Test Bank Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Health
Aging 5th Edition by Theris A. Touhy, and Kathleen F Jet
Chapter 1-28.
,Chapterwq01:wqIntroductionwqtowqHealthywqAging
Touhywq&wqJett:wqEbersolewqandwqHess’wqGerontologicalwqNursingwq&wqHealthywqAgi
ng,wq5thwqEdition
MULTIPLEwqCHOICE
1. Awqmanwqiswqterminallywqillwqwithwqend-
stagewqprostatewqcancer.wqWhichwqiswqthewqbestwqstatementwqaboutwqthiswqman‘swqwellness?
a. Wellnesswqcanwqonlywqbewqachievedwqwithwqaggressivewqmedicalwqinterventions.
b. Wellnesswqiswqnotwqawqrealwqoptionwqforwqthiswqclientwqbecausewqhewqiswqterminallywqill.
c. Wellnesswqiswqdefinedwqaswqthewqabsencewqofwqdisease.
d. Nursingwqinterventionswqcanwqhelpwqempowerwqawqclientwqtowqachievewqawqhigher
wqlevelwqofwqwellness.
ANS:w q D
Nursingwqinterventionswqcanwqhelpwqempowerwqawqclientwqtowqachievewqawqhigherwqlevelwqofwqwellne
ss;wqawqnursewqcanwqfosterwqwellnesswqinwqhiswqorwqherwqclients.wqWellnesswqiswqdefinedwqbywqthewqi
ndividualwqandwqiswqmultidimensional.wqItwqiswqnotwqjustwqthewqabsencewqofwqdisease.wqAwqwellness
wqperspectivewqiswqbasedwqonwqthewqbeliefwqthatwqeverywqpersonwqhaswqanwqoptimalwqlevelwqofwqhealt
hwqindependentwqofwqhiswqorwqherwqsituationwqorwqfunctionalwqlevel.wqEvenwqinwqthewqpresencewqofw
qchronicwqillnesswqorwqwhilewqdying,wqawqmovementwqtowardwqwellnesswqiswqpossiblewqifwqemphasi
swqofwqcarewqiswqplacedwqonwqthewqpromotionwqofwqwell-beingwqinwqawqsupportivewqenvironment.
PTS:w q 1 DIF: Apply REF:w q p.wq7
TOP:w q NursingwqProcess:wqDiagnosiswqMSC:w q HealthwqPromotionwqandwqMain
tenance
N R I G B.C M
2. InwqdifferentiatingwqbetweenwqhealU
th anSd wNellnTess in hOealthwqcare,wqwhichwqofwqthewqfol
lowingwqstatementswqiswqtrue?
a. Healthwqiswqawqbroadwqtermwqencompassingwqattitudeswqandwqbehaviors.
b. Thewqconceptwqofwqillnesswqpreventionwqwaswqneverwqconsideredwqbywqpreviouswqgenerations.
c. Wellnesswqandwqself-actualizationwqdevelopwqthroughwqlearningwqandwqgrowth.
d. Wellnesswqiswqimpossiblewqwhenwqone‘swqhealthwqiswqcompromised.
ANS:w q A
Healthwqiswqawqbroadwqtermwqthatwqencompasseswqattitudeswqandwqbehaviors;wqholistically,wqhealth
wqincludeswqwellness,wqwhichwqinvolveswqone‘swqwholewqbeing.wqThewqconceptwqofwqillnesswqprev
entionwqwaswqneverwqconsideredwqbywqpreviouswqgenerations;wqthroughoutwqhistory,wqbasicwqself-
carewqrequirementswqhavewqbeenwqrecognized.wqWellnesswqandwqself-
actualizationwqdevelopwqthroughwqlearningwqandwqgrowth—
aswqbasicwqneedswqarewqmet,wqhigherwqlevelwqneedswqcanwqbewqsatisfiedwqinwqturn,wqwithwqever-
deepeningwqrichnesswqtowqlife.wqWellnesswqiswqpossiblewqwhenwqone‘swqhealthwqiswqcompromised
—
evenwqwithwqchronicwqillness,wqwithwqmultiplewqdisabilities,wqorwqinwqdying,wqmovementwqtowardwq
awqhigherwqlevelwqofwqwellnesswqiswqpossible.
PTS:w q 1 DIF: Understand REF:w q p.wq7
TOP:w q NursingwqProcess:wqEvaluationwqMSC:w q HealthwqPromotionwqandwqMain
tenance
3. WhichwqracialwqorwqethnicwqgroupwqhaswqthewqhighestwqlifewqexpectancywqinwqthewqUnitedwqStates?
a. NativewqAmericans
b. AfricanwqAmericans
c. HispanicwqAmericans
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,Chapterwq01:wqIntroductionwqtowqHealthywqAging
Touhywq&wqJett:wqEbersolewqandwqHess’wqGerontologicalwqNursingwq&wqHealthywqAgi
ng,wq5thwqEdition
d. AsianwqandwqPacificwqIslandwqAmericans
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, EbersolewqandwqHess'wqGerontologicalwqNursingwqandwqHealthywqAgingwq5thwqEditionwqTouhywq
Test Bank
Chapterwq02:wqCross-CulturalwqCaringwqandwqAging
Touhywq&wqJett:wqEbersolewqandwqHess’wqGerontologicalwqNursingwq&wqHealthywqAging,wq5t
hwqEdition
MULTIPLEwqCHOICE
1. Whichwqofwqthewqfollowingwqiswqawqtruewqstatementwqaboutwqdifferingwqhealthwqbeliefwqsystems?
a. PersonalisticwqorwqmagicoreligiouswqbeliefswqhavewqbeenwqsupersededwqinwqWesternwqm
indswqbywqbiomedicalwqprinciples.
b. Inwqmostwqcultures,wqolderwqadultswqarewqlikelywqtowqtreatwqthemselveswqusingwqtr
aditionalwqmethodswqbeforewqturningwqtowqbiomedicalwqprofessionals.
c. AyurvedicwqmedicinewqiswqanotherwqnamewqforwqtraditionalwqChinesewqmedicine.
d. Thewqbeliefwqthatwqhealthwqdependswqonwqmaintainingwqawqbalancewqamongwqoppositewq
qualitieswqiswqcharacteristicwqofwqawqmagicoreligiouswqbeliefwqsystem.
ANS:w q B
Olderwqadultswqinwqmostwqcultureswqusuallywqhavewqhadwqexperiencewqwithwqtraditionalwqmethodswqt
hatwqhavewqworkedwqaswqwellwqaswqexpected.wqAfterwqthesewqtreatmentswqfail,wqolderwqadultswqturnwqt
owqthewqformalwqhealthwqcarewqsystem.wqEvenwqinwqthewqUnitedwqStates,wqitwqiswqcommonwqforwqolde
rwqadultswqtowqpraywqforwqcureswqorwqwonderwqwhatwqtheywqdidwqtowqincurwqanwqillnesswqaswqpunish
ment.wqThewqAyurvedicwqsystemwqiswqawqnaturalisticwqhealthwqbeliefwqsystemwqpracticedwqinwqIndi
awqandwqinwqsomewqneighboringwqcountries.wqThiswqbeliefwqiswqcharacteristicwqofwqawqholisticwqorwq
naturalisticwqapproach.
PTS:w q w q 1 DIF: Understand REF:w q w q p.wq16-17
TOP:w q NursingwqProcess:wqAssessment MSC:w q HealthwqPromotionwqandwqMaintenance
N R I G B. C M
2. WhichwqofwqthewqfollowingwqconsideUratiS
onsNis m
Tost likO
elywqtowqbewqtruewqwhenwqworking
wqwithwqanwqinterpreter?
a. Anwqinterpreterwqiswqneverwqneededwqifwqthewqnursewqspeakswqthewqsamewqlanguagewqaswqthewqpatient.
b. Whenwqworkingwqwithwqinterpreters,wqthewqnursewqcanwqusewqtechnicalwqtermswqorwqmetaphors.
c. Awqpatient‘swqyoungwqgranddaughterwqwhowqspeakswqfluentwqEnglishwqwouldwqmakewq
thewqbestwqinterpreterwqbecausewqshewqiswqfamiliarwqwithwqandwqloveswqthewqpatient.
d. Thewqnursewqshouldwqfacewqthewqpatientwqratherwqthanwqthewqinterpreter.
ANS:w q D
Thewqnursewqshouldwqfacewqthewqpatientwqratherwqthanwqthewqinterpreterwqiswqawqtruewqstatement;wqth
ewqintentwqiswqtowqconversewqwithwqthewqpatient,wqnotwqwithwqawqthirdwqpartywqaboutwqthewqpatient.wq
Manywqreasonswqmaywqpreventwqthewqpatientwqfromwqspeakingwqdirectlywqtowqawqnurse.wqTechnical
wqtermswqandwqmetaphorswqmaywqbewqdifficultwqorwqimpossiblewqtowqtranslate.wqCulturalwqrestrictio
nswqmaywqpreventwqsomewqtopicswqfromwqbeingwqspokenwqofwqtowqawqgrandparentwqorwqchild.
PTS:w q w q 1 DIF:w q w q Understandw q w q REF:w q w q p.wq18-19
TOP:w q NursingwqProcess:wqImplementationw q w q MSC:w q Safe,wqEffectivewqCarewqEnvironment
3. AnwqolderwqadultwqwhowqiswqawqtraditionalwqChinesewqmanwqhaswqawqbloodwqpressurewqofwq80/54wq
mmwqHgwqandwqrefuseswqtowqremainwqinwqthewqbed.wqWhichwqinterventionwqshouldwqthewqnursewqusew
qtowqpromotewqandwqmaintainwqhiswqhealth?
a. Havewqthewqhealthwqcarewqproviderwqspeakwqtowqhim.
b. Usewqprincipleswqofwqthewqholisticwqhealthwqsystem.
c. Askwqaboutwqhiswqperceptionswqandwqtreatmentwqideas.
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Aging 5th Edition by Theris A. Touhy, and Kathleen F Jet
Chapter 1-28.
,Chapterwq01:wqIntroductionwqtowqHealthywqAging
Touhywq&wqJett:wqEbersolewqandwqHess’wqGerontologicalwqNursingwq&wqHealthywqAgi
ng,wq5thwqEdition
MULTIPLEwqCHOICE
1. Awqmanwqiswqterminallywqillwqwithwqend-
stagewqprostatewqcancer.wqWhichwqiswqthewqbestwqstatementwqaboutwqthiswqman‘swqwellness?
a. Wellnesswqcanwqonlywqbewqachievedwqwithwqaggressivewqmedicalwqinterventions.
b. Wellnesswqiswqnotwqawqrealwqoptionwqforwqthiswqclientwqbecausewqhewqiswqterminallywqill.
c. Wellnesswqiswqdefinedwqaswqthewqabsencewqofwqdisease.
d. Nursingwqinterventionswqcanwqhelpwqempowerwqawqclientwqtowqachievewqawqhigher
wqlevelwqofwqwellness.
ANS:w q D
Nursingwqinterventionswqcanwqhelpwqempowerwqawqclientwqtowqachievewqawqhigherwqlevelwqofwqwellne
ss;wqawqnursewqcanwqfosterwqwellnesswqinwqhiswqorwqherwqclients.wqWellnesswqiswqdefinedwqbywqthewqi
ndividualwqandwqiswqmultidimensional.wqItwqiswqnotwqjustwqthewqabsencewqofwqdisease.wqAwqwellness
wqperspectivewqiswqbasedwqonwqthewqbeliefwqthatwqeverywqpersonwqhaswqanwqoptimalwqlevelwqofwqhealt
hwqindependentwqofwqhiswqorwqherwqsituationwqorwqfunctionalwqlevel.wqEvenwqinwqthewqpresencewqofw
qchronicwqillnesswqorwqwhilewqdying,wqawqmovementwqtowardwqwellnesswqiswqpossiblewqifwqemphasi
swqofwqcarewqiswqplacedwqonwqthewqpromotionwqofwqwell-beingwqinwqawqsupportivewqenvironment.
PTS:w q 1 DIF: Apply REF:w q p.wq7
TOP:w q NursingwqProcess:wqDiagnosiswqMSC:w q HealthwqPromotionwqandwqMain
tenance
N R I G B.C M
2. InwqdifferentiatingwqbetweenwqhealU
th anSd wNellnTess in hOealthwqcare,wqwhichwqofwqthewqfol
lowingwqstatementswqiswqtrue?
a. Healthwqiswqawqbroadwqtermwqencompassingwqattitudeswqandwqbehaviors.
b. Thewqconceptwqofwqillnesswqpreventionwqwaswqneverwqconsideredwqbywqpreviouswqgenerations.
c. Wellnesswqandwqself-actualizationwqdevelopwqthroughwqlearningwqandwqgrowth.
d. Wellnesswqiswqimpossiblewqwhenwqone‘swqhealthwqiswqcompromised.
ANS:w q A
Healthwqiswqawqbroadwqtermwqthatwqencompasseswqattitudeswqandwqbehaviors;wqholistically,wqhealth
wqincludeswqwellness,wqwhichwqinvolveswqone‘swqwholewqbeing.wqThewqconceptwqofwqillnesswqprev
entionwqwaswqneverwqconsideredwqbywqpreviouswqgenerations;wqthroughoutwqhistory,wqbasicwqself-
carewqrequirementswqhavewqbeenwqrecognized.wqWellnesswqandwqself-
actualizationwqdevelopwqthroughwqlearningwqandwqgrowth—
aswqbasicwqneedswqarewqmet,wqhigherwqlevelwqneedswqcanwqbewqsatisfiedwqinwqturn,wqwithwqever-
deepeningwqrichnesswqtowqlife.wqWellnesswqiswqpossiblewqwhenwqone‘swqhealthwqiswqcompromised
—
evenwqwithwqchronicwqillness,wqwithwqmultiplewqdisabilities,wqorwqinwqdying,wqmovementwqtowardwq
awqhigherwqlevelwqofwqwellnesswqiswqpossible.
PTS:w q 1 DIF: Understand REF:w q p.wq7
TOP:w q NursingwqProcess:wqEvaluationwqMSC:w q HealthwqPromotionwqandwqMain
tenance
3. WhichwqracialwqorwqethnicwqgroupwqhaswqthewqhighestwqlifewqexpectancywqinwqthewqUnitedwqStates?
a. NativewqAmericans
b. AfricanwqAmericans
c. HispanicwqAmericans
NURSINGTB.COM
,Chapterwq01:wqIntroductionwqtowqHealthywqAging
Touhywq&wqJett:wqEbersolewqandwqHess’wqGerontologicalwqNursingwq&wqHealthywqAgi
ng,wq5thwqEdition
d. AsianwqandwqPacificwqIslandwqAmericans
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, EbersolewqandwqHess'wqGerontologicalwqNursingwqandwqHealthywqAgingwq5thwqEditionwqTouhywq
Test Bank
Chapterwq02:wqCross-CulturalwqCaringwqandwqAging
Touhywq&wqJett:wqEbersolewqandwqHess’wqGerontologicalwqNursingwq&wqHealthywqAging,wq5t
hwqEdition
MULTIPLEwqCHOICE
1. Whichwqofwqthewqfollowingwqiswqawqtruewqstatementwqaboutwqdifferingwqhealthwqbeliefwqsystems?
a. PersonalisticwqorwqmagicoreligiouswqbeliefswqhavewqbeenwqsupersededwqinwqWesternwqm
indswqbywqbiomedicalwqprinciples.
b. Inwqmostwqcultures,wqolderwqadultswqarewqlikelywqtowqtreatwqthemselveswqusingwqtr
aditionalwqmethodswqbeforewqturningwqtowqbiomedicalwqprofessionals.
c. AyurvedicwqmedicinewqiswqanotherwqnamewqforwqtraditionalwqChinesewqmedicine.
d. Thewqbeliefwqthatwqhealthwqdependswqonwqmaintainingwqawqbalancewqamongwqoppositewq
qualitieswqiswqcharacteristicwqofwqawqmagicoreligiouswqbeliefwqsystem.
ANS:w q B
Olderwqadultswqinwqmostwqcultureswqusuallywqhavewqhadwqexperiencewqwithwqtraditionalwqmethodswqt
hatwqhavewqworkedwqaswqwellwqaswqexpected.wqAfterwqthesewqtreatmentswqfail,wqolderwqadultswqturnwqt
owqthewqformalwqhealthwqcarewqsystem.wqEvenwqinwqthewqUnitedwqStates,wqitwqiswqcommonwqforwqolde
rwqadultswqtowqpraywqforwqcureswqorwqwonderwqwhatwqtheywqdidwqtowqincurwqanwqillnesswqaswqpunish
ment.wqThewqAyurvedicwqsystemwqiswqawqnaturalisticwqhealthwqbeliefwqsystemwqpracticedwqinwqIndi
awqandwqinwqsomewqneighboringwqcountries.wqThiswqbeliefwqiswqcharacteristicwqofwqawqholisticwqorwq
naturalisticwqapproach.
PTS:w q w q 1 DIF: Understand REF:w q w q p.wq16-17
TOP:w q NursingwqProcess:wqAssessment MSC:w q HealthwqPromotionwqandwqMaintenance
N R I G B. C M
2. WhichwqofwqthewqfollowingwqconsideUratiS
onsNis m
Tost likO
elywqtowqbewqtruewqwhenwqworking
wqwithwqanwqinterpreter?
a. Anwqinterpreterwqiswqneverwqneededwqifwqthewqnursewqspeakswqthewqsamewqlanguagewqaswqthewqpatient.
b. Whenwqworkingwqwithwqinterpreters,wqthewqnursewqcanwqusewqtechnicalwqtermswqorwqmetaphors.
c. Awqpatient‘swqyoungwqgranddaughterwqwhowqspeakswqfluentwqEnglishwqwouldwqmakewq
thewqbestwqinterpreterwqbecausewqshewqiswqfamiliarwqwithwqandwqloveswqthewqpatient.
d. Thewqnursewqshouldwqfacewqthewqpatientwqratherwqthanwqthewqinterpreter.
ANS:w q D
Thewqnursewqshouldwqfacewqthewqpatientwqratherwqthanwqthewqinterpreterwqiswqawqtruewqstatement;wqth
ewqintentwqiswqtowqconversewqwithwqthewqpatient,wqnotwqwithwqawqthirdwqpartywqaboutwqthewqpatient.wq
Manywqreasonswqmaywqpreventwqthewqpatientwqfromwqspeakingwqdirectlywqtowqawqnurse.wqTechnical
wqtermswqandwqmetaphorswqmaywqbewqdifficultwqorwqimpossiblewqtowqtranslate.wqCulturalwqrestrictio
nswqmaywqpreventwqsomewqtopicswqfromwqbeingwqspokenwqofwqtowqawqgrandparentwqorwqchild.
PTS:w q w q 1 DIF:w q w q Understandw q w q REF:w q w q p.wq18-19
TOP:w q NursingwqProcess:wqImplementationw q w q MSC:w q Safe,wqEffectivewqCarewqEnvironment
3. AnwqolderwqadultwqwhowqiswqawqtraditionalwqChinesewqmanwqhaswqawqbloodwqpressurewqofwq80/54wq
mmwqHgwqandwqrefuseswqtowqremainwqinwqthewqbed.wqWhichwqinterventionwqshouldwqthewqnursewqusew
qtowqpromotewqandwqmaintainwqhiswqhealth?
a. Havewqthewqhealthwqcarewqproviderwqspeakwqtowqhim.
b. Usewqprincipleswqofwqthewqholisticwqhealthwqsystem.
c. Askwqaboutwqhiswqperceptionswqandwqtreatmentwqideas.
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