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Chapter 02: Introduction to Healthy Aging
Touhy: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 6th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A man is terminally ill with end-stage prostate cancer. Which statement best describes the
nurse’s role regarding this man’s wellness?
a. Providing the client with aggressive medical interventions.
b. It is not a real option for this client because he is terminally ill.
c. Educating the client that wellness is dependent upon the absence of disease.
d. Providing nursing interventions that can help empower a client to achieve his
highest level of wellness.
ANS: D
Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher level of wellness; a nurse
can foster wellness in his/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/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: 20 TOP: Nursing Process: Diagnosis
MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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
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 growth4as
basic needs are met, higher level needs can be satisfied in turn, with ever-deepening richness
to life. Wellness is impossible when one’s health is compromised4even with chronic illness,
with multiple disabilities, or in dying, movement toward a higher level of wellness is possible.
PTS: 1 DIF: Understand REF: 18 TOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation
MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. Which racial/ethnic group has the highest life expectancy in the United States?
a. Native Americans
b. African Americans
c. Hispanic Americans
d. Asian/Pacific Island Americans
Test Bank For Ebersole and Hess Gerontological Nursing and Healthy Aging 6th Edition by
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ANS: C
Hispanic men and women have the highest life expectancy of all. This information makes all
the otherTESTBANKBLUE
options incorrect. #1 NURSING TEST BANK WEBSITE
PTS: 1 DIF: Understand REF: 15
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Safe, Effective Care Environment
4. Historical influences that have shaped the lives of the majority of the in-between cohort in the
United States today include which of the following?
a. Influenza epidemic of 1918
b. World War I
c. Child rearing in the Depression
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ANS: C
Hispanic men and women have the highest life expectancy of all. This information makes all
the otherTESTBANKBLUE
options incorrect. #1 NURSING TEST BANK WEBSITE
PTS: 1 DIF: Understand REF: 15
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Safe, Effective Care Environment
4. Historical influences that have shaped the lives of the majority of the in-between cohort in the
United States today include which of the following?
a. Influenza epidemic of 1918
b. World War I
c. Child rearing in the Depression
d. World War II
ANS: D
Those who are in the in-between cohort were born between 1920 and 1945. The men were
likely to have fought in it. The last of the holocaust survivors are in this group. A person who
survived the influenza epidemic would be over 100 years old and therefore would be
considered old-old or a centenarian. Most of those who are of the in-between cohort had not
reached childbearing age by the end of the Depression. Individuals in the in-between cohort
would not have been old enough to fight in WWI.
PTS: 1 DIF: Understand REF: 17
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Safe, Effective Care Environment
5. According to researchers, which characteristic do most centenarians share?
a. Female
b. Hispanic
c. Living in rural areas
d. Located in the Midwestern states
ANS: A
Based on the US census report of 2010, centenarians were overwhelmingly white, female, and
living in the urban areas of the Southern states.
PTS: 1 DIF: Remember REF: 17
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Safe, Effective Care Environment
6. Which nursing intervention is a holistic approach to an older adult?
a. Performs glucose testing during the weekly worship service
b. Wheels ambulatory adults to exercise when running late
c. Basing interventions on the client’s functional abilities
d. Allows older adults in a nursing home to eat meals alone
ANS: C
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The nurse uses a holistic approach to the care when tailoring care needs to support the client’s
optimal level of health independent. Interrupting an older adult’s worship with glucose testing
TESTBANKBLUE #1 NURSING TEST BANK WEBSITE
can be interpreted as a lack of respect for spiritual needs. The nurse can provide for and
respect the physical and spiritual aspects of the older adult’s life by testing for glucose before
the service begins. In transporting ambulatory adults to the exercise program in a wheelchair
to save time, the nurse disregards the need for self-esteem and exercise, both important
aspects of physical well-being. Ambulatory adults can walk with assistance, if needed, to
exercise programs and can benefit from the additional activity and independence. The nurse
can be tempted to allow an older adult to eat meals alone in his or her room if this will
motivate the person to eat or if the older adult has dysphasia and is embarrassed. However,
while focusing on physical needs, the nurse ignores psychosocial and other aspects of health
d ll b i
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Test Bank For Ebersole and Hess Gerontological Nursing and Healthy Aging 6th Edition by
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Chapter 02: Introduction to Healthy Aging
Touhy: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 6th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A man is terminally ill with end-stage prostate cancer. Which statement best describes the
nurse’s role regarding this man’s wellness?
a. Providing the client with aggressive medical interventions.
b. It is not a real option for this client because he is terminally ill.
c. Educating the client that wellness is dependent upon the absence of disease.
d. Providing nursing interventions that can help empower a client to achieve his
highest level of wellness.
ANS: D
Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher level of wellness; a nurse
can foster wellness in his/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/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: 20 TOP: Nursing Process: Diagnosis
MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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
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 growth4as
basic needs are met, higher level needs can be satisfied in turn, with ever-deepening richness
to life. Wellness is impossible when one’s health is compromised4even with chronic illness,
with multiple disabilities, or in dying, movement toward a higher level of wellness is possible.
PTS: 1 DIF: Understand REF: 18 TOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation
MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. Which racial/ethnic group has the highest life expectancy in the United States?
a. Native Americans
b. African Americans
c. Hispanic Americans
d. Asian/Pacific Island Americans
Test Bank For Ebersole and Hess Gerontological Nursing and Healthy Aging 6th Edition by
Touhy Test Bank Click Here To Access The FULL VERSION
ANS: C
Hispanic men and women have the highest life expectancy of all. This information makes all
the otherTESTBANKBLUE
options incorrect. #1 NURSING TEST BANK WEBSITE
PTS: 1 DIF: Understand REF: 15
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Safe, Effective Care Environment
4. Historical influences that have shaped the lives of the majority of the in-between cohort in the
United States today include which of the following?
a. Influenza epidemic of 1918
b. World War I
c. Child rearing in the Depression
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Test Bank For Ebersole and Hess Gerontological Nursing and Healthy Aging 6th Edition by
Touhy Test Bank Click Here To Access The FULL VERSION
ANS: C
Hispanic men and women have the highest life expectancy of all. This information makes all
the otherTESTBANKBLUE
options incorrect. #1 NURSING TEST BANK WEBSITE
PTS: 1 DIF: Understand REF: 15
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Safe, Effective Care Environment
4. Historical influences that have shaped the lives of the majority of the in-between cohort in the
United States today include which of the following?
a. Influenza epidemic of 1918
b. World War I
c. Child rearing in the Depression
d. World War II
ANS: D
Those who are in the in-between cohort were born between 1920 and 1945. The men were
likely to have fought in it. The last of the holocaust survivors are in this group. A person who
survived the influenza epidemic would be over 100 years old and therefore would be
considered old-old or a centenarian. Most of those who are of the in-between cohort had not
reached childbearing age by the end of the Depression. Individuals in the in-between cohort
would not have been old enough to fight in WWI.
PTS: 1 DIF: Understand REF: 17
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Safe, Effective Care Environment
5. According to researchers, which characteristic do most centenarians share?
a. Female
b. Hispanic
c. Living in rural areas
d. Located in the Midwestern states
ANS: A
Based on the US census report of 2010, centenarians were overwhelmingly white, female, and
living in the urban areas of the Southern states.
PTS: 1 DIF: Remember REF: 17
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Safe, Effective Care Environment
6. Which nursing intervention is a holistic approach to an older adult?
a. Performs glucose testing during the weekly worship service
b. Wheels ambulatory adults to exercise when running late
c. Basing interventions on the client’s functional abilities
d. Allows older adults in a nursing home to eat meals alone
ANS: C
Test Bank For Ebersole and Hess Gerontological Nursing and Healthy Aging 6th Edition by
Touhy Test Bank Click Here To Access The FULL VERSION
The nurse uses a holistic approach to the care when tailoring care needs to support the client’s
optimal level of health independent. Interrupting an older adult’s worship with glucose testing
TESTBANKBLUE #1 NURSING TEST BANK WEBSITE
can be interpreted as a lack of respect for spiritual needs. The nurse can provide for and
respect the physical and spiritual aspects of the older adult’s life by testing for glucose before
the service begins. In transporting ambulatory adults to the exercise program in a wheelchair
to save time, the nurse disregards the need for self-esteem and exercise, both important
aspects of physical well-being. Ambulatory adults can walk with assistance, if needed, to
exercise programs and can benefit from the additional activity and independence. The nurse
can be tempted to allow an older adult to eat meals alone in his or her room if this will
motivate the person to eat or if the older adult has dysphasia and is embarrassed. However,
while focusing on physical needs, the nurse ignores psychosocial and other aspects of health
d ll b i
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