Journey Across the Life Span 6th Edition Polan Test Bank Chapter 1. Healthy Lifestyles – Test Questions
1. In early civilization, the cause of illness was attributed to:
- Infectious disease
- Microorganisms
- Contaminated food and water
- Natural and supernatural forces
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2. The first understanding of disease processes occurred in (the):
- Early civilization
- 21st century
- 19th century
- Middle Ages
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- Despite all of the improvements and advancements in health care, several infectious
diseases have recently resurfaced, including:
- Strep throat
- Tuberculosis
- Polio
- Mononucleosis
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- Healthy People 2020 identifies two major goals—eliminating health disparities and:
- Increasing peace and prosperity
- Eliminating all diseases
- Increasing the quality and years of healthy living
- Limiting population growth
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- An external force that can affect one’s health is (the): 1 / 4
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- Mind
- Culture
- Heredity
- Hormones
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6. Health promotion is:
- Goal oriented
- Natural
- Unplanned
- Special
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- Mrs. Jackson brings her 6-month-old infant to the clinic for immunization. This action
demonstrates which of the following levels of disease prevention?
- Primary
- Secondary
- Tertiary
- Rehabilitative
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8. A future national goal for health care is the:
- Reduction of services
- Decrease in managed care
- Increase in Medicaid contribution
- Elimination of disparities in health care
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9. Inadequate nutrition contributes to diseases such as:
- Arthritis
- Lupus
- Cancer
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10. In health promotion, the most important nursing role is:
- Teaching safe health practices
- Assessing the individual’s health needs
- Reducing potential health risk factors
- Changing established lifestyle
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11. A healthy person generally:
- Lacks stability
- Lacks energy
- Is in denial
- Is in harmony
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12. In a health model, the nurse, as a collaborator, is responsible for:
- Teaching patients about their disease process
- Sharing and exchanging information with other health professionals
- Demonstrating desired health behavior
- Performing daily care needs
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- Jennifer Joseph, a 60-year-old client, has been instructed by the public health nurse to
begin a program of exercise. You can further explain to Mrs. Joseph that the benefits of
exercise are:
- An increase in blood supply to muscles and nerves
- An increase in heart rate and rhythm
- A decrease in the size of the heart muscle
- A decrease in blood volume and oxygen demands
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14. Holistic health:
- Excludes one’s physical well-being
- Limits consideration of one’s social standing
- Excludes environmental impact
- Considers one’s mental well-being
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- Which of the following is an example of health restoration?
- Rehabilitation after surgery to replace a knee joint
- Immunization against the hepatitis B virus
- Surgical excision of a breast cyst
- Closure of an abdominal stoma
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16. A major objective of health promotion is:
- Decreasing one’s stress level
- Challenging health practices
- Attaining one’s level of optimal health
- Providing self-actualization
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17. The most important goal in health restoration is:
- Regaining losses
- Compensating for losses
- Attaining acceptance
- Providing sympathy
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- Which of the following forces has no impact on changing one’s health behavior?
- Family
- Social pressures
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