NUR 208 Exam 1 – Study Guide, Practice Questions & Nursing Exam
Review
According to Freud, in what order do the stages of child development occur? - correct answer
✔✔oral, anal, oedipal, latency, genital
The purpose of Healthy People 2020 is to: - correct answer ✔✔evaluate accomplishments for
years 2010-2020.
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: - correct answer ✔✔birth rate,
disease morbidity, and life expectancy.
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: - correct
answer ✔✔placing the baby on its back in the crib.
Healthy People 2020 endorses the completion of a high school education primarily to enable a
person to: - correct answer ✔✔make healthy lifestyle choices.
Healthy People 2020 is published by the: - correct answer ✔✔Department of Health and
Human Services.
Infant mortality rates are based on infant deaths that occur: - correct answer ✔✔before 1 year
of age, per 1000 live births.
Although the life expectancy has increased, Healthy People 2020 will focus on the older adult's
need for: - correct answer ✔✔maintenance of independent lifestyles.
,Information about morbidity and mortality gives the health-care worker data to identify: -
correct answer ✔✔high-risk age groups for certain diseases or hazards.
A major cause of death for children under the age of 1 year is: - correct answer ✔✔congenital
abnormalities.
The health-care worker advises a young woman who is 7 weeks pregnant to include folic acid
supplements in her diet in order to: - correct answer ✔✔
Guidelines for "baby-friendly" hospitals include: - correct answer ✔✔encouragement to
breastfeed for the first year of life.
The statistic widely used to compare the health status of different populations is: - correct
answer ✔✔infant mortality rate.
A health-care worker who is planning a health education program for geriatric adults based on
the goals of Healthy People 2020 would include: - correct answer ✔✔fall prevention
The role of the professional nurse has evolved to include: - correct answer ✔✔forming
legislation for policies and practices related to health care.
Adults over the age of 65 can significantly reduce their health risk by: - correct answer
✔✔getting annual vaccines for influenza and pneumonia
Changes in health-care delivery systems have been influenced primarily by: - correct answer
✔✔institution of various systems to provide cost-effective health care.
, The purpose of the state/national government program of Medicaid is to provide: - correct
answer ✔✔medical care on the basis of need or poverty.
A student is preparing a report on the history of the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
program would acquire the most useful information from: - correct answer ✔✔the Federal
Register.
The Human Genome Project has the potential to reduce health-care costs by assisting health-
care providers to: - correct answer ✔✔detect illnesses before they become chronic.
The Tax Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) established the development of: -
correct answer ✔✔diagnosis-related groups (DRGs).
The scope of practice for nursing is stipulated by the: - correct answer ✔✔Nurse practice act.
The roles of the nurse have changed as a result of the national health-care focus on: - correct
answer ✔✔illness prevention and health maintenance.
An informed consent form requires that: - correct answer ✔✔the nurse signs as a witness that
the patient received the necessary information.
A diagnosis-related group (DRG) is: - correct answer ✔✔a medical condition classification
system that determines what Medicare will pay for health-care services.
Prospective payment systems for health-care services: - correct answer ✔✔provide payment
based on flat predetermined rates regardless of actual cost.
To conform to the national trend in health care, health-care agencies of the future may need to
depend on: - correct answer ✔✔nurses to plan and implement self-care education programs.
Review
According to Freud, in what order do the stages of child development occur? - correct answer
✔✔oral, anal, oedipal, latency, genital
The purpose of Healthy People 2020 is to: - correct answer ✔✔evaluate accomplishments for
years 2010-2020.
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: - correct answer ✔✔birth rate,
disease morbidity, and life expectancy.
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: - correct
answer ✔✔placing the baby on its back in the crib.
Healthy People 2020 endorses the completion of a high school education primarily to enable a
person to: - correct answer ✔✔make healthy lifestyle choices.
Healthy People 2020 is published by the: - correct answer ✔✔Department of Health and
Human Services.
Infant mortality rates are based on infant deaths that occur: - correct answer ✔✔before 1 year
of age, per 1000 live births.
Although the life expectancy has increased, Healthy People 2020 will focus on the older adult's
need for: - correct answer ✔✔maintenance of independent lifestyles.
,Information about morbidity and mortality gives the health-care worker data to identify: -
correct answer ✔✔high-risk age groups for certain diseases or hazards.
A major cause of death for children under the age of 1 year is: - correct answer ✔✔congenital
abnormalities.
The health-care worker advises a young woman who is 7 weeks pregnant to include folic acid
supplements in her diet in order to: - correct answer ✔✔
Guidelines for "baby-friendly" hospitals include: - correct answer ✔✔encouragement to
breastfeed for the first year of life.
The statistic widely used to compare the health status of different populations is: - correct
answer ✔✔infant mortality rate.
A health-care worker who is planning a health education program for geriatric adults based on
the goals of Healthy People 2020 would include: - correct answer ✔✔fall prevention
The role of the professional nurse has evolved to include: - correct answer ✔✔forming
legislation for policies and practices related to health care.
Adults over the age of 65 can significantly reduce their health risk by: - correct answer
✔✔getting annual vaccines for influenza and pneumonia
Changes in health-care delivery systems have been influenced primarily by: - correct answer
✔✔institution of various systems to provide cost-effective health care.
, The purpose of the state/national government program of Medicaid is to provide: - correct
answer ✔✔medical care on the basis of need or poverty.
A student is preparing a report on the history of the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
program would acquire the most useful information from: - correct answer ✔✔the Federal
Register.
The Human Genome Project has the potential to reduce health-care costs by assisting health-
care providers to: - correct answer ✔✔detect illnesses before they become chronic.
The Tax Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) established the development of: -
correct answer ✔✔diagnosis-related groups (DRGs).
The scope of practice for nursing is stipulated by the: - correct answer ✔✔Nurse practice act.
The roles of the nurse have changed as a result of the national health-care focus on: - correct
answer ✔✔illness prevention and health maintenance.
An informed consent form requires that: - correct answer ✔✔the nurse signs as a witness that
the patient received the necessary information.
A diagnosis-related group (DRG) is: - correct answer ✔✔a medical condition classification
system that determines what Medicare will pay for health-care services.
Prospective payment systems for health-care services: - correct answer ✔✔provide payment
based on flat predetermined rates regardless of actual cost.
To conform to the national trend in health care, health-care agencies of the future may need to
depend on: - correct answer ✔✔nurses to plan and implement self-care education programs.
