NURS Theory Exam 4 Questions With
Complete Solutions
The nurse is preparing a care plan for an African American man age 68 years who was
recently diagnosed with 1. hypertension. Age, race, gender, and genetic inheritance are
examples of what human dimension?
A) Physical
B) Emotional
C) Environmental
D) Sociocultural - Correct answer A
The mother of a toddler with asthma seeks support from the parents of other children
with asthma. The nurse recognizes 2. 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 - Correct answer A
health and death on opposite ends of a graduated scale?
A) Health-Illness Continuum
B) Agent-Host-Environment Model
C) Health Belief ModelD) Health Promotion Model - Correct answer A
A homeless client has been brought to the emergency department (ED) by ambulance
after being found unresponsive outside a mall. The client is known to the ED staff as
having bipolar disorder, and assessment reveals likely cellulitis on his left ankle. He is
febrile with a productive cough, and the care team suspects pneumonia. A sputum
culture for tuberculosis has been obtained and sent to the laboratory. Which of the
following aspects of the client's medical
4. condition would be considered a chronic condition?
A) Bipolar disorder
B) Pneumonia
C) Cellulitis
D) Tuberculosis - Correct answer A
Which of the following activities related to respiratory health is an example of tertiary
health promotion and illness 5. prevention?
A) Administering a nebulized bronchodilator to a client who is short of breath
B) Assisting with lung function testing of a client to help determine a diagnosis
C) Teaching a client that "light" cigarettes do not prevent lung disease
,D) Advocating politically for more explicit warning labels on cigarette packages -
Correct answer A
An elderly resident of a long-term care facility has developed diarrhea and dehydration
as a result of exposureto clostridium difficile during a recent outbreak. The resident's
primary care provider has consequently prescribed the antibiotic metronidazole (Flagyl).
Which model of health promotion and illness prevention is most clearly evident in
6. these events?
A) The Agent-Host-Environment Model
B) The Health-Illness Continuum
C) The Health Promotion Model D) The Health Belief Model - Correct answer A
The nurse is performing a routine assessment of a male client who has an artificial arm
as a result of a small plane crash 7. many years earlier. How should the nurse best
understand this client's health?
A) Despite the loss of his limb, the client may consider himself to be healthy.
B) The client may be well, but his loss of limb means that he is unhealthy.
C) The loss of his limb prevents the client from achieving wellness, though he may be
healthy.
D) Because the client's injury is far in the past, it does not have a bearing on his health
or wellness. - Correct answer A
8. What phrase best describes health?
A) Individually defined by each person
B) Experienced by each person in exactly the same way
C) The opposite of illness
D) The absence of disease - Correct answer A
9. Which of the following most accurately defines "illness"?
A) The inability to carry out normal activities of living
B) A pathologic change in mind or body structure or function
C) The response of a person to a disease
D) Achieving maximum potential and quality of life - Correct answer C
10. Which of the following statements accurately describes the concepts of disease and
illness?
A) A disease is traditionally diagnosed and treated by a nurse.
B) The focus of nurses is the person with an illness.
C) A person with an illness cannot be considered healthy.
D) Illness is a normal process that affects level of functioning. - Correct answer B
A nurse calls in to his unit to report he has the flu and will not be at work. What stage of
illness behavior is he 11. exhibiting?
A) Experiencing symptoms
B) Assuming the sick role
,C) Assuming a dependent role
D) Achieving recovery and rehabilitation - Correct answer B
A cleint accepts the fact that he needs bypass surgery for a blocked artery and is
admitted into the hospital. Which one of 12. the following stages of illness is this client
experiencing?
A) Stage 1
B) Stage 2
C) Stage 3
D) Stage 4 - Correct answer C
A child age 4 years has leukemia but is now in remission. What does it mean to be in
remission when one has a chronic 13. illness?
A) The chronic disease has been cured.
B) Nothing further can be done in terms of treatment.
C) Severe symptoms of the chronic illness have reappeared.
D) The disease is present, but symptoms are not experienced. - Correct answer D
Many chronic illnesses have periods of remission and exacerbation. During remission,
the disease is present but the person does not experience symptoms. During
exacerbation, the symptoms of the illness reappear.
14. What may happen to the family when one of the family members suffers an illness?
A) Alterations in values and religious beliefs
B) More public displays of affection
C) Changes in roles for the client and family
D) Increased resistance to stress - Correct answer C
A baby is born with Down syndrome, which influences his health-illness status. This is
an example of which of the 15. following human dimensions?
A) Physical
B) Emotional
C) Environmental
D) Sociocultural - Correct answer A
The physical dimension includes genetic inheritance, age, developmental level, race,
and gender. These components strongly influence the person's health status and health
practices.
16. Which of the following statements illustrates the effect of the sociocultural dimension
on health and illness?
A) "Why shouldn't I drink and drive? Everyone else does."
B) "My mother has sickle cell anemia, and so do I."
C) "I know I have heart problems, so I have changed my diet." D) "I used biofeedback to
lower my blood pressure." - Correct answer A
, A middle-aged woman is 40 pounds over her ideal weight. Which of the following
statements best illustrates the effect 17. of her self-concept on health and illness?
A) "I am just too busy with my kids to bother about a diet."
B) "Why should I lose weight? I'll still be fat."
C) "My sister is thin, but I don't think she looks that good."
D) "My husband loves me this way." - Correct answer B
A camp nurse is teaching a group of adolNesUceRntSgirIlsNabGouKt
tIheNimGp.orCtanOceMof monthly breast self-examination. What 18. level of preventive
care does this activity represent?
A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary
D) Restorative - Correct answer A
Which of the following models of health promotion and illness prevention was developed
to illustrate how people 19. interact with their environment as they pursue health?
A) The health promotion model
B) The health belief model
C) The health-illness continuum
D) The agent-host-environment model - Correct answer A
A nurse is caring for a client who is in the remission state of leukemia. The client
expresses anxiety about the recurrence
of leukemia. The client feels depressed when thinking about the outcome of leukemia.
Which aspect of health is the 20. client talking about?
A) Physical health
B) Emotional health
C) Social health
D) Spiritual health - Correct answer B
21. A nurse is educating women on the need for calcium to prevent bone loss. What
level of prevention does this represent?
A) Primary prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Residual prevention - Correct answer A
A client states, "I must be in poor health because I am a senior citizen. That's what my
neighbor says and she is older 22. than I am." This statement is based on which of the
following factors?
A) Age
B) Gender
C) Peer influence
D) Illness factors - Correct answer C
Complete Solutions
The nurse is preparing a care plan for an African American man age 68 years who was
recently diagnosed with 1. hypertension. Age, race, gender, and genetic inheritance are
examples of what human dimension?
A) Physical
B) Emotional
C) Environmental
D) Sociocultural - Correct answer A
The mother of a toddler with asthma seeks support from the parents of other children
with asthma. The nurse recognizes 2. 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 - Correct answer A
health and death on opposite ends of a graduated scale?
A) Health-Illness Continuum
B) Agent-Host-Environment Model
C) Health Belief ModelD) Health Promotion Model - Correct answer A
A homeless client has been brought to the emergency department (ED) by ambulance
after being found unresponsive outside a mall. The client is known to the ED staff as
having bipolar disorder, and assessment reveals likely cellulitis on his left ankle. He is
febrile with a productive cough, and the care team suspects pneumonia. A sputum
culture for tuberculosis has been obtained and sent to the laboratory. Which of the
following aspects of the client's medical
4. condition would be considered a chronic condition?
A) Bipolar disorder
B) Pneumonia
C) Cellulitis
D) Tuberculosis - Correct answer A
Which of the following activities related to respiratory health is an example of tertiary
health promotion and illness 5. prevention?
A) Administering a nebulized bronchodilator to a client who is short of breath
B) Assisting with lung function testing of a client to help determine a diagnosis
C) Teaching a client that "light" cigarettes do not prevent lung disease
,D) Advocating politically for more explicit warning labels on cigarette packages -
Correct answer A
An elderly resident of a long-term care facility has developed diarrhea and dehydration
as a result of exposureto clostridium difficile during a recent outbreak. The resident's
primary care provider has consequently prescribed the antibiotic metronidazole (Flagyl).
Which model of health promotion and illness prevention is most clearly evident in
6. these events?
A) The Agent-Host-Environment Model
B) The Health-Illness Continuum
C) The Health Promotion Model D) The Health Belief Model - Correct answer A
The nurse is performing a routine assessment of a male client who has an artificial arm
as a result of a small plane crash 7. many years earlier. How should the nurse best
understand this client's health?
A) Despite the loss of his limb, the client may consider himself to be healthy.
B) The client may be well, but his loss of limb means that he is unhealthy.
C) The loss of his limb prevents the client from achieving wellness, though he may be
healthy.
D) Because the client's injury is far in the past, it does not have a bearing on his health
or wellness. - Correct answer A
8. What phrase best describes health?
A) Individually defined by each person
B) Experienced by each person in exactly the same way
C) The opposite of illness
D) The absence of disease - Correct answer A
9. Which of the following most accurately defines "illness"?
A) The inability to carry out normal activities of living
B) A pathologic change in mind or body structure or function
C) The response of a person to a disease
D) Achieving maximum potential and quality of life - Correct answer C
10. Which of the following statements accurately describes the concepts of disease and
illness?
A) A disease is traditionally diagnosed and treated by a nurse.
B) The focus of nurses is the person with an illness.
C) A person with an illness cannot be considered healthy.
D) Illness is a normal process that affects level of functioning. - Correct answer B
A nurse calls in to his unit to report he has the flu and will not be at work. What stage of
illness behavior is he 11. exhibiting?
A) Experiencing symptoms
B) Assuming the sick role
,C) Assuming a dependent role
D) Achieving recovery and rehabilitation - Correct answer B
A cleint accepts the fact that he needs bypass surgery for a blocked artery and is
admitted into the hospital. Which one of 12. the following stages of illness is this client
experiencing?
A) Stage 1
B) Stage 2
C) Stage 3
D) Stage 4 - Correct answer C
A child age 4 years has leukemia but is now in remission. What does it mean to be in
remission when one has a chronic 13. illness?
A) The chronic disease has been cured.
B) Nothing further can be done in terms of treatment.
C) Severe symptoms of the chronic illness have reappeared.
D) The disease is present, but symptoms are not experienced. - Correct answer D
Many chronic illnesses have periods of remission and exacerbation. During remission,
the disease is present but the person does not experience symptoms. During
exacerbation, the symptoms of the illness reappear.
14. What may happen to the family when one of the family members suffers an illness?
A) Alterations in values and religious beliefs
B) More public displays of affection
C) Changes in roles for the client and family
D) Increased resistance to stress - Correct answer C
A baby is born with Down syndrome, which influences his health-illness status. This is
an example of which of the 15. following human dimensions?
A) Physical
B) Emotional
C) Environmental
D) Sociocultural - Correct answer A
The physical dimension includes genetic inheritance, age, developmental level, race,
and gender. These components strongly influence the person's health status and health
practices.
16. Which of the following statements illustrates the effect of the sociocultural dimension
on health and illness?
A) "Why shouldn't I drink and drive? Everyone else does."
B) "My mother has sickle cell anemia, and so do I."
C) "I know I have heart problems, so I have changed my diet." D) "I used biofeedback to
lower my blood pressure." - Correct answer A
, A middle-aged woman is 40 pounds over her ideal weight. Which of the following
statements best illustrates the effect 17. of her self-concept on health and illness?
A) "I am just too busy with my kids to bother about a diet."
B) "Why should I lose weight? I'll still be fat."
C) "My sister is thin, but I don't think she looks that good."
D) "My husband loves me this way." - Correct answer B
A camp nurse is teaching a group of adolNesUceRntSgirIlsNabGouKt
tIheNimGp.orCtanOceMof monthly breast self-examination. What 18. level of preventive
care does this activity represent?
A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary
D) Restorative - Correct answer A
Which of the following models of health promotion and illness prevention was developed
to illustrate how people 19. interact with their environment as they pursue health?
A) The health promotion model
B) The health belief model
C) The health-illness continuum
D) The agent-host-environment model - Correct answer A
A nurse is caring for a client who is in the remission state of leukemia. The client
expresses anxiety about the recurrence
of leukemia. The client feels depressed when thinking about the outcome of leukemia.
Which aspect of health is the 20. client talking about?
A) Physical health
B) Emotional health
C) Social health
D) Spiritual health - Correct answer B
21. A nurse is educating women on the need for calcium to prevent bone loss. What
level of prevention does this represent?
A) Primary prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Residual prevention - Correct answer A
A client states, "I must be in poor health because I am a senior citizen. That's what my
neighbor says and she is older 22. than I am." This statement is based on which of the
following factors?
A) Age
B) Gender
C) Peer influence
D) Illness factors - Correct answer C
