ECPI NUR 164 Ch 1-7 Mcdonough
EXAM (2026) QUESTIONS AND
(elaborated) WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Acute illness - Answer--rapid onset, short duration
Adaptation theory - Answer--adaptation as the adjustment of living matter to other
living things and to environmental conditions
Advocate-role of nurse - Answer--The protection of human or legal rights & the
security of care for all patients based on the belief that patients have the right to
make informed decisions about their own health & lives.
The birth of modern nursing (health & illness) - Answer--Florence Nightingale
Established the Red Corss - Answer--Clara Barton
Reform of treatment of mental ill - Answer--Dorothea Dix
Public health nursing, Henry street settelment - Answer--Lillian Wald
Active in underground RR - Answer--Harriet Tubman
Civil War & women's movement - Answer--Sojourner Truth
Frontier nursing & nurse midwives - Answer--Mary Breckenridge
Traditional Knowledge - Answer--Passed from one generation to the next.
Authoritative Knowledge - Answer--Comes from an expert & is accepted as truth.
Scientific Knowledge - Answer--Obtained through scientific method.
Steps of the Quantitative Research Process - Answer--1. State Problem.
2. Define purpose of study.
3. Review related literature.
4. Formulate Hypotheses & Variables.
, 5. Select Research Design.
6. Select Population & Sample.
7. Collect Data.
8. Analyze Data.
9. Communicate Findings & Conclusions.
Qualitative Research - Answer--To gain insight by discovering meaning (reality is
based on perceptions), researcher primarily analyzes words or narratives that
numbers.
Informed consent - Answer--Patients right to consent knowledgeable to participate in
a study
Morbidity - Answer--how frequently a disease occurs
Mortality - Answer--The number of deaths caused by a disease.
Wellness - Answer--Active state
Good health - Answer--Passive state
Chronic illness - Answer--irreversible illness that causes permanent physical
impairment and requires long-term health care
Illness - Answer--response of the person to a disease
Primary - Answer--Reducing risk factors
Secondary - Answer--Screen & catch early
Tertiary - Answer--Treatment
Precontemplation - Answer--no intention of changing behavior
Contemplation - Answer--considering change
Determination - Answer--Decision is made
Action - Answer--Implementing a plan
Maintenance - Answer--Sustain new behavior, 6mon-5years
EXAM (2026) QUESTIONS AND
(elaborated) WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Acute illness - Answer--rapid onset, short duration
Adaptation theory - Answer--adaptation as the adjustment of living matter to other
living things and to environmental conditions
Advocate-role of nurse - Answer--The protection of human or legal rights & the
security of care for all patients based on the belief that patients have the right to
make informed decisions about their own health & lives.
The birth of modern nursing (health & illness) - Answer--Florence Nightingale
Established the Red Corss - Answer--Clara Barton
Reform of treatment of mental ill - Answer--Dorothea Dix
Public health nursing, Henry street settelment - Answer--Lillian Wald
Active in underground RR - Answer--Harriet Tubman
Civil War & women's movement - Answer--Sojourner Truth
Frontier nursing & nurse midwives - Answer--Mary Breckenridge
Traditional Knowledge - Answer--Passed from one generation to the next.
Authoritative Knowledge - Answer--Comes from an expert & is accepted as truth.
Scientific Knowledge - Answer--Obtained through scientific method.
Steps of the Quantitative Research Process - Answer--1. State Problem.
2. Define purpose of study.
3. Review related literature.
4. Formulate Hypotheses & Variables.
, 5. Select Research Design.
6. Select Population & Sample.
7. Collect Data.
8. Analyze Data.
9. Communicate Findings & Conclusions.
Qualitative Research - Answer--To gain insight by discovering meaning (reality is
based on perceptions), researcher primarily analyzes words or narratives that
numbers.
Informed consent - Answer--Patients right to consent knowledgeable to participate in
a study
Morbidity - Answer--how frequently a disease occurs
Mortality - Answer--The number of deaths caused by a disease.
Wellness - Answer--Active state
Good health - Answer--Passive state
Chronic illness - Answer--irreversible illness that causes permanent physical
impairment and requires long-term health care
Illness - Answer--response of the person to a disease
Primary - Answer--Reducing risk factors
Secondary - Answer--Screen & catch early
Tertiary - Answer--Treatment
Precontemplation - Answer--no intention of changing behavior
Contemplation - Answer--considering change
Determination - Answer--Decision is made
Action - Answer--Implementing a plan
Maintenance - Answer--Sustain new behavior, 6mon-5years
