Chronic Illness

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Question 1

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The nurse is caring for a client with type 2 diabetes who has been hospitalized with severe hyperglycemia. Which of the following topics will be most important to include in discharge teaching?

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Effect of endogenous insulin on transportation of glucose into cells

Function of the liver in formation of glycogen and gluconeogenesis

Impact of the client's family history on likelihood of developing diabetes

Symptoms indicating that the client should contact the health care provider

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Question 2

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Which of the following diseases has the highest proportion of chronic illness deaths in Canada?

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Cancer

Diabetes

Cardiovascular disease

Chronic respiratory disease

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Question 3

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Which of the following is an example of multimorbidity?

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and a urinary tract infection

Lung cancer and pneumonia

Chronic kidney disease and appendicitis

Diabetes and exacerbation of rheumatoid arthritis

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Question 4

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Which of the following factors has a major impact on the development of chronic illness?

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Poverty

Social stability

Urban dwelling

High school diploma

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Question 5

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Which of the following statements is true related to nonmodifiable risk factors for chronic illness?

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Cannot be changed

Requires intervention in order to change

Can be altered to benefit health outcomes

Can be changed with client perseverance

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Question 6

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What is the average life expectancy in Canada?

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60 years

70 years

80 years

90 years

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Question 7

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Which of the following types of cancers has a genetic predisposition to its occurrence?

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Lung

Breast

Cervix

Testicles

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Question 8

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Which of the following models view disability as directly caused by disease or trauma?

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Social

Nursing

Medical

Collaborative

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Question 9

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Which of the following client statements reflect an outcome expectancy statement?

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"I am not able to exercise."

"Exercise helps people lose weight."

"Exercise is too hard on my arthritis."

"Dietary restrictions work better than exercise to lose weight."

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Question 10

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What is the most influential source of self-efficacy?

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Mastery

Affective states

Verbal persuasion

Vicarious experience

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Question 11

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Which of the following is a characteristic of health-related hardiness known as "challenge"?

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Confidence to appraise a health stressor

Ability to modify responses to health stressors

Viewing a health stressor as an opportunity for growth

Optimal psychosocial adaptation to a health stressor

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Question 12

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Which of the following characteristics is true related to chronic illness?

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Abrupt onset

Usually single cause

Short latency period

Noninfectious origin

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Question 13

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Clients with chronic illness want the health care system to provide them with which of the following?

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Less information

Less travel time

Ways to adjust to disease consequences

Limited information on ways to cope with their symptoms

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Question 14

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Which of the following models calls for a political response to disability?

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Social

Medical

Activist

Collaborative

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Question 15

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According to the World Health Organization's ICF Bio-Psycho-Social Model, which of the following factors is an environmental contextual factor?

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Social background

Behaviour pattern

Social attitudes

Coping style

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Question 16

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Which of these clients assigned to the nurse is most likely to need planning for long-term nursing management?

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22-year-old with appendicitis who has had an emergency appendectomy

56-year-old with bilateral knee osteoarthritis who weighs 159 kg

34-year-old with cholecystitis who has had a laparoscopic cholecystectomy

62-year-old with acute sinusitis who will require antibiotic therapy for 5 days

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Question 17

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"Set in motion and continue the trajectory projection and scheme" is a goal of management in which of the following trajectory phases?

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Pretrajectory

Onset

Comeback

Downward

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Question 18

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Which of the following levels are part of the client response to health care recommendations based on a continuum of self-care? (Select all that apply.)

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Compliance

Adherence

Self-care

Denial

Acceptance

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