NUR 208 Exam 1 Practice Questions – Study Guide & Nursing Review
The purpose of healthy people 2030 is to:
a. examine funding issue for health care
b. examine world health needs
c. evaluate accomplishments for years 2010-2020
d. focus primarily on infant health and mortality - correct answer ✔✔C
rationale: Healthy People 2020 is an evidence-based 10-year report card describing health-care
accomplishments in the United States between the years of 2000 and 2010.
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 severity, life expectancy, and health insurance coverage.
d. health insurance use, death rate, and access to health care. - correct answer ✔✔b
rationale: 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.
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. placing the baby on its back in the crib
b. tucking infant snuggly in the crib with a light blanket
c. gently rocking the baby before returning it to bed
d. positioning the baby on a small flat pillow - correct answer ✔✔a
,rationale: The back to sleep program helps reduce the incidence of SIDS by placing the infant on
its back rather than on its stomach.
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 - correct answer ✔✔c
rationale: 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.
Healthy People 2030 is published by the
a. department of the interior
b. world health organization
c. centers for disease control and prevention
d. department of health and human services - correct answer ✔✔D
rationale: Healthy People 2020 is published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
Infant mortality rates are based on infant deaths that occur:
a. form infection and congenital disorders, per 1000 live births
b. before 1 year of age, per 1000 live births
c. at birth, per 1000 deliveries
d. from unexplained causes, per 1000 live births - correct answer ✔✔b
rationale: Infant mortality is reported on deaths occurring before the age of 1 year per 1000 live
births.
, although the life expectancy has increased, Healthy People 2020 will focus on the older adults
need for:
a. increased compliance to medical protocols
b. maintenance of independent lifestyles
c. improved extended care facilities
d. better pharmacy insurance coverage - correct answer ✔✔b
rationale: The maintenance of independent lifestyles is an ongoing problem for the older adult.
information about the morbidity and mortality gives the health care worker data to identify:
a. lifespan statistics
b. high risk age groups for certain diseases or hazards
c. effectiveness of treatment
d. cost-effective treatment for the general population - correct answer ✔✔b
rationale: Evaluating specific details of the determinants of health help health-care workers
develop an understanding of the health status of the population. Morbidity and mortality
statistics can identify risks for disease or health hazard by age group.
a major cause of death for children under the age of 1 year is:
a. injuries
b. congenital abnormalities
c. infection
d. cancer - correct answer ✔✔b
rationale: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified congenital
abnormalities as a leading cause of death for children under the age of 1 year.
the health care worker advises a young woman who is 7 weeks pregnant to include folic acid
supplements in her diet in order to:
The purpose of healthy people 2030 is to:
a. examine funding issue for health care
b. examine world health needs
c. evaluate accomplishments for years 2010-2020
d. focus primarily on infant health and mortality - correct answer ✔✔C
rationale: Healthy People 2020 is an evidence-based 10-year report card describing health-care
accomplishments in the United States between the years of 2000 and 2010.
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 severity, life expectancy, and health insurance coverage.
d. health insurance use, death rate, and access to health care. - correct answer ✔✔b
rationale: 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.
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. placing the baby on its back in the crib
b. tucking infant snuggly in the crib with a light blanket
c. gently rocking the baby before returning it to bed
d. positioning the baby on a small flat pillow - correct answer ✔✔a
,rationale: The back to sleep program helps reduce the incidence of SIDS by placing the infant on
its back rather than on its stomach.
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 - correct answer ✔✔c
rationale: 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.
Healthy People 2030 is published by the
a. department of the interior
b. world health organization
c. centers for disease control and prevention
d. department of health and human services - correct answer ✔✔D
rationale: Healthy People 2020 is published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
Infant mortality rates are based on infant deaths that occur:
a. form infection and congenital disorders, per 1000 live births
b. before 1 year of age, per 1000 live births
c. at birth, per 1000 deliveries
d. from unexplained causes, per 1000 live births - correct answer ✔✔b
rationale: Infant mortality is reported on deaths occurring before the age of 1 year per 1000 live
births.
, although the life expectancy has increased, Healthy People 2020 will focus on the older adults
need for:
a. increased compliance to medical protocols
b. maintenance of independent lifestyles
c. improved extended care facilities
d. better pharmacy insurance coverage - correct answer ✔✔b
rationale: The maintenance of independent lifestyles is an ongoing problem for the older adult.
information about the morbidity and mortality gives the health care worker data to identify:
a. lifespan statistics
b. high risk age groups for certain diseases or hazards
c. effectiveness of treatment
d. cost-effective treatment for the general population - correct answer ✔✔b
rationale: Evaluating specific details of the determinants of health help health-care workers
develop an understanding of the health status of the population. Morbidity and mortality
statistics can identify risks for disease or health hazard by age group.
a major cause of death for children under the age of 1 year is:
a. injuries
b. congenital abnormalities
c. infection
d. cancer - correct answer ✔✔b
rationale: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified congenital
abnormalities as a leading cause of death for children under the age of 1 year.
the health care worker advises a young woman who is 7 weeks pregnant to include folic acid
supplements in her diet in order to:
