Across the Lifespan
3rd Edition By Gloria Leifer; Eve Fleck
Chapters 1 - 16 Complete
,Table of Content
Chapter 1 Healthy People 2020
Chapter 2 Government Influences on Health Care
Chapter 3 Cultural Considerations in Health Care
Chapter 4 The Influence of Family on Developing a Lifestyle
Chapter 5 Theories of Development
Chapter 6 Prenatal Influences on Healthy Development
Chapter 7 The Infant
Chapter 8 Early Childhood
Chapter 9 Middle Childhood
Chapter 10 Adolescence
Chapter 11 Young Adulthood
Chapter 12 Middle Adulthood
Chapter 13 Late Adulthood
Chapter 14 Advanced Old-Age and Geriatrics
Chapter 15 Planning for the End of Life
Chapter 16 Loss, Grief, and Bereavement
,Chapter 1: Healthy People 2020
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. 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.
ANSWER: 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.
ANSWER: 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.
ANSWER: B
The back to sleep program helps reduce the incidence of SIDS by placing the infant on its
back rather than on its stomach.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 8 OBJ: 5
, TOP: Back to sleep program KEY: Nursing Process Step: Intervention
MSC: t NCLEX: t Health t Promotion t and t Maintenance: t prevention t and t early t detection t of t
disease
4. Healthy t People t 2020 t endorses t the t completion t of t a t high t school t education t primarily t to
t enable t a t person t to:
a. secure t a t better t job.
b. increase t the t quality t of t life.
c. make t healthy t lifestyle t choices.
d. maintain t the t family t unit.
ANSWER: t C
One t of t the t goals t of t Healthy t People t 2020 t is t to t increase t the t number t of t persons t
graduating t from t high t school t so t that t they t have t a t better t education t basis t on t which t
to t make t healthy t lifestyle t choices.
DIF: Cognitive t Level: t Application REF: t p. t 8 OBJ: t 4 t
TOP: t Health t indicators t KEY: t Nursing t Process t Step: t NA t MSC: t
NCLEX: t NA
5. Healthy t People t 2020 t is t published t by t the:
a. Centers t for t Disease t Control t and t Prevention.
b. Department t of t the t Interior.
c. World t Health t Organization.
d. Department t of t Health t and t Human t Services.
ANSWER: t D
Healthy t People t 2020 t is t published t by t the t U.S. t Department t of t Health t and t Human t
Services.
DIF: Cognitive t Level: t Knowledge REF: t p. t 1 OBJ: t 1
TOP: t Healthy t People t 2020 t KEY: t Nursing t Process t Step: t NA t MSC: t NCLEX: t NA
6. Infant t mortality t rates t are t based t on t infant t deaths t that t occur:
a. at t birth, t per t 1000 t deliveries.
b. before t 1 t year t of t age, t per t 1000 t live t births.
c. from t infection t and t congenital t disorders, t per t 1000 t live t births.
d. from t unexplained t causes, t per t 1000 t live t births.
ANSWER: t B
Infant t mortality t is t reported t on t deaths t occurring t before t the t age t of t 1 t year t per t 1000 t
live t births.
DIF: Cognitive t Level: t Knowledge REF: t p. t 6 OBJ: t 4
TOP: t Infant t mortality KEY: t Nursing t Process t Step: t
Planning t MSC: t NCLEX: t Health t Promotion t and t Maintenance: t growth t and t
development
7. Although t the t life t expectancy t has t increased, t Healthy t People t 2020 t will t focus t on t
the t older t adult’s t need t for:
a. better t pharmacy t insurance t coverage.
b. improved t extended t care t facilities.
c. increased t compliance t to t medical t protocols.
d. maintenance t of t independent t lifestyles.
ANSWER: t D