GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS-CH.1-16
The health status of a population is measured by: - ANS>>Statistics, such as birth and
death rates
Health care is best improved by: - ANS>>Local health-department programs
Healthy people 2020 is: - ANS>>A report card on the progress of health care and
identification of priority future needs
Health care workers play an important role in helping to achieve the goals of healthy
people 2020 by: - ANS>>Promoting breast feeding and early prenatal care
Leading health indicators include: - ANS>>Physical activity, mental health, access to
health care, and environmental quality
The purpose of the nurse practice act is to: - ANS>>Define the scope of practice for
each level of professional nursing
Most schools of nursing are currently located in a(n): - ANS>>College
The right of the government to play a role in health care originates in: - ANS>>The U.S.
Constitution
The functions of the U.S. Department of health and human services include: -
ANS>>Setting policy, providing information, and financing Health-care programs
Political action committees (PACs) influence health care by: - ANS>>Supporting
legislators who vote on health care policies
A persons culture includes: - ANS>>Customs
Culturally competent care is provided by: - ANS>>Involving the patient and family in
developing the plan of care
If a patient refuses to take his vitamin pill because he believes the gelatin base is
unhealthy, the nurse should: - ANS>>Respect his belief and find another vitamin
preparation
When providing health care information, the health care worker should: - ANS>>Include
the family member who is the decision maker of the family AND include resources to
call if there are further questions
, In the American culture, personal space is an intimate zone that is considered to be: -
ANS>>Up to 1.5 feet
A family is defined as: - ANS>>A social system involving commitment and interaction
A theory is: - ANS>>Concepts and thoughts accepted by most people
A family Apgar is: - ANS>>A tool to assess family function
A dysfunctional family includes: - ANS>>Changing family memberships and rules
The children's television act of 1990 was designed to: - ANS>>Control programs aired
when children may be watching
Which therapist described a hierarchy of needs that leads to self actualization? -
ANS>>Abraham Maslow
Health care workers need to understand developmental theories because this
understanding will help them: - ANS>>Intervene effectively to promote positive, healthy
practices
Which psychoanalytic theorist first describes defense mechanisms? - ANS>>Sigmund
Freud
An understanding of object permanence is part of the stages of development described
by: - ANS>>Jean Piaget
Ivan Pavlov was a behaviorist who believed that personality and behavior develop
under the influence of: - ANS>>Conditioning responses
Neural tube defects such as spina bifida can be prevented by: - ANS>>Taking folic acid
supplements early in pregnancy
The neonatal period refers to the: - ANS>>First 30 days after birth
To promote growth and development in an infant, an overhead mobile should have: -
ANS>>Contrasting colors AND sound integrated with movement
Fraternal twins are the result of: - ANS>>Two ova fertilized by two separate sperm
A complete set of DNA that is contained in all human cells is known as a(n): -
ANS>>Genome
The period of infancy occurs between: - ANS>>4 weeks and 1 year
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS-CH.1-16
The health status of a population is measured by: - ANS>>Statistics, such as birth and
death rates
Health care is best improved by: - ANS>>Local health-department programs
Healthy people 2020 is: - ANS>>A report card on the progress of health care and
identification of priority future needs
Health care workers play an important role in helping to achieve the goals of healthy
people 2020 by: - ANS>>Promoting breast feeding and early prenatal care
Leading health indicators include: - ANS>>Physical activity, mental health, access to
health care, and environmental quality
The purpose of the nurse practice act is to: - ANS>>Define the scope of practice for
each level of professional nursing
Most schools of nursing are currently located in a(n): - ANS>>College
The right of the government to play a role in health care originates in: - ANS>>The U.S.
Constitution
The functions of the U.S. Department of health and human services include: -
ANS>>Setting policy, providing information, and financing Health-care programs
Political action committees (PACs) influence health care by: - ANS>>Supporting
legislators who vote on health care policies
A persons culture includes: - ANS>>Customs
Culturally competent care is provided by: - ANS>>Involving the patient and family in
developing the plan of care
If a patient refuses to take his vitamin pill because he believes the gelatin base is
unhealthy, the nurse should: - ANS>>Respect his belief and find another vitamin
preparation
When providing health care information, the health care worker should: - ANS>>Include
the family member who is the decision maker of the family AND include resources to
call if there are further questions
, In the American culture, personal space is an intimate zone that is considered to be: -
ANS>>Up to 1.5 feet
A family is defined as: - ANS>>A social system involving commitment and interaction
A theory is: - ANS>>Concepts and thoughts accepted by most people
A family Apgar is: - ANS>>A tool to assess family function
A dysfunctional family includes: - ANS>>Changing family memberships and rules
The children's television act of 1990 was designed to: - ANS>>Control programs aired
when children may be watching
Which therapist described a hierarchy of needs that leads to self actualization? -
ANS>>Abraham Maslow
Health care workers need to understand developmental theories because this
understanding will help them: - ANS>>Intervene effectively to promote positive, healthy
practices
Which psychoanalytic theorist first describes defense mechanisms? - ANS>>Sigmund
Freud
An understanding of object permanence is part of the stages of development described
by: - ANS>>Jean Piaget
Ivan Pavlov was a behaviorist who believed that personality and behavior develop
under the influence of: - ANS>>Conditioning responses
Neural tube defects such as spina bifida can be prevented by: - ANS>>Taking folic acid
supplements early in pregnancy
The neonatal period refers to the: - ANS>>First 30 days after birth
To promote growth and development in an infant, an overhead mobile should have: -
ANS>>Contrasting colors AND sound integrated with movement
Fraternal twins are the result of: - ANS>>Two ova fertilized by two separate sperm
A complete set of DNA that is contained in all human cells is known as a(n): -
ANS>>Genome
The period of infancy occurs between: - ANS>>4 weeks and 1 year
