Chapter 04: Health, Illness, Stress, and Coping Linton: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 7th Edition[test bank all questions well elaborated)

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MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. What is the traditional view of health? a. Promotes optimal function. b. Views health and illness as separate concepts. c. Defines health as an absence of illness. d. Emphasize... s 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: pp. 41-42 OBJ: 1 TOP: Traditional View of Health and Illness KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Safety and Infection Control 2. What is the current view of health? 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: pp. 41-42 OBJ: 1 TOP: Current View of Health and Illness KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Safety and Infection Control 3. During the initial gathering of data, a patient reveals a weight loss of 17 lb since the death of his spouse 5 weeks earlier. He says that he is not sleeping and has no appetite. What category of unmet needs should be considered by the nurse according to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs? a. Physiologic b. Safety and security c. Love and belonging d. Self-actualization [Show More]

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