Test Bank For Health Promotion In Nursing 3rd Edition by Janice A Maville

Chapter 1 Health Promotion: Past, Present, and Future

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which one of the following major themes best defines the term health promotion?

a. Changing behavior
b. Empowering
c. Increasing knowledge
d. Developing skills

ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Challenging

2. Which one of the following ancient civilizations is known for establishing regulations of sanitation?

a. China
b. Egypt
c. Palestine
d. Rome

ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy

3. The life expectancy of a person born in the age of declining pandemics is reflected in which one of the following age ranges?

a. 30–37 years
b. 40–47 years
c. 50–57 years
d. 60–67 years

ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Challenging

4. Nurses who are involved in epidemiology are focused on which one of the following?

a. Considerations of culture, health, and wellness
b. Influences of technology on treatment of disease
c. Interactions among a team of health providers
d. Relationships among disease, environment, individuals, and communities

ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Challenging

5. Which of the following occurrences reflects the Industrial Revolution’s effect on health in Early America?

a. Healthy soldiers were needed to fight in religious wars.
b. The focus of medicine shifted from disease cure to disease prevention.
c. The Surgeon General’s report outlined health objectives for the nation.
d. There was a shift of the population from rural to urban settings.

ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Challenging

6. An amendment to the Social Security Act of 1935 established which one of the following for the United States?

a. Healthy People 2000
b. Medicare Program
c. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
d. Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program

ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Easy