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Galen NUR 155 Exam with the correct answers.
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Galen NUR 155 Exam with the correct answers.
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Galen NUR 155 Exam with the correctanswers
define health - Correct Answer - presence or absence of disease
define wellness - Correct Answer - overall state of well-being or total health
What are the 7 components of wellness? - Correct Answer - environmental
occupational
intellectual
spiritual
physical
emotional
social
Define environmental wellness - Correct Answer - ability to promote health measures that improve
standard of living and quality of life
define occupational wellness - Correct Answer - ability to achieve a balance between work and leisure
time
define intellectual wellness - Correct Answer - ability to learn and use info effectively for personal,
family and career development
define spiritual wellness - Correct Answer - the belief in some force that serves to unite human beings
and provide meaning and purpose to life
,define physical wellness - Correct Answer - ability to carry out daily tasks, achieve fitness, maintain
adequate nutrition and proper body fat, avoid abusing drugs and alcohol or using tobacco products and
generally practicing positive lifestyle habits
Define role performance model - Correct Answer - ability to fulfill societal roles
How does the health-illness model work? - Correct Answer - health and illness/disease are opposite
ends of a health continuum. Your everyday decisions influence where you end up.
examples of internal variables influencing health status, beliefs and practices? - Correct Answer -
biologic dimension, psychological dimension, cognitive dimension
examples of external variables influencing health status, beliefs and practices? - Correct Answer -
physical environment, standards of living, family and cultural beliefs, and social support network
define disease - Correct Answer - a systematic problem and usually shows evidence
define illness - Correct Answer - a personal state or feeling
define acute illness - Correct Answer - comes and goes quickly
define chronic illness - Correct Answer - lasts greater than 6 months. includes remission and
exacerbation
What are the 5 stages of illness? - Correct Answer - 1. symptoms
2. sick role
3. seeking care
, 4. dependent patient role
5. recovery
illness impacts who? - Correct Answer - the patient and family
define holism - Correct Answer - view individual as a whole
define homeostasis - Correct Answer - maintain equilibrium or balance
What is the highest priority according to maslow's? - Correct Answer - physiological needs
What are the 3 levels of prevention? - Correct Answer - primary, secondary, tertiary
Define primary prevention - Correct Answer - education to prevent a problem from happening
Define secondary prevention - Correct Answer - early identification and early intervention to detect
issues
Define tertiary prevention - Correct Answer - occurs after the illness has appeared to prevent
complications
define medical asepsis - Correct Answer - clean technique
confining microorganisms
define surgical asepsis - Correct Answer - sterile technique
destroys all microorganisms
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