Chapter 1 Practice Test

Which model of health is most likely used by a person who does not believe in preventive health care?

A person with chronic back pain is cared for by her primary care provider, as well as receives acupuncture. Which model of health does this person likely favor?

Halbert Dunn (1961) introduced the concept of high level wellness, a health-illness continuum which factored in the individual’s environment when determining a level of health. Which of the following statements is correct concerning his model?

A state of physical, mental, spiritual, and social functioning that realizes a person’s potential and is experienced within a developmental context is known as

Which of the following best describes a care recipient who has an illness?

Which US report is considered a landmark document in creating a global approach to health?

Which of the following is one of the four overreaching goals for Healthy People 2020 (US Department of Health and Human Services)?

Which of the following statements accurately reflect primordial prevention?

Which of the following represents a method of primary prevention?

Which of the following represents a method of secondary prevention?

Which of the following represents a method of tertiary prevention?

In reviewing a person’s medical claims, a nurse realizes that the individual with moderate persistent asthma has had several emergency department visits and is not on inhaled steroids as recommended by the NHLBI asthma management guidelines. The nurse discusses this with the person’s primary care provider. In this scenario, the nurse is acting as a(n)

During a home visit, a nurse assists an individual to complete an application for disability services. The nurse is acting as a(n)

During a home visit, a nurse discusses the dangers of smoking with an individual. In this scenario the nurse is acting as a(n)

A nurse is asked to provide an expert opinion about the development of an education program for newly diagnosed diabetics. In this scenario, the nurse is acting as a(n)

A nurse is planning to deliver an educational program to individuals with diabetes. Which of the following should be the initial action taken by the nurse to ensure the success of the program?

The conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individuals is known as

Which research methodology should be used to address the question, “What is the difference in the infection rates between individuals who receive twice-a-day dressing changes versus once-a-day dressing changes?”

The question, “What is the experience of teenagers who lose a sibling to cancer?” can best be answered by using which research methodology?

A nurse who uses findings from a randomized, controlled trial on the care of Foley catheters to change practice at an institution is practicing

Which of the following is most influenced by the social and economic environment of a community?

A major cause of death in the early twentieth century was

Which of the following groups of people are likely to show an increase in numbers between the years 2010 to 2030?

Which of the following demonstrates a nurse taking action to promote health and prevent disease?

Which factor may have the most influence in changing the health behavior of a single, adult woman who smokes and is the care provider for her mother, her own children, and granddaughter?