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,Touhy: Ebersole & Hess' Toward Healthy Aging, 9th Edition
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ft Chapter 01: Health and Wellness in an Aging Society
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1. When asked by new parents what the life expectancy is for their African American newborn,
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a. will have a life expectancy of approximately 65 years.”
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b. can realistically expect to live into his late 80s.”
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c. has a good chance of celebrating his 75th birthday.”
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d. is likely to live into his late 90s.”
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ANS: C ft
In 2010, men in the United States at age 60 can expect to live another 22 years. The life
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expectancy of African American men is about 4.7 years less than white men. Of the options
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above, C is the only response that fits into those parameters. The other options are not
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supported by reliable research.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding REF: p. 3 ft ft ft ft
TOP: Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning
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MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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2. A nurse is planning care for a group of super-centenarians in an assisted living facility. The
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ft nurse considers which of the following?
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a. Most super-centenarians are functionally independent or require minimal
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b. The majority of super-centenarians have cognitive impairment
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c. The number of super-centenarians is expected to decrease in coming years as a
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result of heart disease and stroke
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d. It is theorized that super-centenarians survived as long as they have due to genetic
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mutations that made them less susceptible to common diseases
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Research supports that most super-centenarians are functionally and cognitively intact,
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requiring minimal assistance with ADLs. The number of super-centenarians is expected to
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increase in coming years as the number of older adults increases. The reason why individuals
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survived as long as they have is not known.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 4 ft ft ft ft
TOP: Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning
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MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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3. One reason why many “baby boomers” have multiple chronic conditions such as heart
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a. they have less access to medication and other treatment regimens.
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b. there was a lack of importance placed on healthy living as they were growing up.
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c. they did not have access to immunizations against communicable disease when
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they were children.
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d. they grew up in an era of rampant poverty and malnutrition.
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The baby boomers, individuals born between 1946 and 1964, post-WWII, have better access
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to medication and treatment regimens than other cohorts. They have had the benefit of the
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development of immunizations against communicable diseases. They grew up in an era of
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prosperity post-WWII. However, there was a lack of importance placed on what we now
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consider healthy living when they were younger. Smoking, for example, was not condoned,
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but was considered a symbol of status. Candy in the shape of cigarettes was popular, and
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there was much secondhand smoke.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 6 ft ft ft ft
TOP: Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning
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MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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4. A nurse is planning an education program on wellness in a local senior citizen center. The
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nurse plans to provide education on the importance of immunizations, annual physical
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examinations, screening for diabetes, and vision and hearing screening. It is important for the
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nurse to understand which of the following?
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a. Approximately 40% of older adults (ages 65 and older) utilize available preventive ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft
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b. Preventive strategies are more widely used in the 40-64 age group than in the 65 ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft
and over age group
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c. The research on health promotion strategies in older adults demonstrates that they
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have low efficacy
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d. There is an abundance of research specific to health promotion and aging
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Approximately 40% of individuals, ages 65 and older, utilize the preventive services that are ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft
available to them. However, only 24% of those between the ages of 40 and 64 do so. There
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is a paucity of research specific to health promotion and aging; however, the research that
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exists demonstrates that health promotion strategies are highly effective.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding REF: p. 7 ft ft ft ft
TOP: Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning
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MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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5. A nurse is caring for an 85-year-old male client with diabetes in a community setting. The
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ft nurse promotes functional wellness by which of the following activities?
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a. Encouraging the client maintains current levels of physical activity ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft
b. Assisting the client to receive all the recommended preventive screenings that are
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appropriate for his age group
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c. Teaching the patient how to use a rolling walker so that he can ambulate for longer
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Maintaining existing levels of physical activity is consistent with functional wellness.
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Teaching the client how to use a rolling walker enables the client to remain active at the
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highest level possible, which is an example of promoting functional wellness. Receiving
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recommended screening is an example of promoting biological wellness. The use of a rolling
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walker should be based on assessment of physical ability. Encouraging the client to attend
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weekly chess games is an example of promoting social wellness.
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TOP: Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning
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MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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6. Based on the census reports of 2010, the typical profile of a centenarian in the United States
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includes which of the following characteristics?
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a. A Caucasian woman who lives in an urban area of a Southern state
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b. An African American woman who lives in a rural area of a Southern state
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c. A Hispanic man who lives in an urban area of a Midwestern state
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d. A Caucasian man who lives in a rural area of a Midwestern state
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Based on the 2010 U.S. Census data, centenarians were overwhelmingly white (82.5%),
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women (82.8%), and living in urban areas of the Southern states.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying REF: p. 5 ft ft ft ft
TOP: Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning
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MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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MULTIPLE RESPONSE
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1. Primary prevention strategies for older adults include which of the following? (Select all that
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apply.)
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a. An annual influenza immunization clinic
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b. A smoking cessation program
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c. A prostate screening program
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d. A cardiac rehabilitation program
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e. A meal planning education program for type 2 diabetics
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Primary prevention refers to strategies that are used to prevent an illness before it occurs and
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maintaining wellness across the continuum of care. Immunizations and smoking cessation are
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examples of primary prevention. Secondary prevention is the early detection of a disease or a
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health problem that has already developed. Prostate screening is an example of secondary
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prevention. Tertiary prevention addresses the needs of individuals who already have their
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wellness challenged. Cardiac rehabilitation and meal planning for diabetics are examples of
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tertiary prevention.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying REF: pp. 8–9 ft ft ft ft
TOP: Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning
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MSC: Client Needs: Management of Care
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2. A nurse organizes a health fair for older adults. The nurse’s goal is to focus on the six
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priority areas identified by the National Prevention Council. Which of the following
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activities should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
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