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NUR 163 Exam 1 Questions And Verified DetailedAnswers (A+ Graded)
Health - Answer A complex phenomenon incorporating physical, mental and spiritual
dimensions
Wellness - Answer A way of living that focuses resources on optimal health and
well-being.
Nourishment - Answer Life and wellness require nourishment. Nourishment comes in
the form of food, exercise, sleep, relationships, meaningful work, the environment and
memories.
A person with an illness rarely describes an illness based on their diagnosis. Rather
they describe the illness as: - Answer The way it makes them feel.:(Pain, sadness, loss,
fatigue, overwhelmed)
Normalcy - Answer One aspect of persevering in illness and life disruption is
maintaining as much normalcy as possible. Normalcy helps clients to cope with illness.
People who are suffering experience: - Answer Loneliness. Part of aloneness can be
related to the actual physical separation, part of it from a sense of the world going on
without them, and part of it from a sense of no one really being in their world.
What factors can influence a person's response to disruptions? - Answer Age
Family patterns
Culture
Hardiness
Support
,Access to healthcare resources
The stage and nature of the illness and the intensity, duration, and multiplicity of the
disruption.
What is a big and increasing health concern, particularly among older adults? Ans
Chronic illness
List top three risks for functional decline. Ans 1. Cognitive impairment
2. Depression
3. Disease burden
What are some ways we can minimize patients' disruptions due to admission, transfers
and discharge from a healthcare facility? - Answer Discharge planning, communication,
coordination, and teaching.
How does the world health organization define health? - Answer >The World Health
Organization (WHO) initially defined health as "a state of complete physical, mental and
social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity" (WHO, 1948).
Health was redefined in 1986 by WHO as "a resource for everyday life, not the objective
of living. Health is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as
well as physical capacities".
Traditional Chinese medicine defines health - Answer A balance between yin and yang.
Ayurveda describes health - Answer Describes health as the trinity of body, mind, and
spiritual awareness.
How would you define health by Florence Nightingale in the year of 1859? - Answer She
did view health as the prevention of disease using fresh air, pure water, efficient
drainage, cleanliness, and light.
,How did nursing theorist Jean Watson in 1979 define health? Answer She defined health
as implying at least three elements-first, a high level of overall physical, mental and
social functioning; second, a general adaptive-maintenance level of daily functioning;
third, the absence of illness or such efforts leading to its absence.
Explain how full-spectrum nurses define health and illness. Response Nurses view
health and illness as subjective experiences derived from individual patients' responses.
Name factors that disturb health. Response Health disturbances include physical
disease, injury, mental illness, pain, loss, impending death, competing demands, the
unknown, imbalance, and isolation.
Define hardiness. - Answer Hardiness has been described as developing a very strong
positive force to live—and enjoying the fight. It also involves willingness to draw on
resources from within oneself or from others to break out of old patterns of living when
life situations change. Hardy people seek information and take initiative in dealing with
life situations. They have an "I can deal with this" attitude.
Describe how you can build trust with a patient during admission, transfer, and
discharge. - Answer The fostering of a patient's trust could be done by first supporting
them through transitions to the said institution, that is admission, transfer, and
discharge, helping them get accustomed to the new environment. A person builds trust
based on a relationship he or she starts building with his or her very first patient
contact. For each of these transitions you will need to have plans and have supplies and
equipment already prepared. For all of these transitions the most important concepts
are patient and family teaching. Introduce yourself and greet the client. Inform the
patient what to expect and what is expected of him or her. Initiate a relationship with the
client. Take the time to become acquainted with your client. Try to convey a tone of
concern, respect and understanding. Liaise and communicate with other department
and community services to get the treatment your patient needs.
ternal Health Belief - ANS Characterised by the relationship between what a person
believes and how a person acts
Host-agent environment - ANS A causative model seeking a source or cause of illness
Holistic - Answer The unique interaction of a person's mind, body, and spirit with the
universe
, Acute Illness - Answer Begins suddenly and has a relatively short duration.
Chronic Illness - Answer Tend to start slowly but may persist for an individual's lifetime.
Primary Prevention - Answer The use of programs designed to decrease the incidence
of illness.
Secondary prevention-Response Directed at reducing the incidence of illness through
the early detection and treatment of illness.
Tertiary prevention-Response The reduction of the residual effects of illness after the
disease has occurred.
It is after visiting hours when the minister from John's church comes to visit him. By
allowing the minister to visit, the nurse shows understanding of the impact of _________
on the healing process. - Answer Spirituality
What is the main reason pediatric units invite families to stay with young patients? -
Answer Increase involvement of the family in the plan of care
What is the purpose of analysing data related to client assessment about nutrition,
exercise, leisure activities, spirituality and home environment? - Answer Provide
information required to recognize related causal factors
A 28-year-old male client underwent surgery for testicular cancer. Identify the factor
that might extend the recovery period for the client. - Answer History of tobacco use
Prolongs recovery time from illness, injury and surgery
At what stage of life does the recognition of the blunt fact of death begin to rise? -
Answer Middle age
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