Ebersole and Hess' Gerontological Nursing Healthy Aging, Canadian Edition 5th Edition by Theris a
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Touhy
Test bank Ebersole and
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Hess' Gerontological|! |!
Nursing Healthy Aging, |! |! |!
Canadian Edition 5th |! |! |!
Edition by Theris a |! |! |! |!
Touhy and Kathleen fjet |! |! |!
Test Bank
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, Ebersole and Hess' Gerontological Nursing Healthy Aging, Canadian Edition 5th Edition by Theris a
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Touhy Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging |! |! |! |! |!
MULTIPLE CHOICE |!
1. A man is terminally ill with end-stage prostate cancer. Which
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is the best statement about thisman‘s wellness?
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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.
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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 |!
Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher level of
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wellness; a nurse can foster wellness in his or her clients. Wellness is defined
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by the individual and is multidimensional. It is not just the absence of disease.
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A wellness perspective is based on the belief that every person has an optimal
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level | ! of health independent of his or her situation or functional level. Even in
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the presence of chronic illness or while dying, a movement toward wellnessis
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possible if emphasis of care is placed on the promotion of well-being in a
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supportive environment. |!
PTS: 1 | ! DIF: | ! Apply REF: | ! p. 7 |! TOP: Nursing Process: |! |! |!
DiagnosisMSC: |! Health Promotion and Maintenance
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2. In differentiating between health and wellness in health care, which of
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the following statements
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is true?
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a. Health is a broad term encompassing |! |! |! |! |!
attitudes and |!
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, Ebersole and Hess' Gerontological Nursing Healthy Aging, Canadian Edition 5th Edition by Theris a
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Touhy behaviors.
b. The concept of illness prevention was
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never considered |!
by previous generations.
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c. Wellness and self-actualization develop |! |! |! |!
through learn- |!
ing and growth. |! |!
d. Wellness is impossible when one‘s |! |! |! |! |!
health is compro- |! |!
mised.
ANS: A |!
Health is a broad term that encompasses attitudes and behaviors; holistically,
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health includes wellness, which in- volves one‘s whole being. The concept of
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illness prevention was never considered by previous generations; through-out
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
history, basic self-care requirements have been recognized. Wellness and self-
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
actualization develop through learning and growth—as basic needs are met,
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higher level needs can be satisfied in turn, with ever-deepening rich- ness to life.
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|! Wellness is possible when one‘s health is compromised—even with chronic
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illness, with multiple dis- abilities, or in dying, movement toward a higher level
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of wellness is possible.
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PTS: 1 | ! DIF: | ! Understand | ! REF: p. 7 |! |! TOP: Nursing Process: |! |! |!
EvaluationMSC: |! | ! Health Promotion and Maintenance |! |! |!
3. Which racial or ethnic group has the highest life expectancy in the
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United States? |!
a. Native Americans |!
b. African Americans |!
c. Hispanic Americans |!
d. Asian and Pacific Island Americans |! |! |! |!
ANS: C |!
As shown in Figure 1.4, Hispanic men and women have the highest life
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expectancy of all. In 2011, for those of His-panic origin of any race, the
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overall life |! | ! expectancy at 65 years of age was 20.7 more years in 2011 (19.1
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years for men and 21.8 years for women).
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Touhy
PTS: | ! 1 DIF: | ! Understand | ! REF: p. 6 |! |!
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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4. Historical influences that have shaped the lives of the majority
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of the in-between cohort in theUnited States today include which of the
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following?
a. Influenza epidemic of 1918 |! |! |!
b. World War I |! |!
c. Child rearing in the Depression
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d. World War II |! |!
ANS: D |!
Those who are in the in-between cohort in 2016 were born between 1915 and
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1945. The men were likely to have fought in World War II. The last of the
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Holocaust survivors are in this group. A person who survived the influenza
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epidemic would be at least 98 years old in 2016 and therefore would be
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considered old-old or a centenarian. Most ofthose who are of the in-between
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cohort had not reached childbearing age by the end of the Depression.
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Individuals in the in- between cohort would not have been old enough to fight
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in World War II.
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PTS: | ! 1 DIF: | ! Understand | ! REF: p. 5 |! |!
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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5. According to researchers, which characteristic do most centenarians share?
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a. Female
b. Hispanic
c. Living in rural areas |! |! |!
d. Located in the Midwestern states |! |! |! |!
ANS: A |!
Based on the U.S. census report of 2010, centenarians were overwhelmingly white,
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female, and living in the urbanareas of the Southern states.
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PTS: | ! 1 DIF: | ! Remember |! |! REF: p. 5 |! |!
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Touhy
Test bank Ebersole and
|! |! |! |!
Hess' Gerontological|! |!
Nursing Healthy Aging, |! |! |!
Canadian Edition 5th |! |! |!
Edition by Theris a |! |! |! |!
Touhy and Kathleen fjet |! |! |!
Test Bank
|! Page 1
|!
, Ebersole and Hess' Gerontological Nursing Healthy Aging, Canadian Edition 5th Edition by Theris a
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
Touhy Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging |! |! |! |! |!
MULTIPLE CHOICE |!
1. A man is terminally ill with end-stage prostate cancer. Which
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
is the best statement about thisman‘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 |!
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 wellnessis
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
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: |! |! |!
DiagnosisMSC: |! 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 |!
Test Bank
|! Page 2 |!
, Ebersole and Hess' Gerontological Nursing Healthy Aging, Canadian Edition 5th Edition by Theris a
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
Touhy behaviors.
b. The concept of illness prevention was
|! |! |! |! |! |!
never considered |!
by previous generations.
|! |!
c. Wellness and self-actualization develop |! |! |! |!
through learn- |!
ing and growth. |! |!
d. Wellness is impossible when one‘s |! |! |! |! |!
health is compro- |! |!
mised.
ANS: A |!
Health is a broad term that encompasses attitudes and behaviors; holistically,
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! | !
health includes wellness, which in- volves one‘s whole being. The concept of
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
illness prevention was never considered by previous generations; through-out
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
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 rich- ness to life.
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
|! Wellness is possible when one‘s health is compromised—even with chronic
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
illness, with multiple dis- abilities, or in dying, movement toward a higher level
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
of wellness is possible.
|! |! |!
PTS: 1 | ! DIF: | ! Understand | ! REF: p. 7 |! |! TOP: Nursing Process: |! |! |!
EvaluationMSC: |! | ! 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 |!
c. Hispanic Americans |!
d. Asian and Pacific Island Americans |! |! |! |!
ANS: C |!
As shown in Figure 1.4, Hispanic men and women have the highest life
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
expectancy of all. In 2011, for those of His-panic origin of any race, the
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
overall life |! | ! expectancy at 65 years of age was 20.7 more years in 2011 (19.1
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
years for men and 21.8 years for women).
|! |! |! |! |! |! |!
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, Ebersole and Hess' Gerontological Nursing Healthy Aging, Canadian Edition 5th Edition by Theris a
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Touhy
PTS: | ! 1 DIF: | ! Understand | ! REF: p. 6 |! |!
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 theUnited 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 in 2016 were born between 1915 and
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! | !
1945. The men were likely to have fought in World War II. The last of the
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
Holocaust survivors are in this group. A person who survived the influenza
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
epidemic would be at least 98 years old in 2016 and therefore would be
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
considered old-old or a centenarian. Most ofthose 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 World War II.
|! |! |!
PTS: | ! 1 DIF: | ! Understand | ! REF: p. 5 |! |!
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 U.S. census report of 2010, centenarians were overwhelmingly white,
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
female, and living in the urbanareas of the Southern states.
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
PTS: | ! 1 DIF: | ! Remember |! |! REF: p. 5 |! |!
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