: Teaching strategies to
enhance health awareness and practices.
◉ Health Status Determinants. Answer: Conditions of life dictate
health more than diseases.
◉ Nursing Role Statements. Answer: Define responsibilities and
expectations for nursing practice.
, ◉ Ottawa Charter. Answer: Framework identifying prerequisites for
health promotion.
◉ Prerequisites for Health. Answer: Nine essential factors for
achieving health.
◉ Education. Answer: Key prerequisite for health per Ottawa
Charter.
◉ Health Determinants. Answer: Factors influencing health status
and outcomes.
◉ Income and Social Status. Answer: Most influential health
determinant in Canada.
◉ Social Support Networks. Answer: Influences health behaviors
and healthcare utilization.
◉ Health Services. Answer: Quality healthcare contributes 25% to
health status.
◉ Primary Prevention. Answer: Focuses on health promotion and
risk reduction.