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