JOURNEY ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN: HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH PROMOTION 6
TH
EDITION POLAN & TAYLOR TESTBANK/COMPLETE
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Test Bank: Journey Across The Life Span: Human Development and Health Promotion, 6th Edition Polan
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. Healthy Lifestyles Chapter 2. Communication Chapter 3. Culture Chapter 4. The Family Chapter 5. Theories of Growth and Development Chapter 6. Prenatal Period to 1 Year Chapter 7. Toddlerhood Chapter 8. Preschool Chapter 9. School Age Chapter 10. Puberty and Adolescence Chapter 11. Early Adulthood Chapter 12. Middle Adulthood Chapter 13. Late Adulthood Chapter 14. Death and Dying 2 / 4
JOURNEY ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN 6TH EDITION POLAN TEST BANK
Journey Across the Life Span, 6 th Edition Polan Test Bank
Chapter 1: Healthy Lifestyles – Questions With Answers and Rationales
1. In early civilization, the cause of illness was attributed to:
- Infectious disease
- Microorganisms
- Contaminated food and water
- Natural and supernatural forces
CORRECT ANS:-d
Elaboration:->> In early civilization, illness was attributed to natural and supernatural forces.
Nursing Process: Assessment
Client Needs: Physiological Integrity
2. The first understanding of disease processes occurred in (the):
- Early civilization
- 21st century
- 19th century
- Middle Ages
CORRECT ANS:-c
Elaboration:->> In the 19th century, the development of bacteriology helped in the understanding of disease processes.
Nursing Process: Assessment
- Despite all of the improvements and advancements in primary care,
several infectious diseases have recently resurfaced, including:
- Strep throat
- Tuberculosis
- Polio
- Mononucleosis
CORRECT ANS:-b
Elaboration:->> Tuberculosis is one of several diseases that have recently resurfaced.
Nursing Process: Planning
Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity 3 / 4
JOURNEY ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN 6TH EDITION POLAN TEST BANK
Polan, Journey Across the Life Span, 6e
- 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
CORRECT ANS:-c
Elaboration:->> Increasing the quality and years of healthy living is one major goal set by Healthy People 2020.
Nursing Process: Planning
Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
5. An external force that can affect one’s health is (the):
- Mind
- Culture
- Heredity
- Hormones
CORRECT ANS:-b
Elaboration:->> Culture is an external force that can have many influences on an individual, including effects on health.
Nursing Process: Planning
Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
6. Health promotion is:
- Goal oriented
- Natural
- Unplanned
- Special
CORRECT ANS:-a
Elaboration:->> Health promotion sets goals leading toward optimal wellness.
Nursing Process: Planning
Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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