NUR 204 EXAM 1 TESTBANK
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES 2025\2026 EXAM
GRADED A+
In an effort to promote health, the home health nurse opens the clients
bedroom windows to let in fresh air and sunlight, washes her hands
often, and teaches the patient and family about the importance of
hygiene and cleanliness. This most closely illustrates the ideas of which
of the following people?
1) Jean Watson
2) Jurgen Moltmann
3) Florence Nightingale
4) Robert Louis Stevenson - ANSWER- ANS: 3
Florence Nightingale believed that health was prevention of disease
through the use of fresh air, pure water, efficient drainage,
cleanliness, and light. Jean Watson believes that health has three
elements: a high level of overall physical, mental, and social
functioning; a general adaptive-maintenance level of daily
,functioning; and the absence of illness (or the presence of efforts
that lead to its absence). Jurgen Moltmann believes that true health
is the strength to live, the strength to suffer, and the strength to die.
He also stated that health is not a condition of my body; it is the
power of my soul to cope with the varying condition of that body.
Robert Louis Stevenson wrote that health is not a matter of holding
good cards; it is playing a poor hand well.
Which of the following is known to be a healthy strategy for coping with
stress?
1) Performing meaningful work
2) Consuming simple carbohydrates
3) Drinking three glasses of red wine each day
4) Weight training - ANSWER- ANS: 1
Many individuals find that meaningful work is a healthy way to
cope with stressors. Consuming simple carbohydrates is not a
healthy way to cope with stress. Drinking more than one glass of red
wine each day is considered unhealthy. Weight training has been
shown to increase bone density and reduce the risk of osteoporosis
and heart disease but not necessarily to reduce stress.
Which family would most likely be helpful in encouraging the client to
experience a high level of wellness? A family who:
1) Controls feelings in order to avoid conflict.
2) Teaches negotiation skills and independence.
3) Encourages risk-taking and adventure.
4) Views themselves as helpless victims. - ANSWER- ANS: 2
,Families who promote independence and teach good negotiation
skills enable family members to experience a high level of wellness
by thinking for themselves. In contrast, families who tend to squelch
personal feelings to avoid conflict may not allow a high level of
wellness. Families who emphasize caution in new situations are
more beneficial than those who encourage risk-taking. Families who
view themselves as capable and successful are more advantageous
than those who view themselves as helpless victims.
The client is a 76-year-old man who is experiencing chronic illness. He
has a genetic-linked anemia. He says he does not eat a balanced diet, as
he prefers sweets to meat and vegetables. Which of the following
dimensions of health can the nurse most likely influence by teaching and
counseling him?
1) Age-related changes
2) Genetic anemia
3) Eating habits
4) Gender-related issues - ANSWER- ANS: 3
The nurse is most likely to influence the patients eating habits
because those are the dimension over which he has the most control
and, therefore, has the most potential for changing. Although people
consider biological factors when they describe themselves as well or
ill, they are not entirely within our control. Biological factors
include age and developmental stage, genetic makeup, and gender.
What type of loss is most common among patients who are hospitalized
for complex health conditions?
1) Privacy
, 2) Dignity
3) Functional
4) Identity - ANSWER- ANS: 2
Hospitalized patients commonly experience the loss of dignity.
Wearing a hospital gown, having their body exposed, invasive
procedures, loss of control over body functions all of these
contribute to loss of dignity, and all are very common among
hospitalized patients. Healthcare providers have a duty to protect
privacy and confidentiality of patients, even though it is certainly
threatened by some situations during hospitalization. Some patients
lose functioning and identity during hospitalization, but they are not
common occurrences.
A 62-year-old patient is admitted to the hospital with hypertension.
Which question by the nurse is most important when performing the
initial assessment interview?
1) What medications do you take at home?
2) Do you have any environmental, food, or drug allergies?
3) Do you have an advance directive?
4) What is the greatest concern you are dealing with today? -
ANSWER- ANS: 4
It is most important for the nurse to ask the patient about his
greatest concern. His concern can then be incorporated into the plan
of care, making sure that his needs are met. Asking about
medications, allergies, and an advance directive is also important
but does not take priority over asking about the patients greatest
conc
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES 2025\2026 EXAM
GRADED A+
In an effort to promote health, the home health nurse opens the clients
bedroom windows to let in fresh air and sunlight, washes her hands
often, and teaches the patient and family about the importance of
hygiene and cleanliness. This most closely illustrates the ideas of which
of the following people?
1) Jean Watson
2) Jurgen Moltmann
3) Florence Nightingale
4) Robert Louis Stevenson - ANSWER- ANS: 3
Florence Nightingale believed that health was prevention of disease
through the use of fresh air, pure water, efficient drainage,
cleanliness, and light. Jean Watson believes that health has three
elements: a high level of overall physical, mental, and social
functioning; a general adaptive-maintenance level of daily
,functioning; and the absence of illness (or the presence of efforts
that lead to its absence). Jurgen Moltmann believes that true health
is the strength to live, the strength to suffer, and the strength to die.
He also stated that health is not a condition of my body; it is the
power of my soul to cope with the varying condition of that body.
Robert Louis Stevenson wrote that health is not a matter of holding
good cards; it is playing a poor hand well.
Which of the following is known to be a healthy strategy for coping with
stress?
1) Performing meaningful work
2) Consuming simple carbohydrates
3) Drinking three glasses of red wine each day
4) Weight training - ANSWER- ANS: 1
Many individuals find that meaningful work is a healthy way to
cope with stressors. Consuming simple carbohydrates is not a
healthy way to cope with stress. Drinking more than one glass of red
wine each day is considered unhealthy. Weight training has been
shown to increase bone density and reduce the risk of osteoporosis
and heart disease but not necessarily to reduce stress.
Which family would most likely be helpful in encouraging the client to
experience a high level of wellness? A family who:
1) Controls feelings in order to avoid conflict.
2) Teaches negotiation skills and independence.
3) Encourages risk-taking and adventure.
4) Views themselves as helpless victims. - ANSWER- ANS: 2
,Families who promote independence and teach good negotiation
skills enable family members to experience a high level of wellness
by thinking for themselves. In contrast, families who tend to squelch
personal feelings to avoid conflict may not allow a high level of
wellness. Families who emphasize caution in new situations are
more beneficial than those who encourage risk-taking. Families who
view themselves as capable and successful are more advantageous
than those who view themselves as helpless victims.
The client is a 76-year-old man who is experiencing chronic illness. He
has a genetic-linked anemia. He says he does not eat a balanced diet, as
he prefers sweets to meat and vegetables. Which of the following
dimensions of health can the nurse most likely influence by teaching and
counseling him?
1) Age-related changes
2) Genetic anemia
3) Eating habits
4) Gender-related issues - ANSWER- ANS: 3
The nurse is most likely to influence the patients eating habits
because those are the dimension over which he has the most control
and, therefore, has the most potential for changing. Although people
consider biological factors when they describe themselves as well or
ill, they are not entirely within our control. Biological factors
include age and developmental stage, genetic makeup, and gender.
What type of loss is most common among patients who are hospitalized
for complex health conditions?
1) Privacy
, 2) Dignity
3) Functional
4) Identity - ANSWER- ANS: 2
Hospitalized patients commonly experience the loss of dignity.
Wearing a hospital gown, having their body exposed, invasive
procedures, loss of control over body functions all of these
contribute to loss of dignity, and all are very common among
hospitalized patients. Healthcare providers have a duty to protect
privacy and confidentiality of patients, even though it is certainly
threatened by some situations during hospitalization. Some patients
lose functioning and identity during hospitalization, but they are not
common occurrences.
A 62-year-old patient is admitted to the hospital with hypertension.
Which question by the nurse is most important when performing the
initial assessment interview?
1) What medications do you take at home?
2) Do you have any environmental, food, or drug allergies?
3) Do you have an advance directive?
4) What is the greatest concern you are dealing with today? -
ANSWER- ANS: 4
It is most important for the nurse to ask the patient about his
greatest concern. His concern can then be incorporated into the plan
of care, making sure that his needs are met. Asking about
medications, allergies, and an advance directive is also important
but does not take priority over asking about the patients greatest
conc
