PNU 116 exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Florence Nightingale - CORRECT ANSWER - she established the first training school for nurses
and wrote books about health care and nursing education. Florence Nightingale's contributions include:
Identifying the personal needs of the patient and the role of the nurse in meeting those needs
Establishing standards for hospital management
Establishing a respected occupation for women
Establishing nursing education
Recognizing the two components of nursing: health and illness
Believing that nursing is separate and distinct from medicine
Recognizing that nutrition is important to health
Instituting occupational and recreational therapy for sick people
Stressing the need for continuing education for nurses
Maintaining accurate records, recognized as the beginnings of nursing research
Nursing Process - CORRECT ANSWER - -The essential activities involved in this are assessing,
diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating.
- Nurses implement their roles through this which integrates both the art and the science of nursing
-This is used by the nurse to identify the patient's health care needs and strengths, to establish and carry
out a plan of care to meet those needs, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan to meet established
outcomes.
Preventing Illness - CORRECT ANSWER - - The objectives of these activities are to reduce the
risk for illness, to promote good health habits, and to maintain optimal functioning.
- Nurses do this action primarily by teaching and by personal example. Such activities include the
following:
Educational programs in areas such as prenatal care for pregnant women, smoking-cessation programs,
and stress-reduction seminars
Community programs and resources that encourage healthy lifestyles, such as aerobic exercise classes,
"swimnastics," and physical fitness programs
, Literature, television, radio, or Internet information on a healthy diet, regular exercise, and the
importance of good health habits
Health assessments in institutions, clinics, and community settings that identify areas of strength and
risks for illness
health promotion guidelines - CORRECT ANSWER - ❖Attain high-quality, longer lives free of
preventable
disease, disability, injury, and premature death.
❖Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve
the health of all groups.
❖Create social and physical environments that promote
good health for all.
❖Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy
behaviors across all life stages.
health - CORRECT ANSWER - -a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity
- passive state simply denoting that the person is not ill at this time.
wellness - CORRECT ANSWER - -is an active state of being healthy, including living a lifestyle
that promotes good physical, mental, and emotional health.
-more active state, regardless of one's level of health
-processes, which are a part of each person's perception _________ state, are being (recognizing oneself
as separate and individual), belonging (being part of a whole), becoming (growing and developing), and
befitting (making personal choices to befit oneself for the future). DUNN
illness - CORRECT ANSWER - -the unique response of a person to a disease; an abnormal
process involving a changes level of functioning.
-are classified as either acute or chronic.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Florence Nightingale - CORRECT ANSWER - she established the first training school for nurses
and wrote books about health care and nursing education. Florence Nightingale's contributions include:
Identifying the personal needs of the patient and the role of the nurse in meeting those needs
Establishing standards for hospital management
Establishing a respected occupation for women
Establishing nursing education
Recognizing the two components of nursing: health and illness
Believing that nursing is separate and distinct from medicine
Recognizing that nutrition is important to health
Instituting occupational and recreational therapy for sick people
Stressing the need for continuing education for nurses
Maintaining accurate records, recognized as the beginnings of nursing research
Nursing Process - CORRECT ANSWER - -The essential activities involved in this are assessing,
diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating.
- Nurses implement their roles through this which integrates both the art and the science of nursing
-This is used by the nurse to identify the patient's health care needs and strengths, to establish and carry
out a plan of care to meet those needs, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan to meet established
outcomes.
Preventing Illness - CORRECT ANSWER - - The objectives of these activities are to reduce the
risk for illness, to promote good health habits, and to maintain optimal functioning.
- Nurses do this action primarily by teaching and by personal example. Such activities include the
following:
Educational programs in areas such as prenatal care for pregnant women, smoking-cessation programs,
and stress-reduction seminars
Community programs and resources that encourage healthy lifestyles, such as aerobic exercise classes,
"swimnastics," and physical fitness programs
, Literature, television, radio, or Internet information on a healthy diet, regular exercise, and the
importance of good health habits
Health assessments in institutions, clinics, and community settings that identify areas of strength and
risks for illness
health promotion guidelines - CORRECT ANSWER - ❖Attain high-quality, longer lives free of
preventable
disease, disability, injury, and premature death.
❖Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve
the health of all groups.
❖Create social and physical environments that promote
good health for all.
❖Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy
behaviors across all life stages.
health - CORRECT ANSWER - -a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity
- passive state simply denoting that the person is not ill at this time.
wellness - CORRECT ANSWER - -is an active state of being healthy, including living a lifestyle
that promotes good physical, mental, and emotional health.
-more active state, regardless of one's level of health
-processes, which are a part of each person's perception _________ state, are being (recognizing oneself
as separate and individual), belonging (being part of a whole), becoming (growing and developing), and
befitting (making personal choices to befit oneself for the future). DUNN
illness - CORRECT ANSWER - -the unique response of a person to a disease; an abnormal
process involving a changes level of functioning.
-are classified as either acute or chronic.
