NUR 163 EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | | SUCCESS IN YOUR EXAM
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NUR 163 EXAM | QUESTIONS AND
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SUCCESS IN YOUR EXAM
Health - ANSWER-A complex phenomenon that involves physical, mental, and spiritual
aspects
Wellness - ANSWER-A way of life oriented toward optimal health and well-being.
Nourishment - ANSWER-Life and wellness requir...
Health - ANSWER-A complex phenomenon that involves physical, mental, and spiritual
aspects
Wellness - ANSWER-A way of life oriented toward optimal health and well-being.
Nourishment - ANSWER-Life and wellness require nourishment. Nourishment comes in
the form of food, exercise, sleep, relationships, meaningful work, the environment, and
memories.
A person with an illness rarely describes the illness in terms of their diagnosis. Instead,
they describe the illness as: - ANSWER-The way it makes them feel. (Pain, sadness,
loss, fatigue, overwhelmed)
Normalcy - ANSWER-One aspect of persevering in illness and life disruption is
maintaining as much normalcy as possible. Normalcy helps clients cope with illness.
People who are suffering experience: - ANSWER-Loneliness. Part of aloneness can be
related to the actual physical separation, part of it from a sense of the world going on
without them, and part of it from a sense of no one really being in their world.
What factors can influence a person's response to disruptions? - ANSWER-Age
Family patterns
Culture
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Hardiness
Support
Access to healthcare resources
The stage and nature of the illness and the intensity, duration, and multiplicity of the
disruption.
What is a large and growing healthcare concern, especially among older adults? -
ANSWER-Chronic illness
Name the top three risks for functional decline. - ANSWER-1. Cognitive impairment
2. Depression
3. Disease burden
What are some ways we can ease patients' disruptions as a result of admission,
transfers, and discharge from a healthcare setting? - ANSWER-Discharge planning,
communication, coordination, and teaching.
How does the World Health Organization define health? - ANSWER->The World Health
Organization (WHO) initially defined health as "a state of complete physical, mental and
social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity" (WHO, 1948).
>In 1986 WHO redefined health as "a resource for everyday life, not the objective of
living. Health is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well
as physical capacities".
How does Traditional Chinese medicine define health? - ANSWER-A balance between
yin and yang.
How does Ayurveda describe health? - ANSWER-Describes health as the trinity of
body, mind, and spiritual awareness.
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How did Florence Nightingale (1859) define health? - ANSWER-She believed that
health was the prevention of disease through the use of fresh air, pure water, efficient
drainage, cleanliness, and light.
How did nursing theorist Jean Watson (1979) describe health? - ANSWER-She
believed that health implies at least three elements: (1) a high level of overall physical,
mental, and social functioning; (2) a general adaptive-maintenance level of daily
functioning; and (3) the absence of illness (or the presence of efforts that lead to its
absence).
Explain how full-spectrum nurses define health and illness. - ANSWER-Nurses
understand health and illness as individual experiences, emerging from each patient's
unique responses.
Identify factors that disrupt health. - ANSWER-Factors that disrupt health include
physical disease, injury, mental illness, pain, loss, impending death, competing
demands, the unknown, imbalance, and isolation.
Define hardiness. - ANSWER-Hardiness has been described as developing a very
strong positive force to live—and enjoying the fight. It also involves willingness to draw
on resources from within oneself or from others to break out of old patterns of living
when life situations change. Hardy people seek information and take initiative in dealing
with life situations. They have an "I can deal with this" attitude.
Explain how you can promote patient trust during admissions, transfers, and
discharges. - ANSWER-Patient trust can be promoted by supporting patients through
transitions such as admission, transfer, and discharge from the institution—in helping
them adjust to the new environment. Trust is built on the relationship you begin building
with your first patient contact. You need to have plans in place and have supplies and
equipment already prepared for each of these transitions. Patient and family teaching
are essential. Greet the client and introduce yourself; keep the patient informed about
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what to expect and what is expected of him or her. Establish a relationship with the
client. Take time to get to know your client. Try to set a tone of caring, respect, and
understanding. Coordinate and communicate with other department and community
services to obtain the care your client needs.
Health Belief - ANSWER-Characterized by the relationship between what a person
believes and how a person acts
Host-agent environment - ANSWER-A causative model seeking a source or cause of
illness
Holistic - ANSWER-The unique interaction of an individual's mind, body, and spirit within
the universe
Acute Illness - ANSWER-Develops quickly and lasts a limited amount of time.
Chronic Illness - ANSWER-Often develop gradually and can last a person's lifetime.
Primary Prevention - ANSWER-The implementation of programs aimed to reduce
illness by preventing occurrence.
Secondary prevention - ANSWER-Aimed at reducing the incidence of illness through
early identification and treatment of illness.
Tertiary prevention - ANSWER-The reduction of the residual effects of illness after the
development of the illness.
It is after visiting hours when the minister from John's church stops by to visit him. By
allowing the minister to visit, the nurse demonstrates recognition of the influence of
_________ on the healing process. - ANSWER-Spirituality
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