Issues in Adolescence

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Contact Hours: 1.6 Expiration Date: February 15, 2010
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OBJECTIVES

  1. Discuss the importance of providing guidance to youth to counter negative influences in the media.
  2. Describe the components of a computerized intervention designed to assist high school-aged smokers to consider not smoking.
  3. List three factors that place youth at risk for abusive sexual experiences and early sexual activity.
  4. Identify opportunities for pediatric nurses to keep current on adolescent issues.

POSTTEST INSTRUCTIONS

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  4. Test must be summbitted by February 15, 2010. If you pass the test (70% or better), a certificate for 1.6 contact hours will be awarded by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. Please allow 6-8 weeks for processing. For recertification purposes, the date that contact hours are awarded will reflect the date of processing.

Answer Form

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*1. In the transtheoretical model of change, precontemplation is characterized by
a. intense ambivalence.
b. no thought of quitting.
c. preparation for action.
d. high self-efficacy.

*2. A computerized smoking cessation program may
a. encourage quit attempts.
b. increase self-efficacy to avoid smoking in risky situations.
c. decrease nicotine dependence.
d. all of the above

*3. The Hawthorne effect is
a. when subjects try to please the researcher.
b. a method to determine power.
c. a biochemical measure.
d. an evaluation tool.

*4. Adolescents typically provide accurate self-reports of their smoking behavior.
a. True
b. False

*5. Healthy People 2010 has a goal to decrease adolescent smoking to less than
a. 30%.
b. 16%.
c. 22%.
d. 40%.

*6. Youth who engage in sexual activity prior to age 13 years are more likely to be
a. Asian rather than Hispanic.
b. male rather than female.
c. living with both parents rather than a single parent.
d. part of a small rather than a large family.

*7. A factor known to protect children from early and abusive sexual experiences is
a. having older friends.
b. being a racial or ethnic minority.
c. participating in team sports.
d. having authoritarian parents.

*8. Youth who were sexually abused as children are more likely than non-abused children to
a. avoid pregnancy.
b. have a history of sexually transmitted diseases.
c. use condoms consistently.
d. initiate sexual intercourse at an early age.

*9. Comprehensive sexuality education in schools
a. contributes to youth becoming effective decision-makers.
b. encourages youth to engage in early sexual intercourse.
c. prevents youth from developing open attitudes about sexuality.
d. leads to high rates of unplanned pregnancies.

*10. Community factors that increase the risk for early and abusive sexual activity include
a. poverty and social capital.
b. large minority populations and positive role models.
c. dense populations and few extracurricular activities.
d. comprehensive sexuality education and religious sanctions.

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  a. Discuss the importance of providing guidance to youth to counter negative influences in the media.
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  b. Describe the components of a computerized intervention designed to assist high school-aged smokers to consider not smoking.
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  c. List three factors that place youth at risk for abusive sexual experiences and early sexual activity.
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  d. Identify opportunities for pediatric nurses to keep current on adolescent issues.
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6. How much time was used to complete reading assignment and posttest:
a. Less than 1 hour
b. 1-2 hours
c. 2-3 hours
d. 3 hours or more
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