NURS 6540 FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2024-2025 WITH
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
(GRADED A+)
Why have women's changing roles come at a cost to their health?
a. Increases in caregiving expectations compromise health
b. Balancing competing demands increases stress
c. Less attention is being placed on health care
d. Men's roles have not changed in relation to the change in women's roles
- ANSWER-b. Balancing competing demands increases stress
How do Franz and White (1985) expand Erikson's theory of development?
a. By proposing a two-pathway process that includes both individuation
and capacity for attachment
b. By refining Erikson's single pathway to include capacity for attachment
c. By expanding issues around career and lifestyle
d. By expanding issues around identity - ANSWER-a. By proposing a two-
pathway process that includes both individuation and capacity for
attachment
What factors affect the mood changes many women in midlife suffer?
a. Deficiencies of estrogen
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b. Psychological transitions
c. Cultural beliefs and expectations
d. All of the above - ANSWER-d. All of the above
What is the primary reason many older women live in poverty and have
health problems?
a. They outnumber older men.
b. They have outlived their support systems.
c. Their cognitive abilities decline.
d. They must contend with ageism and sexism. - ANSWER-b. They have
outlived their support systems.
What is the annual medical expenditure nationwide, approximately, due to
smoking and being overweight?
a. $60 billion
b. $100 billion
c. $160 billion
d. $260 billion - ANSWER-c. $160 billion
What approach does Health People 2020 use to achieve its goals and
objectives?
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a. Social determinants of health
b. Evidence-based determinants of health
c. Quality-of-life determinants of health
d. Longevity promotion determinants of health - ANSWER-a. Social
determinants of health
What percentage of the nation's gross domestic product was spent on
health care in 2005?
a. 0.6 percent
b. 6 percent
c. 16 percent
d. 26 percent - ANSWER-c. 16 percent
Which of the following is a new focus area added for Healthy People 2020?
a. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender health
b. Maternal, infant and child health
c. Nutrition and weight status
d. Family planning - ANSWER-a. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
health
Why must definitions of health and prevention be clarified?
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a. To provide clinicians with a standard point of view
b. To shift from an illness-centered focus toward wellness
c. To establish clarity and protocol
d. To streamline health counseling and education - ANSWER-b. To shift
from an illness-centered focus toward wellness
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the presence of a
disease state ________________
a. necessitates prompt medical attention.
b. excludes a person from being considered healthy.
c. does not exclude a person from being considered healthy.
d. classifies a person as in poor health. - ANSWER-c. does not exclude a
person from being considered healthy.
Which approach to health promotion comes closest to that advocated by
the text?
a. Is determined primarily by the clinician
b. Pays close attention to cost effectiveness
c. Focuses on the absence of disease
d. Considers the patient and his or her cultural perceptions - ANSWER-d.
Considers the patient and his or her cultural perceptions