Study Guide for Fundamentals of Nursing The Art and Science of Nursing Care

Chart/Exhibit Questions

Refer to the chart below to determine the type of

human dimension that is represented by the

examples listed.

Human Basic Human

Dimensions Needs Examples

Physical Dimension Physiologic needs Circulation

Environmental Safety and Security Climate

Dimension needs

Sociocultural Love and Belonging Support

Dimension needs systems

Emotional Self-esteem needs Loneliness

Dimension

Intellectual and Self-actualization Values

Spiritual Dimension needs

1.An older adult must live with and control his

diabetes.

2.Worried about losing his job, a 35-year-old

executive exacerbates his ulcer.

3.The mother of a toddler must learn how to

childproof her house.

4.An older woman has a raised toilet seat

installed in her bathroom.

5.A homeless man does not seek treatment for

pneumonia.

6.A Catholic woman refuses treatment for cancer

and arranges a pilgrimage to a holy site where

miraculous cures have been recorded by her

religious leaders.

7.A 15-year-old pregnant woman must learn

how to care for her baby when it is born.

8.A woman with rheumatoid arthritis improves

her mobility with the use of pain medications.

DEVELOPING YOUR

KNOWLEDGE BASE

FILL-IN-THE-BLANKS

1. is a medical term meaning that
   there is a pathologic change in the structure or
   function of the body or mind.

2.Arthritis is an example of a(n)

illness.

3.A(n) illness generally has a rapid

onset of symptoms and lasts only a relatively

short time.

4.The reappearance of symptoms of a chronic

disease in a patient who has been in remission

is known as a period of.

5.A landscaper’s increased risk for developing

skin cancer because of excessive exposure to the

sun is considered a(n) risk factor.

MATCHING EXERCISES

Match the risk factors listed in Part A with

their appropriate examples listed in Part B.

Answers may be used more than once.

PART A

a.Age

b.Genetic composition

c.Physiologic factors

d.Health habits

e.Lifestyle

f.Environment

PART B

1. A mother and her school-aged child are
   concerned about increasing gang-related
   violence in their neighborhood.


2. A teenager who is a new driver is admit-
   ted to the emergency room with multi-
   ple fractures after wrecking his car.


3. A woman with multiple sex partners
   tests positive for HIV.


4. A woman is worried about breast cancer
   because it “runs in the family.”


5. An overweight executive presents with
   high blood pressure.


6. An alcoholic man develops a liver
   abscess.


7. A patient tells you his father died of
   colon cancer.


8. A smoker develops a chronic cough.


9. A toddler presents with a mild
   concussion following a fall.


10. A pregnant woman has toxemia in her
    fifth month.

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