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Health care is best improved by: - Correct Answers Local health-department programs
Healthy people 2020 is: - Correct Answers 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: -
Correct Answers Promoting breast feeding and early prenatal care
Leading health indicators include: - Correct Answers Physical activity, mental health, access to health
care, and environmental quality
The purpose of the nurse practice act is to: - Correct Answers Define the scope of practice for each level
of professional nursing
Most schools of nursing are currently located in a(n): - Correct Answers College
The right of the government to play a role in health care originates in: - Correct Answers The U.S.
Constitution
The functions of the U.S. Department of health and human services include: - Correct Answers Setting
policy, providing information, and financing Health-care programs
Political action committees (PACs) influence health care by: - Correct Answers Supporting legislators
who vote on health care policies
A persons culture includes: - Correct Answers Customs
, Culturally competent care is provided by: - Correct Answers 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: - Correct Answers Respect his belief and find another vitamin preparation
When providing health care information, the health care worker should: - Correct Answers 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: - Correct Answers
Up to 1.5 feet
A family is defined as: - Correct Answers A social system involving commitment and interaction
A theory is: - Correct Answers Concepts and thoughts accepted by most people
A family Apgar is: - Correct Answers A tool to assess family function
A dysfunctional family includes: - Correct Answers Changing family memberships and rules
The children's television act of 1990 was designed to: - Correct Answers Control programs aired when
children may be watching
Which therapist described a hierarchy of needs that leads to self actualization? - Correct Answers
Abraham Maslow
Health care workers need to understand developmental theories because this understanding will help
them: - Correct Answers Intervene effectively to promote positive, healthy practices
Which psychoanalytic theorist first describes defense mechanisms? - Correct Answers Sigmund Freud