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dition by Leifer 2025/2026
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Test Bank
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MULTIPLE CHOICE m
1. The purpose of Healthy People 2020 is to:
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a. examine world health needs.
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b. evaluatemaccomplishmentsmformyearsm2010–2020.
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d. examinemfundingmissuesmformhealthmcare.
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year report card describing health-
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d 2020.
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TOP: Healthy People 2020
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ity and age of mother; access to health care may affect a teenager’s ability t
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o obtain adequate prenatal care.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 6 m m m m OBJ: 3 m
TOP: Health status
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3. The health-
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ANS: B m
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 8 m m m m OBJ: 5 m
, TOP: Back to sleep program
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4. Healthy People 2020 endorses the completion of a high school education prim
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arily to enable a person to:
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 8 m m m m
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5. Healthy People 2020 is published by the:
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a. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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b. DepartmentmofmthemInterior.
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d. DepartmentmofmHealthmandmHumanmServices.
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Healthy People 2020 is published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human S
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ervices.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 1 m m m m OBJ: 1 m
TOP: Healthy People 2020 KEY: Nursing Process Step: NA MSC: NCLEX: NA
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dition by Leifer 2025/2026
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,Chapter 1: Healthy People
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Test Bank
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MULTIPLE CHOICE m
1. The purpose of Healthy People 2020 is to:
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a. examine world health needs.
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b. evaluatemaccomplishmentsmformyearsm2010–2020.
c. focus primarily on infant health and mortality.
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d. examinemfundingmissuesmformhealthmcare.
ANS: B m
Healthy People 2020 is an evidence-based 10-
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year report card describing health-
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care accomplishments in the United States between the years of 2010 an
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d 2020.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension m m REF: p. 1 m m OBJ: 1 m
TOP: Healthy People 2020
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MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: prevention and early detectio
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n of disease
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2. A health-
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care worker planning a research project related to teenage pregnancy in his co
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birth rate, disease
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b. birthmrate,maccessmtomhealthmcare,mandmdeathmrate.
c. disease morbidity, life expectancy, and health insurance coverage.
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, d. healthminsurancemcoverage,mdeathmrate,mandmaccessmtomhealthmcare.
ANS: B m
Birth rate statistics identify age of mother; death rates include infant mortal
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ity and age of mother; access to health care may affect a teenager’s ability t
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o obtain adequate prenatal care.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 6 m m m m OBJ: 3 m
TOP: Health status
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n of disease
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3. The health-
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SIDS) by: a. m m
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b. placingmthembabymonmitsmbackminmthemcrib.
c. gently rocking the baby before returning it to bed.
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d. tuckingminfantmsnugglyminmthemcribmwithmamlightmblanket.
ANS: B m
The back to sleep program helps reduce the incidence of SIDS by placing th
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e infant on its back rather than on its stomach.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 8 m m m m OBJ: 5 m
, TOP: Back to sleep program
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MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: prevention and early detectio
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n of disease
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4. Healthy People 2020 endorses the completion of a high school education prim
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arily to enable a person to:
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a. secure a better job. m m m
b. increasemthemqualitymofmlife.
c. make healthy lifestyle choices.
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d. maintainmthemfamilymunit.
ANS: C m
One of the goals of Healthy People 2020 is to increase the number of perso
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ns graduating from high school so that they have a better education basis o
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n which to make healthy lifestyle choices.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 8 m m m m
OBJ: 4 TOP: Health indicators KEY: Nursing Process
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mStep: NA MSC: NCLEX: NA
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5. Healthy People 2020 is published by the:
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a. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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b. DepartmentmofmthemInterior.
c. World Health Organization.
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d. DepartmentmofmHealthmandmHumanmServices.
ANS: D m
Healthy People 2020 is published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human S
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ervices.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 1 m m m m OBJ: 1 m
TOP: Healthy People 2020 KEY: Nursing Process Step: NA MSC: NCLEX: NA
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