Med Surg chapter 9 Quiz

The three categories used to classify disabilities are:

1. Developmental 2. Acquired 3. Age associated

List six common medical and nursing management problems related to chronic conditions:

1. Preventing the occurrence of other chronic conditions 2. alleviating and managing symptoms 3. Preventing, adapting and managing disabilities 4. Preventing and managing crises and complications 5. adapting to repeated threats and progressive functional loss 6. living with isolation and loneliness

Three characteristics common to all forms of chronic illness are:

1. The presence of a prolonged course 2. The inability of a condition to resolve spontaneously 3. The unlikely or rare possibility of a cure

The nurse is caring for a patient who had a stroke and has right sided hemiparesis. The patient is receiving physical therapy that will continue when discharged through home health care services. After what minimum period of time could this patient's medical condition be termed chronic?

3 months

In 2009, approximately ----- people in the United States had one or more chronic illnesses.

43%

A patient has had a traumatic amputation of the left leg above the knee following an industrial accident. What type of disability does this patient have?

Acquired Disability

When providing education to the patient with a Chronic illness, what is a priority intervention for the nurse to perform?

Adapt teaching strategies and materials to the individual patient.

The nurse recognizes which disorder as a developmental disability in a patient?

Cerebral palsy

Which phase of the Trajectory Model does the nurse recognize is present when eh patient is in remission, after an exacerbation of illness?

Comeback

Which chronic illness directly related to an unhealthy lifestyle does the nurse understand is increasing rapidly?

Diabetes Mellitus

Which aspect of a healthy lifestyle can the nurse encourage a patient to improve that can significantly enhance quality of life with a chronic condition?

Exercise

Which disability model is most appropriate for the nurse to use as a guide for planning care?

Interface Model

The three most frequently occurring chronic diseases that result from four preventable causes are:

Obesity, hypertension, and diabetes

A patient who is at risk for developing a chronic condition because of genetic factors is said to be in which phase of the Trajectory Model?

Pretrajectory

Define the concept of the Trajectory Model as it relates to chronic illness.

Refers to the path or course of action taken by the ill person, the ill person's family, health professionals, and others to manage the course of the illness.

Chronic illness can be monitored using the Trajectory Model. In what phase can the nurse's nursing diagnosis help in care planning?

Trajectory

The four causes of major chronic illnesses that are preventable by lifestyle changes are:

Use of tobacco, use of alcohol, improper diet, and physical inactivity

What is the difference between the terms disability and impairment according to the definitions approved by the World Health Organization's classification system?

a disability an umbrella term for impairments, activity limitations, participation restrictions, and environmental factors. An impairment is a loss of abnormality in body structure of physiologic function