NUR 204 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
2026/2027 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
LATEST UPDATE
In an effort to promote health, the home health nurse ANS: 3
opens the clients bedroom windows to let in fresh air and Florence Nightingale believed that health was prevention of disease through
the sunlight, washes her hands often, and teaches the patient use of fresh air, pure water, efficient drainage, cleanliness, and light. Jean
Watson and family about the importance of hygiene and believes that health has three elements: a high level of overall physical, mental,
cleanliness. This most closely illustrates the ideas of which and social functioning; a general adaptive-maintenance level of daily
functioning; of the following people? and the absence of illness (or the presence of efforts that lead to its
absence).
1) Jean Watson Jurgen Moltmann believes that true health is the strength to live, the
strength to
2)Jurgen Moltmann suffer, and the strength to die. He also stated that health is not a condition of my
3) Florence Nightingale body; it is the power of my soul to cope with the varying condition of that body.
4) Robert Louis Stevenson 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 ANS: 1
for coping with stress? Many individuals find that meaningful work is a healthy way to cope with stressors.
1) Performing meaningful work Consuming simple carbohydrates is not a
healthy way to cope with stress.
2)Consuming simple carbohydrates Drinking more than one glass of red wine each day is considered unhealthy.
3) Drinking three glasses of red wine each day Weight training has been shown to increase bone density and reduce the risk of
4) Weight training osteoporosis and heart disease but not necessarily to reduce stress.
Which family would most likely be helpful in encouraging ANS: 2
the client to experience a high level of wellness? A family Families who promote independence and teach good negotiation skills
enable who: family members to experience a high level of wellness by thinking for
themselves.
1) Controls feelings in order to avoid conflict. In contrast, families who tend to
squelch personal feelings to avoid conflict may
,2)Teaches negotiation skills and independence. not allow a high level of wellness. Families who emphasize caution in new
3) Encourages risk-taking and adventure. situations are more beneficial than those who encourage risk-taking. Families who
4)Views themselves as helpless victims. 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 ANS: 3
chronic illness. He has a genetic-linked anemia. He says The nurse is most likely to influence the patients eating habits because
those are he does not eat a balanced diet, as he prefers sweets to the dimension over which he has the most control and,
therefore, has the most meat and vegetables. Which of the following dimensions potential for changing. Although people consider
biological factors when they of health can the nurse most likely influence by teaching describe themselves as well or ill, they are
not entirely within our control.
and counseling him? Biological factors include age and developmental stage, genetic makeup, and
1) Age-related changes gender.
2)Genetic anemia
3) Eating habits
4) Gender-related issues
What type of loss is most common among patients who ANS: 2
are hospitalized for complex health conditions? Hospitalized patients commonly experience the loss of dignity. Wearing a hospital
1) Privacy gown, having their body exposed, invasive procedures, loss of
control over body
2) Dignity functions all of these contribute to loss of dignity, and all are very common
3) Functional among hospitalized patients. Healthcare providers have a duty to protect privacy
4) Identity 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 ANS: 4
hypertension. Which question by the nurse is most It is most important for the nurse to ask the patient about his greatest concern. His
important when performing the initial assessment concern can then be incorporated into the plan of care, making sure that his
interview? needs are met. Asking about medications, allergies, and an advance directive is
1) What medications do you take at home? also important but does not take
priority over asking about the patients greatest
2)Do you have any environmental, food, or drug conc
allergies?
3) Do you have an advance directive?
4) What is the greatest concern you are dealing
with today?
,When developing goals, which guideline should the ANS: 1
nurse keep in mind? Goals should be: Goals should be realistic so that progress is recognized by the patient. They
1) Realistic so that progress is recognized by the patient should be valued by both the
patient and family. The nurse should develop goals
2)Developed solely by the healthcare team with input from the patient and his family.
3) Developed without family input, to
maintain confidentiality
4)Valued by the multidisciplinary care providers
Which one of the following important nursing actions is a ANS: 4
hospitalized patient likely to experience on an emotional The nurse can contribute meaningfully to the patients hospitalization by
providing level and remember long after this hospitalization has a healing presence. The nurse can do this by listening to the
patient and being
ended? attentive. Administering medications according to schedule, allowing flexible
1) Administering her medications according to schedule visitation, and explaining
treatment options are important contributions that the
2)Allowing flexible visitation by her family and friends nurse can make, but they will not be most meaningful to the patient. Patients may
3) Explaining treatment options in terms she can be impressed, even amazed, by the healthcare technology used to diagnose and
understand treat their illness. However, often what they remember, perhaps through the
rest
4) Providing a healing presence by listening and being of their lives, is the person who connected with them in a personal
way. attentive
Which statement best describes the health illness ANS: 2
continuum? The health-illness continuum is best described as a graduated spectrum that
1) Health is the
absence of disease; illness is the presence cannot be divided.
of disease.
2)Health and illness are along a continuum that
cannot be divided.
3) Health is remission of disease; illness is exacerbation
of disease.
4) Health is not having illness; illness is not having health.
Which of the following helps the body release growth ANS: 3
hormone (growth hormone assists in tissue regeneration, During sleep, our bodies release the majority of our growth hormone,
which synthesis of bone, and formation of red blood cells)? assists in tissue regeneration, synthesis of bone, and formation of red blood cells.
1) A healthy diet Consuming healthy foods helps prevent disease. Physical activity
reduces the risk
, 2)Physical activity of chronic disease and promotes longevity. Keeping the body at a comfortable
3) Restful sleep temperature helps maintain health but not release of growth hormone.
4) Comfortable room temperature
A client has been hospitalized for 6 weeks. All of the ANS: 4
following interventions are good ones; but which The patients environment can help nourish wellness. Helping the patient
intervention is specifically focused on helping the patient designate a corner of the room to display personal mementos can be
healing and cope with the emotional responses to prolonged help the patient cope with the prolonged hospitalization. The other
interventions hospitalization? might be helpful to the patient but are not as helpful in specifically dealing
with
1) Providing skin care every shift to prevent skin hospitalization as is
designating a portion of the room that is uniquely hers. breakdown
2)Encouraging the patient to get up in a chair to
eat meals
3)Assisting the patient to ambulate in the hallway
for several minutes each day
4) Designating a corner of the patients room to display
personal mementos
Which of the following is particularly valuable in helping ANS: 2
a patient with a terminal illness maintain a sense of self? When patients are faced with a terminal illness, spirituality can help the patient
1) Family relationships maintain his sense of self. Family relationships can provide a
loving, supportive
2)Spirituality source of comfort and reassurance, but sometimes cause the patient pain and a
3) Nutrition feeling of loneliness when faced with a terminal illness. Nutrition, sleep, and rest
4) Sleep and rest are healing but usually not as helpful to a patient with terminal illness as
is spirituality.
A client with a history of schizophrenia is diagnosed with ANS: 2
a urinary tract infection. What is probably the most Mental illness is associated with a stigma that is usually a barrier, and even
significant barrier this patient faces? considered a debilitating handicap. Chronic urinary incontinence is not commonly
1) Chronic urinary incontinence associated with urinary tract infection, and
nothing in the scenario suggests that
2)Stigma associated with mental illness the patient is incontinent. The patient is at risk for recurring urinary tract infections,
3) Risk for recurring infections but this is not considered a debilitating handicap. Auditory hallucinations are
4)Auditory hallucinations (hearing things) associated with schizophrenia but have not been described as the most
debilitating handicap.
2026/2027 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
LATEST UPDATE
In an effort to promote health, the home health nurse ANS: 3
opens the clients bedroom windows to let in fresh air and Florence Nightingale believed that health was prevention of disease through
the sunlight, washes her hands often, and teaches the patient use of fresh air, pure water, efficient drainage, cleanliness, and light. Jean
Watson and family about the importance of hygiene and believes that health has three elements: a high level of overall physical, mental,
cleanliness. This most closely illustrates the ideas of which and social functioning; a general adaptive-maintenance level of daily
functioning; of the following people? and the absence of illness (or the presence of efforts that lead to its
absence).
1) Jean Watson Jurgen Moltmann believes that true health is the strength to live, the
strength to
2)Jurgen Moltmann suffer, and the strength to die. He also stated that health is not a condition of my
3) Florence Nightingale body; it is the power of my soul to cope with the varying condition of that body.
4) Robert Louis Stevenson 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 ANS: 1
for coping with stress? Many individuals find that meaningful work is a healthy way to cope with stressors.
1) Performing meaningful work Consuming simple carbohydrates is not a
healthy way to cope with stress.
2)Consuming simple carbohydrates Drinking more than one glass of red wine each day is considered unhealthy.
3) Drinking three glasses of red wine each day Weight training has been shown to increase bone density and reduce the risk of
4) Weight training osteoporosis and heart disease but not necessarily to reduce stress.
Which family would most likely be helpful in encouraging ANS: 2
the client to experience a high level of wellness? A family Families who promote independence and teach good negotiation skills
enable who: family members to experience a high level of wellness by thinking for
themselves.
1) Controls feelings in order to avoid conflict. In contrast, families who tend to
squelch personal feelings to avoid conflict may
,2)Teaches negotiation skills and independence. not allow a high level of wellness. Families who emphasize caution in new
3) Encourages risk-taking and adventure. situations are more beneficial than those who encourage risk-taking. Families who
4)Views themselves as helpless victims. 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 ANS: 3
chronic illness. He has a genetic-linked anemia. He says The nurse is most likely to influence the patients eating habits because
those are he does not eat a balanced diet, as he prefers sweets to the dimension over which he has the most control and,
therefore, has the most meat and vegetables. Which of the following dimensions potential for changing. Although people consider
biological factors when they of health can the nurse most likely influence by teaching describe themselves as well or ill, they are
not entirely within our control.
and counseling him? Biological factors include age and developmental stage, genetic makeup, and
1) Age-related changes gender.
2)Genetic anemia
3) Eating habits
4) Gender-related issues
What type of loss is most common among patients who ANS: 2
are hospitalized for complex health conditions? Hospitalized patients commonly experience the loss of dignity. Wearing a hospital
1) Privacy gown, having their body exposed, invasive procedures, loss of
control over body
2) Dignity functions all of these contribute to loss of dignity, and all are very common
3) Functional among hospitalized patients. Healthcare providers have a duty to protect privacy
4) Identity 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 ANS: 4
hypertension. Which question by the nurse is most It is most important for the nurse to ask the patient about his greatest concern. His
important when performing the initial assessment concern can then be incorporated into the plan of care, making sure that his
interview? needs are met. Asking about medications, allergies, and an advance directive is
1) What medications do you take at home? also important but does not take
priority over asking about the patients greatest
2)Do you have any environmental, food, or drug conc
allergies?
3) Do you have an advance directive?
4) What is the greatest concern you are dealing
with today?
,When developing goals, which guideline should the ANS: 1
nurse keep in mind? Goals should be: Goals should be realistic so that progress is recognized by the patient. They
1) Realistic so that progress is recognized by the patient should be valued by both the
patient and family. The nurse should develop goals
2)Developed solely by the healthcare team with input from the patient and his family.
3) Developed without family input, to
maintain confidentiality
4)Valued by the multidisciplinary care providers
Which one of the following important nursing actions is a ANS: 4
hospitalized patient likely to experience on an emotional The nurse can contribute meaningfully to the patients hospitalization by
providing level and remember long after this hospitalization has a healing presence. The nurse can do this by listening to the
patient and being
ended? attentive. Administering medications according to schedule, allowing flexible
1) Administering her medications according to schedule visitation, and explaining
treatment options are important contributions that the
2)Allowing flexible visitation by her family and friends nurse can make, but they will not be most meaningful to the patient. Patients may
3) Explaining treatment options in terms she can be impressed, even amazed, by the healthcare technology used to diagnose and
understand treat their illness. However, often what they remember, perhaps through the
rest
4) Providing a healing presence by listening and being of their lives, is the person who connected with them in a personal
way. attentive
Which statement best describes the health illness ANS: 2
continuum? The health-illness continuum is best described as a graduated spectrum that
1) Health is the
absence of disease; illness is the presence cannot be divided.
of disease.
2)Health and illness are along a continuum that
cannot be divided.
3) Health is remission of disease; illness is exacerbation
of disease.
4) Health is not having illness; illness is not having health.
Which of the following helps the body release growth ANS: 3
hormone (growth hormone assists in tissue regeneration, During sleep, our bodies release the majority of our growth hormone,
which synthesis of bone, and formation of red blood cells)? assists in tissue regeneration, synthesis of bone, and formation of red blood cells.
1) A healthy diet Consuming healthy foods helps prevent disease. Physical activity
reduces the risk
, 2)Physical activity of chronic disease and promotes longevity. Keeping the body at a comfortable
3) Restful sleep temperature helps maintain health but not release of growth hormone.
4) Comfortable room temperature
A client has been hospitalized for 6 weeks. All of the ANS: 4
following interventions are good ones; but which The patients environment can help nourish wellness. Helping the patient
intervention is specifically focused on helping the patient designate a corner of the room to display personal mementos can be
healing and cope with the emotional responses to prolonged help the patient cope with the prolonged hospitalization. The other
interventions hospitalization? might be helpful to the patient but are not as helpful in specifically dealing
with
1) Providing skin care every shift to prevent skin hospitalization as is
designating a portion of the room that is uniquely hers. breakdown
2)Encouraging the patient to get up in a chair to
eat meals
3)Assisting the patient to ambulate in the hallway
for several minutes each day
4) Designating a corner of the patients room to display
personal mementos
Which of the following is particularly valuable in helping ANS: 2
a patient with a terminal illness maintain a sense of self? When patients are faced with a terminal illness, spirituality can help the patient
1) Family relationships maintain his sense of self. Family relationships can provide a
loving, supportive
2)Spirituality source of comfort and reassurance, but sometimes cause the patient pain and a
3) Nutrition feeling of loneliness when faced with a terminal illness. Nutrition, sleep, and rest
4) Sleep and rest are healing but usually not as helpful to a patient with terminal illness as
is spirituality.
A client with a history of schizophrenia is diagnosed with ANS: 2
a urinary tract infection. What is probably the most Mental illness is associated with a stigma that is usually a barrier, and even
significant barrier this patient faces? considered a debilitating handicap. Chronic urinary incontinence is not commonly
1) Chronic urinary incontinence associated with urinary tract infection, and
nothing in the scenario suggests that
2)Stigma associated with mental illness the patient is incontinent. The patient is at risk for recurring urinary tract infections,
3) Risk for recurring infections but this is not considered a debilitating handicap. Auditory hallucinations are
4)Auditory hallucinations (hearing things) associated with schizophrenia but have not been described as the most
debilitating handicap.
