Arizona State University
Course Number: NUR 392
Course Title: Health Promotion Across the Lifespan
Exam: Final Exam
Date:2026
The Task Force recommends screening with colonoscopy every 10 years, sigmoidoscopy
every 5 years with high-sensitivity fecal occult blood tests (FOBTs) every 3 years, or
FOBTs every year beginning age 50 years through age 75 years. Recommends against
routine screening for adults ages 76 to 85 years, due to moderate certainty that the net
benefit is small.
Question:
Which topic should be a priority when providing anticipatory guidance to an 8-year-old
child?
Screening for scoliosis
Advising the parent to protect the child from sunburn with sunscreen
Recommending that the child receive another varicella vaccine now
Assessing child care arrangements for before and after school Correct
Explanation:
School age children may not want to go to daycare, but are not old enough to stay
home unsupervised. Help the parent to problem solve. Scoliosis is screened in 10-12-
year-old children. Applying sunscreen should start at an earlier age than 8 years.
Varicella vaccine is first given between 12 and 15 months and repeated at 4-6 years
(before entering elementary school - kindergarten).
Question:
All of the following strategies are useful for assessing older adults at high risk for falls
except:
reviewing the medication history.
, obtaining a functional history.
assessing immunization history. Correct
conducting an environmental assessment.
Explanation:
Strategies for assessing older adults at high risk for falls include: obtaining a detailed
fall history, medication review, and history of relevant risk factors (such as acute and
chronic medical problems ). Other assessments should include: gait, balance, mobility,
and lower extremity joint function, neurologic function, lower extremity muscle strength,
cardiovascular status, visual acuity, and examination of the feet and footwear . A
functional and environmental assessment as well as implementing multifactorial /
multicomponent interventions to address identified risks will help to prevent falls.
Question:
Higher level self-care functioning activities are referred to as:
activities of daily living.
instrumental activities of daily living. Correct
necessary activities of daily living.
required activities of daily living.
Explanation:
Activities of daily living (ADLs) consist of basic self-care abilities: bathing, dressing,
toileting, transferring, continence, and feeding. Higher level functions are referred to as
the instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) and include: using the telephone,
shopping, preparing food, laundry, and taking medicine.
Question:
Which of the following would help a 9-year-old develop a sense of industry?
Providing large plastic blocks for him to build things
Helping him make a collection of several objects Correct
, Encouraging running for short distances
Explaining the workings of his heart
Explanation:
The school age child likes to collect things and keep them as memoirs. Large plastic
blocks are characteristic of preschoolers and would not accomplish this task. Running
short distances is a more appropriate activity for this child. Explaining how the heart
works requires more cognitive abilities than a 9-year-old may have.
Question:
Which technique would be least effective in gaining the cooperation of a toddler during
a physical exam?
Tell the child that another child the same age was not afraid. Correct
Allow the child to hold and touch the equipment when possible.
Permit the child to sit on the parent's lap during the examination.
Give the child immediate praise for holding still or doing what was asked.
Explanation:
Telling the child that another child the same age was not afraid would not be an
effective technique as a toddler is unable to process that concept. The other choices are
appropriate techniques.
Question:
The first sign of puberty in a male is:
increased vertical height.
a change in voice.
testicular enlargement. Correct
facial hair.
Explanation:
, Puberty begins sexual maturity. It is a process that usually occurs between ages 10 and
14 for girls, and ages 12 and 16 for boys. It causes physical changes, and affects boys
and girls differently. In boys, puberty usually begins with the testicles and penis getting
bigger. Then hair grows in the pubic area and armpits.
Question:
At what age would a baby first be expected to locate an object hidden from view?
At 4 months of age
At 9 months of age Correct
At 13 months of age
At 20 months of age
Explanation:
Around 9 months of age, infants are first able to find an object hidden from view, also
known as object permanence. The other choices are not age appropriate.
Question:
The 10 minute geriatric screener is a tool used to assess:
smoking habits.
alcohol consumption.
functionality. Correct
dementia.
Explanation:
The 10-Minute Geriatric Screener is a tool used for functional assessment in the older
adult and assesses: vision, hearing, leg mobility, urinary incontinence, nutrition and
weight loss, memory, depression, and physical disability.
Question:
Course Number: NUR 392
Course Title: Health Promotion Across the Lifespan
Exam: Final Exam
Date:2026
The Task Force recommends screening with colonoscopy every 10 years, sigmoidoscopy
every 5 years with high-sensitivity fecal occult blood tests (FOBTs) every 3 years, or
FOBTs every year beginning age 50 years through age 75 years. Recommends against
routine screening for adults ages 76 to 85 years, due to moderate certainty that the net
benefit is small.
Question:
Which topic should be a priority when providing anticipatory guidance to an 8-year-old
child?
Screening for scoliosis
Advising the parent to protect the child from sunburn with sunscreen
Recommending that the child receive another varicella vaccine now
Assessing child care arrangements for before and after school Correct
Explanation:
School age children may not want to go to daycare, but are not old enough to stay
home unsupervised. Help the parent to problem solve. Scoliosis is screened in 10-12-
year-old children. Applying sunscreen should start at an earlier age than 8 years.
Varicella vaccine is first given between 12 and 15 months and repeated at 4-6 years
(before entering elementary school - kindergarten).
Question:
All of the following strategies are useful for assessing older adults at high risk for falls
except:
reviewing the medication history.
, obtaining a functional history.
assessing immunization history. Correct
conducting an environmental assessment.
Explanation:
Strategies for assessing older adults at high risk for falls include: obtaining a detailed
fall history, medication review, and history of relevant risk factors (such as acute and
chronic medical problems ). Other assessments should include: gait, balance, mobility,
and lower extremity joint function, neurologic function, lower extremity muscle strength,
cardiovascular status, visual acuity, and examination of the feet and footwear . A
functional and environmental assessment as well as implementing multifactorial /
multicomponent interventions to address identified risks will help to prevent falls.
Question:
Higher level self-care functioning activities are referred to as:
activities of daily living.
instrumental activities of daily living. Correct
necessary activities of daily living.
required activities of daily living.
Explanation:
Activities of daily living (ADLs) consist of basic self-care abilities: bathing, dressing,
toileting, transferring, continence, and feeding. Higher level functions are referred to as
the instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) and include: using the telephone,
shopping, preparing food, laundry, and taking medicine.
Question:
Which of the following would help a 9-year-old develop a sense of industry?
Providing large plastic blocks for him to build things
Helping him make a collection of several objects Correct
, Encouraging running for short distances
Explaining the workings of his heart
Explanation:
The school age child likes to collect things and keep them as memoirs. Large plastic
blocks are characteristic of preschoolers and would not accomplish this task. Running
short distances is a more appropriate activity for this child. Explaining how the heart
works requires more cognitive abilities than a 9-year-old may have.
Question:
Which technique would be least effective in gaining the cooperation of a toddler during
a physical exam?
Tell the child that another child the same age was not afraid. Correct
Allow the child to hold and touch the equipment when possible.
Permit the child to sit on the parent's lap during the examination.
Give the child immediate praise for holding still or doing what was asked.
Explanation:
Telling the child that another child the same age was not afraid would not be an
effective technique as a toddler is unable to process that concept. The other choices are
appropriate techniques.
Question:
The first sign of puberty in a male is:
increased vertical height.
a change in voice.
testicular enlargement. Correct
facial hair.
Explanation:
, Puberty begins sexual maturity. It is a process that usually occurs between ages 10 and
14 for girls, and ages 12 and 16 for boys. It causes physical changes, and affects boys
and girls differently. In boys, puberty usually begins with the testicles and penis getting
bigger. Then hair grows in the pubic area and armpits.
Question:
At what age would a baby first be expected to locate an object hidden from view?
At 4 months of age
At 9 months of age Correct
At 13 months of age
At 20 months of age
Explanation:
Around 9 months of age, infants are first able to find an object hidden from view, also
known as object permanence. The other choices are not age appropriate.
Question:
The 10 minute geriatric screener is a tool used to assess:
smoking habits.
alcohol consumption.
functionality. Correct
dementia.
Explanation:
The 10-Minute Geriatric Screener is a tool used for functional assessment in the older
adult and assesses: vision, hearing, leg mobility, urinary incontinence, nutrition and
weight loss, memory, depression, and physical disability.
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