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1. At an international nursing conference, many discussions and breakout sessions focused
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on the World Health Organization (WHO) views on health. Of the following comments
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made by nurses during a discussion session, which statements would be considered a go
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od representation of the WHO definition? Select all that apply.
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es mellitus under tight blood glucose control by providing in-
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D) Providing transportation for renal dialysis patients to and from their hemodialysis ci ci ci ci ci ci ci ci ci ci ci


sessions
E) Providing handwashing teaching sessions to a group of youngchildren ci ci ci ci ci ci ci ci ci ci


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The WHO definition of health is defined as ―a state of complete physical, mental, and s
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being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.‖ Engaging in book reviews f
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acilitates mental and social well-being; chair aerobics helps facilitate physical well-
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being; and assisting with tight control of diabetes helps with facilitating physical well-
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being even though the person has a chronic disease. Handwashing is vital in the preventi
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on of disease and spread of germs.
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2. A community health nurse is teaching a group of recent graduates about the large va
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riety of factors that influence an individual's health or lack thereof. The nurse is refe
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rring to the Healthy People 2020 report from the U.S. Department of Health and Hu
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man Services as a teaching example. Of the following aspects discussed, which wou
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ld be considered a determinant of health that is outside the focus of this report?
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A) The client has a diverse background by being of Asian and Native American de
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scent and practices various alternative therapies to minimize effects of stress.
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B) The client has a family history of cardiovascular disease related to hyperch
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olesterolemia and remains noncompliant with the treatment regime. ci ci ci ci ci ci ci


C) The client has a good career with exceptional preventative health care benefits.
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D) The client lives in an affluent, clean, suburban community with access to many
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health care facilities. ci ci


Ans: B ci


Feedback:
In Healthy People 2020, the focus is to promote good health to all (such as using alterna
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tive therapies to minimize effects of stress); achieving health equity and promoting healt
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h for all (which includes having good health care benefits); and promoting good health (
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which includes living in a clean community with good access to health care). A client's n
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oncompliance with treatments to control high cholesterol levels within the presence of a
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family history of CV disease does not meet the ―attaining lives free of preventable disea
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se and premature death‖ determinant.
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,3. A physician is providing care for a number of patients on a medical unit of a large, unive
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rsity hospital. The physician is discussing with a colleague the differentiation between di
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seases that are caused by abnormal molecules and diseases that cause disease. Which of t
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he following patients most clearly demonstrates the consequences of molecules that cau
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se disease?
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A) A 31-year- ci


old woman with sickle cell anemia who is receiving a transfusion of packed red
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B) A 91-year- ci


old woman who has experienced an ischemic stroke resultingfrom familial hy
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percholesterolemia
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old man with exacerbation of his cystic fibrosis requiring oxygen therapy an
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D) A 30-year- ci


old homeless man who has Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) and is HIV pos
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itive.
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PCP is an example of the effect of a molecule that directly contributes to disease. Sickle
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cell anemia, familial hypercholesterolemia, and cystic fibrosis are all examples of the ef
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fects of abnormal molecules.
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4. A member of the health care team is researching the etiology and pathogenesis of a nu
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mber of clients who are under his care in a hospital context. Which of the following asp
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ects of clients' situations bN
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s pCaOt hMo ge n e s i s rather than etiology?
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A) A client who has been exposed to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterium
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B) A client who has increasing serum ammonia levels due to liver cirrhosis
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C) A client who was admitted with the effects of methyl alcohol poisoning
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D) A client with multiple skeletal injuries secondary to a motor vehicle accident
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Pathogenesis refers to the progressive and evolutionary course of disease, such as the incr
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easing ammonia levels that accompany liver disease. Bacteria, poisons, and traumatic inj
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uries are examples of etiologic factors.
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, 5. A new myocardial infarction patient requiring angioplasty and stent placement has arriv
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ed to his first cardiac rehabilitation appointment. In this first session, a review of the pat
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hogenesis of coronary artery disease is addressed. Which statement by the patient verifie
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s to the nurse that he has understood the nurse's teachings about coronary artery disease?
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A) ―All I have to do is stop smoking, and then I won't have any more heartattacks.‖
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B) ―My artery was clogged by fat, so I will need to stop eating fatty foods like
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French fries every day.‖ ci ci ci


C) ―Sounds like this began because of inflammation inside my artery that made it ci ci ci ci ci ci ci ci ci ci ci ci ci


easy to form fatty streaks, which lead to my clogged artery.‖
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D) ―If I do not exercise regularly to get my heart rate up, blood pools in the veins ca
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using a clot that stops blood flow to the muscle, and I will have a heart attack.‖
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Feedback:
The true etiology/cause of coronary artery disease (CAD) is unknown; however, the pat
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hogenesis of the disorder relates to the progression of the inflammatory process from a fa
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tty streak to the occlusive vessel lesion seen in people with coronary artery disease. Risk
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factors for CAD revolve around cigarette smoking, diet high in fat, and lack of exercise.
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6. A 77-year-ci


old man is a hospital inpatient admitted for exacerbation of his chronic obstructive pulm
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onary disease (COPD), and a respiratory therapist (RT) is assessing the client for the first
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time. WhichNU
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spMects of the patient's current state of health would be be
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st characterized as a symptom rather than a sign?
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A) The patient's oxygen saturation is 83% by pulse oxymetry. ci ci ci ci ci ci ci ci


B) The patient notes that he has increased work of breathing when lying supine.
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C) The RT hears diminished breath sounds to the patient's lower lung fields
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bilaterally.
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Feedback:
Symptoms are subjective complaints by the person experiencing the health problem,
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such as complaints of breathing difficulty. Oxygen levels, listening to breath sounds,
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and respiratory rate are all objective, observable signs of disease.
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