PrepU Chapter 3: Health, Illness, and Disparities

the presence of a disease with the absence of symptoms.

Chronic illness may be characterized by periods of remission. Remission is best defined as:

Agent

A 90-year-old woman has a staphylococcus infection in her decubitus ulcer. Staphylococcus is the:

Secondary care

A client experiencing symptoms of cold is referred to the specialist for diagnosis and consultation. Consultation and diagnostic tests are included in which level of the health care system?

Family Culture Community Society

After studying concepts of health and wellness, the nursing student realizes that many different things influence a client's personal perception of health. Which of the following influences should the student list as factors that impact how a client defines health? Select all that apply.

Chronic illness

An exacerbation refers to the reactivation of a disease. Which condition is associated with exacerbation?

Health

What is a dynamic state in which a person constantly adapts to changes in the internal and external environment?

bringing the practitioner's attention to an inward, peaceful consciousness

When practicing Therapeutic Touch (TT), the practitioner begins by performing which intervention?

Rehabilitation

Which is an example of tertiary health promotion?

"Self-concept does not influences a person's health."

The nursing instructor identifies the need for further instruction in regards to health and illness when a student makes which statement?

Health belief model

When providing care to a client, the nurse integrates knowledge that a client's beliefs and actions are related and influenced by his personal expectations in relation to health and illness. The nurse is demonstrating understanding of which health model?

Exacerbation

A client 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/dLm (31.91 mmol/L), vomiting, and shortness of breath. This client has experienced which phenomena?

Tertiary prevention

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?

freedom from harm

A client is admitted to the mental health centre with attempted suicide. Which of the client's problems is priority for the nurse to manage?

Alterations in roles Economic problems Alterations in lifestyle Decrease in social interactions

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.

giving up the dependent role.

An older adult client who has been hospitalized due to a stroke is about to be discharged from a rehabilitation centre where the client had to re-learn how to feed and dress oneself. The client often voiced a desire to be as active as possible. The client now expresses a strong desire to go home. The nurse recognizes that these statements made by the client indicate that the client is __________.

teaching the client about the COPD diagnosis educating the client about the course of the disease process creating a treatment and prevention plan to decrease readmissions

The nurse is preparing to create a plan of care for a client admitted with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The nurse understands that the client's self-actualization needs can be met by implementing which interventions? (Select all that apply.)

Basic human needs

The nursing instructor informs the students that there are many factors that affect a person's health. Which of the following does she tell the students is something that is essential and must be met for physiological health and survival?

Emotional dimension

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?

stressed client who is experiencing paranoid delusions

Which client would benefit from the nurse including interventions addressing emotional health in the plan of care?

Chronic illnesses are the leading health problem in the world.

Why is health promotion and illness prevention a key responsibility of nurses?