Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging (6th Edition) – Complete Test Bank with Answers

Test Bank Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging
6th Edition
by Theris A. Touhy, and Kathleen F Jet
Chapter 1 – 28

,Test Bank Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging
6th Edition




Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging
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MULTIPLEbCHOICE

1. Abmanbisbterminallybillbwithbend-
stagebprostatebcancer.bWhichbisbthebbestbstatementbaboutbthisbman’sbwellness?
a. Wellnessbcanbonlybbebachievedbwithbaggressivebmedicalbinterventions.
b. Wellnessbisbnotbabrealboptionbforbthisbclientbbecausebhebisbterminallybill.
c. Wellnessbisbdefinedbasbthebabsencebofbdisease.
d. Nursingbinterventionsbcanbhelpbempowerbabclientbtobachievebabhigherblevelbofb
wellness.
ANS:b D
Nursingbinterventionsbcanbhelpbempowerbabclientbtobachievebabhigherblevelbofbwellness;babnursebc
anbfosterbwellnessbinbhisborbherbclients.bWellnessbisbdefinedbbybthebindividualbandbisbmultidimens
ional.bItbisbnotbjustbthebabsencebofbdisease.bAbwellnessbperspectivebisbbasedbonbthebbeliefbthatbeve
rybpersonbhasbanboptimalblevelbofbhealthbindependentbofbhisborbherbsituationborbfunctionalblevel.b
Evenbinbthebpresencebofbchronicbillnessborbwhilebdying,babmovementbtowardbwellnessbisbpossible
bifbemphasisbofbcarebisbplacedbonbthebpromotionbofbwell-beingbinbabsupportivebenvironment.




PTS:b 1 DIF: Apply REF:b p.b7
TOP:bNursingbProcess:bDiagnosisbMSC:bHealthbPromotionbandbMaintenance

2. InbdifferentiatingbbetweenbhealU
N R I G B. C M
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nd wNellnTess in hOealthbcare,bwhichbofbthebfollowingb
statementsbisbtrue?
a. Healthbisbabbroadbtermbencompassingbattitudesbandbbehaviors.
b. Thebconceptbofbillnessbpreventionbwasbneverbconsideredbbybpreviousbgenerations.
c. Wellnessbandbself-actualizationbdevelopbthroughblearningbandbgrowth.
d. Wellnessbisbimpossiblebwhenbone’sbhealthbisbcompromised.
ANS:b A
Healthbisbabbroadbtermbthatbencompassesbattitudesbandbbehaviors;bholistically,bhealthbincludesbw
ellness,bwhichbinvolvesbone’sbwholebbeing.bThebconceptbofbillnessbpreventionbwasbneverbconsid
eredbbybpreviousbgenerations;bthroughoutbhistory,bbasicbself-
carebrequirementsbhavebbeenbrecognized.bWellnessbandbself-
actualizationbdevelopbthroughblearningbandbgrowth—
asbbasicbneedsbarebmet,bhigherblevelbneedsbcanbbebsatisfiedbinbturn,bwithbever-
deepeningbrichnessbtoblife.bWellnessbisbpossiblebwhenbone’sbhealthbisbcompromised—
evenbwithbchronicbillness,bwithbmultiplebdisabilities,borbinbdying,bmovementbtowardbabhigherblev
elbofbwellnessbisbpossible.

, PTS:b 1 DIF: Understand REF:b p.b7
TOP:bNursingbProcess:bEvaluationbMSC:bHealthbPromotionbandbMaintenance

3. Whichbracialborbethnicbgroupbhasbthebhighestb lifebexpectancybinbthebUnitedbStates?
a. NativebAmericans
b. AfricanbAmericans
c. HispanicbAmericans
d. AsianbandbPacificbIslandbAmericans

, Chapter 02: Cross-Cultural Caring and Aging
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1. Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbabtruebstatementbaboutbdifferingbhealthbbeliefbsystems?
a. PersonalisticborbmagicoreligiousbbeliefsbhavebbeenbsupersededbinbWesternbmindsbbyb
biomedicalbprinciples.
b. Inbmostbcultures,bolderbadultsbareblikelybtobtreatbthemselvesbusingbtraditionalb
methodsbbeforebturningbtobbiomedicalbprofessionals.
c. AyurvedicbmedicinebisbanotherbnamebforbtraditionalbChinesebmedicine.
d. Thebbeliefbthatbhealthbdependsbonbmaintainingbabbalancebamongboppositebqualitiesbi
sbcharacteristicbofbabmagicoreligiousbbeliefbsystem.
ANS:b B
Olderbadultsbinbmostbculturesbusuallybhavebhadbexperiencebwithbtraditionalbmethodsbthatbhavebw
orkedbasbwellbasbexpected.bAfterbthesebtreatmentsbfail,bolderbadultsbturnbtobthebformalbhealthbcar
ebsystem.bEvenbinbthebUnitedbStates,bitbisbcommonbforbolderbadultsbtobpraybforbcuresborbwonderb
whatbtheybdidbtobincurbanbillnessbasbpunishment.bThebAyurvedicbsystembisbabnaturalisticbhealthb
beliefbsystembpracticedbinbIndiabandbinbsomebneighboringbcountries.bThisbbeliefbisbcharacteristi
cbofbabholisticborbnaturalisticbapproach.

PTS:b b 1 DIF: Understand REF:b p.b16-17
TOP:b NursingbProcess:bAssessment MSC:bHealthbPromotionbandbMaintenance
N R I G B. C M
2. WhichbofbthebfollowingbconsideUratiS
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elybtobbebtruebwhenbworkingbwithbanbi
nterpreter?
a. Anbinterpreterbisbneverbneededbifbthebnursebspeaksbthebsameblanguagebasbthebpatient.
b. Whenbworkingbwithbinterpreters,bthebnursebcanbusebtechnicalbtermsborbmetaphors.
c. Abpatient’sbyoungbgranddaughterbwhobspeaksbfluentbEnglishbwouldbmakebthebbestbi
nterpreterbbecausebshebisbfamiliarbwithbandblovesbthebpatient.
d. Thebnursebshouldbfacebthebpatientbratherbthanbthebinterpreter.
ANS:b D
Thebnursebshouldbfacebthebpatientbratherbthanbthebinterpreterbisbabtruebstatement;bthebintentbisbtobc
onversebwithbthebpatient,bnotbwithbabthirdbpartybaboutbthebpatient.bManybreasonsbmaybpreventbthe
bpatientbfrombspeakingbdirectlybtobabnurse.bTechnicalbtermsbandbmetaphorsbmaybbebdifficultborbi

mpossiblebtobtranslate.bCulturalbrestrictionsbmaybpreventbsomebtopicsbfrombbeingbspokenbofbtobab
grandparentborbchild.

PTS:b b 1 DIF: Understand REF:b b p.b18-19
TOP:b NursingbProcess:bImplementationb b MSC:b Safe,bEffectivebCarebEnvironment

3. AnbolderbadultbwhobisbabtraditionalbChinesebmanbhasbabbloodbpressurebofb80/54bmmbHgbandbrefu
sesbtobremainbinbthebbed.bWhichbinterventionbshouldbthebnursebusebtobpromotebandbmaintainbhisbh
ealth?
a. Havebthebhealthbcarebproviderbspeakbtobhim.
b. Usebprinciplesbofbthebholisticbhealthbsystem.
c. Askbaboutbhisbperceptionsbandbtreatmentbideas.