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Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging 5Edition by Theris A. Touhy, and Kathleen F Jet Chapter 1-28
Table of contents
Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging.........................................................................................................
Chapter 02: Cross-Cultural Caring and AAging.....................................................................................................
Chapter 03: Biological Theories of Aging and Age-Related Physical Changes....................................................
Chapter 04: Psychosocial, Spiritual, and Cognitive Aspects of Aging.................................................................
Chapter 05: Gerontological Nursing and Promotion of Healthy Aging...............................................................
Chapter 06: Gerontological Nursing Across the Continuum of Care..................................................................
Chapter 09: Safe Medication Use........................................................................................................................
Chapter 10: Nutrition..........................................................................................................................................
Chapter 11: Hydration and Oral Care.................................................................................................................
Chapter 12: Elimination......................................................................................................................................
Chapter 13: Rest, Sleep, and Activity..................................................................................................................
Chapter 14: Promoting Healthy Skin..................................................................................................................
Chapter 15: Falls and Fall Risk Reduction..........................................................................................................
Chapter 18: Pain and Comfort............................................................................................................................
Chapter 19: Diseases Affecting Vision and Hearing...........................................................................................
Chapter 20: Metabolic Disorders........................................................................................................................
Chapter 16: Promoting Safety.............................................................................................................................
Chapter 17: Living With Chronic Illness......................................................................................................................................... 2
Chapter 17: Living With Chronic Illness.............................................................................................................
Chapter 18: Pain and Comfort............................................................................................................................
Chapter 19: Diseases Affecting Vision and Hearing...........................................................................................
Chapter 20: Metabolic Disorders.......................................................................................................................
Chapter 21: Bone and Joint Problems............................................................................................................................................ 2
Chapter 22: Cardiovascular and Respiratory Disorders.....................................................................................
,Chapter 23: Neurological Disorders...................................................................................................................
Chapter 24: Mental Health.................................................................................................................................
Chapter 25: Care of Individuals With Neurocognitive Disorders.......................................................................
Chapter 26: Relationships, Roles, and Transitions............................................................................................
Chapter 27: Caregiving.......................................................................................................................................
Chapter 28: Loss, Death, and Palliative Care.....................................................................................................
Chapter 28: Loss, Death, and Palliative Care.....................................................................................................
, Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging
Touhy & Jett: Ebersole andHess’ Gerontological Nursing & HealthyAging, 5th Edition
MULTIPLECHOICE
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.
Answer: D
Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher level of wellness; a nurse can foster wellness in his or
her clients. Wellness is defined by the individual and is multidimensional. It is not just the absence of disease. A wellness
perspective is based on the belief that every person has an optimal level of health independent of his or her situation or
functional level. Even in the presence of chronic illness or while dying, a movement toward wellness is possible if emphasis
of care is placed on the promotion of well-being in a supportive environment.
PTS: 1 DIF: Apply REF: p. 7 TOP: Nursing Process: Diagnosis
MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
N R I G B.C M
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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.
Answer: A
Health is a broad term that encompasses attitudes and behaviors; holistically, health includes 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 compromised—even with chronic illness, with multiple disabilities, or in dying, movement
toward a higher level of wellness is possible.
PTS: 1 DIF: Understand REF: p. 7 TOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation
MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. Which racial or ethnic group has the highest life expectancy in the United States?
a. Native Americans
b. African Americans
Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging 5Edition by Theris A. Touhy, and Kathleen F Jet Chapter 1-28
Table of contents
Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging.........................................................................................................
Chapter 02: Cross-Cultural Caring and AAging.....................................................................................................
Chapter 03: Biological Theories of Aging and Age-Related Physical Changes....................................................
Chapter 04: Psychosocial, Spiritual, and Cognitive Aspects of Aging.................................................................
Chapter 05: Gerontological Nursing and Promotion of Healthy Aging...............................................................
Chapter 06: Gerontological Nursing Across the Continuum of Care..................................................................
Chapter 09: Safe Medication Use........................................................................................................................
Chapter 10: Nutrition..........................................................................................................................................
Chapter 11: Hydration and Oral Care.................................................................................................................
Chapter 12: Elimination......................................................................................................................................
Chapter 13: Rest, Sleep, and Activity..................................................................................................................
Chapter 14: Promoting Healthy Skin..................................................................................................................
Chapter 15: Falls and Fall Risk Reduction..........................................................................................................
Chapter 18: Pain and Comfort............................................................................................................................
Chapter 19: Diseases Affecting Vision and Hearing...........................................................................................
Chapter 20: Metabolic Disorders........................................................................................................................
Chapter 16: Promoting Safety.............................................................................................................................
Chapter 17: Living With Chronic Illness......................................................................................................................................... 2
Chapter 17: Living With Chronic Illness.............................................................................................................
Chapter 18: Pain and Comfort............................................................................................................................
Chapter 19: Diseases Affecting Vision and Hearing...........................................................................................
Chapter 20: Metabolic Disorders.......................................................................................................................
Chapter 21: Bone and Joint Problems............................................................................................................................................ 2
Chapter 22: Cardiovascular and Respiratory Disorders.....................................................................................
,Chapter 23: Neurological Disorders...................................................................................................................
Chapter 24: Mental Health.................................................................................................................................
Chapter 25: Care of Individuals With Neurocognitive Disorders.......................................................................
Chapter 26: Relationships, Roles, and Transitions............................................................................................
Chapter 27: Caregiving.......................................................................................................................................
Chapter 28: Loss, Death, and Palliative Care.....................................................................................................
Chapter 28: Loss, Death, and Palliative Care.....................................................................................................
, Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging
Touhy & Jett: Ebersole andHess’ Gerontological Nursing & HealthyAging, 5th Edition
MULTIPLECHOICE
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.
Answer: D
Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher level of wellness; a nurse can foster wellness in his or
her clients. Wellness is defined by the individual and is multidimensional. It is not just the absence of disease. A wellness
perspective is based on the belief that every person has an optimal level of health independent of his or her situation or
functional level. Even in the presence of chronic illness or while dying, a movement toward wellness is possible if emphasis
of care is placed on the promotion of well-being in a supportive environment.
PTS: 1 DIF: Apply REF: p. 7 TOP: Nursing Process: Diagnosis
MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
N R I G B.C M
2. Indifferentiating between he alth andwellnessin U
he althScare,NwhichT
O
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.
Answer: A
Health is a broad term that encompasses attitudes and behaviors; holistically, health includes 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 compromised—even with chronic illness, with multiple disabilities, or in dying, movement
toward a higher level of wellness is possible.
PTS: 1 DIF: Understand REF: p. 7 TOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation
MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. Which racial or ethnic group has the highest life expectancy in the United States?
a. Native Americans
b. African Americans
