100% satisfaction guarantee Immediately available after payment Both online and in PDF No strings attached
logo-home
Previously searched by you
Previously searched by you
logo
Test Bank For Porth's Pathophysiology Concepts of Altered Health States 9th Edition Sheila All Chapters | A+ ULTIMATE GUIDE $17.99
Add to cart
Quickly navigate to
Preview
  2.  
  3. Essentials Of Pediatric Nursing
  4.  
  5. Essentials Of Pediatric Nursing

Exam (elaborations)

Test Bank For Porth's Pathophysiology Concepts of Altered Health States 9th Edition Sheila All Chapters | A+ ULTIMATE GUIDE
 6 views  0 purchase
  • Course
  • Essentials Of Pediatric Nursing
  • Institution
  • Essentials Of Pediatric Nursing

Test Bank For Porth's Pathophysiology Concepts of Altered Health States 9th Edition Sheila All Chapters | A+ ULTIMATE GUIDE

Preview 4 out of 565  pages

Document information

  • November 30, 2024
  • 565
  • 2024/2025
  • Exam (elaborations)
  • Questions & answers

Subjects

  • nursing test bank
  • nursing
  • altered health states 9th edition
  • porths pathophysiology concepts
  • pathophysiology concepts of altered health states
  • test bank for porths pathophysiology concepts

Connected book

book image

Book Title:

Author(s):

  • Edition:
  • ISBN:
  • Edition:

More summaries for

All for this textbook (9)

Written for

  • Essentials Of Pediatric Nursing
  • Essentials Of Pediatric Nursing

Seller

avatar-seller
17dollars

Reviews received

Content preview

Porth's Pathophysiology Concepts of Altered Health 9th Edition Test
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm



Bank
nm




Chapter 1- Concepts of Health and Disease
nm nm nm nm nm nm




1. At an international nursing conference, many discussions and breakout sessions
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


nmfocusedon the World Health Organization (WHO) views on health. Of the
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


nmfollowing commentsmade by nurses during a discussion session, which
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


nmstatements would be considered a good representation of the WHO definition?
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


nmSelect all that apply. nm nm nm


A) Interests in keeping the elderly population engaged in such activities
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


as bookreviews and word games during social time
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


B) Increase in the number of chair aerobics classes provided in the
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


skilled carefacilities
nm nm nm


C) Interventions geared toward keeping the elderly population diagnosed withnm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


diabetes mellitus under tight blood glucose control by providing in-home
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


cookingclasses
nm nm


D) Providing transportation for renal dialysis patients to and from their
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


hemodialysissessions
nm nm


E) Providing handwashing teaching sessions to a group of young
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


nmchildrenAns: A, B, C, E nm nm nm nm nm


Feedback:
The WHO definition of health is defined as ―a state of complete physical,
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


nmmental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


nminfirmity.‖ Engaging in book reviews facilitates mental and social well-being;
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


nmchair aerobics helps facilitate physical well-being; and assisting with tight
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


nmcontrol of diabetes helps with facilitating physical well-being even though the
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


nmperson has a chronic disease. Handwashing is vitalin the prevention of disease
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm m
n nm nm nm nm


nmand spread of germs.
nm nm nm




2. A community health nurse is teaching a group of recent graduates about the
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


nmlarge variety of factors that influence an individual's health or lack thereof.
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


nmThe nurse is referring to the Healthy People 2020 report from the U.S.
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


nmDepartment of Health andHuman Services as a teaching example. Of the
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


nmfollowing aspects discussed, which would be considered a determinant of
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


nmhealth that is outside the focus of this report?
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


A) The client has a diverse background by being of Asian and Native
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


American descent and practices various alternative therapies to minimize
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


effects of stress.
nm nm nm


B) The client has a family history of cardiovascular disease related to
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


hypercholesterolemia and remains noncompliant with the treatment
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


regime. nm


C) The client has a good career with exceptional preventative health care benefits.
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


D) The client lives in an affluent, clean, suburban community with access
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


to manyhealth care facilities.
nm nm nm nm nm


Ans: B nm


Feedback:
In Healthy People 2020, the focus is to promote good health to all (such as
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


nmusing alternative therapies to minimize effects of stress); achieving health equity
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


nmand promoting health for all (which includes having good health care benefits);
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


nmand promoting good health (which includes living in a clean community with
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm




Page 1 nm

, good access tohealth care). A client's noncompliance with treatments to control
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


high cholesterol levelswithin the presence of a family history of CV disease
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


does not meet the ―attaining lives free of preventable disease and premature
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


death‖ determinant.
nm nm




Page 2
nm

,3. A physician is providing care for a number of patients on a medical unit of a
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


nmlarge, university hospital. The physician is discussing with a colleague the
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


nmdifferentiation between diseases that are caused by abnormal molecules and
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


nmdiseases that cause disease.Which of the following patients most clearly
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


nmdemonstrates the consequences of molecules that cause disease?
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


A) A 31-year-old woman with sickle cell anemia who is receiving a
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


transfusion ofpacked red blood cells
nm nm nm nm nm nm


B) A 91-year-old woman who has experienced an ischemic stroke resulting
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


from familial hypercholesterolemia
nm nm nm


C) A 19-year-old man with exacerbation of his cystic fibrosis requiring
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


oxygentherapy and chest physiotherapy
nm nm nm nm nm


D) A 30-year-old homeless man who has Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


(PCP) andis HIV positive.
nm nm nm nm nm


Ans: D nm


Feedback:
PCP is an example of the effect of a molecule that directly contributes to
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


nmdisease. Sicklecell anemia, familial hypercholesterolemia, and cystic fibrosis are
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


nmall examples of the effects of abnormal molecules.
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm




4. A member of the health care team is researching the etiology and
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


nmpathogenesis of a number of clients who are under his care in a hospital
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


nmcontext. Which of the followingaspects of clients' situations best characterizes
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


nmpathogenesis rather than etiology? nm nm nm


A) A client who has been exposed to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterium
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


B) A client who has increasing serum ammonia levels due to liver cirrhosis
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


C) A client who was admitted with the effects of methyl alcohol poisoning
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


D) A client with multiple skeletal injuries secondary to a motor vehicle
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


nmaccidentAns: B nm nm


Feedback:
Pathogenesis refers to the progressive and evolutionary course of disease, such
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


nmas theincreasing ammonia levels that accompany liver disease. Bacteria,
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


nmpoisons, and traumatic injuries are examples of etiologic factors.
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm




Page 3 nm

, 5. A new myocardial infarction patient requiring angioplasty and stent placement
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


has arrived to his first cardiac rehabilitation appointment. In this first session, a
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


review of the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease is addressed. Which
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


statement by the patientverifies to the nurse that he has understood the nurse's
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


teachings about coronary artery disease?
nm nm nm nm nm


A) ―All I have to do is stop smoking, and then I won't have any more heart
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


attacks.‖ nm


B) ―My artery was clogged by fat, so I will need to stop eating fatty
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


foods likeFrench fries every day.‖
nm nm nm nm nm nm


C) ―Sounds like this began because of inflammation inside my artery that
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


made iteasy to form fatty streaks, which lead to my clogged artery.‖
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


D) ―If I do not exercise regularly to get my heart rate up, blood pools in
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


the veins causing a clot that stops blood flow to the muscle, and I will
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


have a heart attack.‖
nm nm nm nm


Ans: C nm


Feedback:
The true etiology/cause of coronary artery disease (CAD) is unknown; however,
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


the pathogenesis of the disorder relates to the progression of the inflammatory
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


process froma fatty streak to the occlusive vessel lesion seen in people with
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


coronary artery disease. Risk factors for CAD revolve around cigarette
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


smoking, diet high in fat, and lack of exercise.
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm




6. A 77-year-old man is a hospital inpatient admitted for exacerbation of his
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and a respiratory therapist (RT)
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


is assessing theclient for the first time. Which of the following aspects of the
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


patient's current state of health would be best characterized as a symptom
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


rather than a sign?
nm nm nm nm


A) The patient's oxygen saturation is 83% by pulse oxymetry.
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


B) The patient notes that he has increased work of breathing when lying supine.
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


C) The RT hears diminished breath sounds to the patient's lower
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


lung fieldsbilaterally.
nm nm nm


D) The patient's respiratory rate is 31
nm nm nm nm nm


breaths/minute.Ans: B
nm nm nm


Feedback:
Symptoms are subjective complaints by the person experiencing the health
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


problem, such as complaints of breathing difficulty. Oxygen levels, listening
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


to breath sounds, and respiratory rate are all objective, observable signs of
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


disease.
nm




Page 4 nm

The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:

Guaranteed quality through customer reviews

Guaranteed quality through customer reviews

Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.

Quick and easy check-out

Quick and easy check-out

You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.

Focus on what matters

Focus on what matters

Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!

Frequently asked questions

What do I get when I buy this document?

You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.

Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?

Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.

Who am I buying these notes from?

Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller 17dollars. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.

Will I be stuck with a subscription?

No, you only buy these notes for $17.99. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.

Can Stuvia be trusted?

4.6 stars on Google & Trustpilot (+1000 reviews)

56326 documents were sold in the last 30 days

Founded in 2010, the go-to place to buy study notes for 14 years now

Start selling
$17.99
  • (0)
Add to cart
Added