ATENEO DE DAVAO UNIVERSITY

College of Nursing
S.Y. 2010-2011
First Semester

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
Health Education-Friday

General Instructions:
1. Only your exam permit and blue/black ink pen should be on top of your desk
2. Turn your mobile phone off or set it in silent mode. Keep it inside your bag/pocket.
3. Write your answer in CAPITAL LETTERS.
4. Strictly no erasures, alterations and superimpositions.
5. Raise your hand if you have a question. Do not talk to your seatmate.
6. CHEATING is a major offense. Such offense may mean failure in the subject and/or
suspension or expulsion.
7. Read and follow the specific instructions carefully.
8. Do not write anything on the test questionnaire, and return it to the proctor after the
examination.

I. MULTIPLE CHOICES. Choose the letter that corresponds to the best answer and write
it
on your answer sheet.

1. Which of the following is an interactive process of imparting knowledge through

sharing, explaining, clarifying and synthesizing the substantive content of the
learning process:
A. Teaching
B. Learning
C. Education
D. Health

2. Which of the following theorists described health as the process by which an

individual strive for a stable equilibrium and a forward movement of one’s personality
A. Sharman
B. Peplau
C. Kozier
D. Calderon

3. It is defined as the acquisition of knowledge of all kinds such as abilities, attitudes,

values, habits and skills:
A. Teaching
B. Learning
C. Education
D. Patient teaching

4. According to this person, “ a truly educated person needs broad general education
and the opportunity to study a small number of subjects in depth.”
A. Clara Barton
B. Calderon
C. Kozier
D. Jacques Delors

5. This is a part of the education process where the theoretical and practical aspects of
the teaching-learning process meet as the teacher applies the plan:
A. Assessment
B. Educative process
C. Evaluation
D. Implementation

6. A person who is the primary source of knowledge of learners in nursing:

A. Nurse teacher
B. Nurse educator
C. Teacher
D. Nurse Supervisor
7. Which of the following is not a function of the nurse or health educator:
A. Designs and conducts evaluation and diagnostic studies to assess
B. Develop and maintains health education libraries
C. Releases patient information to non health members
D. Maintains data bases and other information

8. Which of the following are the reports written at the time of discharge or transfer of the
client to another health care facility
A. Discharge summary
B. Discharge slip
C. Discharge instructions
D. Report instructions

9. Which of the following is the primary catalyst for the learning process of the student
nurses:
A. Physician
B. Nurse attendants
C. Nurse educator
D. Nurse administrator

10. The nature of the Nursing Process includes all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Critical thinking process
B. Dynamic and cyclical
C. Nurse-oriented activity
D. Planned and goal directed

11. Which of the following refers to gathering of data and recording of information.
A. Investigation
B. Implementation
C. Assessment
D. None of the above

12. Which of the following is designed to achieve specific goals like health promotion or
improvement of client’s condition:
A. Implementation
B. Assessment
C. Evaluation
D. Planning

13. According to this person health is a sense of being physically fit, mentally stable and
socially comfortable, it even encompasses more than the state of being free:
A. Dorothy Densing
B. Kozier
C. Abdellah
D. Breckon

14. The following are the characteristics of the nursing process EXCEPT:
A. Universally acceptable
B. Intrapersonal
C. Systematic
D. Goal-directed

15. According to this theorist “ teaching is neither a routine nor a rule of thumb procedure
but a genuine intellectual adventure when properly carried out
A. Pavlov
B. Skinner
C. Heidgerken
D. Peplau

16. All of the following are the characteristics of an effective teacher EXCEPT:
A. Competent
B. flexible
C. Enthusiastic
D. Insensitive
17. This relates to the teachers personal magnetism which will help motivates student’s
interest to learn;
A. Interpersonal relationship with students
B. Professional competence
C. Teaching practices
D. Personal characteristics

18. Which of the following refers to the innate qualities that the teacher must possess:
A. Professional qualities
B. Personal qualities
C. Interpersonal qualities
D. None of the above

19. According to this theorist “nursing today has evolved clearly as the discipline that
focuses on developing an understanding of the human processes that promotes health,
and a caring profession that incorporates an understanding of human experiences into
health practice.”
A. Heidgerken
B. Sister Callista Roy
C. Hall
D. Orem

20. It refers to the ability of the teacher to engage students successfully in the learning
experience process or to successfully catch their attention
A. Lesson planning
B. Lesson presentation
C. Lesson management
D. None of the above

21. According to Heidgerken aside from the usual roles that a teacher or a nurse
educator must possess the following three basic roles should also be assume by the
nurse educator which are the following EXCEPT:
A. Individual roles
B. Instructional roles
C. Follower roles
D. Faculty roles

22. Which of the following essential teaching skills where in the pace and the flow of the
lesson is adjusted and maintained at a level throughout the lesson
A. Lesson management
B. Lesson presentation
C. Lesson presentation
D. None of the above

23. This refers to the evaluation of students work:

A. Practices appropriate authority
B. Student performance evaluation
C. Evaluation of teaching performance
D. All of the above

24. It refers to the ability of the teacher to impose discipline on his or her class.
A. Evaluation of teaching performance
B. Practices appropriate authority
C. Student performance
D. None of the above

25. It refers to the ability of the teachers to select educational aims and learning
outcomes.
A. Lesson presentation
B. Lesson management
C. Planning and preparation skills
D. None of the above
26. Which of the following refers to the teacher’s personal standard of excellence
A. Personal characteristics
B. Teaching practices
C. Professional competence
D. Interpersonal relationship with students

27. This refers to the ability of the teacher to establish her authority and maintain
classroom order over her students
A. Evaluation of teaching performance
B. Lesson management
C. Practices Appropriate Authority and Discipline
D. Classroom climate skills

28. Which of the following refers to the personal magnetism of the teacher that motivates
student’s interest to learn
A. Teaching practices
B. Personal characteristics
C. Professional competence
D. None of the above

29. All of the following falls under the admission assessment EXCEPT:
A. Assesses the client’s functional ability
B. Identifies ways of individualizing teaching
C. Contains observations and lists in a clear, concise, check-off format
D. Designs assignment forms to red flag high-risk

30. It refers to the characteristics of the nursing process that allow nurses to practice
nursing with well or sick people, young or old regardless of race ant etcetera
A. Interpersonal
B. Systematic
C. Dynamic
D. Universally applicable

31. In the provision of health education/Health teaching, the educator is aimed at

influencing the Learner’s behavior, this includes the ff, except;
A. Habits
B. Attitude
C. Knowledge
D. Genetic make up

32. Health educators plan and conduct health teachings for the following purposes;
1. Be aware of health values
2. skills development in health promotion and maintenance
3. Acquire a specific setting for teaching
4. To develop an interaction between the Instructor and learners

A. 1 and 3 only
B. 2 and 4 only
C. 1,2,3 and 4
D. 1 and 2 only

33. In providing health education, a planned activity must be considered by the Instructors,
primarily this is to;
A. Set a specified goal/objectives
B. Compliance of Institutional requirement
C. For records keeping
D. To assess the strengths and weaknesses of learners.

34. One of the key aspects in the Process of health education is that; It is a program of
series or events that introduces concepts at appropriate learning levels, this is best
depicted in the following scenario:
A. Clinical Instructor instructing a Level II student to provide CPR to a dying client.
B. Clinical Instructor teaching Level IV students about thorough concepts about Vital
signs taking
 C. Level I students, learning the Theoretical Foundations of Nursing, Facilitated by an
Instructor
D. Either a or b

35. Health as defined by the World Health Education is;

A. State of complete healthful living practices with emphasis in the physical, social and
mental dimensions of health.
B. Simply the absence of disease
C. State of complete physical and mental well-being and not merely the absence of
disease or infirmity.
D. None of these

36. As members of the Nursing academe, one must take full cognizance of the 4 dimensions
of the educative process, the substantive dimension is reflecting;
A. The ways or methods of providing education for the learners
B. The way people relate, associate and interact with each other
C. Its either a and b
D. The content of the learning process.

37. Another Educative process dimension is the procedural dimensions, in reference to this,
common challenges encountered by academicians are as follows, except;
A. Identification of the method most likely to lead and direct learners on their own
B. Initiation of ways that continue the lifelong process of learning
C. Choice of most appropriate teaching methods.
D. The choice of attitudes, learners will become as professionals in the long run.

38. The crucial aspect of the environmental dimension of learning is the human or social
factor because;
A. Relationship between teacher and learners determines the quality of learning climate
it prevails.
B. Simply because this factor is focused in providing quality equipments that will
supplement learning process
C. Either a and b
D. It helps both party to determine what kind of learning will be achieved

39. Instructors must be abreast with sciences/ discipline that tackle behavior of an
individual, this is primarily to?
A. Part of Institutional requirement for the instructors
B. Thru this, the Instructor is able to understand certain characteristic of his/her learners
and can formulate interventions to facilitate learning
C. Provides the Instructor the opportunity to venture to some other career, should they
opt to because they have such back ground already.
D. Through knowing it, it makes the Instructor abreast of the latest trend about teaching.

40. The importance of Health education includes the following;

1. Develop and Improve resources
2. Enhance knowledge and awareness
3. Minimize cost
4. Self reliant behavior

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2and 4 only
C. Either of the choices
D. All of the above.

41. This an interactive process of imparting knowledge through sharing, explaining,

explaining and synthesizing the substantive content of learning process in order to arrive
at a positive judgment and a well developed wisdom and behavior for the learners;
A. Learning
B. Education
C. Process recording
D. Nurse –patient interaction
42. It is considered a legal and moral requirement for a registered nurse, and activity
intended to produce learning and change in client behavior:
A. Patient learning
B. Patient teaching
C. Teaching
D. Learning process

43. A systemic, sequential, logical, scientifically based, planned course of action

consisting of teaching implementation and learning.
A. Education process
B. Learning process
C. Nursing Process
D. Disease Process

44. A systemic, scientifically based problem solving approach used to identify, plan,
prevent and treat actual or potential health problems and promote wellness;
A. Nursing process
B. Process recording
C. Education process
D. Feed backing

45. One of the steps in the nursing process is the Assessment phase, during this time the
nurse gathers relevant data for the care of their clients, the four types of assessment are;
1. Initial assessment
2. Time-elapsed
3. Emergency based
4. palpations

A. 1, 2,3 and 4
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 1,2,3 only
D. All of them

46. I gathering data, assessment techniques are utilized by a professional nurse, one of it is
gathering data thru listening of sounds heard produced by the body, this is termed as;
A. Auscultation
B. Palpation
C. Inspection
D. Percussion

47. The process in the Nursing process, where Nurses prioritize their plan of care for the
patient,
A. Assessment phase
B. Diagnosing Part
C. Planning phase
D. Evaluation phase

48. In formulating plan of care, the following must be reflected except

A. Actor
B. Behavior
C. Contract
D. Data gathered upon assessment phase

49. Nursing process and Educative process are often confused with each, because both
have assessment, planning, implementation and Evaluation. The feature that makes
the nursing process distinct from educative process is that:
A. The focus of concern is on the provision of teachings and implementation of
Instruction modalities.
B. Implementation of care based on assessment and diagnosis from the physical
and psychosocial needs of patients.
C. The focus is on the implementation of planned activities for teaching based from
prioritization of learner’s need, readiness to learn and learning styles.
D. Either b or c.

50. The Step in the Nursing process, wherein the nurse professional puts into action her
planned care for the client.
 A. Assessment
B. Planning
C. Intervention
D. Evaluation

51. Functions of a health Educator, includes all of the following.

1. Collaborates with specialist, civic groups in determining the needs of community.
2. Assesses teaching needs of the patient
3. Provides a legal document
4. Develops and Implements health education programs for the community.

A. 1 and 3 only B. 2 and 4 C. 1,2,3, only

52. Nurses are responsible in providing a good records keeping, Characteristics of a good
documentation includes the ff;
1. Covers all aspects of patient care
2. Provides communications to all health providers of client
3. Reflects the initial assessment and reassessment of the pertinent data
4. Facilitates reimbursement
5. Reflects patient’s reaction and outcomes of care

A. 1 and 3 only B. 1,2 and 4 only C. 1,2,3,4 and 5 D. All except number 2

53. One of the documents that health professionals furnish is the discharge summary, this
reflects;
A. narrative reports of patient’s progress
B. Reflects summaries or it reports time of discharge or transfer of client to
another
health facility, serving as basis of facility to where client is to be transferred or
future basis of care continuity
C. An individualized care plan for patient
D. none of the above.

54. The nature of Nursing process, includes all, except;

A. Dynamic and cyclical
B. Nurse-oriented activity
C. Planned and goal oriented
D. Critical thinking process

55. Mrs. Lina verbalizes regarding her busy schedules at work and complaints of
headaches
, and felt fatigue as health educator, you help Lina how to manage her work schedule

and demonstrated some ways; to cope with stress which affect her
A. Emotional health C. Social Health

B. Spiritual health D. Health education

56. Mrs. Lina is able to relate well with others, and has good interpersonal relationship to
her superiors and co-workers. These refers to;
A. Spiritual Health C. Emotional Health

B. Mental Health D. Social Health

57. A. mother brings her 4 year old son at health center with complaints of fever for three
days advised the mother to proceed to SPMC for consultation and work -up.; The
purpose of requiring the mother in bringing the patient to seek professional health
service for the patient is
A. means for propagating health promotion and disease prevention
B. Provides health information and services
C. A means to communicate vital information to the public
D. It is a form of advocacy.

58. Consist of teaching methods or strategies which motivates students to learn

A. Substantive or Curricular dimension
C. Environmental or social dimension
B. Procedural or methodological dimension
 D. Human relation dimension

59. If learning has to take place to be able to capture the interest of the learners physical
factor are situated this includes modern or traditional hospital set -ups . This is called;

A. Human relation Dimensions C. Environmental or social dimension

B. Substantive or curricular dimension D. Objective of education

60. The study of practice of teaching and learning whish plays a vital role in the
development of health education refers to;
A. Public Health C. Disease prevention
b. Behavioral science D. Education

61. Health education is important .It facilitates common understanding ;

among people in a social structure to modify to change social conditions to in ways
that are health enhancing .Among its many aims are the following, EXCEPT;

A. Develop and improve community resources C. Minimize cost

B. Increase productivity and change of character D. Initiate group interaction

62. In order for a change to be effective a guideline on group interaction on building a

framework for problem solving processes is elicited through;

A. Stating the problem C. Evaluating over all results of change

B. Implementing change one at a time D. Perceive the need for change

63. Strategic management assumed by change agent which is more traditional in style
where learners comply with instructions given .
A. Empirical rational strategy C. Normative or Re educative strategy
B. Power -Coercive strategy D. None of the above

64. Provides adequate learning opportunities which allow an individual to demonstrate

lifelong values that enable her to contribute fully to the development of a just society
rather than a social liability.
A. Health C. Education
B. Learning D. Teaching

65. According to WHO, this encompasses the ability of an individual to perform tasks
expected even if some manifestations are felt.
A. Health C. Assessment
B. Education D. Patient Teaching

66. A basic function of nursing that is perceive as legal and moral obligation of a licensed
nursing personnel
A. Learning C. Patient Teaching
B. Teaching D. Education

67. The acquisition of knowledge of all kinds such as abilities , habits , attitudes, values, and
skills a gradual but continuous process through out life is;
A. Teaching C. Education
B. Nursing Process D. Learning

68. Provides framework in which nurses use their knowledge and skills to express human
caring .prevent and treat actual or potential problems A scientific and systematic
problem solving approach to identify , to promote wellness refers to;

A. Nursing Process C. Nursing Diagnoses

B. Education Process D. Documentation

69. An integral part of each step of the nursing process.

A. Planning C. Evaluation
B. Implementation D. Documentation

70. Process which provides the nurse educator with information regarding the students
abilities and skills needed to efficiently and effectively transfer knowledge and skills
knowledge and skills.
 A. Nursing Assessment C. Planning
B. Assessment for education D. Evaluation

71. The formulation of nursing care on which the nurse works with the client to set goals
and objectives.
A. Implementation C. Evaluation
B. Assessment D. Planning

72. Nurse educators teach clients or patients in order to;

A. Increase client satisfaction C. Ensure continuity of care
B. Improve quality of life D. All of the above.

73. Mr. Lopez was advised by his attending physician to transfer to other hospital for some
collaborative management. As a nurse it is your responsibility to prepare the needed
documents and make reports at the time of discharge. These are;

A. Progress notes C. Evaluation

B. Flow sheets D. Discharge summary

TRUE OR FALSE

1. To implement change it must be done abruptly so that change is effective

2. The nature of nursing process provides a task- oriented activities for nurses.
3. Nursing process and education process have the same elements and focus.
4. To evaluate the effectiveness of patient teaching , demonstration is necessary
of the learned procedure is necessary
5. Documentation is an integral part of education process and nursing process.

Matching Type

column A Column B

1. Demographic A. Beliefs and values of learners

2. Culture B. Physical , emotional and intellectual health
3. State of Wellness and Development C. Herbal medicine plants
4. Socioeconomic Conditions D. Carbocistein
5. Traditional Healing Techniques E. Tepid sponge bath
6. Over the counter drugs F. Nubain
7. Home remedies G. Age ,Gender, heredity
8. Regulated drugs or medicines H. Learners position in community
9. Supernatural healing I. Belief in physical and emotional state

TEST 11. ENUMERATION

1-5 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NURSING PROCESS
6-9 FACTORS AFFECTING CHANGE
10-14 CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EFFECTIVE CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR OR NURSE EDUCATOR