NURS-1871 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++
Acute Illness
An illness that is usually reversible and has a short duration.
Chronic Illness
An illness that usually lasts more than 6 months, is irreversible, and affects functioning
in one or more systems
Illness
A state in which a person's physical, emotional, intellectual, social, developmental, or
spiritual functioning is diminished or impaired.
Illness Behavior
People who are ill often adopt cognitive, affective, and behavioral reactions that are
influenced by sociocultural and psychological factors.
Internal Variables
Patient's perception of symptoms and the nature of an illness.
External Variables
A patient's illness behavior include the visibility of symptoms, social group, cultural
background, economic variables, accessibility of the health care system, and social
support.
Risk Factor
,Any attribute, quality, environmental situation, or trait that increases the vulnerability of
an individual or group to an illness or accident.
Primary Prevention
"True Prevention"- Goal is to reduce the incidence of disease
Ex: health edu. programs, nutritional programs, physical fitness activities
Secondary Prevention
Focuses on preventing the spread of disease, illness, or infection once it occurs.
Ex: screening techniques
Tertiary Prevention
Occurs when a defect or disability is permanent and irreversible
Ex: rehabilitation
Health Promotion
Helps individuals maintain or enhance their present health.
Health Education
Helps people develop a greater understanding of their health and how to better manage
their health risks.
Includes topics such as physical awareness, stress management, and self-responsibility
Illness Prevention
, Protect people from actual or potential threats to health, or avoid declines in their health
or ability to function.
Ex: immunizations and blood pressure screenings
SDOH
Social Determinants of Health: include a variety of social, commercial, cultural,
economic, environmental, and political factors that affect health inequalitites
HMP
Health Promotion Model: Addresses the relationship between a person's beliefs and
behaviors
Health
A "state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being not merely the absence of
disease or infirmity."
Nursing Process
A critical thinking five-step process.
(Assessment, diagnosis, planning and outcome identification, implementation, and
evaluation)
Assessment
The first step of nursing process; collect comprehensive set of data about a patient and
recognize and identify patterns that begin to reflect the meaning of a patient's response
to health problems.
Subjective Data
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++
Acute Illness
An illness that is usually reversible and has a short duration.
Chronic Illness
An illness that usually lasts more than 6 months, is irreversible, and affects functioning
in one or more systems
Illness
A state in which a person's physical, emotional, intellectual, social, developmental, or
spiritual functioning is diminished or impaired.
Illness Behavior
People who are ill often adopt cognitive, affective, and behavioral reactions that are
influenced by sociocultural and psychological factors.
Internal Variables
Patient's perception of symptoms and the nature of an illness.
External Variables
A patient's illness behavior include the visibility of symptoms, social group, cultural
background, economic variables, accessibility of the health care system, and social
support.
Risk Factor
,Any attribute, quality, environmental situation, or trait that increases the vulnerability of
an individual or group to an illness or accident.
Primary Prevention
"True Prevention"- Goal is to reduce the incidence of disease
Ex: health edu. programs, nutritional programs, physical fitness activities
Secondary Prevention
Focuses on preventing the spread of disease, illness, or infection once it occurs.
Ex: screening techniques
Tertiary Prevention
Occurs when a defect or disability is permanent and irreversible
Ex: rehabilitation
Health Promotion
Helps individuals maintain or enhance their present health.
Health Education
Helps people develop a greater understanding of their health and how to better manage
their health risks.
Includes topics such as physical awareness, stress management, and self-responsibility
Illness Prevention
, Protect people from actual or potential threats to health, or avoid declines in their health
or ability to function.
Ex: immunizations and blood pressure screenings
SDOH
Social Determinants of Health: include a variety of social, commercial, cultural,
economic, environmental, and political factors that affect health inequalitites
HMP
Health Promotion Model: Addresses the relationship between a person's beliefs and
behaviors
Health
A "state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being not merely the absence of
disease or infirmity."
Nursing Process
A critical thinking five-step process.
(Assessment, diagnosis, planning and outcome identification, implementation, and
evaluation)
Assessment
The first step of nursing process; collect comprehensive set of data about a patient and
recognize and identify patterns that begin to reflect the meaning of a patient's response
to health problems.
Subjective Data
