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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PREMIUM
REVIEW SHEET
●● A public health nurse who directs a homecare program that serves an
area with a large population of older adults is conducting a long-term
strategic plan. Which of the following phenomena should the nurse take
into account when planning for the future?
Answer: C) Both life expectancy and the percentage of people over 65 in
the population will increase in coming decades.
●● A nurse who practices in a long-term care facility is providing care
for a 101-year-old black female. The nurse's coworker states, "It's
gratifying that black people in this country are finally reaching the same
levels of health that white people are enjoying." How can the nurse best
respond?
Answer: A) "Actually, the difference in life expectancy between black
people and white people is growing, not shrinking."
●● Which of the following phenomena most likely accounts for the fact
that more women than men live alone later in life?
Answer: A) Women tend to both live longer than men and marry men
older than themselves.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PREMIUM
REVIEW SHEET
●● A public health nurse who directs a homecare program that serves an
area with a large population of older adults is conducting a long-term
strategic plan. Which of the following phenomena should the nurse take
into account when planning for the future?
Answer: C) Both life expectancy and the percentage of people over 65 in
the population will increase in coming decades.
●● A nurse who practices in a long-term care facility is providing care
for a 101-year-old black female. The nurse's coworker states, "It's
gratifying that black people in this country are finally reaching the same
levels of health that white people are enjoying." How can the nurse best
respond?
Answer: A) "Actually, the difference in life expectancy between black
people and white people is growing, not shrinking."
●● Which of the following phenomena most likely accounts for the fact
that more women than men live alone later in life?
Answer: A) Women tend to both live longer than men and marry men
older than themselves.
