Growth and Development Across the Lifespan A Health Promotion Focus, 2nd Edition Test Bank

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.