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Chapter 1: Healthy Lifestyles – Questions With Answers and Rationales
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,1. In early civilization, the cause of illness was attributed to:
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a. Infectious disease xv
b. Microorganisms
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d. Natural and supernatural forces
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Answer: d xv
Rationale: In early civilization, illness was attributed to natural and supernatural forces.
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Nursing Process: Assessment
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Client Needs: Physiological Integrity
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2. The first understanding of disease processes occurred in (the):
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a. Early civilization
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b. 21st century
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c. 19th century
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d. Middle Ages xv
Answer: c xv
Rationale: In the 19th century, the development of bacteriology helped in the understanding
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ofdisease processes.
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Nursing Process: Assessment
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3. Despite all of the improvements and advancements in health care, several infectio
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usdiseases have recently resurfaced, including:
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a. Strep throat xv
b. Tuberculosis
c. Polio
d. Mononucleosis
Answer: b xv
Rationale: Tuberculosis is one of several diseases that have recently resurfaced.
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Nursing Process: Planning
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Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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4. Healthy People 2020 identifies two major goals—eliminating health disparities and:
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a. Increasing peace and prosperity xv xv xv
b. Eliminating all diseases xv xv
c. Increasing the quality and years of healthy living
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d. Limiting population growth xv xv
Answer: c xv
Rationale: Increasing the quality and years of healthy living is one major goal set by Health
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yPeople 2020.
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Nursing Process: Planning
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Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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5. An external force that can affect one’s health is (the):
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a. Mind
b. Culture
c. Heredity
d. Hormones
Answer: b xv
Rationale: Culture is an external force that can have many influences on an individual,inclu
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ding effects on health.
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Nursing Process: Planning
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Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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6. Health promotion is:
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a. Goal oriented xv
b. Natural
c. Unplanned
d. Special
Answer: a xv
Rationale: Health promotion sets goals leading toward optimal wellness.
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Nursing Process: Planning
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Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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7. Mrs. Jackson brings her 6-month-
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old infant to the clinic for immunization. This actiondemonstrates which of the followi
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ng levels of disease prevention?
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a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
d. Rehabilitative
Answer: a xv
Rationale: Primary prevention is aimed at disease prevention.
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Nursing Process: Implementation
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Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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8. A future national goal for health care is the:
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a. Reduction of services xv xv
b. Decrease in managed care xv xv xv
c. Increase in Medicaid contribution
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d. Elimination of disparities in health care xv xv xv xv xv
Answer: d xv
Rationale: The national goal for the next decade is health care for all.
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Nursing Process: Planning xv xv
Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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9. Inadequate nutrition contributes to diseases such as:
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a. Arthritis
b. Lupus
c. Cancer
d. Hearing loss xv
Answer: c xv
Rationale: Cancer has been linked to poor nutritional practices.
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Nursing Process: Planning xv xv
Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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10. In health promotion, the most important nursing role is:
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Chapter 1: Healthy Lifestyles – Questions With Answers and Rationales
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,1. In early civilization, the cause of illness was attributed to:
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a. Infectious disease xv
b. Microorganisms
c. Contaminated food and water xv xv xv
d. Natural and supernatural forces
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Answer: d xv
Rationale: In early civilization, illness was attributed to natural and supernatural forces.
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Nursing Process: Assessment
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Client Needs: Physiological Integrity
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2. The first understanding of disease processes occurred in (the):
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a. Early civilization
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b. 21st century
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c. 19th century
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d. Middle Ages xv
Answer: c xv
Rationale: In the 19th century, the development of bacteriology helped in the understanding
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ofdisease processes.
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Nursing Process: Assessment
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3. Despite all of the improvements and advancements in health care, several infectio
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usdiseases have recently resurfaced, including:
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a. Strep throat xv
b. Tuberculosis
c. Polio
d. Mononucleosis
Answer: b xv
Rationale: Tuberculosis is one of several diseases that have recently resurfaced.
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Nursing Process: Planning
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Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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, xv
4. Healthy People 2020 identifies two major goals—eliminating health disparities and:
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a. Increasing peace and prosperity xv xv xv
b. Eliminating all diseases xv xv
c. Increasing the quality and years of healthy living
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d. Limiting population growth xv xv
Answer: c xv
Rationale: Increasing the quality and years of healthy living is one major goal set by Health
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yPeople 2020.
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Nursing Process: Planning
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Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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5. An external force that can affect one’s health is (the):
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a. Mind
b. Culture
c. Heredity
d. Hormones
Answer: b xv
Rationale: Culture is an external force that can have many influences on an individual,inclu
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ding effects on health.
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Nursing Process: Planning
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Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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6. Health promotion is:
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a. Goal oriented xv
b. Natural
c. Unplanned
d. Special
Answer: a xv
Rationale: Health promotion sets goals leading toward optimal wellness.
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Nursing Process: Planning
xv xv
Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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7. Mrs. Jackson brings her 6-month-
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old infant to the clinic for immunization. This actiondemonstrates which of the followi
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ng levels of disease prevention?
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a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
d. Rehabilitative
Answer: a xv
Rationale: Primary prevention is aimed at disease prevention.
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Nursing Process: Implementation
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Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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8. A future national goal for health care is the:
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a. Reduction of services xv xv
b. Decrease in managed care xv xv xv
c. Increase in Medicaid contribution
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d. Elimination of disparities in health care xv xv xv xv xv
Answer: d xv
Rationale: The national goal for the next decade is health care for all.
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Nursing Process: Planning xv xv
Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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9. Inadequate nutrition contributes to diseases such as:
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a. Arthritis
b. Lupus
c. Cancer
d. Hearing loss xv
Answer: c xv
Rationale: Cancer has been linked to poor nutritional practices.
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Nursing Process: Planning xv xv
Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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10. In health promotion, the most important nursing role is:
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