https://www.stuvia.com/user/studysavvypro
TEST BANK
Ebersole and Hess' Gerontological Nursing and Healthy Aging in Canada
Veronique Boscart
3RD Edition
TEST BANK
https://www.stuvia.com/user/studysavvypro
,https://www.stuvia.com/user/studysavvypro
Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging
Touhy & Jett: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 3rd
Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A man is terminally ill with end-stage prostate cancer. Which is the best
statement about this man’s wellness?
a. Wellness can only be achieved with aggressive medical interventions.
b. Wellness is not a real option for this client because he is terminally ill.
c. Wellness is defined as the absence of disease.
d. Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a
higher level of wellness.
ANS: D
Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher level of
wellness; a nurse can foster wellness in his or her clients. Wellness is defined by
the individual and is multidimensional. It is not just the absence of disease. A
wellness perspective is based on the belief that every person has an optimal level
of health independent of his or her situation or functional level. Even in the
presence of chronic illness or while dying, a movement toward wellness is
possible if emphasis of care is placed on the promotion of well-being in a
supportive environment.
PTS: 1 DIF: Apply REF: p. 7 TOP: Nursing Process:
Diagnosis MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. In differentiating between health and wellness in health care, which of
the following statements is true?
a. Health is a broad term encompassing attitudes and behaviors.
b. The concept of illness prevention was never considered by previous generations.
c. Wellness and self-actualization develop through learning and growth.
d. Wellness is impossible when one’s health is compromised.
ANS: A
Health is a broad term that encompasses attitudes and behaviors; holistically,
health includes wellness, which involves one’s whole being. The concept of illness
prevention was never considered by previous generations; throughout history,
basic self-care requirements have been recognized. Wellness and self-
actualization develop through learning and growth—as basic needs are met,
https://www.stuvia.com/user/studysavvypro
,https://www.stuvia.com/user/studysavvypro
higher level needs can be satisfied in turn, with ever-deepening richness to life.
Wellness is possible when one’s health is compromised—even with chronic illness,
with multiple disabilities, or in dying, movement toward a higher level of wellness
is possible.
PTS: 1 DIF: Understand REF: p. 7 TOP: Nursing Process:
Evaluation MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. Which racial or ethnic group has the highest life expectancy in the United States?
a. Native Americans
b. African Americans
c. Hispanic Americans
d. Asian and Pacific Island Americans
https://www.stuvia.com/user/studysavvypro
, https://www.stuvia.com/user/studysavvypro
Chapter 02: Cross-Cultural Caring and Aging
Touhy & Jett: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging,
3rd Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is a true statement about differing health belief systems?
a. Personalistic or magicoreligious beliefs have been superseded in
Western minds by biomedical principles.
b. In most cultures, older adults are likely to treat themselves using
traditional methods before turning to biomedical professionals.
c. Ayurvedic medicine is another name for traditional Chinese medicine.
d. The belief that health depends on maintaining a balance among
opposite qualities is characteristic of a magicoreligious belief system.
ANS: B
Older adults in most cultures usually have had experience with traditional
methods that have worked as well as expected. After these treatments fail, older
adults turn to the formal health care system. Even in the United States, it is
common for older adults to pray for cures or wonder what they did to incur an
illness as punishment. The Ayurvedic system is a naturalistic health belief system
practiced in India and in some neighboring countries. This belief is characteristic
of a holistic or naturalistic approach.
PTS: 1 DIF: Understand REF: p. 16-17
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. Which of the following consi dU
N R I
eratiS
G B .C M
onsNis m
Tostl ikO
el y to be true when
working with an interpreter?
a. An interpreter is never needed if the nurse speaks the same language as the
patient.
b. When working with interpreters, the nurse can use technical terms or metaphors.
c. A patient’s young granddaughter who speaks fluent English would
make the best interpreter because she is familiar with and loves the
patient.
d. The nurse should face the patient rather than the interpreter.
https://www.stuvia.com/user/studysavvypro
TEST BANK
Ebersole and Hess' Gerontological Nursing and Healthy Aging in Canada
Veronique Boscart
3RD Edition
TEST BANK
https://www.stuvia.com/user/studysavvypro
,https://www.stuvia.com/user/studysavvypro
Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging
Touhy & Jett: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 3rd
Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A man is terminally ill with end-stage prostate cancer. Which is the best
statement about this man’s wellness?
a. Wellness can only be achieved with aggressive medical interventions.
b. Wellness is not a real option for this client because he is terminally ill.
c. Wellness is defined as the absence of disease.
d. Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a
higher level of wellness.
ANS: D
Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher level of
wellness; a nurse can foster wellness in his or her clients. Wellness is defined by
the individual and is multidimensional. It is not just the absence of disease. A
wellness perspective is based on the belief that every person has an optimal level
of health independent of his or her situation or functional level. Even in the
presence of chronic illness or while dying, a movement toward wellness is
possible if emphasis of care is placed on the promotion of well-being in a
supportive environment.
PTS: 1 DIF: Apply REF: p. 7 TOP: Nursing Process:
Diagnosis MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. In differentiating between health and wellness in health care, which of
the following statements is true?
a. Health is a broad term encompassing attitudes and behaviors.
b. The concept of illness prevention was never considered by previous generations.
c. Wellness and self-actualization develop through learning and growth.
d. Wellness is impossible when one’s health is compromised.
ANS: A
Health is a broad term that encompasses attitudes and behaviors; holistically,
health includes wellness, which involves one’s whole being. The concept of illness
prevention was never considered by previous generations; throughout history,
basic self-care requirements have been recognized. Wellness and self-
actualization develop through learning and growth—as basic needs are met,
https://www.stuvia.com/user/studysavvypro
,https://www.stuvia.com/user/studysavvypro
higher level needs can be satisfied in turn, with ever-deepening richness to life.
Wellness is possible when one’s health is compromised—even with chronic illness,
with multiple disabilities, or in dying, movement toward a higher level of wellness
is possible.
PTS: 1 DIF: Understand REF: p. 7 TOP: Nursing Process:
Evaluation MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. Which racial or ethnic group has the highest life expectancy in the United States?
a. Native Americans
b. African Americans
c. Hispanic Americans
d. Asian and Pacific Island Americans
https://www.stuvia.com/user/studysavvypro
, https://www.stuvia.com/user/studysavvypro
Chapter 02: Cross-Cultural Caring and Aging
Touhy & Jett: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging,
3rd Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is a true statement about differing health belief systems?
a. Personalistic or magicoreligious beliefs have been superseded in
Western minds by biomedical principles.
b. In most cultures, older adults are likely to treat themselves using
traditional methods before turning to biomedical professionals.
c. Ayurvedic medicine is another name for traditional Chinese medicine.
d. The belief that health depends on maintaining a balance among
opposite qualities is characteristic of a magicoreligious belief system.
ANS: B
Older adults in most cultures usually have had experience with traditional
methods that have worked as well as expected. After these treatments fail, older
adults turn to the formal health care system. Even in the United States, it is
common for older adults to pray for cures or wonder what they did to incur an
illness as punishment. The Ayurvedic system is a naturalistic health belief system
practiced in India and in some neighboring countries. This belief is characteristic
of a holistic or naturalistic approach.
PTS: 1 DIF: Understand REF: p. 16-17
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. Which of the following consi dU
N R I
eratiS
G B .C M
onsNis m
Tostl ikO
el y to be true when
working with an interpreter?
a. An interpreter is never needed if the nurse speaks the same language as the
patient.
b. When working with interpreters, the nurse can use technical terms or metaphors.
c. A patient’s young granddaughter who speaks fluent English would
make the best interpreter because she is familiar with and loves the
patient.
d. The nurse should face the patient rather than the interpreter.
https://www.stuvia.com/user/studysavvypro
