Test Bank for Growth and Development Across The Lifespan 3rd
Edition
By Leifer
All Chapter 1-16 | Verified Q&A with Rationales
ISBN 9780323809436
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Chapter 1:Healthy People 2030
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.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT 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.
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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.
CORRECT 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: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: prevention and early detection of
disease
4. 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
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.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Health indicators KEY:
Nursing Process Step: NA MSC: NCLEX: NA
5. Healthy People 2020 is published by the:
a. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
b. Department of the Interior.
c. World Health Organization.
d. Department of Health and Human Services.
CORRECT ANSWER: D
Healthy People 2020 is published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 1 OBJ: 1
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TOP: Healthy People 2020 KEY: Nursing Process Step: NA MSC: NCLEX: NA
6. Infant mortality rates are based on infant deaths that occur:
a. at birth, per 1000 deliveries.
b. before 1 year of age, per 1000 live births.
c. from infection and congenital disorders, per 1000 live births.
d. from unexplained causes, per 1000 live births.
CORRECT ANSWER: B
Infant mortality is reported on deaths occurring before the age of 1 year per 1000 live
births.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 6 OBJ: 4
TOP: Infant mortality KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Health
Promotion and Maintenance: growth and development
7. Although the life expectancy has increased, Healthy People 2020 will focus on the
older adult’s need for:
a. better pharmacy insurance coverage.
b. improved extended care facilities.
c. increased compliance to medical protocols.
d. maintenance of independent lifestyles.
CORRECT ANSWER: D
The maintenance of independent lifestyles is an ongoing problem for the older adult.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 9 OBJ: 4 TOP: Older adults
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: prevention and early detection of
disease
8. Information about 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.
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