Nr509 Week 2 Quiz (Latest): Advanced Physical Assessment

1. The nurse is reviewing theories of illness. The germ theory, which states that microscopic organisms such as bacteria and viruses are responsible for specific disease conditions, is a basic belief of which theory of illness? ANS: Biomedical Among the biomedical explanations for disease is the germ theory, which states that microscopic organisms such as bacteria and viruses are responsible for specific disease conditions. The naturalistic, or holistic, perspective holds that the forces of nature must be kept in natural balance. The magicoreligious perspective holds that supernatural forces dominate and cause illness or health. 2. A 30-year-old woman has recently moved to the United States with her husband. They are living with the woman's sister until they can get a house of their own. When company arrives to visit with the woman's sister, the woman feels suddenly shy and retreats to the back bedroom to hide until the company leaves again. She states that this is just because she doesn't know how to speak perfect English. This woman could be experiencing: ANS: culture shock. Culture shock is a term used to describe the state of disorientation or inability to respond to the behavior of a different cultural group because of its sudden strangeness, unfamiliarity, and incompatibility with the individual's perceptions and expectations. The other terms are not correct.