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Chapterg01:gAging,gHealth,gandgWellnessgingagGlobalgCommunitygTo
uhy:gEbersoleg&gHess’gTowardgHealthygAging,g10thgEdition
MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. WhengaskedgbygnewgparentsgwhatgtheglifegexpectancygisgforgtheirgAfricangAmericangnewbor
n,gthegnursegrepliesgthat,g“2015gstatisticsgindicategthatgyourgson:
a. willghavegaglifegexpectancygofgapproximatelyg65gyears.”
b. cangrealisticallygexpectgtoglivegintoghisglateg80s.”
c. hasgaggoodgchancegofgcelebratingghisg75thgbirthday.”
d. isglikelygtoglivegintoghisglateg90s.”
ANS:g C
ThegoverallglifegexpectancygatgbirthgingthegUnitedgStatesging2015gwasg78.8.gThegdisparitygbe
tweenglifegexpectanciesgforgblackgandgwhitegAmericansghasgnarrowedgsignificantlygbetween
g1999gandg2015,gwithgthegdeathgrategforgblacksg(AfricangAmericans)gdroppinggbyg25%g(Offi
cegofgMinoritygHealth,g2017).gOfgthegoptionsgabove,gCgisgthegonlygresponsegthatgfitsgintogth
osegparameters.gThegothergoptionsgaregnotgsupportedgbygreliablegresearch.
DIF: CognitivegLevel:gUnderstanding TOP:
IntegratedgProcess:gTeaching/LearninggMSC:g ClientgNeeds:gHealthgPromotiongandgMaint
enance
2. Agnursegisgplanninggcaregforgaggroupgofgsuper-
centenariansgingangassistedglivinggfacility.gThegnursegconsidersgwhichgofgthegfollowing?
a. Mostgsuper-
centenariansgaregfunctionallygindependentgorgrequiregminimalgassistance
gwithgactivitiesgofgdailygliving.
b. Thegmajoritygofgsuper-centenariansghavegcognitivegimpairment.
c. Thegnumbergofgsuper-
centenariansgisgexpectedgtogdecreasegingcominggyearsgasgagresultgofgheartgdisea
segandgstroke.
d. Itgisgtheorizedgthatgsuper-
centenariansgsurvivedgasglonggasgtheyghavegduegtoggeneticgmutationsgthatgmadegth
emglessgsusceptiblegtogcommongdiseases.
ANS:g A
Researchgsupportsgthatgmostgsuper-
centenariansgaregfunctionallygandgcognitivelygintact,grequiringgminimalgassistancegwithgAD
Ls.gThegnumbergofgsuper-
centenariansgisgexpectedgtogincreasegingcominggyearsgasgthegnumbergofgoldergadultsgincrease
s.gAlthoughgcentenariansgstillgcarryggeneticgmarkersgwithingtheirgchromosomesgforganygnum
bergofghealthgproblems,gforgasgyetgunknowngreasons,gthesegaregnotg“activated”guntilgmuchgla
ter,gifgatgall,gwhengcomparedgwithgothergpersons.
DIF: CognitivegLevel:gRemembering TOP:
IntegratedgProcess:gTeaching/LearninggMSC:g ClientgNeeds:gHealthgPromotiongandgMaint
enance
,3. Onegreasongwhygmanyg“babygboomers”ghavegmultiplegchronicgconditionsgsuchgasghea
rtgdisease,gdiabetes,gandgarthritisgisgthat:
a. theyghaveglessgaccessgtogmedicationgandgothergtreatmentgregimens.
b. theregwasgaglackgofgimportancegplacedgonghealthyglivinggasgtheygwereggrowinggup.
c. theygdidgnotghavegaccessgtogimmunizationsgagainstgcommunicablegdiseasegwhe
ngtheygweregchildren.
, d. theyggrewgupgingangeragofgrampantgpovertygandgmalnutrition.
ANS:g B
Thegbabygboomers,gindividualsgborngbetweeng1946gandg1964,gpost-
WWII,ghavegbettergaccessgtogmedicationgandgtreatmentgregimensgthangothergcohorts.gTheygh
aveghadgthegbenefitgofgthegdevelopmentgofgimmunizationsgagainstgcommunicablegdiseases.g
Theyggrewgupgingangeragofgprosperitygpost-
WWII.gHowever,gtheregwasgaglackgofgimportancegplacedgongwhatgwegnowgconsiderghealthyg
livinggwhengtheygweregyounger.gSmoking,gforgexample,gwasgnotgcondoned,gbutgwasgconside
redgagsymbolgofgstatus.gCandygingthegshapegofgcigarettesgwasgpopular,gandgtheregwasgmuchg
secondhandgsmoke.
DIF: CognitivegLevel:gRemembering TOP:
IntegratedgProcess:gTeaching/LearninggMSC:g ClientgNeeds:gHealthgPromotiongandgMaint
enance
4. Agnursegisgplanninggangeducationgprogramgongwellnessgingaglocalgseniorgcitizengcenter.gT
hegnursegplansgtogprovidegeducationgongthegimportancegofgimmunizations,gannualgphysica
lgexaminations,gscreeninggforgdiabetes,gandgvisiongandghearinggscreening.gItgisgimportantg
forgthegnursegtogunderstandgwhichgofgthegfollowing?
a. Lessgthang50%gofgoldergadultsg(agesg65gandgolder)gutilizegavailablegpreventi
vegservices.
b. Preventivegstrategiesgaregmoregwidelygusedgingtheg50-64gage-
groupgthangingtheg65gandgovergage-group.
c. Thegresearchgonghealthgpromotiongstrategiesgingoldergadultsgdemonstratesgthatgthe
yghaveglowgefficacy.
d. Theregisgangabundancegofgresearchgspecificgtoghealthgpromotiongandgaging.
ANS:g g A
Lessgthang50%gofgindividuals,gagesg65gandgolder,gutilizegthegpreventivegservicesgthatgaregavaila
blegtogthem.gHowever,gonlyg25%gofgthosegbetweengthegagesgofg50gandg64gdogso.gTheregisgag
paucitygofgresearchgspecificgtoghealthgpromotiongandgaging;ghowever,gthegresearchgthatgexis
tsgdemonstratesgthatghealthgpromotiongstrategiesgareghighlygeffective.
DIF: CognitivegLevel:gUnderstanding TOP:
IntegratedgProcess:gTeaching/LearninggMSC:g ClientgNeeds:gHealthgPromotiongandgMaint
enance
5. Agnursegisgcaringgforgang85-year-
oldgmalegclientgwithgdiabetesgingagcommunitygsetting.gThegnursegpromotesgfunctionalgwel
lnessgbygwhichgofgthegfollowinggactivities?
a. Encouraginggthegclientgtogmaintaingcurrentglevelsgofgphysicalgactivity
b. Assistinggthegclientgtogreceivegallgthegrecommendedgpreventivegscreeningsgthatga
regappropriategforghisgage-group
c. Teachinggthegpatientghowgtogusegagrollinggwalkergsogthatghegcangambulategforglong
ergdistances
d. Encouraginggthegclientgtogattendghisgweeklygchessggame
sgANS:g A
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hy J Ebersole and Hess Complete
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medicalgsurgicalgnursingg(CapitalgUniversity)
,Ebersole and Hess’ Toward Healthy Aging 10th Edition Touhy Test Bank
g g g g g g g g g g
Chapterg01:gAging,gHealth,gandgWellnessgingagGlobalgCommunitygTo
uhy:gEbersoleg&gHess’gTowardgHealthygAging,g10thgEdition
MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. WhengaskedgbygnewgparentsgwhatgtheglifegexpectancygisgforgtheirgAfricangAmericangnewbor
n,gthegnursegrepliesgthat,g“2015gstatisticsgindicategthatgyourgson:
a. willghavegaglifegexpectancygofgapproximatelyg65gyears.”
b. cangrealisticallygexpectgtoglivegintoghisglateg80s.”
c. hasgaggoodgchancegofgcelebratingghisg75thgbirthday.”
d. isglikelygtoglivegintoghisglateg90s.”
ANS:g C
ThegoverallglifegexpectancygatgbirthgingthegUnitedgStatesging2015gwasg78.8.gThegdisparitygbe
tweenglifegexpectanciesgforgblackgandgwhitegAmericansghasgnarrowedgsignificantlygbetween
g1999gandg2015,gwithgthegdeathgrategforgblacksg(AfricangAmericans)gdroppinggbyg25%g(Offi
cegofgMinoritygHealth,g2017).gOfgthegoptionsgabove,gCgisgthegonlygresponsegthatgfitsgintogth
osegparameters.gThegothergoptionsgaregnotgsupportedgbygreliablegresearch.
DIF: CognitivegLevel:gUnderstanding TOP:
IntegratedgProcess:gTeaching/LearninggMSC:g ClientgNeeds:gHealthgPromotiongandgMaint
enance
2. Agnursegisgplanninggcaregforgaggroupgofgsuper-
centenariansgingangassistedglivinggfacility.gThegnursegconsidersgwhichgofgthegfollowing?
a. Mostgsuper-
centenariansgaregfunctionallygindependentgorgrequiregminimalgassistance
gwithgactivitiesgofgdailygliving.
b. Thegmajoritygofgsuper-centenariansghavegcognitivegimpairment.
c. Thegnumbergofgsuper-
centenariansgisgexpectedgtogdecreasegingcominggyearsgasgagresultgofgheartgdisea
segandgstroke.
d. Itgisgtheorizedgthatgsuper-
centenariansgsurvivedgasglonggasgtheyghavegduegtoggeneticgmutationsgthatgmadegth
emglessgsusceptiblegtogcommongdiseases.
ANS:g A
Researchgsupportsgthatgmostgsuper-
centenariansgaregfunctionallygandgcognitivelygintact,grequiringgminimalgassistancegwithgAD
Ls.gThegnumbergofgsuper-
centenariansgisgexpectedgtogincreasegingcominggyearsgasgthegnumbergofgoldergadultsgincrease
s.gAlthoughgcentenariansgstillgcarryggeneticgmarkersgwithingtheirgchromosomesgforganygnum
bergofghealthgproblems,gforgasgyetgunknowngreasons,gthesegaregnotg“activated”guntilgmuchgla
ter,gifgatgall,gwhengcomparedgwithgothergpersons.
DIF: CognitivegLevel:gRemembering TOP:
IntegratedgProcess:gTeaching/LearninggMSC:g ClientgNeeds:gHealthgPromotiongandgMaint
enance
,3. Onegreasongwhygmanyg“babygboomers”ghavegmultiplegchronicgconditionsgsuchgasghea
rtgdisease,gdiabetes,gandgarthritisgisgthat:
a. theyghaveglessgaccessgtogmedicationgandgothergtreatmentgregimens.
b. theregwasgaglackgofgimportancegplacedgonghealthyglivinggasgtheygwereggrowinggup.
c. theygdidgnotghavegaccessgtogimmunizationsgagainstgcommunicablegdiseasegwhe
ngtheygweregchildren.
, d. theyggrewgupgingangeragofgrampantgpovertygandgmalnutrition.
ANS:g B
Thegbabygboomers,gindividualsgborngbetweeng1946gandg1964,gpost-
WWII,ghavegbettergaccessgtogmedicationgandgtreatmentgregimensgthangothergcohorts.gTheygh
aveghadgthegbenefitgofgthegdevelopmentgofgimmunizationsgagainstgcommunicablegdiseases.g
Theyggrewgupgingangeragofgprosperitygpost-
WWII.gHowever,gtheregwasgaglackgofgimportancegplacedgongwhatgwegnowgconsiderghealthyg
livinggwhengtheygweregyounger.gSmoking,gforgexample,gwasgnotgcondoned,gbutgwasgconside
redgagsymbolgofgstatus.gCandygingthegshapegofgcigarettesgwasgpopular,gandgtheregwasgmuchg
secondhandgsmoke.
DIF: CognitivegLevel:gRemembering TOP:
IntegratedgProcess:gTeaching/LearninggMSC:g ClientgNeeds:gHealthgPromotiongandgMaint
enance
4. Agnursegisgplanninggangeducationgprogramgongwellnessgingaglocalgseniorgcitizengcenter.gT
hegnursegplansgtogprovidegeducationgongthegimportancegofgimmunizations,gannualgphysica
lgexaminations,gscreeninggforgdiabetes,gandgvisiongandghearinggscreening.gItgisgimportantg
forgthegnursegtogunderstandgwhichgofgthegfollowing?
a. Lessgthang50%gofgoldergadultsg(agesg65gandgolder)gutilizegavailablegpreventi
vegservices.
b. Preventivegstrategiesgaregmoregwidelygusedgingtheg50-64gage-
groupgthangingtheg65gandgovergage-group.
c. Thegresearchgonghealthgpromotiongstrategiesgingoldergadultsgdemonstratesgthatgthe
yghaveglowgefficacy.
d. Theregisgangabundancegofgresearchgspecificgtoghealthgpromotiongandgaging.
ANS:g g A
Lessgthang50%gofgindividuals,gagesg65gandgolder,gutilizegthegpreventivegservicesgthatgaregavaila
blegtogthem.gHowever,gonlyg25%gofgthosegbetweengthegagesgofg50gandg64gdogso.gTheregisgag
paucitygofgresearchgspecificgtoghealthgpromotiongandgaging;ghowever,gthegresearchgthatgexis
tsgdemonstratesgthatghealthgpromotiongstrategiesgareghighlygeffective.
DIF: CognitivegLevel:gUnderstanding TOP:
IntegratedgProcess:gTeaching/LearninggMSC:g ClientgNeeds:gHealthgPromotiongandgMaint
enance
5. Agnursegisgcaringgforgang85-year-
oldgmalegclientgwithgdiabetesgingagcommunitygsetting.gThegnursegpromotesgfunctionalgwel
lnessgbygwhichgofgthegfollowinggactivities?
a. Encouraginggthegclientgtogmaintaingcurrentglevelsgofgphysicalgactivity
b. Assistinggthegclientgtogreceivegallgthegrecommendedgpreventivegscreeningsgthatga
regappropriategforghisgage-group
c. Teachinggthegpatientghowgtogusegagrollinggwalkergsogthatghegcangambulategforglong
ergdistances
d. Encouraginggthegclientgtogattendghisgweeklygchessggame
sgANS:g A
