TEST BANK JOURNEY ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN:
Human Development and Health Promotion
7TH EDITION By:PolanTaylor Containing
Questions and Correct Answers
In early civilization, illness was often believed to be caused by what? -
Correct Answer--Supernatural focus
Knowledge of disease process occurred with the what? - Correct Answer--
Advent of bacteriology
Which of the following statements best describes the Affordable Care Act? -
Correct Answer--Expansion of Medicaid
The health care worker is correct is she tells a client that Healthy People
2020 provides a what? - Correct Answer--Scientific base for disease
prevention and health promotion for all people in the United States
The objective of the managed care system is to what? - Correct Answer--
Decrease the number of hospitalizations
Health can be defined as what? - Correct Answer--Balance between internal
and external forces
The objective of health promotion is to what? - Correct Answer--Achieve an
optimum level of wellness
Empowerment is what? - Correct Answer--Client-centered decision making
Which of the following is a positive benefit of exercise? - Correct Answer--
Improved cardiac output
,Mental health is best described as what? - Correct Answer--Realistic and
adaptive
Physiological responses to moderate anxiety include what? - Correct Answer--
Increased heart rate
Common responses to stressful situations may include which of the
following? - Correct Answer--- Smooth muscle contractions
- Glandular secretions
- Increased breathing
Culture is learned because of which of the following? - Correct Answer--
Traditions passed down from one generation to the next
The ability to learn one's culture withing within the cultural group is an
example of what? - Correct Answer--Enculturation
Nurses who respect the patient's cultural difference - Correct Answer--Deliver
competent care
Culture includes one's what? - Correct Answer--Customs
Transcultural nursing theory states what? - Correct Answer--One world, many
cultures
Behavior that is correct within a culture is called a what? - Correct Answer--
More
, The best way to provide culturally competent health care is to what? -
Correct Answer--Involve patient and family in developing a plan of care
Which of the following statements is true? - Correct Answer--Knowing a
person's culture will help you understand his or her response to illness
How an infant is treated after birth depends on the cultural background of his
or her parents: True or false? - Correct Answer--True
A client expresses a cultural belief that prayer and faith heal better than any
medicine. The nurse assigned to care for this client can provide culturally
competent care by: - Correct Answer--Respecting his belief
The expected patient outcome when the nurse is culturally sensitive is what?
- Correct Answer--Recovery
The nurse is correct when completing a physical assessment on a newly
admitted client if he or she includes elements of the client's culture such as:
- Correct Answer--- Meaning of gender roles
- The use of touch
- Use of eye contact
Which of these descriptions provides a modern definition of a family? -
Correct Answer--Two or more people who share common bonds
Which characteristic do all families have? - Correct Answer--A specific
purpose
Which goal is common to all families? - Correct Answer--Personal fulfillment
of the members
Human Development and Health Promotion
7TH EDITION By:PolanTaylor Containing
Questions and Correct Answers
In early civilization, illness was often believed to be caused by what? -
Correct Answer--Supernatural focus
Knowledge of disease process occurred with the what? - Correct Answer--
Advent of bacteriology
Which of the following statements best describes the Affordable Care Act? -
Correct Answer--Expansion of Medicaid
The health care worker is correct is she tells a client that Healthy People
2020 provides a what? - Correct Answer--Scientific base for disease
prevention and health promotion for all people in the United States
The objective of the managed care system is to what? - Correct Answer--
Decrease the number of hospitalizations
Health can be defined as what? - Correct Answer--Balance between internal
and external forces
The objective of health promotion is to what? - Correct Answer--Achieve an
optimum level of wellness
Empowerment is what? - Correct Answer--Client-centered decision making
Which of the following is a positive benefit of exercise? - Correct Answer--
Improved cardiac output
,Mental health is best described as what? - Correct Answer--Realistic and
adaptive
Physiological responses to moderate anxiety include what? - Correct Answer--
Increased heart rate
Common responses to stressful situations may include which of the
following? - Correct Answer--- Smooth muscle contractions
- Glandular secretions
- Increased breathing
Culture is learned because of which of the following? - Correct Answer--
Traditions passed down from one generation to the next
The ability to learn one's culture withing within the cultural group is an
example of what? - Correct Answer--Enculturation
Nurses who respect the patient's cultural difference - Correct Answer--Deliver
competent care
Culture includes one's what? - Correct Answer--Customs
Transcultural nursing theory states what? - Correct Answer--One world, many
cultures
Behavior that is correct within a culture is called a what? - Correct Answer--
More
, The best way to provide culturally competent health care is to what? -
Correct Answer--Involve patient and family in developing a plan of care
Which of the following statements is true? - Correct Answer--Knowing a
person's culture will help you understand his or her response to illness
How an infant is treated after birth depends on the cultural background of his
or her parents: True or false? - Correct Answer--True
A client expresses a cultural belief that prayer and faith heal better than any
medicine. The nurse assigned to care for this client can provide culturally
competent care by: - Correct Answer--Respecting his belief
The expected patient outcome when the nurse is culturally sensitive is what?
- Correct Answer--Recovery
The nurse is correct when completing a physical assessment on a newly
admitted client if he or she includes elements of the client's culture such as:
- Correct Answer--- Meaning of gender roles
- The use of touch
- Use of eye contact
Which of these descriptions provides a modern definition of a family? -
Correct Answer--Two or more people who share common bonds
Which characteristic do all families have? - Correct Answer--A specific
purpose
Which goal is common to all families? - Correct Answer--Personal fulfillment
of the members
