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by Theris A. Touhy, and Kathleen F Jet
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Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging
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Touhy & Jett: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 6th
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1. A man is terminally ill with end-
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stage prostate cancer. Which is the best statement about this man‘s wellness?
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a. Wellness can only be achieved with aggressive medical interventions.
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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. x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@


d. Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher le
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vel of wellness. x@ x@




ANS: D x@


Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher level of wellness; a
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nurse can foster wellness in his or her clients. Wellness is defined by the individual
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and is multidimensional. It is not just the absence of disease. A wellness perspective is
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based on the belief that every person has an optimal level of health independent of h
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is or her situation or functional level. Even in the presence of chronic illness or while
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@dying, a movement toward wellness is possible if emphasis of care is placed on the p
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romotion of well-being in a supportive environment.
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PTS: x @ 1 DIF: Apply REF: p. 7 x @ x@


TOP: Nursing Process: Diagnosis MSC: Health Promotion and Maintena
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2. In differentiating between healU
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nd wNellnTess in hOealth care, which of the follow
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ing statements is true?
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a. Health is a broad term encompassing attitudes and behaviors.
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b. The concept of illness prevention was never considered by previous generations.
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c. Wellness and self-actualization develop through learning and growth.
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d. Wellness is impossible when one‘s health is compromised.
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ANS: A x@


Health is a broad term that encompasses attitudes and behaviors; holistically, health in
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cludes wellness, which involves one‘s whole being. The concept of illness prevention
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was never considered by previous generations; throughout history, basic self-
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care requirements have been recognized. Wellness and self-
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actualization develop through learning and growth—x@ x@ x@ x@ x@


as basic needs are met, higher level needs can be satisfied in turn, with ever-
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deepening richness to life. Wellness is possible when one‘s health is compromised—
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,even with chronic illness, with multiple disabilities, or in dying, movement toward a hi
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gher level of wellness is possible.
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TOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation MSC: Health Promotion and Maintena
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3. Which racial or ethnic group has the highest life expectancy in the United States?
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d. Asian and Pacific Island Americans
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