1. Which of the following examples  a person practice good health?
A. Walk down to the shop
B. Getting 8 hours sleep
C. Talking on the phone
D. Looking through the window
ANSWER  B

 2. Which of the following examples that a  person practice bad health practice?
A. Eating right
B. Sleeping
C. Smoking
D. Talking on the phone

3. Which of the following is the nurse’s role in the health promotion ?
A. Health risk appraisal
B. Teach client to be effective health consumer
C. Worksite wellness
D. None of the above

4. The nurse is teaching the parents of a 3 month-old infant about nutrition. What is the main source of fluids for an infant until about 12 months of age?
A. Formula or breast milk
B. Dilute nonfat dry milk
C. Warmed fruit juice
D. Fluoridated tap water

5. A nurse is providing nursing care in a neighborhood clinic to single, pregnant teens. Which of the following actions is the best example of using the counselor role as a nurse? 
A. Discussing the legal aspects of adoption for teens wishing to place their infants with a family 
B. Searching the Internet for information on child care for the teens that wish to return to school
C. Conducting a client interview and documenting the information on the client’s Chart 
D. Referring a teen who admits having suicidal thoughts to a mental health care specialist

6. A nurse instructor explains the concept of health to her students. Which of the following statements accurately describes this state of being? 
A. Health is a state of optimal functioning. 
B. Health is an absence of illness. 
C. Health is always an objective state. 
D. Health is not determined by the patient

7. A nurse has decided to focus on educating the community about health promotion and wellness. Which of the following would be an example of this?
A. Initiating prenatal and infant care
B. Holding classes on prevention of sexually transmitted disease
C. Implementing an exercise class for clients who have had a stroke
D. Teaching a class about home accident prevention

8. Nursing students offer free occult blood screening at a community health fair. This activity would be an example of which area of nursing practice?
A. Promoting health and wellness
B. Illness prevention
C. Restoring health
C. Rehabilitation

9. A nurse is giving a presentation to a group of nursing students about distinguishing health promotion and disease prevention activities. Which of the following actions should the nurse include as a specific disease prevention activity?
A. Wearing sunscreen 
B. Blood sugar monitoring
C. Hospitalization
D. Taking a bath

10. A nurse is giving a presentation about health promotion and disease prevention to a group of young adults at a community college which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
A. Get a tetanus and diphtheria immunization every 10 years
B. Eating proper food
C. Washing Hands
D. Oral care

11. What is the focus of secondary prevention?
A. Focus on identifying illness, providing treatment, and conducting activities to help prevent a worsening health status.
B. Aims to prevent long-term consequences of a chronic illness or disability and to support optimal functioning.
C. Address the needs of health clients to promote health and prevent disease.

12. What is the focus of primary prevention?
A. Focus on identifying illness, providing treatment, and conducting activities to help prevent a worsening health status.
B. Aims to prevent long-term consequences of a chronic illness or disability and to support optimal functioning.
C. Address the needs of health clients to promote health and prevent disease.
D. Conduct activities in the classroom

13. What is the focus of tertiary prevention?
A. Focus on identifying illness, providing treatment, and conducting activities to help prevent a worsening health status.
B. Aims to prevent long-term consequences of a chronic illness or disability and to support optimal functioning.
C. Address the needs of health clients to promote health and prevent disease.
D. Conduct activities in the classroom

14. What are examples of primary prevention?
A. Communicable disease screening
B. Immunization
C. Prevention of pressure ulcers after spinal cord injury
D. Promoting independence after traumatic brain injury

15. What are examples of secondary prevention?
A. Early detection and treatment for diabetes mellitus
B. Child car seat
C. Prevention of pressure ulcers after spinal cord injury
D. Promoting independence after traumatic brain injury

16. What are examples of tertiary prevention?
A. Exercise programs for older adults who are frail
B. Immunization
C. Child car seat
D. Promoting independence after traumatic brain injury

17. Which of the following terms in which person maintain health or enhance their present health by routine exercise and proper nutrition.
A. Wellness education
B. Illness
C. Health promotion
D. External variables

18. The nurse in a diabetic clinic conducts monthly seminars for diabetic clients. During these seminars, the importance of taking insulin as directed to prevent diabetic complications is emphasized. This is considered which level of preventive care?
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Illness prevention

 19. The world Health Organization defines health by which of the following statements?
A. “State of being complete physical, mental. And social well-being, not merely the absence of disease.
B. “ A state of being that people define in relation to their own values, personality and lifestyle
C. “Mental, social, and spiritual well-being
D. “All people free of disease.

20. All of the following are examples of active strategies of health promotion Except:
A. Weight reduction
B. Smoking cessation
C. Fluoridation of drinking water
D. Exercise training

21. A BCG in community health nursing is what type of prevention ?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
D. None of the above.

22. While doing an early morning care to 80-year-old female patient, you noticed that his skin        is dry and scaly. You applied cream moisturizer to his hands and face. This is an example of what core value.
A. Service
B. Compassion
C. Excellence
D. Integrity

23. Which statement is an example of the therapeutic communication technique “focusing”?
A. “You say you’re angry, but I notice that you’re smiling.”
B. “Are you saying that you want to drive to Hawaii?”
C. “Tell me again about Vietnam and your feelings after you were wounded.”
D. “I see you staring out the window. Tell me what you’re thinking.”

24. Which therapeutic communication exchange is an example of “reflection?”
A. Client: “I get sad because I know I’m going to fail in school.” Nurse: “So, you start feeling depressed every time a new semester begins?”
B. Client: “I forgot to get my prescription refilled.” Nurse: “It is important for you to take your medication as prescribed.”
C. Client: “I hate my recent weight gain.” Nurse: “Have you considered Overeaters Anonymous?”
D. Client: “I’m happy that I poisoned my husband.” Nurse: “You’re happy to have poisoned your husband?”

25.  You have raised the bedside rails on the bed of a newly admitted woman who is 70 years old. She says, what are you trying to do, put me in a crib?” the nurse should respond by saying:
A. It is the hospital’s policy to have the bedside rails up for all patients over the age of 65
B. Does it seem like a crib to you ?
C. Don’t you want them up?
D. It may seem like a crib to you but it is really because we do not want you to fall. Our beds are high and probably narrower than you are used to.

26. Ms. Lopez, a student nurse is told to go to 201-a bed to give the patient, Mrs. Reyes, a message from her family.  Ms. Lopez has never met this patient, and even though other staff members refer to all of the patients by room and bed number, she does not feel this is right. What would be the right way for Ms. Lopez to greet the patient?
A. Are you 201-a bed? You husband called….
B. How do you do, Mrs. Reyes. I am Ms. Lopez, a student nurse. May I check your identification bracelet? Thank you. The asked me to give you this message….
C. Hi, your husband called…
D. Hi, are you the diabetic patient? Well, I have a message for you….

27. Which of the following elements that is important in verbal and nonverbal communication
A. A criticizer, a moderator and evaluator
B. A host, an audience, an a sponsor
C. A stretcher, a toner and exerciser
D. A sender, a receiver and a message

28. Which of the following examples of good body language to use when providing care to a patient 
A. Pause briefly to ask, how are you, and then lave quickly before the reply is completed
B. Back slowly out of the room as you are talking
C. Glance out the widow often while speaking to the patient about his level of pain
D. Look directly at the arm the patient is describing as painful.

29. Communication is basic to the mutual exchanges of messages that make a connection between the nurse and the patient. What types of things would you do to show good communication skills?
A. Show an interest in what the patient is saying
B. Speak in a pleasant tone
C. Use good manners, courtesy, emotional control, sympathy, empathy, and tact
D.  All of the above.

30. Your patient appears to be very irritable, what would you do?
A. Try to calm him down
B. Try to e an attentive, sympathetic listener
C. Report this excessive irritability to the nurse or immediate supervisor
D. Answer the patient in the same irritable manner