Fundamentals of Nursing 8th Edition By Taylor-Test Bank

Chapter 3, Health, Illness, and Disparities 1. The nurse is preparing a care plan for an African American man age 68 years who was recently diagnosehypertension. Age, race, gender, and genetic inheritance are examples of what human dimension? A) Physical B) Emotional C) Environmental D) Sociocultural Ans: A Feedback: The physical dimension includes genetic inheritance, age, developmental level, race, and gender. These components strongly influence a person’s health status and health practices. The emotional dimension foon how the mind affects body function and responds to body conditions. The environmental dimension incinfluences such as housing, sanitation, climate, and pollution of food, air, and water. Sociocultural dimenshealth practices and beliefs strongly influenced by economic status, lifestyle, family, and culture. 2. The mother of a toddler with asthma seeks support from the parents of other children with asthma. The nurecognizes that seeking and utilizing support systems is an example of which human dimension? A) Sociocultural dimension B) Physical dimension C) Environmental dimension D) Intellectual and spiritual dimension Ans: A Feedback: Communicating with others and the use of support systems relate to the sociocultural dimension. An indivrelationship with others, being connected to a community, and feeling accepted and loved by others are arelated to the sociocultural dimension. 3. A nurse educator uses models of health and illness when teaching. Which model of health and illness plahigh-level health and death on opposite ends of a graduated scale?