NURS 261 Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Health - CORRECT ANSWER -State of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
Wellness - CORRECT ANSWER -Conscious, self-directed, and evolving process of achieving full
potential
Wellness-illness continuum - CORRECT ANSWER -Spectrum from death to optimum wellness
Quality of Life - CORRECT ANSWER -Sense of well-being, life satisfaction, and happiness
Physical well-being - CORRECT ANSWER -Functional ability, strength, sleep, fertility
Social well-being - CORRECT ANSWER -Family distress, relationships, appearance, isolation,
finances, work
Psychological well-being - CORRECT ANSWER -Control, anxiety, depression, enjoyment,
cognition/attention, fear
Spiritual well-being - CORRECT ANSWER -Meaning of illness, religion, hope, inner strength
Clinical model of health - CORRECT ANSWER -Health: absence of disease; Illness: presence of
signs and symptoms; Prevention: not emphasized; Focus on the medical model
Holistic model of health - CORRECT ANSWER -Health: sum of all dimensions; Illness: evaluated
by how it impacts the whole functioning; Prevention: emphasized; Focus on person-centered approach
Primary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER -Precedes disease; Focuses on health promotion and
specific protection; Ex) health fair (information/education, BP, stress management, weight)
, Secondary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER -Averts or delays consequences of advanced
disease; Focuses on early diagnosis, prompt treatment, disability limitation; Ex) screenings
Tertiary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER -Defect or disability is permanent; Focuses on
restoration and rehabilitation; Ex) PT and managing disease
Culture - CORRECT ANSWER -Shared system of beliefs, values, and behaviors
Cultural competence - CORRECT ANSWER -Knowledge and understanding of a patient's culture,
accepting and respecting cultural differences, developing self-awareness, and resisting judgmental
attitudes
Literacy - CORRECT ANSWER -Reading, word recognition, readability, comprehension
Health literacy - CORRECT ANSWER -Degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain,
process, and understand basic health information to help make health decisions
Strategies to meet client literacy needs - CORRECT ANSWER -Speak slowly, Teach back,
Encourage questions, Plain language, Show examples
Health disparities - CORRECT ANSWER -Differences in health status closely linked to social,
economic, and environmental disadvantage; Determined by disease incidence, prevalence, morbidity,
mortality, and life expectancy; Ex) heart disease, cancer, access to care, smoking, obesity, quality of care
Vulnerable populations - CORRECT ANSWER -Chronically ill/disabled, low-income individuals,
geographical communities (rural and inner-city), LGBTQ+ population, women
Emerging populations - CORRECT ANSWER -Populations that have yet to achieve institutional
power
Health equity - CORRECT ANSWER -Attainment of the highest level of health for all people; Full
and equal access to healthy living opportunities
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Health - CORRECT ANSWER -State of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
Wellness - CORRECT ANSWER -Conscious, self-directed, and evolving process of achieving full
potential
Wellness-illness continuum - CORRECT ANSWER -Spectrum from death to optimum wellness
Quality of Life - CORRECT ANSWER -Sense of well-being, life satisfaction, and happiness
Physical well-being - CORRECT ANSWER -Functional ability, strength, sleep, fertility
Social well-being - CORRECT ANSWER -Family distress, relationships, appearance, isolation,
finances, work
Psychological well-being - CORRECT ANSWER -Control, anxiety, depression, enjoyment,
cognition/attention, fear
Spiritual well-being - CORRECT ANSWER -Meaning of illness, religion, hope, inner strength
Clinical model of health - CORRECT ANSWER -Health: absence of disease; Illness: presence of
signs and symptoms; Prevention: not emphasized; Focus on the medical model
Holistic model of health - CORRECT ANSWER -Health: sum of all dimensions; Illness: evaluated
by how it impacts the whole functioning; Prevention: emphasized; Focus on person-centered approach
Primary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER -Precedes disease; Focuses on health promotion and
specific protection; Ex) health fair (information/education, BP, stress management, weight)
, Secondary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER -Averts or delays consequences of advanced
disease; Focuses on early diagnosis, prompt treatment, disability limitation; Ex) screenings
Tertiary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER -Defect or disability is permanent; Focuses on
restoration and rehabilitation; Ex) PT and managing disease
Culture - CORRECT ANSWER -Shared system of beliefs, values, and behaviors
Cultural competence - CORRECT ANSWER -Knowledge and understanding of a patient's culture,
accepting and respecting cultural differences, developing self-awareness, and resisting judgmental
attitudes
Literacy - CORRECT ANSWER -Reading, word recognition, readability, comprehension
Health literacy - CORRECT ANSWER -Degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain,
process, and understand basic health information to help make health decisions
Strategies to meet client literacy needs - CORRECT ANSWER -Speak slowly, Teach back,
Encourage questions, Plain language, Show examples
Health disparities - CORRECT ANSWER -Differences in health status closely linked to social,
economic, and environmental disadvantage; Determined by disease incidence, prevalence, morbidity,
mortality, and life expectancy; Ex) heart disease, cancer, access to care, smoking, obesity, quality of care
Vulnerable populations - CORRECT ANSWER -Chronically ill/disabled, low-income individuals,
geographical communities (rural and inner-city), LGBTQ+ population, women
Emerging populations - CORRECT ANSWER -Populations that have yet to achieve institutional
power
Health equity - CORRECT ANSWER -Attainment of the highest level of health for all people; Full
and equal access to healthy living opportunities
