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AND HESS TOWARD HEALTHY AGING
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HUMAN NEEDS AND NURSING
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RESPONSE 9th EDITION COMPLETE
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GUIDE
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Med lC lFile l©
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,Touhy: Ebersole & Hess' Toward Healthy Aging, 9th Edition
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l Chapter 01: Health and Wellness in an Aging Society
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l MULTIPLE lCHOICE
1. When lasked lby lnew lparents lwhat lthe llife lexpectancy lis lfor ltheir lAfrican lAmerican
l newborn, lthe lnurse lreplies lthat, l“2010 lstatistics lindicate lthat lyour lson:
a. will lhave la llife lexpectancy lof lapproximately l65 l years.”
b. can lrealistically lexpect lto llive linto lhis llate l80s.”
c. has la lgood lchance lof lcelebrating lhis l75th lbirthday.”
d. is llikely lto llive linto lhis llate l90s.”
ANS: l C
In l2010, lmen lin lthe lUnited lStates lat lage l60 lcan lexpect lto llive lanother l22 lyears. lThe llife
lexpectancy lof lAfrican lAmerican lmen lis labout l4.7 lyears lless lthan lwhite lmen. lOf lthe loptions
labove, lC lis lthe lonly lresponse lthat lfits linto lthose lparameters. lThe lother loptions lare lnot
lsupported lby lreliable lresearch.
DIF: Cognitive lLevel: lUnderstanding REF: lp. l3
lTOP: l Integrated lProcess: lTeaching/Learning
MSC: l Client lNeeds: lHealth lPromotion land lMaintenance
2. A lnurse lis lplanning lcare lfor la lgroup lof lsuper-centenarians lin lan lassisted lliving lfacility.
The lnurse lconsiders lwhich lof lthe lfollowing?
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a. Most lsuper-centenarians lare lfunctionally lindependent lor lrequire lminimal
lassistance lwith lactivities lof ldaily lliving
b. The lmajority lof lsuper-centenarians lhave lcognitive limpairment
c. The lnumber lof lsuper-centenarians lis lexpected lto ldecrease lin lcoming lyears las
la lresult lof lheart ldisease land lstroke
d. It lis ltheorized lthat lsuper-centenarians lsurvived las llong las lthey lhave ldue lto
lgenetic lmutations lthat lmade lthem lless lsusceptible lto lcommon ldiseases
ANS: l A
Research lsupports lthat lmost lsuper-centenarians lare lfunctionally land lcognitively lintact,
lrequiring lminimal lassistance lwith lADLs. lThe lnumber lof lsuper-centenarians lis lexpected lto
lincrease lin lcoming lyears las lthe lnumber lof lolder ladults lincreases. lThe lreason lwhy
lindividuals lsurvived las llong las lthey lhave lis lnot lknown.
DIF: Cognitive lLevel: lRemembering REF: lp. l4
lTOP: l Integrated lProcess: lTeaching/Learning
MSC: l Client lNeeds: lHealth lPromotion land lMaintenance
3. One lreason lwhy lmany l“baby lboomers” lhave lmultiple lchronic lconditions lsuch las lheart
l disease, ldiabetes, land larthritis lis lthat:
a. they lhave lless laccess lto lmedication land lother ltreatment lregimens.
b. there lwas la llack lof limportance lplaced lon lhealthy lliving las lthey lwere lgrowing lup.
c. they ldid lnot lhave laccess lto limmunizations lagainst lcommunicable ldisease lwhen
they lwere lchildren.
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d. they lgrew lup lin lan lera lof lrampant lpoverty land lmalnutrition.
, ANS: l B
The lbaby lboomers, lindividuals lborn lbetween l1946 land l1964, lpost-WWII, lhave lbetter
laccess lto lmedication land ltreatment lregimens lthan lother lcohorts. lThey lhave lhad lthe lbenefit
lof lthe ldevelopment lof limmunizations lagainst lcommunicable ldiseases. lThey lgrew lup lin lan
lera lof lprosperity lpost-WWII. lHowever, lthere lwas la llack lof limportance lplaced lon lwhat lwe
lnow lconsider lhealthy lliving lwhen lthey lwere lyounger. lSmoking, lfor lexample, lwas lnot
lcondoned, lbut lwas lconsidered la lsymbol lof lstatus. lCandy lin lthe lshape lof lcigarettes lwas
lpopular, land lthere lwas lmuch lsecondhand lsmoke.
DIF: Cognitive lLevel: lRemembering REF: lp. l6
lTOP: l Integrated lProcess: lTeaching/Learning
MSC: l Client lNeeds: lHealth lPromotion land lMaintenance
4. A lnurse lis lplanning lan leducation lprogram lon lwellness lin la llocal lsenior lcitizen lcenter. lThe
lnurse lplans lto lprovide leducation lon lthe limportance lof limmunizations, lannual lphysical
lexaminations, lscreening lfor ldiabetes, land lvision land lhearing lscreening. lIt lis limportant lfor
lthe lnurse lto lunderstand lwhich lof lthe lfollowing?
a. Approximately l40% lof lolder ladults l(ages l65 land lolder) lutilize lavailable
lpreventive lservices
b. Preventive lstrategies lare lmore lwidely lused lin lthe l40-64 lage lgroup lthan lin lthe
l65 land lover lage lgroup
c. The lresearch lon lhealth lpromotion lstrategies lin lolder ladults ldemonstrates lthat
lthey lhave llow lefficacy
d. There lis lan labundance lof lresearch lspecific lto lhealth lpromotion land laging
ANS: l A
Approximately l40% lof lindividuals, lages l65 land lolder, lutilize lthe lpreventive lservices lthat
lare lavailable lto lthem. lHowever, lonly l24% lof lthose lbetween lthe lages lof l40 land l64 ldo lso.
lThere lis la lpaucity lof lresearch lspecific lto lhealth lpromotion land laging; lhowever, lthe lresearch
lthat lexists ldemonstrates lthat lhealth lpromotion lstrategies lare lhighly leffective.
DIF: Cognitive lLevel: lUnderstanding REF: lp. l7
lTOP: l Integrated lProcess: lTeaching/Learning
MSC: l Client lNeeds: lHealth lPromotion land lMaintenance
5. A lnurse lis lcaring lfor lan l85-year-old lmale lclient lwith ldiabetes lin la lcommunity lsetting.
l The lnurse lpromotes lfunctional lwellness lby lwhich lof lthe lfollowing lactivities?
a. Encouraging lthe lclient lmaintains lcurrent llevels lof lphysical lactivity
b. Assisting lthe lclient lto lreceive lall lthe lrecommended lpreventive lscreenings lthat
are lappropriate lfor lhis lage lgroup
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c. Teaching lthe lpatient lhow lto luse la lrolling lwalker lso lthat lhe lcan lambulate lfor
llonger ldistances
d. Encouraging lthe lclient lto lattend lhis lweekly lchess l games
ANS: l A
Maintaining lexisting llevels lof lphysical lactivity lis lconsistent lwith lfunctional lwellness.
lTeaching lthe lclient lhow lto luse la lrolling lwalker lenables lthe lclient lto lremain lactive lat lthe
lhighest llevel lpossible, lwhich lis lan lexample lof lpromoting lfunctional lwellness. lReceiving
lrecommended lscreening lis lan lexample lof lpromoting lbiological lwellness. lThe luse lof la
lrolling lwalker lshould lbe lbased lon lassessment lof lphysical lability. lEncouraging lthe lclient lto
lattend lweekly lchess lgames lis lan lexample lof lpromoting lsocial lwellness.
, DIF: Cognitive lLevel: lApplying REF: lp. l10
lTOP: l Integrated lProcess: lTeaching/Learning
MSC: l Client lNeeds: lHealth lPromotion land lMaintenance
6. Based lon lthe lcensus lreports lof l2010, lthe ltypical lprofile lof la lcentenarian lin lthe lUnited
States lincludes lwhich lof lthe lfollowing lcharacteristics?
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a. A lCaucasian lwoman lwho llives lin lan lurban larea lof la lSouthern lstate
b. An lAfrican lAmerican lwoman lwho llives lin la lrural larea lof la lSouthern lstate
c. A lHispanic lman lwho llives lin lan lurban larea lof la lMidwestern lstate
d. A lCaucasian lman lwho llives lin la lrural larea lof la lMidwestern lstate
ANS: l A
Based lon lthe l2010 lU.S. lCensus ldata, lcentenarians lwere loverwhelmingly lwhite l(82.5%),
lwomen l(82.8%), land lliving lin lurban lareas lof lthe l Southern lstates.
DIF: Cognitive lLevel: lApplying REF: lp. l5
lTOP: l Integrated lProcess: lTeaching/Learning
MSC: l Client lNeeds: lHealth lPromotion land lMaintenance
MULTIPLE lRESPONSE
1. Primary lprevention lstrategies lfor lolder ladults linclude lwhich lof lthe lfollowing? l(Select lall
that lapply.)
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a. An lannual linfluenza limmunization lclinic
b. A lsmoking lcessation lprogram
c. A lprostate lscreening lprogram
d. A lcardiac lrehabilitation lprogram
e. A lmeal lplanning leducation lprogram lfor ltype l2 ldiabetics
ANS: l A, lB
Primary lprevention lrefers lto lstrategies lthat lare lused lto lprevent lan lillness lbefore lit loccurs
land lmaintaining lwellness lacross lthe lcontinuum lof lcare. lImmunizations land lsmoking lcessation
lare lexamples lof lprimary lprevention. lSecondary lprevention lis lthe learly ldetection lof la ldisease
lor la lhealth lproblem lthat lhas lalready ldeveloped. lProstate lscreening lis lan lexample lof
lsecondary lprevention. lTertiary lprevention laddresses lthe lneeds lof lindividuals lwho lalready
lhave ltheir lwellness lchallenged. lCardiac lrehabilitation land lmeal lplanning lfor ldiabetics lare
lexamples lof ltertiary lprevention.
DIF: Cognitive lLevel: lApplying REF: lpp. l8–9
lTOP: l Integrated lProcess: lTeaching/Learning
MSC: l Client lNeeds: lManagement lof lCare
2. A lnurse lorganizes la lhealth lfair lfor lolder ladults. lThe lnurse’s lgoal lis lto lfocus lon lthe lsix
lpriority lareas lidentified lby lthe lNational lPrevention lCouncil. lWhich lof lthe lfollowing
lactivities lshould lthe lnurse linclude? l(Select lall lthat lapply.)
a. Smoking lcessation
b. Depression lscreening
c. Recognizing lelder labuse
d. Cholesterol lscreening
e. Fitness ltraining