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NRS 210 Midterm and finalThe conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making
decisions about the delivery of care of individuals or groups of patients in consideration
of individual needs and preferences
A. Health-related quality of life
B. Evidence-based practice
C. Ecological Model of Health
D. Health Belief Model - answerB. Evidence-based practice
A primary reason for the selection of the health indicators of Healthy People 2020/2030
is? a. Decreasing institutionalization and increasing community-based care services
b. Achieving health equity, eliminating disparities, and improving the health of all groups
c. Creating environments to improve the eating and exercise habits of all peopled.
D.Expanding the technology, resources, and medications used to treat chronic illness -
answerb. Achieving health equity, eliminating disparities, and improving the health of all
groups
Which of the following would be considered primary prevention
A.Wearing a seat belt
B. Blood Pressure Monitoring
C. Annual Cholesterol monitoring
D. Testicular Self-exam
E. Immunizations
F. Daily cardiovascular exercise
G. Eating a balanced meal
H. PT - answerA,E,F,G
In the nurse's assessment of a small community in western Pennsylvania, she notes
that there is a lot of trash and debris in the streets. Further assessment reveals that
garbage pickup by the city occurs every 2 weeks in this community. Under which of
Gordon's functional health patterns will the nurse document this assessment finding?
A. Nutritional-metabolic pattern
B. Activity-exercise pattern
C. Elimination pattern
D. Coping-stress pattern - answerElimination Pattern
One overarching goal of Healthy People 2020 is..
.A. To decrease hypertension and asthma by 25%
B. To increase # of adolescents exercising by 10%
C. To increase quality and years of healthy life
D. To increase quality of water supply for Americans - answerC. to increase quality and
years of healthy life
,A primary reason for the selection of health indications of Healthy People 2020 is...
A. Relative ease of measurement of the indicators
B. Availability of data to measure progress toward objectives
C. That these were the indicators that were left off the Health People 2010 list...
D. That these indicators reflect major public health concerns in the United States -
answerD. That these indicators reflect major public health concerns in the United States
Which of the following would be considered a primary prevention?
A. Measles vaccine administered to a 12-month-old boy
B. Mammography in a 45-year-old man
C. Prostate examination in a 52 year-old man
D. Diabetes screening at a health fair - answerA. Measles vaccine administered to a 12-
month-old boy
A 43-year-old client is complaining of fatigue and falling asleep frequently while at work.
Which of the following is an appropriate response of the nurse with regard to this
complaint?
A. "You should try an over-the-counter sleeping medicine."
B. "Perhaps a little milk might help you sleep better.
"C. "You are working too much. Take some time off from work
."D. "How many hours of seep do you usually get at night?" - answerD. "How many
hours of seep do you usually get at night?"
Which of the following statements best explains the use of Gordon's functional health
patterns in the care of patients?
A. Gordon's functional health patterns constitute the accepted biophysical model to
describe a person's medical diagnosis.
B. Gordon's functional health patterns are based on the underlying belief that clients can
best take care of themselves.
C. Gordon's functional health patterns provide a systemic approach to assessing and
planning care of the whole person.
D. The patterns or sequences of behaviors over time explored in Gordon's model lend
themselves to organizing medical science data to care for a client. - answerC. Gordon's
functional health patterns provide a systemic approach to assessing and planning care
of the whole person.
The primary purpose of a plan in the nursing process is to...
A. Obtain relevant historical information
B. Identify nursing diagnosis and possible outcomes
C. Intervene with the individual to achieve an expected outcome
D. Determine how an individual responds to expected outcomes - answerB. Identify
nursing diagnosis and possible outcomes
A state of physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social functioning that realizes a
person's potential and is experienced within a developmental context is known as...
, A. Growth and development
B. High level wellness
C. Health
D. Optimal functioning - answerC. Health
A client reports that her husband is taking a new job in another city. She is very
depressed about the move and does not want to go. The nurse should...
A. Assess the client's and families coping mechanisms in handling stress
B. Encourage the client to act excited about the move
C. Talk to the husband to get his perspective on the move
D. Tell her that all families must cope with new situations from time to time - answerA.
Assess the client's and families coping mechanisms in handling stress
Which of the following represents a method of secondary prevention?
A. Self-breast examination education
B. Yearly screening mammograms after 50 years of age
C. Chemotherapy for advanced breast cancer
D. Complete mastectomy for breast cancer - answerB. Yearly screening mammograms
after 50 years of age
The statement, "The patient is experiencing anxiety related to forthcoming surgery as
manifested by feeling of losing control," is best described an a/an...
A. Evaluation statement
B. Assessment
C. Nursing observation
D. Nursing diagnosis - answerD. Nursing Diagnosis
This is nursing diagnosis because it used "Manifested by" If it used "related to" it is also
nursing diagnosis
The difference between subjective and objective data is that objective data...
A. Describes the patient's perception of the problem
B. Is the same as the patient's symptoms
C. Is best if written in the patient's own words
D. Is obtained through observation and examination - answerD. Is obtained through
observation and examination
o begin the nursing process, the nurse must first...
A. State the client's nursing needs
B. Identify goals for nursing care
C. Gather information about the client
D. Evaluate outcomes - answerC. Gather information about the client
The nursing process is a sequential method of problem solving that includes which five
steps?
A. Assessment, treatment, evaluation, discharge, follow-up
B. Admission, diagnosis, treatment, evaluation, discharge planning
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