PNH 101 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | ALREADY PASSED
What is maintaining boundaries? - Answer- Nurses are responsible for effectively
establishing & maintaining the limits or boundaries in the therapeutic nurse client
relationship
What is protecting the client from abuse - Answer- Nurses protect the client from harm
by ensuring that abuse is prevented or stopped & reported
What is growth & development? - Answer- People progress through phases of growth &
development at a highly individualized rate
Understanding typical growth & development helps nurses to predict, prevent & detect
any changes from patients expected patterns
What is Piaget's theory of cognitive development? - Answer- infants and children
actively try to organize and make sense of their world
The way people learn to think, reason, and use language
What strategies reinforce strength? - Answer- Encourage positive thinking and talk,
verbally reinforce clients strengths, encourage setting of attainable goals, acknowledge
goals that been attained, provide honest positive feedback
How to enhance client self-esteem? - Answer- Encourage clients to appraise situations,
express feelings, ask questions, become aware of distortions inappropriate or
unrealistic standards
What are development theories? - Answer- A theory is organized often observable
logical set of statements about a subject.
Human developmental theories are models intended to account for how & why people
develop as they do.
What is health? - Answer- A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
What are health concepts? - Answer- -Objective not influenced by any personal feelings
or opinion
-Complete physical, mental & social well being
-Ability to maintain normal roles
-process of adaptation to physical & social environment
-striving toward optimal wellness
, Wellness definition - Answer- State of well being & subjective experience(personal
feelings, opinions)
What are the basic aspects of wellness? - Answer- -self responsibility
-daily decision making areas related to health
-dynamic & growing process
-whole being of the individual
What is disease? - Answer- -Objective state of Ill health, pathological process that can
be detected by medical science
-alteration in body function
-a reduction of capacities or a shortening of the normal life span.
What is illness? - Answer- a subjective experience of loss of health
Acute illness is? - Answer- -Severe symptoms of relatively short duration
-symptoms often appear abruptly subside quickly
-may or may not require intervention by health care professionals
-most people return to normal level of wellness
*cough or cold*
Chronic illness is? - Answer- -Lasts for an extended period
-slow onset
-periods of remission & exacerbation
-care includes promoting independence sense of control & wellness
-learn how to live with physical limitations & discomfort.
How does illness impact the client? - Answer- -behavioural & emotional changes
-loss of autonomy
-self-concept & body image changes
-life style changes
How does illness impact the family? - Answer- Depends on
-member of the family who is ill
-seriousness/length of the illness
-cultural & social customs the family follows
Changes that might occur due to illness.. - Answer- -role changes
-financial instability
-increased demands on time
What are nursing interventions? - Answer- Are actions or treatments based on
knowledge or judgment that the nurse performs to meet the patient outcomes.
ANSWERS | ALREADY PASSED
What is maintaining boundaries? - Answer- Nurses are responsible for effectively
establishing & maintaining the limits or boundaries in the therapeutic nurse client
relationship
What is protecting the client from abuse - Answer- Nurses protect the client from harm
by ensuring that abuse is prevented or stopped & reported
What is growth & development? - Answer- People progress through phases of growth &
development at a highly individualized rate
Understanding typical growth & development helps nurses to predict, prevent & detect
any changes from patients expected patterns
What is Piaget's theory of cognitive development? - Answer- infants and children
actively try to organize and make sense of their world
The way people learn to think, reason, and use language
What strategies reinforce strength? - Answer- Encourage positive thinking and talk,
verbally reinforce clients strengths, encourage setting of attainable goals, acknowledge
goals that been attained, provide honest positive feedback
How to enhance client self-esteem? - Answer- Encourage clients to appraise situations,
express feelings, ask questions, become aware of distortions inappropriate or
unrealistic standards
What are development theories? - Answer- A theory is organized often observable
logical set of statements about a subject.
Human developmental theories are models intended to account for how & why people
develop as they do.
What is health? - Answer- A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
What are health concepts? - Answer- -Objective not influenced by any personal feelings
or opinion
-Complete physical, mental & social well being
-Ability to maintain normal roles
-process of adaptation to physical & social environment
-striving toward optimal wellness
, Wellness definition - Answer- State of well being & subjective experience(personal
feelings, opinions)
What are the basic aspects of wellness? - Answer- -self responsibility
-daily decision making areas related to health
-dynamic & growing process
-whole being of the individual
What is disease? - Answer- -Objective state of Ill health, pathological process that can
be detected by medical science
-alteration in body function
-a reduction of capacities or a shortening of the normal life span.
What is illness? - Answer- a subjective experience of loss of health
Acute illness is? - Answer- -Severe symptoms of relatively short duration
-symptoms often appear abruptly subside quickly
-may or may not require intervention by health care professionals
-most people return to normal level of wellness
*cough or cold*
Chronic illness is? - Answer- -Lasts for an extended period
-slow onset
-periods of remission & exacerbation
-care includes promoting independence sense of control & wellness
-learn how to live with physical limitations & discomfort.
How does illness impact the client? - Answer- -behavioural & emotional changes
-loss of autonomy
-self-concept & body image changes
-life style changes
How does illness impact the family? - Answer- Depends on
-member of the family who is ill
-seriousness/length of the illness
-cultural & social customs the family follows
Changes that might occur due to illness.. - Answer- -role changes
-financial instability
-increased demands on time
What are nursing interventions? - Answer- Are actions or treatments based on
knowledge or judgment that the nurse performs to meet the patient outcomes.
