NUR 382 HEALTH PROMO FINAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
tertiary - Answers - type of prevention that is implemented after a disease or injury is
established and symptomatic; treatment, rehabilitation and healthcare management
secondary - Answers - type of prevention that is implemented after a disease process
has begun but before the condition is symptomatic; screening and early detection
primary - Answers - type of prevention that is implemented before there is evidence of
disease or injury
0-1.5 feet - Answers - intimate zone
1.5-4 feet - Answers - personal distance
4-12 feet - Answers - social distance
12+ feet - Answers - public distance
symptom - Answers - subjective sensation that the person feels from a disorder
sign - Answers - objective abnormality that the examiner could detect on physical exam
or through diagnostic testing
palliative/provocative - Answers - P in PQRSTU
quality/quantity - Answers - Q in PQRSTU
region/radiation - Answers - R in PQRSTU
severity - Answers - S in PQRSTU
timing - Answers - T in PQRSTU
understanding - Answers - U in PQRSTU
tripod - Answers - leaning forward with arms braced on chair arms; occurs with chronic
pulmonary disease
<18.5 - Answers - underweight BMI
18.5-24.9 - Answers - normal BMI
25-29.9 - Answers - overweight BMI
, 30-34.9 - Answers - obesity class 1 BMI
35-39.9 - Answers - obesity class 2 BMI
>40 - Answers - extreme obesity BMI
35 - Answers - Women with a waist circumference above _____ inches are at increased
risk for developing disease
40 - Answers - Men with a waist circumference above _______ inches are at increased
risk for developing disease
organic disorder - Answers - mental disorder with a known cause (delirium, dementia,
intoxication, withdrawal)
psychiatric disorder - Answers - mental disorder with no organic etiology (ie. anxiety,
schizophrenia)
affect - Answers - temporary expression of feelings or state of mind
mood - Answers - prolonged display of feelings (more durable)
ABCT - Answers - the 4 main headings of mental status assessment: appearance,
behavior, cognition, thought processes
dysphonia - Answers - difficulty producing speech sounds, usually due to hoarseness
dysarthria - Answers - distorted speech sounds; basic language intact
aphasia - Answers - true language disturbance; defect in word choice and grammar or
comprehension
Broca aphasia - Answers - expressive aphasia
Wernicke aphasia - Answers - receptive aphasia
lability - Answers - rapid shift of emotions
ambivalence - Answers - the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional
attitudes
grasping - Answers - motion used to detect position, shape and consistency of an organ
or mass
dorsa - Answers - part of the hand used to determine temperature
ANSWERS
tertiary - Answers - type of prevention that is implemented after a disease or injury is
established and symptomatic; treatment, rehabilitation and healthcare management
secondary - Answers - type of prevention that is implemented after a disease process
has begun but before the condition is symptomatic; screening and early detection
primary - Answers - type of prevention that is implemented before there is evidence of
disease or injury
0-1.5 feet - Answers - intimate zone
1.5-4 feet - Answers - personal distance
4-12 feet - Answers - social distance
12+ feet - Answers - public distance
symptom - Answers - subjective sensation that the person feels from a disorder
sign - Answers - objective abnormality that the examiner could detect on physical exam
or through diagnostic testing
palliative/provocative - Answers - P in PQRSTU
quality/quantity - Answers - Q in PQRSTU
region/radiation - Answers - R in PQRSTU
severity - Answers - S in PQRSTU
timing - Answers - T in PQRSTU
understanding - Answers - U in PQRSTU
tripod - Answers - leaning forward with arms braced on chair arms; occurs with chronic
pulmonary disease
<18.5 - Answers - underweight BMI
18.5-24.9 - Answers - normal BMI
25-29.9 - Answers - overweight BMI
, 30-34.9 - Answers - obesity class 1 BMI
35-39.9 - Answers - obesity class 2 BMI
>40 - Answers - extreme obesity BMI
35 - Answers - Women with a waist circumference above _____ inches are at increased
risk for developing disease
40 - Answers - Men with a waist circumference above _______ inches are at increased
risk for developing disease
organic disorder - Answers - mental disorder with a known cause (delirium, dementia,
intoxication, withdrawal)
psychiatric disorder - Answers - mental disorder with no organic etiology (ie. anxiety,
schizophrenia)
affect - Answers - temporary expression of feelings or state of mind
mood - Answers - prolonged display of feelings (more durable)
ABCT - Answers - the 4 main headings of mental status assessment: appearance,
behavior, cognition, thought processes
dysphonia - Answers - difficulty producing speech sounds, usually due to hoarseness
dysarthria - Answers - distorted speech sounds; basic language intact
aphasia - Answers - true language disturbance; defect in word choice and grammar or
comprehension
Broca aphasia - Answers - expressive aphasia
Wernicke aphasia - Answers - receptive aphasia
lability - Answers - rapid shift of emotions
ambivalence - Answers - the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional
attitudes
grasping - Answers - motion used to detect position, shape and consistency of an organ
or mass
dorsa - Answers - part of the hand used to determine temperature
