NUR 266 Exam 2
Health behavior - CORRECT ANSWER-Any positive or negative action taken by a person that will
affect their state of well-being and level of function
Heath and wellness - CORRECT ANSWER-A state of complete physical, mental, and social
well-being and NOT merely the absence of disease or infirmity
What is the definition of health?
a. Individuals being free of disease
b. Care is personal in nature
c. Care that involves the whole person
d. Focuses on the pathological state - CORRECT ANSWER-C
What are the dimensions of wellness? - CORRECT ANSWER-1. physical
2. emotional
3. intellectual
4. cultural
5. spiritual
6. environmental
7. financial
8. occupational
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Theory - CORRECT ANSWER-!. Physiological needs (base of all
needs)
2. Safety and security needs.
3. Love and belonging
4. Self-esteem needs
5. Self-actualization needs
Focus on individual needs rather than strict adherence to model
Internal variables that affect health behavior - CORRECT ANSWER-- Developmental stage
(toddler different than adult)
- Intellectual background (schooling impacts health)
- Perception of functioning
- Emotional factors
- Spiritual factors
External variables that affect health behavior - CORRECT ANSWER-- Family practices
- Psychosocial factors
- Socioeconomic status (social determinants of health)
- Cultural factors
Health promotion - CORRECT ANSWER-The process of enabling people to increase control over,
and to improve, their health
- not illness specific
- approach motivated
- expands positive potential
, Disease prevention - CORRECT ANSWER-The process of reducing risks and alleviating disease
to promote, preserve, and restore health and minimize suffering and distress
- illness/disease specific
- avoidance motivated
- can keep someone from accomplishing health
Disease oriented approach
a. worries about disease prevention
b. teaches about disease processes
c. encourages greater health
d. deals with acute management of chronic diseases - CORRECT ANSWER-D
How can illness impact patients as well as their families? - CORRECT ANSWER-- behavioral and
emotional impacts
- financial burden
- family dynamics can change
How can a nurse help a patient with illness and to maintain health? (select all that apply)
a. understand how the healthcare system possesses challenges
b. identifies risk factors
c. decreases the impact of illness
d. assists patients and their families in maintaining or returning to the highest level of functioning -
CORRECT ANSWER-A, B, C, D
Health belief model - CORRECT ANSWER-Addresses the relationship between a person's beliefs
and behaviors through 3 components
1. Individual's perception of susceptibility to illness
2. Individual's perception of seriousness of illness
3. Likelihood of person to take preventative action
Theory of Planned Behavior - CORRECT ANSWER-Emphasizes that individual performance of a
given behavior is primarily determined by a person's intention to perform that behavior.
Human behavior is guided by three considerations:
1. behavioral beliefs
2. normative beliefs
3. control beliefs
Holistic Health Model - CORRECT ANSWER-Promotes the patient's optimal level of health by
considering the dynamic interactions among the emotional, spiritual, social cultural, and physical
aspects of wellness
- the patient is ultimately the expert on their health
Trans-theoretical Model of Change - CORRECT ANSWER-Do not convince patient to change
behavior, instead, assist them in moving along the stages of change:
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