NSG552 EXAM 1 PRACTICE SOLUTION SET
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
REVIEW
◉ WHO's definition of health. Answer: a state of complete physical,
mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease
or infirmity
◉ Health belief model. Answer: addresses the relationship between
person's beliefs and behaviors (perception of susceptibility to
illness, its seriousness, and likelihood of preventitve action)
◉ Heatlh Promotion Model. Answer: defines health as a positive,
dynamic state, not just the absence of disease (individual
characteristics, experiences, behavior outcomes)
◉ Transtheoretical model of change. Answer: precontemplation,
contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance
◉ Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Answer: physiological, safety,
love/belonging, esteem, self-actualization
,◉ Holistic Health Model. Answer: focuses on physical, emotional,
spiritual, social, and cultural aspects of one's wellness
◉ Examples of internal health variables. Answer: developmental
stage, intellectual background, perception of functioning, emotions,
spirituality
◉ Examples of external health variables. Answer: family practices,
social determinants of health, cultural background
◉ Health promotion. Answer: helps individuals maintain or enhance
present lifestyle
◉ Health education. Answer: includes topics like physical
awareness, stress management, self-responsibility
◉ Illness prevention. Answer: activities like immunization programs
and blood pressure screenings
◉ Primary prevention. Answer: true prevention, focus is to decrease
risk of development of a disease or condition
◉ Secondary prevention. Answer: prevents the spread of disease,
illness, or infection; early detection before a disease progresses
, ◉ tertiary prevention. Answer: when disability/defect is
permanent/irreversible, so the focus lies on rehabilitation and
achieving highest level of function
◉ What are the two types of risk factors?. Answer: modifiable
(lifestyle/behaviors) vs non-modifiable (age, gender, genetics)
◉ Illness. Answer: a state in which a person's physical, emotional,
intellectual, social, developmental, or spiritual functioning is
diminished or impaired
◉ what are the 2 types of illness?. Answer: acute (reversible, short,
abrupt but intense) versus chronic (irreversible, lasts 6+ months,
affects functioning in 1+ systems)
◉ How should nurses work to decrease and/or prevent compassion
fatigue and burnout?. Answer: professional and personal self care
strategies
◉ Integrated Health Care Delivery. Answer: a network of
organizations that provides or arranges to provide a coordinated
continuum of services to a defined population and is willing to be
held clinically and fiscally accountable for the outcomes and health
status of the population served
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
REVIEW
◉ WHO's definition of health. Answer: a state of complete physical,
mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease
or infirmity
◉ Health belief model. Answer: addresses the relationship between
person's beliefs and behaviors (perception of susceptibility to
illness, its seriousness, and likelihood of preventitve action)
◉ Heatlh Promotion Model. Answer: defines health as a positive,
dynamic state, not just the absence of disease (individual
characteristics, experiences, behavior outcomes)
◉ Transtheoretical model of change. Answer: precontemplation,
contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance
◉ Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Answer: physiological, safety,
love/belonging, esteem, self-actualization
,◉ Holistic Health Model. Answer: focuses on physical, emotional,
spiritual, social, and cultural aspects of one's wellness
◉ Examples of internal health variables. Answer: developmental
stage, intellectual background, perception of functioning, emotions,
spirituality
◉ Examples of external health variables. Answer: family practices,
social determinants of health, cultural background
◉ Health promotion. Answer: helps individuals maintain or enhance
present lifestyle
◉ Health education. Answer: includes topics like physical
awareness, stress management, self-responsibility
◉ Illness prevention. Answer: activities like immunization programs
and blood pressure screenings
◉ Primary prevention. Answer: true prevention, focus is to decrease
risk of development of a disease or condition
◉ Secondary prevention. Answer: prevents the spread of disease,
illness, or infection; early detection before a disease progresses
, ◉ tertiary prevention. Answer: when disability/defect is
permanent/irreversible, so the focus lies on rehabilitation and
achieving highest level of function
◉ What are the two types of risk factors?. Answer: modifiable
(lifestyle/behaviors) vs non-modifiable (age, gender, genetics)
◉ Illness. Answer: a state in which a person's physical, emotional,
intellectual, social, developmental, or spiritual functioning is
diminished or impaired
◉ what are the 2 types of illness?. Answer: acute (reversible, short,
abrupt but intense) versus chronic (irreversible, lasts 6+ months,
affects functioning in 1+ systems)
◉ How should nurses work to decrease and/or prevent compassion
fatigue and burnout?. Answer: professional and personal self care
strategies
◉ Integrated Health Care Delivery. Answer: a network of
organizations that provides or arranges to provide a coordinated
continuum of services to a defined population and is willing to be
held clinically and fiscally accountable for the outcomes and health
status of the population served
