Test Bank for Growth and Development Across the Lifespan, 3rd Edition by Gloria Leifer & Eve Fleck

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ECONOMICS 123 test bank Exam Q&As Growth and Development
Across the Lifespan 3rd Edition Leifer

Test Bank for Growth and

Development Across the

Lifespan, 3rd Edition by

Gloria Leifer; Eve Fleck,

Verified Chapters 1 – 16
Chapter 1: Healthy People

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MULTIPLE CHOICE


1. The purpose of Healthy People 2020 is to:
a. examine world health needs.
b. evaluate accomplishments for years 2010–2020.

c. focus primarily on infant health and mortality.
d. examine funding issues for health care.

ANS: B
Healthy People 2020 is an evidence-based 10-year report card
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describing health-care accomplishments in the United States between the
years of 2010 and 2020.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 1 OBJ: 1
TOP: Healthy People 2020 KEY: Nursing Process Step: Intervention
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: prevention and early
detection of disease


2. A health-care worker planning a research project related to teenage pregnancy
in his community would include in the initial assessment the health status of
the target population. Health status could be best evaluated by the examination
of the: a. birth rate, disease
morbidity, and life expectancy.
b. birth rate, access to health care, and death rate.

c. disease morbidity, life expectancy, and health insurance coverage.
d. health insurance coverage, death rate, and access to health care.

ANS: B
Birth rate statistics identify age of mother; death rates include infant
mortality and age of mother; access to health care may affect a teenager’s
ability to obtain adequate prenatal care.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 6 OBJ: 3
TOP: Health status KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: prevention and early
detection of disease


3. The health-care worker teaches a group of new parents about the “back to
sleep” program, which is directed toward the reduction of sudden infant death

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syndrome (SIDS) by: a.
positioning the baby on a small flat pillow.
b. placing the baby on its back in the crib.

c. gently rocking the baby before returning it to bed.
d. tucking infant snuggly in the crib with a light blanket.

ANS: B
The back to sleep program helps reduce the incidence of SIDS by placing the
infant on its back rather than on its stomach.


DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 8 OBJ: 5




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3rdGloria
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by Gloria
Eve
by Gloria
Fleck,
Leifer;Leifer;
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TOP: Back to sleep program KEY: Nursing Process Step: Intervention
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: prevention and early
detection of disease
4. Healthy People 2020 endorses the completion of a high school education
primarily to enable a person to:
a. secure a better job.
b. increase the quality of life.

c. make healthy lifestyle choices.
d. maintain the family unit.

ANS: C
One of the goals of Healthy People 2020 is to increase the number of
persons graduating from high school so that they have a better education
basis on which to make healthy lifestyle choices.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 8 OBJ: 4
TOP: Health indicators KEY: Nursing Process Step: NA
MSC: NCLEX: NA


5. Healthy People 2020 is published by the:
a. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
b. Department of the Interior.

c. World Health Organization.
d. Department of Health and Human Services.

ANS: D
Healthy People 2020 is published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.



ECONOMICS 123 test bank Exam Q&As Growth and Development
Across the Lifespan 2nd Edition Leifer 2022/2023

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Growth
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Testand
for
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Growth
Development
for Growth
and Development
and
Across
Development
the Lifespan,
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the
3rd
Lifespan,
Edition
the Lifespan,
by
3rdGloria
Edition
3rdLeifer;
Edition
by Gloria
Eve
by Gloria
Fleck,
Leifer;Leifer;
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Eve Fleck,
Eve
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Fleck,
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