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Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher level of wellness; a nurse
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can foster wellness in his or her clients. Wellness is defined by the individual and is
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multidimensional. It is not just the absence of disease. A wellness perspective is based on
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the belief that every person has an optimal level of health independent of his or her situation
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or functional level. Even in the presence of chronic illness or while dying, a movement
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toward wellness is possible if emphasis of care is placed on the promotion of well-being in a
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supportive environment.
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wellness, which involves one‘s whole being. The concept of illness prevention was never
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considered by previous generations; throughout history, basic self-care requirements have
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been recognized. Wellness and self-actualization develop through learning and growth—as
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to life. Wellness is possible when one‘s health is compromised—even with chronic illness,
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PTS: 1 DIF: Understand REF: p. 7
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Evaluation MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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,b. African Americans
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d. Asian and Pacific Island Americans
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Chapter 02: Cross-Cultural Caring and Aging
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Touhy & Jett: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 5th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE zs
1. Which of the following is a true statement about differing health belief systems?
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biomedical principles.
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methods before turning to biomedical professionals.
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is characteristic of a magicoreligious belief system.
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Older adults in most cultures usually have had experience with traditional methods that have
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worked as well as expected. After these treatments fail, older adults turn to the formal health
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care system. Even in the United States, it is common for older adults to pray for cures or
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wonder what they did to incur an illness as punishment. The Ayurvedic system is a
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naturalistic health belief system practiced in India and in some neighboring countries. This
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belief is characteristic of a holistic or naturalistic approach.
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b. When working with interpreters, the nurse can use technical terms or metaphors.
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c. A patient‘s young granddaughter who speaks fluent English would make the best
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interpreter because she is familiar with and loves the patient.
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d. The nurse should face the patient rather than the interpreter.
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ANS: z s D
The nurse should face the patient rather than the interpreter is a true statement; the intent is
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to converse with the patient, not with a third party about the patient. Many reasons may
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prevent the patient from speaking directly to a nurse. Technical terms and metaphors may
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be difficult or impossible to translate. Cultural restrictions may prevent some topics from
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being spoken of to a grandparent or child.
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TOP: z s Nursing Process: Implementation zs zs z s z s MSC: z s Safe, Effective Care Environment zs zs zs
3. An older adult who is a traditional Chinese man has a blood pressure of 80/54 mm Hg and
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refuses to remain in the bed. Which intervention should the nurse use to promote and maintain
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his health?
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NURSINGTB.COM
,Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging
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Touhy & Jett: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 5th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE zs
1. A man is terminally ill with end-stage prostate cancer. Which is the best statement about this
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wellness. zs
ANS: z s D
Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher level of wellness; a nurse
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can foster wellness in his or her clients. Wellness is defined by the individual and is
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multidimensional. It is not just the absence of disease. A wellness perspective is based on
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the belief that every person has an optimal level of health independent of his or her situation
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or functional level. Even in the presence of chronic illness or while dying, a movement
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toward wellness is possible if emphasis of care is placed on the promotion of well-being in a
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supportive environment.
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Diagnosis MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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Health is a broad term that encompasses attitudes and behaviors; holistically, health includes
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wellness, which involves one‘s whole being. The concept of illness prevention was never
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considered by previous generations; throughout history, basic self-care requirements have
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been recognized. Wellness and self-actualization develop through learning and growth—as
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to life. Wellness is possible when one‘s health is compromised—even with chronic illness,
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with multiple disabilities, or in dying, movement toward a higher level of wellness is possible.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Understand REF: p. 7
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Evaluation MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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3. Which racial or ethnic group has the highest life expectancy in the United States?
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a. Native Americans zs
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,b. African Americans
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d. Asian and Pacific Island Americans
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, Ebersole and Hess' Gerontological Nursing and Healthy Aging 5th Edition Touhy Test Bank
Chapter 02: Cross-Cultural Caring and Aging
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Touhy & Jett: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 5th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE zs
1. Which of the following is a true statement about differing health belief systems?
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a. Personalistic or magicoreligious beliefs have been superseded in Western minds by zs zs zs zs zs zs zs zs zs zs
biomedical principles.
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b. In most cultures, older adults are likely to treat themselves using traditional
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methods before turning to biomedical professionals.
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d. The belief that health depends on maintaining a balance among opposite qualities
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is characteristic of a magicoreligious belief system.
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ANS: z s B
Older adults in most cultures usually have had experience with traditional methods that have
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worked as well as expected. After these treatments fail, older adults turn to the formal health
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care system. Even in the United States, it is common for older adults to pray for cures or
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wonder what they did to incur an illness as punishment. The Ayurvedic system is a
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naturalistic health belief system practiced in India and in some neighboring countries. This
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belief is characteristic of a holistic or naturalistic approach.
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interpreter?
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b. When working with interpreters, the nurse can use technical terms or metaphors.
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c. A patient‘s young granddaughter who speaks fluent English would make the best
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interpreter because she is familiar with and loves the patient.
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d. The nurse should face the patient rather than the interpreter.
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to converse with the patient, not with a third party about the patient. Many reasons may
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prevent the patient from speaking directly to a nurse. Technical terms and metaphors may
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be difficult or impossible to translate. Cultural restrictions may prevent some topics from
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PTS: z s z s 1 DIF: Understand z s z s z s z s REF: z s z s p. 18-19 zs
TOP: z s Nursing Process: Implementation zs zs z s z s MSC: z s Safe, Effective Care Environment zs zs zs
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refuses to remain in the bed. Which intervention should the nurse use to promote and maintain
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his health?
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