TEST A BANK A FOR A EBERSOLE A AND A
HESS' A GERONTOLOGICAL A NURSING A & A
HEALTHY A AGING, A CANADIAN A 6TH A
EDITION; A ISBN:13; A 978 0323698030 A ALL
A CHAPTERS A COVERED A WITH A VERIFIED A
QUESTIONS A AND A ANSWERS A
**Page 2**
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 level of wellness.
ANS: D
2. In differentiating between health and wellness in health care, which of the following 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
,3. Which racial or ethnic group has the highest life expectancy in the United States?
a. Native Americans
b. African Americans
c. Hispanic Americans
d. Asian and Pacific Island Americans
ANS: C
**Page 3**
1. Which of the following is a true statement about differing health beliefs systems?
a. Personalistic or magico-religious beliefs have been superseded in Western minds by biomedical
principles.
b. In most cultures, older adults are likely to treat themselves using traditional methods before turning
to biomedical professionals.
c. Ayurvedic medicine is another name for traditional Chinese medicine.
d. The belief that health depends on maintaining a balance among opposite qualities characteristic of a
magico-religious belief system.
ANS: B
2. Which of the following considerations is most likely to be true when working with an interpreter?
a. An interpreter is never needed if the nurse speaks the same language as the patient.
b. When working with interpreters, the nurse can use technical terms or metaphors.
c. A patient's young granddaughter who speaks fluent English would make the best interpreter because
she is familiar with and loves the patient.
d. The nurse should face the patient rather than the interpreter.
ANS: D
3. An older adult who is a traditional Chinese man has a blood pressure of 80/54 mm Hg and refuses to
remain in the bed. Which intervention should the nurse use to promote and maintain his health?
a. Have the health care provider speak to him.
,b. Use principles of the holistic health system.
c. Ask about his perceptions and treatment ideas.
d. Consult with a practitioner of Chinese medicine.
ANS: C
**Page 4**
4. Which action should the nurse take when addressing older adults?
a. Speak in an exaggerated pitch.
b. Use a lower quality of speech.
c. Use endearing terms such as -honey.
d. Speak clearly.
ANS: D
5. The nurse prepares an older woman, who is Polish, for discharge through an interpreter and notes
that she becomes tense during the instructions about elimination. Which interventions should the nurse
implement?
a. Move on to the discussion about medication.
b. Ask the older woman how she feels about this topic.
c. Instruct the interpreter to repeat the instructions.
d. Have the older woman repeat the instructions for clarity.
ANS: B
**Page 5**
6. The nurse plans care for an older African American man who is from Jamaica and resides in New York
City. Which should the nurse include in planning care?
a. Attribute his illness to breaking a voodoo.
b. Help him improve social relationships.
c. Maintain blood pressure below 120/70 mm Hg.
, d. Review the principles of the magico-religious system.
ANS: C
7. Which health belief system uses treatments to repair a body part?
a. Holistic
b. Biomedical
c. Personalistic
d. Magico-religious
ANS: B
8. A nurse is caring for a culturally diverse patient who has missed follow-up appointments with the
primary care provider three times over the past year. The patient has a chronic illness that requires
periodic monitoring of blood test values. The patient tells the nurse: —You don't understand—in my
culture, we don't do things like that. I cannot be troubled with worrying about appointments in the
future; I deal with each day as it comes. The nurse understands which of the following about the
patient's culture?
a. The culture does not value Western medicine.
b. The culture has a different orientation to time than Western medicine.
c. The culture is an interdependent culture.
d. The culture does not believe in preventive care.
ANS: B
**Page 6**
9. A paper on culture and illness would be likely to include the statement that
a. culture is the same as ethnicity.
b. ethnic groups always share common geographic origin and religion.
c. ethnicity involves recognized traditions, symbols, and literature.
d. most members of an ethnic group exhibit identical cultural traits.
ANS: C
HESS' A GERONTOLOGICAL A NURSING A & A
HEALTHY A AGING, A CANADIAN A 6TH A
EDITION; A ISBN:13; A 978 0323698030 A ALL
A CHAPTERS A COVERED A WITH A VERIFIED A
QUESTIONS A AND A ANSWERS A
**Page 2**
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 level of wellness.
ANS: D
2. In differentiating between health and wellness in health care, which of the following 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
,3. Which racial or ethnic group has the highest life expectancy in the United States?
a. Native Americans
b. African Americans
c. Hispanic Americans
d. Asian and Pacific Island Americans
ANS: C
**Page 3**
1. Which of the following is a true statement about differing health beliefs systems?
a. Personalistic or magico-religious beliefs have been superseded in Western minds by biomedical
principles.
b. In most cultures, older adults are likely to treat themselves using traditional methods before turning
to biomedical professionals.
c. Ayurvedic medicine is another name for traditional Chinese medicine.
d. The belief that health depends on maintaining a balance among opposite qualities characteristic of a
magico-religious belief system.
ANS: B
2. Which of the following considerations is most likely to be true when working with an interpreter?
a. An interpreter is never needed if the nurse speaks the same language as the patient.
b. When working with interpreters, the nurse can use technical terms or metaphors.
c. A patient's young granddaughter who speaks fluent English would make the best interpreter because
she is familiar with and loves the patient.
d. The nurse should face the patient rather than the interpreter.
ANS: D
3. An older adult who is a traditional Chinese man has a blood pressure of 80/54 mm Hg and refuses to
remain in the bed. Which intervention should the nurse use to promote and maintain his health?
a. Have the health care provider speak to him.
,b. Use principles of the holistic health system.
c. Ask about his perceptions and treatment ideas.
d. Consult with a practitioner of Chinese medicine.
ANS: C
**Page 4**
4. Which action should the nurse take when addressing older adults?
a. Speak in an exaggerated pitch.
b. Use a lower quality of speech.
c. Use endearing terms such as -honey.
d. Speak clearly.
ANS: D
5. The nurse prepares an older woman, who is Polish, for discharge through an interpreter and notes
that she becomes tense during the instructions about elimination. Which interventions should the nurse
implement?
a. Move on to the discussion about medication.
b. Ask the older woman how she feels about this topic.
c. Instruct the interpreter to repeat the instructions.
d. Have the older woman repeat the instructions for clarity.
ANS: B
**Page 5**
6. The nurse plans care for an older African American man who is from Jamaica and resides in New York
City. Which should the nurse include in planning care?
a. Attribute his illness to breaking a voodoo.
b. Help him improve social relationships.
c. Maintain blood pressure below 120/70 mm Hg.
, d. Review the principles of the magico-religious system.
ANS: C
7. Which health belief system uses treatments to repair a body part?
a. Holistic
b. Biomedical
c. Personalistic
d. Magico-religious
ANS: B
8. A nurse is caring for a culturally diverse patient who has missed follow-up appointments with the
primary care provider three times over the past year. The patient has a chronic illness that requires
periodic monitoring of blood test values. The patient tells the nurse: —You don't understand—in my
culture, we don't do things like that. I cannot be troubled with worrying about appointments in the
future; I deal with each day as it comes. The nurse understands which of the following about the
patient's culture?
a. The culture does not value Western medicine.
b. The culture has a different orientation to time than Western medicine.
c. The culture is an interdependent culture.
d. The culture does not believe in preventive care.
ANS: B
**Page 6**
9. A paper on culture and illness would be likely to include the statement that
a. culture is the same as ethnicity.
b. ethnic groups always share common geographic origin and religion.
c. ethnicity involves recognized traditions, symbols, and literature.
d. most members of an ethnic group exhibit identical cultural traits.
ANS: C
