NUR 612 EXAM 1 MODULE 1 UAB ADVANCED NURSING
PRACTICE CLINICAL DECISION MAKING EXAM REVIEW
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ANSWERS || EXPERT-VERIFIED & GRADED A+ ||
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Physiology - CORRECT ANSWER -Study of the normal functions of the
human body
Determinants of Health - CORRECT ANSWER -Attain lives free of
preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death.
Achieve health equity and eliminate disparities
Promote good health for all
Promote healthy behaviors across the life span
Pathophysiology - CORRECT ANSWER -The study of the cellular and organ
changes that occur with disease and the effects that these changes have on the
total body function
Focuses on the mechanism of the underlying disease and provides information
to assist with planning preventive as well as therapeutic health care measures
and practices such as following a healthy diet, exercising, and being compliant
with prescribed medications
Disease - CORRECT ANSWER -An acute or chronic illness that one acquires
or is born with that causes physiological dysfunction in one or more body
system
Etiology - CORRECT ANSWER -Explains the cause of the disease
Pathogenesis - CORRECT ANSWER -How the disease process evolves
Sequence of cellular and tissue events that occur from initial contact with an
etiologic agent until the ultimate expression of the disease occurs
Morphologic changes - CORRECT ANSWER -The microscopic and gross
changes that are characteristic in a disease process
,Histology - CORRECT ANSWER -The microscopic study of cells and
extracellular matrix
Lesion - CORRECT ANSWER -A pathologic or traumatic change of an organ
or tissue
Clinical Manifestations - CORRECT ANSWER -The hidden or obvious
evidence that a person is sick
Symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER -Subjective complaints noted by the
person with the disorder such as pain, difficulty breathing, headache, blurred
vision
Signs - CORRECT ANSWER -Disease manifestations noted by the observer
such as temperature elevation, a blown pupil and pitting edema
Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER -A compilation of signs and symptoms
Complication - CORRECT ANSWER -Adverse extension of a disease or
treatment
Sequelae - CORRECT ANSWER -Lesions or impairments that follow or are
caused by a disease
Diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER -Designation as to cause or nature of a
health problem; involves evaluating competing possibilities and selecting the
most likely one from many conditions in a given age, gender, race, lifestyle,
genetic background and locality based upon
,History - CORRECT ANSWER -The person's account of symptoms, progress,
and factors that contribute to a diagnosis
Physical Exam - CORRECT ANSWER -Performed to identify signs of altered
body structure or functions; also may identify problems not obtained in the
history
Acute disorder - CORRECT ANSWER -Relatively severe, but self-limited
Subacute disorder - CORRECT ANSWER -Intermediate between an acute and
a chronic disorder, general not as severe as an acute disorder and does not last
as long as a chronic disorder
Chronic disorder - CORRECT ANSWER -Continous, long-term process
May improve or get worse
Preclinical stage - CORRECT ANSWER -Disease is not clinically evident but
will progress to clinical disease
Sublcinical disease - CORRECT ANSWER -Not clinically apparent and not
destined to become a clinical disease
Clinical disease - CORRECT ANSWER -The disease is present as manifested
by signs and symptoms
Carrier Status - CORRECT ANSWER -A person has an organism but is not
infected as evidenced by an antibody response or by clinical manifestations; this
person CAN infect others
Epidemiology - CORRECT ANSWER -The study of disease occurrence in
human populations
, Incidence - CORRECT ANSWER -Reflects the number of new cases of a
particular illness during a specified time for a population at risk that does not
have the disease
Prevalence - CORRECT ANSWER -Measures existing disease in a population
at a given point in time
Morbidity - CORRECT ANSWER -Describes the effects of an illness
Mortality - CORRECT ANSWER -Death
Risk Factors - CORRECT ANSWER -Conditions suspected of contributing to
a development of a disease
Cross-sectional - CORRECT ANSWER -Use the simultaneous collection of
information to classify exposure and outcome status
Used to compare prevalence of disease in those with exposure factor to those
unexposed to the factor
Case-controlled - CORRECT ANSWER -Compare people with known
outcome of interest to those known NOT to have the outcome of interests
Cohort - CORRECT ANSWER -Involves groups born approximately at the
same time or who share some characteristics of interest
Followed over a period of time to observe a specific health outcome
May study single or multiple groups
Prognosis - CORRECT ANSWER -The Probable outcome and likelihood of
recovery from a disease
PRACTICE CLINICAL DECISION MAKING EXAM REVIEW
2026/2027 || MULTIPLE QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS || EXPERT-VERIFIED & GRADED A+ ||
BLUEPRINT FOR GUARANTEED SUCCESS!!!
Physiology - CORRECT ANSWER -Study of the normal functions of the
human body
Determinants of Health - CORRECT ANSWER -Attain lives free of
preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death.
Achieve health equity and eliminate disparities
Promote good health for all
Promote healthy behaviors across the life span
Pathophysiology - CORRECT ANSWER -The study of the cellular and organ
changes that occur with disease and the effects that these changes have on the
total body function
Focuses on the mechanism of the underlying disease and provides information
to assist with planning preventive as well as therapeutic health care measures
and practices such as following a healthy diet, exercising, and being compliant
with prescribed medications
Disease - CORRECT ANSWER -An acute or chronic illness that one acquires
or is born with that causes physiological dysfunction in one or more body
system
Etiology - CORRECT ANSWER -Explains the cause of the disease
Pathogenesis - CORRECT ANSWER -How the disease process evolves
Sequence of cellular and tissue events that occur from initial contact with an
etiologic agent until the ultimate expression of the disease occurs
Morphologic changes - CORRECT ANSWER -The microscopic and gross
changes that are characteristic in a disease process
,Histology - CORRECT ANSWER -The microscopic study of cells and
extracellular matrix
Lesion - CORRECT ANSWER -A pathologic or traumatic change of an organ
or tissue
Clinical Manifestations - CORRECT ANSWER -The hidden or obvious
evidence that a person is sick
Symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER -Subjective complaints noted by the
person with the disorder such as pain, difficulty breathing, headache, blurred
vision
Signs - CORRECT ANSWER -Disease manifestations noted by the observer
such as temperature elevation, a blown pupil and pitting edema
Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER -A compilation of signs and symptoms
Complication - CORRECT ANSWER -Adverse extension of a disease or
treatment
Sequelae - CORRECT ANSWER -Lesions or impairments that follow or are
caused by a disease
Diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER -Designation as to cause or nature of a
health problem; involves evaluating competing possibilities and selecting the
most likely one from many conditions in a given age, gender, race, lifestyle,
genetic background and locality based upon
,History - CORRECT ANSWER -The person's account of symptoms, progress,
and factors that contribute to a diagnosis
Physical Exam - CORRECT ANSWER -Performed to identify signs of altered
body structure or functions; also may identify problems not obtained in the
history
Acute disorder - CORRECT ANSWER -Relatively severe, but self-limited
Subacute disorder - CORRECT ANSWER -Intermediate between an acute and
a chronic disorder, general not as severe as an acute disorder and does not last
as long as a chronic disorder
Chronic disorder - CORRECT ANSWER -Continous, long-term process
May improve or get worse
Preclinical stage - CORRECT ANSWER -Disease is not clinically evident but
will progress to clinical disease
Sublcinical disease - CORRECT ANSWER -Not clinically apparent and not
destined to become a clinical disease
Clinical disease - CORRECT ANSWER -The disease is present as manifested
by signs and symptoms
Carrier Status - CORRECT ANSWER -A person has an organism but is not
infected as evidenced by an antibody response or by clinical manifestations; this
person CAN infect others
Epidemiology - CORRECT ANSWER -The study of disease occurrence in
human populations
, Incidence - CORRECT ANSWER -Reflects the number of new cases of a
particular illness during a specified time for a population at risk that does not
have the disease
Prevalence - CORRECT ANSWER -Measures existing disease in a population
at a given point in time
Morbidity - CORRECT ANSWER -Describes the effects of an illness
Mortality - CORRECT ANSWER -Death
Risk Factors - CORRECT ANSWER -Conditions suspected of contributing to
a development of a disease
Cross-sectional - CORRECT ANSWER -Use the simultaneous collection of
information to classify exposure and outcome status
Used to compare prevalence of disease in those with exposure factor to those
unexposed to the factor
Case-controlled - CORRECT ANSWER -Compare people with known
outcome of interest to those known NOT to have the outcome of interests
Cohort - CORRECT ANSWER -Involves groups born approximately at the
same time or who share some characteristics of interest
Followed over a period of time to observe a specific health outcome
May study single or multiple groups
Prognosis - CORRECT ANSWER -The Probable outcome and likelihood of
recovery from a disease
