Introduction To Medical Surgical Nursing, 6th Edition by Linton
Introduction To Medical Surgical Nursing, 6th Edition by Linton
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Chapter 08: Health and Illness
Complete Chapter Questions With Answers
Sample Questions Are Posted Below
MULTIPLE CHOICE
| a. | Prevention of acute illness |
| b. | Individual response to health or illness |
| c. | Promotion of health and wellness |
| d. | Variation in degree of health or illness |
ANS: D
Currently, health and illness are viewed as relative states along a continuum. Individuals are at neither absolute health nor absolute illness but are in an ever-changing state of being.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 91 OBJ: 1
TOP: Current View of Health-Illness Continuum
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Safety and Infection Control
| a. | Treating illness |
| b. | Preventing illness |
| c. | Promoting optimal function in the chronically ill |
| d. | Caring for patients with acute and chronic illness |
ANS: B
Health promotion activities are directed toward maintaining or enhancing well-being as a protection against illness.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 95 OBJ: 5
TOP: Health Promotion KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Safety and Infection Control
| a. | Promotes optimal function |
| b. | Views health and illness as separate concepts |
| c. | Defines health as an absence of illness |
| d. | Emphasizes the prevention of disease |
ANS: B
Traditionally, health and illness have been viewed as separate entities with a focus on the illness and not in attaining the highest quality of life possible when a cure is not possible.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 91 OBJ: 2
TOP: Traditional View of Health and Illness
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Safety and Infection Control
| a. | Promotes the highest quality of life possible, both mentally and socially |
| b. | Includes mental, physical, social, and emotional adaptation to the environment |
| c. | Includes the basic physiologic needs and self-actualization |
| d. | Relies on alternative therapies for the treatment and cure of diseases |
ANS: B
A healthy person maintains stability and comfort by adapting physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially to internal and external events.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 91 OBJ: 2
TOP: Current View of Health and Illness
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Safety and Infection Control
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