CHAPTER 17: CHRONIC CONDITIONS

CHAPTER 17: CHRONIC CONDITIONS

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. Which of the following best describes the term disability?

a.	unable to work at 100% of the ability of the average person in the society
b.	functional limitation preventing or interfering with the ability to perform age-expected activities
c.	a condition in which a person is prevented by limitations from doing the work he or she needs to do
d.	having a part of the body that functions at 75% or less of its ability

 

 

ANS:  B

 

	Feedback
A	Incorrect: Disability is not defined as being unable to work at 100% of the ability of the average person in the society.
B	Correct: Disability is best defined as a functional limitation that prevents or interferes with a person’s ability to perform age-expected activities.
C	Incorrect: Disability is not defined as a condition in which a person is prevented by limitations from doing the work he or she needs to do.
D	Incorrect: Disability is not defined as having a part of the body that functions at 75% or less of its ability.

 

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 556 – Chronic Conditions             OBJ:   Cognitive Level: Knowledge

 

2. The term chronic condition typically refers to a medical state or degree of health that exists for a minimum of how many months?

a.	3	c.	9
b.	6	d.	12

 

 

ANS:  A

 

	Feedback
A	Correct: A chronic condition typically refers to a medical state or degree of health that exists for a minimum of 3 months.
B	Incorrect: A chronic condition typically does not refer to a medical state or degree of health that exists for a minimum of 6 months.
C	Incorrect: A chronic condition typically does not refer to a medical state or degree of health that exists for a minimum of 9 months.
D	Incorrect: A chronic condition typically does not refer to a medical state or degree of health that exists for a minimum of 12 months.

 

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 556 – Chronic Conditions             OBJ:   Cognitive Level: Knowledge

 

3. The nurse assessing a child with a chronic illness evaluates the trajectory. The nurse is trying to find out:

a.	how fast the child can move
b.	how long the child has had the illness
c.	whether the condition will get better, worse, or stay the same
d.	who else in the family has this condition

 

 

ANS:  C

 

	Feedback
A	Incorrect: The trajectory does not refer to how fast the child can move.
B	Incorrect: The trajectory does not refer to how long the child has had the illness.
C	Correct: The trajectory refers to the progression of the condition, i.e., whether it will get better, worse, or stay the same.
D	Incorrect: The trajectory does not refer to who else in the family has this condition.

 

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 556 – Chronic Conditions

OBJ:   Cognitive Level: Comprehension

 

4. A child has a disability that is not visible to others. Research has shown that children with a condition that is less visible to others will:

a.	frequently have more difficulty adjusting to the condition than those with a more visible disability
b.	have the same amount of difficulty adjusting to the condition as people with a visible disability
c.	often forget for long periods of time that they have a disability since it is not visible
d.	seek more attention from significant others compared to people with a more visible disability

 

 

ANS:  A

 

	Feedback
A	Correct: Research has shown that children with a condition that is less visible to others will frequently have more difficulty adjusting to the condition than those with a more visible disability.
B	Incorrect: Research has not shown that children with a condition that is less visible to others will have the same amount of difficulty adjusting to the condition as people with a visible disability.
C	Incorrect: Research has not shown that children with a condition that is less visible to others often forget for long periods of time that they have a disability since it is not visible.
D	Incorrect: Research has not shown that children with a condition that is less visible to others seek more attention from significant others compared to people with a more visible disability.

 

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 557 – Dimensions of Childhood Chronic Conditions

OBJ:   Cognitive Level: Comprehension

 

5. The deficit-orientation model of chronic conditions assumes that people with chronic conditions are:

a.	lacking important aspects of life
b.	lacking in sufficient finances to receive adequate medical services
c.	intellectually impaired
d.	unable to function in society

 

 

ANS:  A

 

	Feedback
A	Correct: The deficit-orientation model of chronic conditions assumes that people with chronic conditions are lacking important aspects of life.
B	Incorrect: The deficit-orientation model of chronic conditions does not assume that people with chronic conditions are lacking in sufficient finances to receive adequate medical services.
C	Incorrect: The deficit-orientation model of chronic conditions does not assume that people with chronic conditions are intellectually impaired.
D	Incorrect: The deficit-orientation model of chronic conditions does not assume that people with chronic conditions are unable to function in society.

 

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 557 – Dimensions of Childhood Chronic Conditions

OBJ:   Cognitive Level: Comprehension