NUR 634 APEA Health Promotion Qbank Questions Complete Solution
1. Which technique would be least effective in gaining the cooperation of a toddler
... [Show More] during a physical exam?
a. Tell the child that another child the sane age was not afraid.
2. When palpating the carotid pulse, it is important to:
a. Position the patient in the lying or sitting positions
3. According to the 2008 U.S. Preventive services task force, older adults should be screened for colorectal cancer yearly using high-sensitivity fecal occult blood tests (FOBTs) between:
a. 50 and 75 years of age, no use after 75 cause the net benefit is small
4. According to the most recent recommendation from the U.S. preventive services task force, screening healthy older adult men for prostate cancer by prostate specific antigen should occur:
a. Never, task force states evidence is insufficient to screen men <75 years of age.
5. According to the most recent recommendation from the U.S. preventive services task force, an adult aged 65 should be screened for breast cancer:
a. Every 2 years, for women between the ages of 50-74
6. The goal of palliative care is to:
a. Relieve suffering and improve quality of life
7. According to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, older adults should be screened for colorectal cancer with high-sensitivity fecal occult blood tests (FBOTs) every:
a. Year, colonoscopy every 10 years, sigmoidoscopy q5 years with high-sensitivity fecal occult blood tests q3 years, of FOBTs every year from 50-75
8. In the older adult, the term “Sixth Vital Sign” assesses:
a. Functional Status
9. According to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an adult aged 60 years should be screened for colorectal cancer with colonoscopy:
a. Every 10 years
10. Which of the following choices would NOT be recommended for effective communication for an older adult?
a. Face the patient and speak in high tones
11. Part of the nutritional assessment includes anthropometric measurements. These measurements include all of the following except:
a. Blood pressure, pulse, and respiration, anthropometric are noninvasive techniques.
12. Of the five percussion notes, which one produces a drum-like sound heard over air filled structures during the abdominal examination?
a. Tympany. Tympanic are drum like sounds heard over air-filled structures during the abdominal examination. Hyperresonant (pneumothorax) sounds similar to percussion of puffed up cheeks. Normal resonance/resonant is the sound produced by percussing a normal chest. A Dull (consolidation) sound is similar to percussing a mass such as a liver. Stony dull of flat sounds are produced on percussion from the pleximeter with no contribution from the underlying area.
13. The most appropriate approach to use when teaching a preschooler safety education would be to:
a. Teach parents by introducing one concept at a time
14. The 10 minute geriatric screener is a tool used to assess:
a. Functionality
15. During the concrete operational period of middle childhood, which of the following is the expected cognitive development? The child is:
a. Able to use thought process to experience events and actions and make judgements based on what they reason.
16. Which one of the following statements is true about immunity?
a. Infants acquire active immunity in response to infections and immunizations.
17. Toilet training is most appropriately initiated when the child:
a. Wakes up dry from a nap
18. Which of the following is considered an extrinsic risk factor for falls in the older adult?
a. Psychoactive medications
19. What topic should be a priority when providing anticipatory guidance to an 8-year-old child?
a. Assessing child care arrangements for before and after school
20. Higher level self-care functioning activities are referred to as:
a. Instrumental activities of daily living
21. The first sign of puberty in females is:
a. Appearance of breast buds
22. Which of the following is the most age appropriate play for an 8-year-old girl?
a. A board game
23. The formula used to guide “time out” as a disciplinary method is:
a. Length of the “time out” is determined by using one minute per year of the child’s age.
24. According to the U.S. preventive services task force, older adults should be screened for colorectal cancer with sigmoidoscopy every:
a. 5 years
25. All of the following strategies are useful for assessing older adults at high risk for falls EXCEPT:
a. Assessing immunization history
26. A characteristic finding in the elderly population is:
a. The development of heart rhythm changes leading to syncope
27. Sarcopenia is:
a. Loss of lean body mass and strength with aging
28. According to the most recent recommendation from U.S. preventive services task force, healthy women older than 65 years of age should be screened for cervical cancer:
a. No longer
29. Several interventions have been known to prevent falls in the older adult. These interventions include all of the following except:
a. Discouraging exercise programs
30. When obtaining information from an adolescent who has likely been sexually abused, the most appropriate action initially is to:
a. Ask open-ended questions [Show Less]