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,EbersoleandHess’TowardHealthyAging 11thEditionTouhyTest Bank
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Chapter 01: Aging, Health, and Wellness in a Global Community Touhy
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: Ebersole & Hess’ Toward Healthy Aging, 11th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE gx




1. When askedbynew parents what thelifeexpectancyis fortheirAfrican American newborn, the nu
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rse replies that, “2015 statistics indicate that your son:
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a. will have a life expectancy of approximately 65 years.”gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx



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 likelyto live into his late 90s.” gx gx xv gx gx gx gx




ANS: C g x



The overall life expectancy at birth in the United States in 2015 was 78.8. The disparity betwee
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n life expectancies for black and white Americans has narrowed significantly between 1999 an d
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2015, with the death rate for blacks (African Americans) dropping by 25% (Office of Minorit y
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Health, 2017). Of the options above, C is the only response that fits into those parameters. The ot
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her options are not supported by reliable research.
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DIF: g x g Cognitive Level: Understanding
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IntegratedProcess:Teaching/Learning MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Mainten gx g x gx gx gx gx gx



ance

2. A nurseis planningcare foragroup ofsuper-
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centenarians in an assisted living facility. The nurse considers which of the following? gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx



a. Mostsuper-
centenarians are functionallyindependent orrequireminimal assistance wit gx xv gx gx gx gx



h activities N
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b. Themajority of super-centenarians have cognitive impairment.
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c. Thenumberofsuper- gx gx gx



centenarians is expected to decrease in coming years as a result of heart disease a nd gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx



stroke.
d. It is theorized that super- gx gx gx xv




centenarians survived as long as theyhavedueto genetic mutations that made them l ess s gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx



usceptible to common diseases. gx gx gx




ANS: A g x



Research supports that most super- gx gx gx gx



centenarians are functionally and cognitively intact, requiring minimal assistance with ADLs.
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The number of super- gx gx gx



centenarians is expected to increase in coming years as the number of older adults increases. Alt h
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ough centenarians still carry genetic markers within their chromosomes for any number of he alt
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h problems, for as yet unknown reasons, these are not “activated” until much later, if at all, w hen
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compared with other persons. gx gx gx




DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering TOP: gx gx



IntegratedProcess:Teaching/Learning MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Mainten gx g x gx gx gx gx gx



ance

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,3. Onereason whymany“babyboomers”havemultiple chronicconditions such as heart dis e
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ase, diabetes, and arthritis is that:
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a. theyhave 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. theydid not haveaccess to immunizations againstcommunicable diseasewhen th e
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y were children.
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, d. theygrew up in an eraof rampant poverty and malnutrition.
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ANS: B g x



Thebabyboomers, individuals born between 1946 and 1964, post-
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WWII, have better access to medication and treatment regimens than other cohorts. They have h
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ad the benefit of the development of immunizations against communicable diseases. They gre w
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up in an era of prosperity post-
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WWII. However, there was a lack of importance placed on what we now consider healthy livin g
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when they were younger. Smoking, for example, was not condoned, but was considered a sy mb
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ol of status. Candy in the shape of cigarettes was popular, and there was much secondhand s moke
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.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering TOP: gx gx



IntegratedProcess:Teaching/Learning MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Mainten gx g x gx gx gx gx gx



ance

4. A nurse is planning an education program on wellness in a local senior citizen center. The nur
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se plans to provide education on the importance of immunizations, annual physical examina
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tions, screening for diabetes, and vision and hearing screening. It is important for the nurse to
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understand which of the following? gx gx gx gx



a. Less than 50% of older adults (ages 65 and older) utilize available preventive ser vi
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ces.
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group than in the 65 and over age-group. xv gx gx gx gx gx gx



c. The research on health promotion strategies in older adults demonstrates that they ha v
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e low efficacy. gx gx



d. Thereis an abundance of research specific to health promotion and aging. gx gx gx gx gx gx xv xv xv gx




ANS: A g x g x



Less than 50% of individuals, ages 65 and older, utilize the preventive services that are availab le
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to them. However, only25%of thosebetween the ages of 50 and 64 do so.There is a paucity of rese
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arch specific to health promotion and aging; however, the research that exists demonstr ates that
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health promotion strategies are highly effective.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding TOP: gx gx



IntegratedProcess:Teaching/Learning MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Mainten gx g x gx gx gx gx gx



ance

5. A nurseis caringfor an 85-year-
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old male client with diabetes in a communitysetting. The nurse promotes functional wellness by
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which of the following activities?
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a. Encouraging the client to maintain current levels of physical activity gx gx xv gx gx gx gx gx gx



b. Assistingtheclient toreceive all the recommended preventivescreenings that are ap p gx gx gx gx gx gx gx xv gx gx



ropriate for his age-group gx gx gx



c. Teachingthepatient how to usea rollingwalkersothat hecan ambulate forlonger dist an gx gx gx gx gx xv gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx



ces
d. Encouragingtheclientto attend his weeklychessgames A gx gx gx xv gx gx gx gx gx




NS: A g x




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