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,Ebersole and Hess’ Toward Healthy Aging 11th Edition Touhy Test Bank
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Chapter 01: Aging, Health, and Wellness in a Global Community Tou
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hy: Ebersole & Hess’ Toward Healthy Aging, 11th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE px
1. When asked by new parents what the life expectancy is for their African American newborn,
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the nurse replies that, “2015 statistics indicate that your son:
px px px px px px px px px
a. will have a life expectancy of approximately 65 years.”
px px px px px px px px
b. can realistically expect to live into his late 80s.”
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c. has a good chance of celebrating his 75th birthday.”
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d. is likely to live into his late 90s.”
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ANS: C p x
The overall life expectancy at birth in the United States in 2015 was 78.8. The disparity bet
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ween life expectancies for black and white Americans has narrowed significantly between 1
px px px px px px px px px px px px
999 and 2015, with the death rate for blacks (African Americans) dropping by 25% (Office
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of Minority Health, 2017). Of the options above, C is the only response that fits into those pa
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rameters. The other options are not supported by reliable research.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding TOP: px px
Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and px px px p x px px px px p
x Maintenance
2. A nurse is planning care for a group of super-
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centenarians in an assisted living facility. The nurse considers which of the following?
px px px px px px px px px px px px
a. Most super- px
centenarians are functionally independent or require minimal assistance px px px px px px px px
with activities NofUdRaiSlyIlNivGinTgB
. px px
b. The majority of super-centenarians have cognitive impairment.
px px px px px px
c. The number of super- px px px
centenarians is expected to decrease in coming years as a result of heart diseas px px px px px px px px px px px px px
e and stroke. px px
d. It is theorized that super-px px px px
centenarians survived as long as they have due to genetic mutations that made the px px px px px px px px px px px px px
m less susceptible to common diseases.
px px px px px
ANS: A p x
Research supports that most super- px px px px
centenarians are functionally and cognitively intact, requiring minimal assistance with ADL
px px px px px px px px px px
s. The number of super-
px px px px
centenarians is expected to increase in coming years as the number of older adults increases.
px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px
Although centenarians still carry genetic markers within their chromosomes for any number
px px px px px px px px px px px px
of health problems, for as yet unknown reasons, these are not “activated” until much later, if
px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px
at all, when compared with other persons.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering TOP: px px
Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and px px px p x px px px px p
x Maintenance
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,3. One reason why many “baby boomers” have multiple chronic conditions such as heart
px px px px px px px px px px px px px
disease, diabetes, and arthritis is that:
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a. they have less access to medication and other treatment regimens.
px px px px px px px px px
b. there was a lack of importance placed on healthy living as they were growing up.
px px px px px px px px px px px px px px
c. they did not have access to immunizations against communicable disease when
px px px px px px px px px px px
they were children.
px px
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, d. they grew up in an era of rampant poverty and malnutrition.
px px px px px px px px px px
ANS: B p x
The baby boomers, individuals born between 1946 and 1964, post-
px px px px px px px px px
WWII, have better access to medication and treatment regimens than other cohorts. They ha
px px px px px px px px px px px px px
ve had the benefit of the development of immunizations against communicable diseases. Th
px px px px px px px px px px px px
ey grew up in an era of prosperity post-
px px px px px px px px
WWII. However, there was a lack of importance placed on what we now consider healthy li
px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px
ving when they were younger. Smoking, for example, was not condoned, but was considere
px px px px px px px px px px px px px
d a symbol of status. Candy in the shape of cigarettes was popular, and there was much seco
px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px
ndhand smoke. px
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering TOP: px px
Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and px px px p x px px px px p
x Maintenance
4. A nurse is planning an education program on wellness in a local senior citizen center. The
px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px
nurse plans to provide education on the importance of immunizations, annual physical ex
px px px px px px px px px px px px
aminations, screening for diabetes, and vision and hearing screening. It is important for th
px px px px px px px px px px px px px
e nurse to understand which of the following?
px px px px px px px
a. Less than 50% of older adults (ages 65 and older) utilize available preventive
px px px px px px px px px px px px px
services.
b. Preventive strategies are more widely used in the 50-64 age- px px px px px px px px px
group than in the 65 and over age-group. px px px px px px px
c. The research on health promotion strategies in older adults demonstrates that they
px px px px px px px px px px px px
have low efficacy. px px
d. There is an abundance of research specific to health promotion and aging.
px px px px px px px px px px px
ANS: A p x p x
Less than 50% of individuals, ages 65 and older, utilize the preventive services that are avai
px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px
lable to them. However, only 25% of those between the ages of 50 and 64 do so. There is a p
px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px
aucity of research specific to health promotion and aging; however, the research that exists
px px px px px px px px px px px px px px
demonstrates that health promotion strategies are highly effective. px px px px px px px
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding TOP: px px
Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and px px px p x px px px px p
x Maintenance
5. A nurse is caring for an 85-year-
px px px px px px
old male client with diabetes in a community setting. The nurse promotes functional welln
px px px px px px px px px px px px px
ess by which of the following activities?
px px px px px px
a. Encouraging the client to maintain current levels of physical activity px px px px px px px px px
b. Assisting the client to receive all the recommended preventive screenings that are
px px px px px px px px px px px px
appropriate for his age-group px px px
c. Teaching the patient how to use a rolling walker so that he can ambulate for longer
px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px
distances
d. Encouraging the client to attend his weekly chess games px px px px px px px px px
ANS: A p x
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,Ebersole and Hess’ Toward Healthy Aging 11th Edition Touhy Test Bank
px px px px px z px px px
Chapter 01: Aging, Health, and Wellness in a Global Community Tou
px px px px px px px px px px
hy: Ebersole & Hess’ Toward Healthy Aging, 11th Edition
px px px px px px px px
MULTIPLE CHOICE px
1. When asked by new parents what the life expectancy is for their African American newborn,
px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px
the nurse replies that, “2015 statistics indicate that your son:
px px px px px px px px px
a. will have a life expectancy of approximately 65 years.”
px px px px px px px px
b. can realistically expect to live into his late 80s.”
px px px px px px px px
c. has a good chance of celebrating his 75th birthday.”
px px px px px px px px
d. is likely to live into his late 90s.”
px px px px px px px
ANS: C p x
The overall life expectancy at birth in the United States in 2015 was 78.8. The disparity bet
px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px
ween life expectancies for black and white Americans has narrowed significantly between 1
px px px px px px px px px px px px
999 and 2015, with the death rate for blacks (African Americans) dropping by 25% (Office
px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px
of Minority Health, 2017). Of the options above, C is the only response that fits into those pa
px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px
rameters. The other options are not supported by reliable research.
px px px px px px px px px
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding TOP: px px
Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and px px px p x px px px px p
x Maintenance
2. A nurse is planning care for a group of super-
px px px px px px px px px
centenarians in an assisted living facility. The nurse considers which of the following?
px px px px px px px px px px px px
a. Most super- px
centenarians are functionally independent or require minimal assistance px px px px px px px px
with activities NofUdRaiSlyIlNivGinTgB
. px px
b. The majority of super-centenarians have cognitive impairment.
px px px px px px
c. The number of super- px px px
centenarians is expected to decrease in coming years as a result of heart diseas px px px px px px px px px px px px px
e and stroke. px px
d. It is theorized that super-px px px px
centenarians survived as long as they have due to genetic mutations that made the px px px px px px px px px px px px px
m less susceptible to common diseases.
px px px px px
ANS: A p x
Research supports that most super- px px px px
centenarians are functionally and cognitively intact, requiring minimal assistance with ADL
px px px px px px px px px px
s. The number of super-
px px px px
centenarians is expected to increase in coming years as the number of older adults increases.
px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px
Although centenarians still carry genetic markers within their chromosomes for any number
px px px px px px px px px px px px
of health problems, for as yet unknown reasons, these are not “activated” until much later, if
px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px
at all, when compared with other persons.
px px px px px px px
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering TOP: px px
Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and px px px p x px px px px p
x Maintenance
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,3. One reason why many “baby boomers” have multiple chronic conditions such as heart
px px px px px px px px px px px px px
disease, diabetes, and arthritis is that:
px px px px px
a. they have less access to medication and other treatment regimens.
px px px px px px px px px
b. there was a lack of importance placed on healthy living as they were growing up.
px px px px px px px px px px px px px px
c. they did not have access to immunizations against communicable disease when
px px px px px px px px px px px
they were children.
px px
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, d. they grew up in an era of rampant poverty and malnutrition.
px px px px px px px px px px
ANS: B p x
The baby boomers, individuals born between 1946 and 1964, post-
px px px px px px px px px
WWII, have better access to medication and treatment regimens than other cohorts. They ha
px px px px px px px px px px px px px
ve had the benefit of the development of immunizations against communicable diseases. Th
px px px px px px px px px px px px
ey grew up in an era of prosperity post-
px px px px px px px px
WWII. However, there was a lack of importance placed on what we now consider healthy li
px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px
ving when they were younger. Smoking, for example, was not condoned, but was considere
px px px px px px px px px px px px px
d a symbol of status. Candy in the shape of cigarettes was popular, and there was much seco
px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px
ndhand smoke. px
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering TOP: px px
Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and px px px p x px px px px p
x Maintenance
4. A nurse is planning an education program on wellness in a local senior citizen center. The
px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px
nurse plans to provide education on the importance of immunizations, annual physical ex
px px px px px px px px px px px px
aminations, screening for diabetes, and vision and hearing screening. It is important for th
px px px px px px px px px px px px px
e nurse to understand which of the following?
px px px px px px px
a. Less than 50% of older adults (ages 65 and older) utilize available preventive
px px px px px px px px px px px px px
services.
b. Preventive strategies are more widely used in the 50-64 age- px px px px px px px px px
group than in the 65 and over age-group. px px px px px px px
c. The research on health promotion strategies in older adults demonstrates that they
px px px px px px px px px px px px
have low efficacy. px px
d. There is an abundance of research specific to health promotion and aging.
px px px px px px px px px px px
ANS: A p x p x
Less than 50% of individuals, ages 65 and older, utilize the preventive services that are avai
px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px
lable to them. However, only 25% of those between the ages of 50 and 64 do so. There is a p
px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px
aucity of research specific to health promotion and aging; however, the research that exists
px px px px px px px px px px px px px px
demonstrates that health promotion strategies are highly effective. px px px px px px px
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding TOP: px px
Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and px px px p x px px px px p
x Maintenance
5. A nurse is caring for an 85-year-
px px px px px px
old male client with diabetes in a community setting. The nurse promotes functional welln
px px px px px px px px px px px px px
ess by which of the following activities?
px px px px px px
a. Encouraging the client to maintain current levels of physical activity px px px px px px px px px
b. Assisting the client to receive all the recommended preventive screenings that are
px px px px px px px px px px px px
appropriate for his age-group px px px
c. Teaching the patient how to use a rolling walker so that he can ambulate for longer
px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px px
distances
d. Encouraging the client to attend his weekly chess games px px px px px px px px px
ANS: A p x
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