Bates Health A Exam 1 Graded A+
1. What is the definition of health?
A) A state of complete physical well-being
B) A state of complete mental well-being
C) A state of complete social well-being
D) A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
Correct answer: D) A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence
of disease or infirmity
2. When considering health, what approach should be taken?
A) Focus on physical symptoms only
B) Look at the patient's medical history only
C) Look at the patient holistically
D) Focus on the patient's mental health only
Correct answer: C) Look at the patient holistically
3. What is an individual's view of health influenced by?
A) Only age
B) Only gender
C) Age groups, genders, races, and cultures
D) Only socioeconomic status
Correct answer: C) Age groups, genders, races, and cultures
,4. What are some examples of health beliefs?
A) Ideas and attitudes about health
B) Activities that individuals do to care for themselves
C) Physical symptoms only
D) Medical treatments only
Correct answer: A) Ideas and attitudes about health
5. What are some variables that influence health?
A) Only intellectual influences
B) Only spiritual influences
C) Intellectual, spiritual, emotional, family influences, cultural background, and socioeconomic factors
D) Only physical factors
Correct answer: C) Intellectual, spiritual, emotional, family influences, cultural background, and
socioeconomic factors
healthy people 2020: how do we fix it #3? ✅promotes health and prevents disease as it impacts the
quality and length of a person's life
illness ✅a state in which a person's physical, emotional, intellectual, social, environment, or spiritual
functioning is diminished or impaired
Acute illness ✅rapid onset with short duration
chronic illness ✅illness persists over a period of time, usually 6 months
, illness does not always mean that a disease is present: true or false ✅true
definition of health assessment ✅the processes used to evaluate the health status of a person
what does health assessment consist of: ✅comprehensive health history & complete physical
examination
two steps for performing an assessment ✅collection and verification of data from multiple sources &
analysis of data
there is 2 different types of data: subjective ✅what the client feels, reports, believes
there is 2 different types of data: objective ✅nurse observed data, lab results, physical examination
the overall goals of the nursing process: ✅extrapolate the findings, prioritize the findings, formulate the
plan of care, implement the plan of care
what is the nursing process ✅an approach to the identification, diagnosis, and treatment of responses
to illness
acronym for the nursing process ✅ADPIE
The nursing process is also a: ✅professional, systematic, step-by-step approach to selecting, organizing,
and delivering care to patients
the nursing process differentiates nursing practice from the practice of other health car professionals:
true or false ✅true
Nursing process ADPIE: A ✅assessment
