complete test bank for
growth and development across the lifespan: a health promotion
focus 3rd edition
by gloria leifer, eve fleck
all chapters 1-16| verified answers
,table of contents
chapter 1: healthy people 2020 .................................................................................................. 3
chapter 2: government influences on health care .................................................................... 10
chapter 3: cultural considerations across the lifespan and in health and illness ..................... 26
chapter 4: the influence of family on developing a lifestyle ..................................................... 34
chapter 5: theories of development ......................................................................................... 49
chapter 6: prenatal influences on healthy development.......................................................... 59
chapter 7: the infant ................................................................................................................. 74
chapter 8: early childhood ........................................................................................................ 87
chapter 9: middle childhood ................................................................................................... 101
chapter 10: adolescence ......................................................................................................... 117
chapter 11: young adulthood ................................................................................................. 132
chapter 12: middle adulthood ................................................................................................ 144
chapter 13: late adulthood ..................................................................................................... 154
chapter 14: advanced old-age and geriatrics .......................................................................... 165
chapter 15: planning for the end of life .................................................................................. 177
chapter 16: bereavement........................................................................................................ 193
,chapter 1: healthy people 2020
test bank
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 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 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
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.
growth and development across the lifespan: a health promotion
focus 3rd edition
by gloria leifer, eve fleck
all chapters 1-16| verified answers
,table of contents
chapter 1: healthy people 2020 .................................................................................................. 3
chapter 2: government influences on health care .................................................................... 10
chapter 3: cultural considerations across the lifespan and in health and illness ..................... 26
chapter 4: the influence of family on developing a lifestyle ..................................................... 34
chapter 5: theories of development ......................................................................................... 49
chapter 6: prenatal influences on healthy development.......................................................... 59
chapter 7: the infant ................................................................................................................. 74
chapter 8: early childhood ........................................................................................................ 87
chapter 9: middle childhood ................................................................................................... 101
chapter 10: adolescence ......................................................................................................... 117
chapter 11: young adulthood ................................................................................................. 132
chapter 12: middle adulthood ................................................................................................ 144
chapter 13: late adulthood ..................................................................................................... 154
chapter 14: advanced old-age and geriatrics .......................................................................... 165
chapter 15: planning for the end of life .................................................................................. 177
chapter 16: bereavement........................................................................................................ 193
,chapter 1: healthy people 2020
test bank
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 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 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
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.
