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NUR 162 ( LATEST 2024 / 2025 ) CH3 PREPU | (ACTUAL EXAM ) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (SOLVED)
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NUR 162 Ch3 PrepU1. A nurse is caring for a patient who has breast cancer. The patient tells the nurse
Answer
"I don't know why this happened to me, but I'm ready to move on and do whatever I need to do
to get healthy again." This patient is in which stage of acute illness?
Stage 3
2. Nurses promote the needs of patients as an integral part of each person's human dimension.
Which needs are being met when a nurse recommends a senior citizen community center for an
older patient who is living alone?
Answer
Sociocultural needs
3. A nurse refers an HIV-positive patient to a local support group. This is an example of
whatlevel of preventive care?
Answer
Tertiary
4. A nurse is immunizing children against measles. This is an example of what level
ofpreventive care?
Answer
Primary
5. A 90-year-old woman has a staphylococcus infection in her decubitus ulcer. Staphylococcus is
the
Answer
Agent
6. Which of the following is an example of a characteristic of Stage 2 of illness?
Answer
A person tells his family that he is sick and allows them to take care of him.
,7. What level of prevention is noted when the nurse educates a group of mothers of school-age
children on self breast examinations?
Answer
Primary prevention
8. A nurse is caring for a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The nurse
explains to the client that COPD is a chronic disease. Why is COPD considered a chronic
disease?
Answer
It has a gradual onset and lasts for a long time.
9. A client has had a total knee replacement and is receiving care that includes learning to walk
with a walker. What level of prevention is most applicable to this client?
Answer
Tertiary prevention
10. What is the definition of wellness?
Answer
An active state of being healthy.
11. Nurses understand the importance of adopting healthy behaviors so that they can better
care for clients. What are some examples of healthy self-care behaviors everyone should adopt?
Select all that apply.
Answer
• Maintaining an ideal body weight
• Eating regular healthy meals
• Sleeping 7-8 hours each nigh
12. Your community outreach class is giving a presentation on seat belts and child safety seats
at the local firehouse every weekend in October. What level(s) of health promotion is this an
example of?
Answer
Primary
, 13. The nursing student who has diarrhea before every test and every clinical understands that
this is not a healthy behavior. The student is aware that this negative effect can impact overall
health. The nurse recognizes that this
student needs to focus on which of the following dimensions of health?
Answer
Emotional dimension
14. While providing client care, a nurse determines that a client adheres to the health belief
model. What would the nurse need to assess as a factor possibly affecting the client's response to
illness?
Answer
personality characteristics
15. What have the models of health promotion and illness prevention been used for?
Answer
To help healthcare providers understand health-related behaviors.
16. A community health nurse arranges for a dental checkup camp for the local children in the
school district. Which of the following would most likely be the nurse's goal for this health
camp?
Answer
health promotion
17. A patient has been admitted to the hospital for the treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis, a
problem that was accompanied by a random blood glucose reading of 575 mg/dL, vomiting, and
shortness of breath. This patient has experienced which of the following phenomena?
Answer
Exacerbation
18. A nurse working in the ICU understands that illnesses affect both the client as well as the
family members. What are some things that often cause stress in family members due to a
hospitalization of a family member? Select all that apply.
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