NUR315 Final Exam: Questions & Complete Answers
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What is health promotion? Right Ans - common goal to encourage
achievement of a high level of wellness
cornerstone in health policy
control costs and reduce unnecessary sickness/death
maximize healthy lives and prevent illness
What is the role of the nurse in health promotion? Right Ans - initiate
health promotion and health screening programs, participate with other
healthcare personnel in providing health promotion services, promote
activities that foster well being
Which part of the nursing process?
collection of data about a patient Right Ans - assessment
Which part of the nursing process?
identify the biggest problem Right Ans - diagnosis
Which part of the nursing process?
prioritize diagnosis, specify goals and outcomes, document teaching plan
Right Ans - planning
Which part of the nursing process?
involves putting the teaching plan into action Right Ans - implementation
Which part of the nursing process?
determines how effectively the patient has responded to the teaching, to what
extent were goals reached, and evaluate any changes Right Ans - evaluation
Factors that influence learning readiness Right Ans - culture, personal
values, physical/emotional status, past experiences (experiential readiness)
What is learning readiness? Right Ans - the physical, motor, socio-
economical, behavioral, linguistic, and cognitive skills indicating preparedness
to receive formal educational instruction
,What is transcultural nursing? Right Ans - a substantive area of nursing
focused on cultural care values, beliefs, and practices of individuals or groups
of similar or different cultures
Which cultural concept?
a cultural group within a larger culture, often having beliefs or interests at
variance with those of the larger culture (i.e. nursing, grief sharing) Right
Ans - subculture
Which cultural concept?
differences in the majority Right Ans - minority
Which cultural concept?
the significant gap in health status between the overall American population
and people of specific ethnic backgrounds; refers to a higher burden of illness,
injury, disability, or morality, experienced by one group relative to another
Right Ans - health disparities
Which cultural concept?
the attitude that one's own group, ethnicity, or nationality is superior to
others Right Ans - ethnocentrism
Which cultural concept?
a mistaken idea or belief many people have about a thing or group that is
based upon how they look on the outside, which may be untrue or only partly
true Right Ans - stereotyping
Which cultural concept?
being aware that cultural differences and similarities between people exist
without assigning them a value Right Ans - cultural sensitivity
Which cultural concept?
a lifelong process of self-reflection and self-critique whereby the individual
not only learns about another's culture, but one starts with an examination of
her/his own beliefs and cultural identities Right Ans - cultural humility
Which cultural concept?
imposing your own beliefs on someone else Right Ans - cultural imposition
, Which cultural concept?
no cultural awareness Right Ans - cultural blindness
What is a priority for a nurse practicing in the area of genetics? Right Ans -
gathering family and medical history
Autosomal dominant or recessive?
affects female/male family members equally
follows a vertical pattern of inheritance
carried on one chromosome of a pair
offspring 50% chance mutation/normal Right Ans - autosomal dominant
Autosomal dominant or recessive?
the pattern is more horizontal than vertical
relatives of a single generation tend to have this condition
children of blood-related parents
25% of offspring may have the condition, 50% chance of being a carrier
Right Ans - autosomal recessive
Ex of autosomal dominant disorders? Right Ans - Huntington's disease,
neurofibromatosis
Ex of autosomal recessive disorders? Right Ans - cystic fibrosis, sickle cell
What is a chronic condition? Right Ans - an illness or disease that has a
prolonged course (lasting longer than 3 months)
What is a chronic disease? Right Ans - refers to non-communicable (can't
be spread) diseases, chronic conditions, or disorders
What is the cause of prevalence in chronic conditions? Right Ans - decrease
in mortality from infectious disease, lifestyle factors, obesity, longer lifespans,
improved screenings, diagnostic procedures
What is the significance of the people-first language? Right Ans - the client
is more than the disability
Which type of disability?
a disability of the senses (ex: deaf, blind) Right Ans - sensory
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