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Chapter 1. Healthy Lifestyles – Test Questions
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
Answer:
2. The first understanding of disease processes occurred in (the):
a. Early civilization
b. 21st century
c. 19th century
d. Middle Ages
Answer:
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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
Answer:
4. Healthy People 2020 identifies two major goals—eliminating health disparities and:
a. Increasing peace and prosperity
b. Eliminating all diseases
c. Increasing the quality and years of healthy living
d. Limiting population growth
Answer:
5. An external force that can affect one’s health is (the):
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a. Mind
b. Culture
c. Heredity
d. Hormones
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6. Health promotion is:
a. Goal oriented
b. Natural
c. Unplanned
d. Special
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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
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c. Tertiary
d. Rehabilitative
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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
Answer:
9. Inadequate nutrition contributes to diseases such as:
a. Arthritis
b. Lupus
c. Cancer
d. Hearing loss
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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
Answer:
11. A healthy person generally:
a. Lacks stability
b. Lacks energy
c. Is in denial
d. Is in harmony
Answer:
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12. In a health model, the nurse, as a collaborator, is responsible for:
a. Teaching patients about their disease process
b. Sharing and exchanging information with other health professionals
c. Demonstrating desired health behavior
d. Performing daily care needs
Answer:
13. 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:
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
Answer:
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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
Answer:
15. Which of the following is an example of health restoration?
a. Rehabilitation after surgery to replace a knee joint
b. Immunization against the hepatitis B virus
c. Surgical excision of a breast cyst
d. Closure of an abdominal stoma
Answer:
16. A major objective of health promotion is:
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a. Decreasing one’s stress level
b. Challenging health practices
c. Attaining one’s level of optimal health
d. Providing self-actualization
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17. The most important goal in health restoration is:
a. Regaining losses
b. Compensating for losses
c. Attaining acceptance
d. Providing sympathy
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18. Which of the following forces has no impact on changing one’s health behavior?
a. Family
b. Social pressures
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