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NURS 340: Chapter 1 Questions and Answers and Rationale Test Bank
Origin: Chapter 1, 1
1. The nurse providing family-centered care in a hospital setting reflects on the focus of the health care provided in today's society. Which statement best describes the current definition of health?
A) Healt...
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NURS 340: Chapter 1 Questions and Answers and Rationale
Test Bank
Origin: Chapter 1, 1
1. The nurse providing family-centered care in a hospital setting reflects on
the focus of the health care provided in today's society. Which statement
best describes the current definition of health?
A) Health is described as 'an absence of disease.'
B) Health is measured by monitoring mortality and morbidity of a group.
C) Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.
D) Technological gains made in health care are shared equally among
all children. Ans: C
Feedback:
In the past, health was defined simply as the absence of disease; health was
measured by monitoring the mortality and morbidity of a group. Over the
past century, however, the focus of health has shifted to disease prevention,
health promotion, and wellness. The World Health Organization (2013)
defines health as "a state of complete physical, mental,and social well-being,
and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." The gains in child health
have been huge, but, unfortunately, these gains are not shared equally
among all children.
Origin: Chapter 1, 2
2. The student nurse is learning about the past history of child health and
health care in the United States. Which statement accurately reflects the
condition of health care in the pastand current centuries?
A) In past centuries in the United States, the health of the country was
better than it is
today due to the simpler style of living.
B) In the current century, mortality rates are high, but life expectancy
has increased due to technological advances.
C) In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries urban public
health
improvements made cities healthier places for growing children.
D) By the late twentieth century unintentional injuries rather than
infectious diseases had become the leading cause of death for
children older than 1 year old.
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,Ans: D
Feedback:
In past centuries in the United States, the health of the country was poorer
than it is today; mortality rates were high and life expectancy was short.
Over the years the health of children received more and more attention,
leading to a better understanding of sources of illness and improvements in
sanitation, water, and nutrition. As a result, by the late twentieth century
unintentional injuries rather than infectious diseases had become the
leading cause of death for children older than 1 year old.
Origin: Chapter 1, 3
3. The nurse is administering a number of therapeutic interventions for
neonates, infants,
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, and children on the pediatric unit. Which intervention contributes to an
increase inchronic illness seen in early childhood?
A) Administering antibiotics to prevent lethal infections
B) Vaccinating children to prevent childhood diseases
C) Using mechanical ventilation for premature infants
D) Using corticosteroids as a treatment for
asthmaAns: C
Feedback:
Using mechanical ventilation and medications to foster lung development
in premature infants increases their survival rate. Yet the infants who
survive are often faced with myriad chronic illnesses. Administering
antibiotics to prevent lethal infections, vaccinating children to prevent
childhood diseases, and using corticosteroids as a treatment for asthma
may cause side effects, but do not contribute to chronic illness in
children.
Origin: Chapter 1, 4
4. The nurse is reviewing a copy of the U.S. Surgeon General's Report, Healthy
People.
Which nursing action best reflects the nurse fostering this health care
agenda?
A) The nurse signs up for classes to obtain an advanced degree in nursing
B) The nurse volunteers at a local health care clinic providing free
vaccinations forlow-income populations
C) The nurse performs an in-service on basic hospital equipment for
student nurses
D) The nurse compiles nursing articles on evidence-based practices
in nursing to present at a hospital training seminar
Ans: B
Feedback:
Healthy People is a comprehensive health promotion and disease
prevention agenda that is working toward improving the quantity and
quality of life for all Americans (U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, 2010). Overarching goals are to eliminate preventable disease,
disability, injury, and premature death; achieve health equity, eliminate
disparities, and improve the health of all groups; create physical and social
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