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stage prostate cancer. Which isnthenbest statement about thisman‘s wellness?
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b. Wellness is not a real option for thisnclient because he is terminally ill.
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d. Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher level of
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Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher level of wellness; a nurseca
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n foster wellness in hisnor her clients. Wellness is defined by the individual and is
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multidimensi onal. It is not just the absence of disease. A wellness perspective is based on the
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belief that ever y person has an optimal level of health independent of his or her situation or
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functional level. E ven in the presence of chronic illness or while dying, a movement toward
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wellness is possible if emphasis of care is placed on the promotion of well-being in a
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supportive environment.
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a. Health isna broad termnencompassing 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. ss ss ss ss ss ss ss


d. Wellness is impossible when one‘s health is compromised. ss ss ss ss ss ss ss




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Health isna broad termnthat encompasses attitudes and behaviors; holistically, health includes w
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ellness, which involves one‘s whole being. The concept of illness prevention wasnnever
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consid ered 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 learningnand growth—
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as basic needs arenmet, higher level needs can be satisfied in turn, with ever-
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deepening richnessnto 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 higher
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lev el of wellness isnpossible.
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3. Which racial or ethnic group has the highest life expectancy in the United States?
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1. Which of the following is a true statement about differing health belief systems?
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a. Personalistic or magicoreligiousnbeliefs have been superseded in Western minds by ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss


biomedical principles.
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b. In most cultures, older adults are likely to treat themselves using
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traditional methods before turning to biomedical professionals.
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d. The belief that health depends on maintaining a balance among opposite qualitiesi
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s characteristic of a magicoreligious belief system.
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Older adults in most cultures usually have had experience with traditional methods that
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havew orked as wellnas expected. After these treatments fail, older adults turn to the formal
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healthcare system. Even in thenUnited States, itnis common for older adults to pray for cures
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or wonder w hat they did to incur an illness as punishment. The Ayurvedic system is a
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naturalistic health be lief systemnpracticed in India and innsome neighboring countries. This
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belief is characteristic o f a holistic or naturalistic approach.
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a. An interpreter is never needed if the nurse speaks the same language as thenpatient.
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b. When working with interpreters, the nurse can use technical terms or metaphors.
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c. A patient‘s young granddaughter who speaks fluent English would make the
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besti nterpreter because shenis familiar with and loves the patient.
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d. The nurse should face the patient rather than the interpreter.
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The nurse should face the patient rather than the interpreter is a true statement; thenintent is
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toc onverse with the patient, notnwith a third party about the patient. Many reasons may
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prevent th e patient fromnspeaking directly to a nurse. Technical terms and metaphors may
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be difficultor i mpossible to translate. Cultural restrictions may prevent some topics from
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being spoken ofto a grandparent or child.
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3. An older adult who is a traditional Chinese man has a blood pressure of 80/54 mm Hg
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andnrefus es to remain in thenbed. Which intervention should the nurse use to promote and
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maintainhis he alth?
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b. Use principles of the holistic healthnsystem.
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c. Ask about his perceptions and treatment ideas.
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Using the LEARN model (listen with sympathy to the patient‘s perception of the problem,
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expl ain your perception of thenproblem, acknowledge the differences and similarities,
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recommend t reatment, and negotiate agreement), the nurse gathers information from
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thenpatient about cultur al beliefs concerning health care and avoids stereotyping the patient.
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In theassessment, the nurs e determines what the patient believesnabout caregiving, decision
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making,treatment, andnother p ertinent health-
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related information. Speaking with the health care provider is premature until the assessment isn
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complete. Unlessnhe accepts the beliefs, principles of the holistic health system can be
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potential ly unsuitable and insulting for this patient. Unless he accepts the treatments,
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consulting with anp ractitioner of Chinese medicine can also be unsuitable and insulting for
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this patient.
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TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
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4. Which action should the nurse takenwhen addressing older adults?
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Some health professionals demonstratenageism, in part because providers tend to see manyfrail
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, older personsnand fewer of those who are healthy and active. Providers should notnassume tha
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speech.

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5. The nurse prepares an older woman, who is Polish, for discharge through an interpreter andn
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otes that she becomes tense during the instructions about elimination. Which
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interventionsh ould thennurse implement?
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b. Ask the older woman how she feelsnabout this topic.
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c. Instruct the interpreter to repeat the instructions. ss ss ss ss ss ss


d. Have the older woman repeat theninstructions for clarity.
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When working with an interpreter, thennurse closely watches the older adult for nonverbal
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com munication and emotion regarding a specific topic and therefore validates the assessment
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about the older adult‘s tension before proceeding. Because the nurse notices her tension,
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thennurse te mporarily suspends the preparation to validate her assessment. If the nurse
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proceeds and the old er adult is uncomfortable discussingnelimination, then important
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instructions can bemissed, lead ing to adverse effects for the older adult. Repeating the
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instructions can aggravatethenoldernadul t‘s discomfort. Instructing the older adult to repeat
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