TestBankEbersoleandHess’GerontologicalNursing&HealthyAging
6thEdition
ByTherisA.Touhy,andKathleenFJet
Chapter1–28
,TestBankEbersoleandHess’GerontologicalNursing&HealthyAging
6thEdition
Chapter-01:-Introduction-to-Healthy-Aging
Touhy-&-Jett:-Ebersole-and-Hess’-Gerontological-Nursing-&-Healthy-Aging,-6th-Edit-
ion
MULTIPLE- CHOICE
1. A- man- is- terminally- ill- with- end-
stage- prostate- cancer.- Which- is- the- best- statement- about- this- man’s- wellness?
a. Wellness- can- only- be- achieved- with- aggressive- medical- interventions.
b. Wellness- is- not- a- real- option- for- this- client- because- he- is- terminally- ill.
c. Wellness- is- defined- as- the- absence- of- disease.
d. Nursing-interventions-can-help-empower-a-client-to-achieve-a-higher-le-
vel-of-wellness.
ANS:- D
Nursing- interventions- can- help- empower- a- client- to- achieve- a- higher- level- of-wellness;- a-
nurs- e- can- foster- wellness- in- his- or- her- clients.- Wellness- is- defined- by- the- individual- and-
is- multi- dimensional.- It- is- not- just- the- absence- of- disease.- A- wellness- perspective- is- based -
s
on- the- beli- ef- that- every- person- has- an- optimal- level- of- health- independent- of- his- or- her-
situation- or- fun- ctional- level.- Even- in- the- presence- of- chronic- illness- or- while- dying,- a- m-
ovement- toward- we- llness- is- possible- if- emphasis- of- care- is- placed- on- the- promotion- of- w-
ell-
being- in- a- supportive- environment.
PTS: 1 DIF: Apply REF: p.- 7
TOP:- Nursing- Process:- Diagnosis- MSC:- Health- Promotion- and- Maintenance
2. In-differentiating-between-healU
N R I G B .C M
t h aS
nd wNellnTess in hOealth- care,- which-of-the-follow-
in-g-statements-is-true?
a. Health-is- a- broad- term- encompassing- attitudes- and- behaviors.
b. The- concept- of- illness- prevention- was- never- considered- by- previous- generations.
c. Wellness- and- self-actualization- develop- through- learning- and- growth.
d. Wellness- is- impossible- when- one’s- health- is- compromised.
ANS:- A
Health-is-a-broad-term-that-encompasses- attitudes-and-behaviors;-holistically,-health-inclu-
de- s-wellness,-which-involves-one’s-whole-being.-The-concept-of-illness-prevention-was-
never- considered- by- previous- generations;- throughout- history,- basic- self-
care-requirements-have-been-recognized.-Wellness-and-self-
actualization-develop-through-learning-and-growth—
as- basic- needs- are- met,- higher- level- needs- can- be- satisfied- in- turn,- with- ever-
deepening- richness- to- life.- Wellness- is- possible- when- one’s- health- is- compromise
,d—
even- with- chronic- illness,- with- multiple- disabilities,- or- in- dying,- movement- toward- a- higher- l
, evel- of- wellness- is- possible.
6thEdition
ByTherisA.Touhy,andKathleenFJet
Chapter1–28
,TestBankEbersoleandHess’GerontologicalNursing&HealthyAging
6thEdition
Chapter-01:-Introduction-to-Healthy-Aging
Touhy-&-Jett:-Ebersole-and-Hess’-Gerontological-Nursing-&-Healthy-Aging,-6th-Edit-
ion
MULTIPLE- CHOICE
1. A- man- is- terminally- ill- with- end-
stage- prostate- cancer.- Which- is- the- best- statement- about- this- man’s- wellness?
a. Wellness- can- only- be- achieved- with- aggressive- medical- interventions.
b. Wellness- is- not- a- real- option- for- this- client- because- he- is- terminally- ill.
c. Wellness- is- defined- as- the- absence- of- disease.
d. Nursing-interventions-can-help-empower-a-client-to-achieve-a-higher-le-
vel-of-wellness.
ANS:- D
Nursing- interventions- can- help- empower- a- client- to- achieve- a- higher- level- of-wellness;- a-
nurs- e- can- foster- wellness- in- his- or- her- clients.- Wellness- is- defined- by- the- individual- and-
is- multi- dimensional.- It- is- not- just- the- absence- of- disease.- A- wellness- perspective- is- based -
s
on- the- beli- ef- that- every- person- has- an- optimal- level- of- health- independent- of- his- or- her-
situation- or- fun- ctional- level.- Even- in- the- presence- of- chronic- illness- or- while- dying,- a- m-
ovement- toward- we- llness- is- possible- if- emphasis- of- care- is- placed- on- the- promotion- of- w-
ell-
being- in- a- supportive- environment.
PTS: 1 DIF: Apply REF: p.- 7
TOP:- Nursing- Process:- Diagnosis- MSC:- Health- Promotion- and- Maintenance
2. In-differentiating-between-healU
N R I G B .C M
t h aS
nd wNellnTess in hOealth- care,- which-of-the-follow-
in-g-statements-is-true?
a. Health-is- a- broad- term- encompassing- attitudes- and- behaviors.
b. The- concept- of- illness- prevention- was- never- considered- by- previous- generations.
c. Wellness- and- self-actualization- develop- through- learning- and- growth.
d. Wellness- is- impossible- when- one’s- health- is- compromised.
ANS:- A
Health-is-a-broad-term-that-encompasses- attitudes-and-behaviors;-holistically,-health-inclu-
de- s-wellness,-which-involves-one’s-whole-being.-The-concept-of-illness-prevention-was-
never- considered- by- previous- generations;- throughout- history,- basic- self-
care-requirements-have-been-recognized.-Wellness-and-self-
actualization-develop-through-learning-and-growth—
as- basic- needs- are- met,- higher- level- needs- can- be- satisfied- in- turn,- with- ever-
deepening- richness- to- life.- Wellness- is- possible- when- one’s- health- is- compromise
,d—
even- with- chronic- illness,- with- multiple- disabilities,- or- in- dying,- movement- toward- a- higher- l
, evel- of- wellness- is- possible.
