Med Surg 1Chapter 04: Health, Illness, Stress, and Coping Review
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Med Surg 1Chapter 04: Health, Illness, Stress, and Coping Review1. What isthe traditional view of health?a. Promotes optimal function.b. Views health and illness as separate concepts.c. Defines health as an absence of illness.d. Emphasizes the prevention of disease.ANS: B2. What isthe current view ...
Chapter 04: Health, Illness, Stress, and Coping Review
1. What is the traditional view of health?
a. Promotes optimal function.
b. Views health and illness as separate concepts.
c. Defines health as an absence of illness.
d. Emphasizes the prevention of
disease. ANS: B
2. What is the current view of health?
a. Promotes the highest quality of life possible, both mentally and socially.
b. Includes mental, physical, social, and emotional adaptation to the environment.
c. Includes the basic physiologic needs and self-actualization.
d. Relies on alternative therapies for the treatment and cure of
diseases. ANS: B
3. During the initial gathering of data, a patient reveals a weight loss of 17 lb since the death of his spouse 5 weeks
earlier. He says that he is not sleeping and has no appetite. What category of unmet needs should be considered
by the nurse according to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?
a. Physiologic
b. Safety and security
c. Love and belonging
d. Self-actualization
ANS: A
4. What is the major advantage of using Maslow’s hierarchy of needs when planning nursing care for patients?
a. Establishes a nursing diagnosis.
b. Improves problem-solving techniques.
c. Prioritizes patient care.
d. Establishes priorities of
care. ANS: C
5. A nurse points out that the physiologic response to stress involves the total body. Which syndrome is
this considered?
a. General adaptation
b. Local adaptation
c. Negative feedback
, d. Total
adaptation ANS: A
6. What are the ability to solve problems and to maintain self-confidence and the willingness to accept
criticism incorporated in according to Maslow?
a. Safety and security
b. Self-esteem
c. Self-actualization
d. Love and
belonging ANS: C
7. A patient returning from surgery complains of incisional pain that is now rated 7 in intensity on the 1-to-10
pain scale. What should the nurse be aware of that pain exemplifies?
a. General adaptation syndrome
b. Local adaptation syndrome
c. Counter-current response
d. Neuroendocrine response
ANS: B
8. A nurse clarifies that a neuroendocrine response involves both the autonomic nervous system and the
endocrine system. Which syndrome is this considered?
a. Local adaptation
b. Total adaptation
c. Acute adaptation
d. General adaptation
ANS: D
9. Which syndrome includes the alarm reaction stage, resistance stage, and exhaustion stage?
a. Local adaptation syndrome
b. General adaptation syndrome
c. Total adaptation syndrome
d. Absolute adaptation
syndrome ANS: B
10. A nurse gives the example of when an individual becomes frightened and experiences an increased heart rate and
mental activity along with increased blood flow to the skeletal muscles and dilated pupils. The person is experiencing
an alarm reaction that helps the body defend against stressors. What type of response is the alarm reaction
considered?
a. Positive feedback response
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