RNSG 1125 QUIZ 4 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
The nurse caring for a patient with chronic pain uses guided imagery, therapeutic touch,
and relaxation techniques as interventions for pain. The nurse is using what type of
approach
- Health protection
- Risk for factor reduction
- Eastern holistic
- Holistic - Answer- Holistic
Nurses participate in holistic care through the use of natural healing remedies and
complementary interventions. These include the use of art and guided imagery,
therapeutic touch, music therapy, relaxation techniques, and reminiscence. Eastern
holistic therapists have been using techniques such as acupuncture, yoga and tai chi for
thousands of years as methods of healing and, more recently, in conjunction with
modern allopathic medical therapies
The nurse recognizes that intentional behaviors to circumvent illness, detect it early,
and maintain the best possible level of mental and physiologic function within the
boundaries of illness is the definition of which term?
- Self-transcendence
-Self-actualization
- Health protection
- Health promotion - Answer- Health protection
includes intentional behaviors aimed at circumventing illness, detecting it early, and
maintaining the best possible level of mental and physiologic function within the
boundaries of illness. Health promotion os behavior motivated by the desire to increase
well-being and optimize health status
An overweight, sedentary middle-aged smoker with a family history of cardiac disease
has noticed a steady rise in resting BP over a 3 to 4 year period. The patient is
concerned about his slightly elevated BP and begins waling 20 to 30 min in the evening
with his wife and reduces his pack-a-day cigarette habit to 10 cigs a day. The nurse
identifies these actions are the initial step of which behavior?
- Health promotion
- Self-transcendence
, - Self-actualization
- Risk factor reduction - Answer- Risk factor reduction
step-by-step improvement of individual health factors. These combined improvements
lower the likelihood of developing a disease
The nurse recognizes the nursing goal for individuals and families seeking preventive
care is to have those groups carry out which action?
- Use temporary changes until the danger has passed
- Make lifestyle changes after diseases occur
- Abandon the use of electronic educational media
- Take responsibility for their health and wellness - Answer- Take responsibility for their
health and wellness
The nurse knows that the use of seatbelts and airbags in automobiles is an example of
which term?
- Holistic care
- Tertiary prevention
- Secondary prevention
- Primary prevention - Answer- Primary prevention
A pt is diagnosed with pneumonia after an abrupt onset of fever, cough and malaise.
The pt is started on antibiotic therapy and is expected to improve in 2 to 3 weeks. Which
statement by the nurse correctly identifies this illness?
- Exacerbation
- Acute
- Chronic
- Remission - Answer- Acute
A 40-year-old pt presents to her provider for a yearly physical. The provider notes a
family history of breast cancer on the pt's mother. The provider schedules the pt for a
mammogram. The nurse recognizes this as what level of prevention?
-Primary
-Tertiary
-Holistic
-Secondary - Answer- Secondary
Self-concept refers to the way in which individuals perceive unchanging aspects of
themselves, such as social character, cognitive abilities, physical appearance, and body
image. Which additional point does the nurse recognize as part of the definition of self-
concept?
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
The nurse caring for a patient with chronic pain uses guided imagery, therapeutic touch,
and relaxation techniques as interventions for pain. The nurse is using what type of
approach
- Health protection
- Risk for factor reduction
- Eastern holistic
- Holistic - Answer- Holistic
Nurses participate in holistic care through the use of natural healing remedies and
complementary interventions. These include the use of art and guided imagery,
therapeutic touch, music therapy, relaxation techniques, and reminiscence. Eastern
holistic therapists have been using techniques such as acupuncture, yoga and tai chi for
thousands of years as methods of healing and, more recently, in conjunction with
modern allopathic medical therapies
The nurse recognizes that intentional behaviors to circumvent illness, detect it early,
and maintain the best possible level of mental and physiologic function within the
boundaries of illness is the definition of which term?
- Self-transcendence
-Self-actualization
- Health protection
- Health promotion - Answer- Health protection
includes intentional behaviors aimed at circumventing illness, detecting it early, and
maintaining the best possible level of mental and physiologic function within the
boundaries of illness. Health promotion os behavior motivated by the desire to increase
well-being and optimize health status
An overweight, sedentary middle-aged smoker with a family history of cardiac disease
has noticed a steady rise in resting BP over a 3 to 4 year period. The patient is
concerned about his slightly elevated BP and begins waling 20 to 30 min in the evening
with his wife and reduces his pack-a-day cigarette habit to 10 cigs a day. The nurse
identifies these actions are the initial step of which behavior?
- Health promotion
- Self-transcendence
, - Self-actualization
- Risk factor reduction - Answer- Risk factor reduction
step-by-step improvement of individual health factors. These combined improvements
lower the likelihood of developing a disease
The nurse recognizes the nursing goal for individuals and families seeking preventive
care is to have those groups carry out which action?
- Use temporary changes until the danger has passed
- Make lifestyle changes after diseases occur
- Abandon the use of electronic educational media
- Take responsibility for their health and wellness - Answer- Take responsibility for their
health and wellness
The nurse knows that the use of seatbelts and airbags in automobiles is an example of
which term?
- Holistic care
- Tertiary prevention
- Secondary prevention
- Primary prevention - Answer- Primary prevention
A pt is diagnosed with pneumonia after an abrupt onset of fever, cough and malaise.
The pt is started on antibiotic therapy and is expected to improve in 2 to 3 weeks. Which
statement by the nurse correctly identifies this illness?
- Exacerbation
- Acute
- Chronic
- Remission - Answer- Acute
A 40-year-old pt presents to her provider for a yearly physical. The provider notes a
family history of breast cancer on the pt's mother. The provider schedules the pt for a
mammogram. The nurse recognizes this as what level of prevention?
-Primary
-Tertiary
-Holistic
-Secondary - Answer- Secondary
Self-concept refers to the way in which individuals perceive unchanging aspects of
themselves, such as social character, cognitive abilities, physical appearance, and body
image. Which additional point does the nurse recognize as part of the definition of self-
concept?
