Journey Across the Life Span 5th Edition Polan Test Bank
Test Bank for Journey Across the Life Span Human Development and Health Promotion 5th Edition By Elaine U. Polan, Daphne R. Taylor, ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-3961-4, ISBN-13: 9780803639614
Table of Contents
1. Healthy Lifestyles
2. Culture
3. The Family
4. Communication
5. Theories of Growth and Development
6. Prenatal Period to 1 Year
7. Toddlerhood
8. Preschool
9. School Age
10. Puberty and Adolescence
11. Early Adulthood
12. Middle Adulthood
13. Late Adulthood
14. Death and Dying
Chapter 1. Healthy Lifestyles
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. In early civilization, the cause of illness was attributed to:
a. Infectious disease
b. Microorganisms
c. Contaminated food and water
d. Natural and supernatural forces
____ 2. The first understanding of disease processes occurred in (the):
a. Early civilization
b. 21st century
c. 19th century
d. Middle ages
____ 3. Despite all of the improvements and advancements in health care, several infectious diseases have recently resurfaced, including:
a. Strep throat
b. Tuberculosis
c. Polio
d. Mononucleosis
____ 4. Healthy People 2020 identifies two major goals, including eliminating health disparities and:
a. Peace and prosperity
b. Eliminating all diseases
c. Increasing the quality and years of healthy living
d. Limiting population growth
____ 5. An external force that can affect one’s health is (the):
a. Mind
b. Culture
c. Heredity
d. Hormones
____ 6. Health promotion is:
a. Goal oriented
b. Natural
c. Unplanned
d. Special
____ 7. Mrs. Jackson brings her 6-month-old infant to the clinic for immunization. This action demonstrates which of the following levels of disease prevention?
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
d. Rehabilitative
____ 8. A future national goal for health care is the:
a. Reduction of services
b. Decrease in managed care
c. Increase in Medicaid contribution
d. Elimination of disparities in health care
____ 9. Inadequate nutrition contributes to diseases such as:
a. Arthritis
b. Lupus
c. Cancer
d. Hearing loss
____ 10. In health promotion, the most important nursing role is:
a. Teaching safe health practices
b. Assessing the individual’s health needs
c. Reducing potential health risk factors
d. Changing established lifestyle
____ 11. A healthy person generally:
a. Lacks stability
b. Lacks energy
c. Is in denial
d. Is in harmony
____ 12. In a health model, the nurse, as a collaborator, is responsible for:
a. Teaching the patients about their disease process
b. Sharing and exchanging information with other health professionals
c. Demonstrating desired health behavior
d. Performing daily care needs
____ 13. Jennifer Joseph, a 60-year-old client, has been instructed to begin a program of exercise by the public health nurse. You can further explain to Mrs. Joseph that the benefits of exercise are:
a. An increase in blood supply to muscles and nerves
b. An increase in heart rate and rhythm
c. A decrease in the size of the heart muscle
d. A decrease in blood volume and oxygen demands
____ 14. Holistic health:
a. Excludes one’s physical well-being
b. Limits consideration of one’s social standing
c. Excludes environmental impact
d. Considers one’s mental well-being
____ 15. Which of the following is an example of health restoration?
a. Rehabilitation after surgery to replace the knee joint
b. Immunization against the hepatitis B virus
c. Surgical excision of a breast cyst
d. Closure of an abdominal stoma
Journey Across the Life Span 5th Edition Polan Test Bank
