Fundamentals of Nursing Practice
Questions
1. A nurse working in primary care facility assesses patients who are experiencing various levels
of health and illness. Which statements define these two concepts? Select all that apply:
a. Health and illness are the same for all people
b. Health and illness are individually defined by each person
c. People with acute illnesses are actually healthy
d. People with chronic illnesses have poor health beliefs
e. Health is more than the absence of illness
f. Illness is the response of a person to a disease - Correct Answers-b, e, f
2. A nurse working in a hospital setting cares for patients with acute and chronic conditions.
which diseases states are chronic illnesses? Select all that apply:
a. Diabetes mellitus
b. Bronchial pneumonia
c. Rheumatoid arthritis
d. Cystic fibrosis
e. Fracture hip
f. Otitis media - Correct Answers-a, c, d
3. Despite a national focus on health promotion, nurses working with patients in inner-city
continue to see disparities in health care for vulnerable populations. Which patients are
considered vulnerable populations? Select all that apply:
,a. A white male diagnosed with HIV
b. An African American teenagers who is 6 months pregnant
c. A Hispanic male who has type II diabetes
d. A low-income family living in rural America
e. A middle-class teacher living in a large city
f. A white baby who was born with cerebral palsy - Correct Answers-b, c, d
4. A nurse has volunteered to give influenza immunizations at a local clinic. What level of care is
the nurse demonstrating?
a. Tertiary
b. Secondary
c. Primary
d. Promotive - Correct Answers-c
5. A patient in a community health clinic tells the nurse, "I have a high temperature, feel awful,
and I am not going to work." What stage of illness behavior is the patient exhibiting?
a. Stage 1: Experiencing symptoms
b. Stage 2: Assuming the sick role
c. Stage 3: Assuming the depending role
d. Stage 4: Achieving recovery and rehabilitation - Correct Answers-b
6. Based on the components of the physical human dimension, the nurse would expect which
clinic patient to be most likely to have annual breast examinations and mammograms?
a. Jane, whose best friend had a benign breast lump removed
b. Sarah, who lives in a low income neighborhood
c. Tricia, who has a family history of breast cancer
d. Nancy, whose family encourages regular physical examination - Correct Answers-c
,7. Nurses perform health promotion activities at a primary, secondary, or tertiary level. Which
nursing actions are considered tertiary health promotion? Select all that apply:
a. A nurse runs an immunization clinic in the inner city
b. A nurse teaches a patient with an amputation how to care for the residual limb
c. A nurse provides range-of-motion exercises for a paralyzed patient
d. A nurse reaches parents of toddlers how to childproof their homes
e. A school nurse provides screening for scoliosis for the students
f. A nurse teaches new parents how to choose and use an infant car seat - Correct Answers-b, c
8. The nurse uses the agent-host-environment model of health and illness to assess diseases in
patients. This model is based on what concept?
a. Risk factors
b. Demographic variables
c. Behaviors to promote health
d. Stages of illness - Correct Answers-a
9. A nurse incorporates concepts from current models of health when providing health
promotion classes for patients. What is a key concept or both the health-illness continuum and
the high-level wellness models?
a. Illness as a fixed point in time
b. The importance of family
c. Wellness as a passive stage
d. Health as a constantly changing state - Correct Answers-d
10. A nurse working in a long-term care facility personally follows accepted guidelines for a
healthy lifestyle. How does this nurse promote health in the residents of this facility?
, a. By being a role model for healthy behaviors
b. By not requiring sick days from work
c. By never exposing others to any type of illness
d. By budgeting time and resources efficiently - Correct Answers-a
11. A nurse uses Maslow's hierarchy of basic human needs to direct care for patients on an
intensive care unit. For which nursing actives is this approach most useful?
a. Making accurate nursing diagnoses
b. Establishing priorities of care
c. Communicating concerns more concisely
d. Integrating science into nursing care - Correct Answers-b
12. The nurse is prioritizing nursing care for a patient in a long-term care facility. Which
examples off nursing interventions help meet physiologic needs? Select al that apply.
a. Preventing falls in the facility
b. Changing a patient's oxygen tank
c. Providing materials for a patient who likes to draw
d. Helping a patient eat his dinner
e. Facilitating a visit from a spouse
f. Referring a patient to a cancer support group - Correct Answers-b, d
13. The nurse caring for patients postoperatively uses careful hand hygiene and sterile
techniques when handling patients. Which of Maslow's basic human needs is being met by this
nurse?
a. Physiologic
b. Safety and security
c. Self-esteem
Questions
1. A nurse working in primary care facility assesses patients who are experiencing various levels
of health and illness. Which statements define these two concepts? Select all that apply:
a. Health and illness are the same for all people
b. Health and illness are individually defined by each person
c. People with acute illnesses are actually healthy
d. People with chronic illnesses have poor health beliefs
e. Health is more than the absence of illness
f. Illness is the response of a person to a disease - Correct Answers-b, e, f
2. A nurse working in a hospital setting cares for patients with acute and chronic conditions.
which diseases states are chronic illnesses? Select all that apply:
a. Diabetes mellitus
b. Bronchial pneumonia
c. Rheumatoid arthritis
d. Cystic fibrosis
e. Fracture hip
f. Otitis media - Correct Answers-a, c, d
3. Despite a national focus on health promotion, nurses working with patients in inner-city
continue to see disparities in health care for vulnerable populations. Which patients are
considered vulnerable populations? Select all that apply:
,a. A white male diagnosed with HIV
b. An African American teenagers who is 6 months pregnant
c. A Hispanic male who has type II diabetes
d. A low-income family living in rural America
e. A middle-class teacher living in a large city
f. A white baby who was born with cerebral palsy - Correct Answers-b, c, d
4. A nurse has volunteered to give influenza immunizations at a local clinic. What level of care is
the nurse demonstrating?
a. Tertiary
b. Secondary
c. Primary
d. Promotive - Correct Answers-c
5. A patient in a community health clinic tells the nurse, "I have a high temperature, feel awful,
and I am not going to work." What stage of illness behavior is the patient exhibiting?
a. Stage 1: Experiencing symptoms
b. Stage 2: Assuming the sick role
c. Stage 3: Assuming the depending role
d. Stage 4: Achieving recovery and rehabilitation - Correct Answers-b
6. Based on the components of the physical human dimension, the nurse would expect which
clinic patient to be most likely to have annual breast examinations and mammograms?
a. Jane, whose best friend had a benign breast lump removed
b. Sarah, who lives in a low income neighborhood
c. Tricia, who has a family history of breast cancer
d. Nancy, whose family encourages regular physical examination - Correct Answers-c
,7. Nurses perform health promotion activities at a primary, secondary, or tertiary level. Which
nursing actions are considered tertiary health promotion? Select all that apply:
a. A nurse runs an immunization clinic in the inner city
b. A nurse teaches a patient with an amputation how to care for the residual limb
c. A nurse provides range-of-motion exercises for a paralyzed patient
d. A nurse reaches parents of toddlers how to childproof their homes
e. A school nurse provides screening for scoliosis for the students
f. A nurse teaches new parents how to choose and use an infant car seat - Correct Answers-b, c
8. The nurse uses the agent-host-environment model of health and illness to assess diseases in
patients. This model is based on what concept?
a. Risk factors
b. Demographic variables
c. Behaviors to promote health
d. Stages of illness - Correct Answers-a
9. A nurse incorporates concepts from current models of health when providing health
promotion classes for patients. What is a key concept or both the health-illness continuum and
the high-level wellness models?
a. Illness as a fixed point in time
b. The importance of family
c. Wellness as a passive stage
d. Health as a constantly changing state - Correct Answers-d
10. A nurse working in a long-term care facility personally follows accepted guidelines for a
healthy lifestyle. How does this nurse promote health in the residents of this facility?
, a. By being a role model for healthy behaviors
b. By not requiring sick days from work
c. By never exposing others to any type of illness
d. By budgeting time and resources efficiently - Correct Answers-a
11. A nurse uses Maslow's hierarchy of basic human needs to direct care for patients on an
intensive care unit. For which nursing actives is this approach most useful?
a. Making accurate nursing diagnoses
b. Establishing priorities of care
c. Communicating concerns more concisely
d. Integrating science into nursing care - Correct Answers-b
12. The nurse is prioritizing nursing care for a patient in a long-term care facility. Which
examples off nursing interventions help meet physiologic needs? Select al that apply.
a. Preventing falls in the facility
b. Changing a patient's oxygen tank
c. Providing materials for a patient who likes to draw
d. Helping a patient eat his dinner
e. Facilitating a visit from a spouse
f. Referring a patient to a cancer support group - Correct Answers-b, d
13. The nurse caring for patients postoperatively uses careful hand hygiene and sterile
techniques when handling patients. Which of Maslow's basic human needs is being met by this
nurse?
a. Physiologic
b. Safety and security
c. Self-esteem
