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Chapter 1-28.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE rx
1. A man is terminally ill with end-
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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 nurse
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can foster wellness in his or her clients. Wellness is defined by the individual and is multidi
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mensional. It is not just the absence of disease. A wellness perspective is based on the belief
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that every person has an optimal level of health independent of his or her situation or functio
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nal level. Even in the presence of chronic illness or while dying, a movement toward wellne
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onsidered by previous generations; throughout history, basic self-
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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 best
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d. The nurse should face the patient rather than the interpreter.
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arily suspends the preparation to validate her assessment. If the nurse pro
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ceeds and the older adult is unco mfortable discussing elimination, then i
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Aging 5th Edition by Theris A. Touhy, and Kathleen F Jet
Chapter 1-28.
,Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging
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Touhy & Jett: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 5th
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Edition
x
MULTIPLE CHOICE rx
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. rx rx rx rx rx rx rx rx
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. rx rx rx rx rx rx rx
d. Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher level of
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wellness. x
ANS: D r x
Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher level of wellness; a nurse
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can foster wellness in his or her clients. Wellness is defined by the individual and is multidi
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mensional. It is not just the absence of disease. A wellness perspective is based on the belief
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that every person has an optimal level of health independent of his or her situation or functio
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nal level. Even in the presence of chronic illness or while dying, a movement toward wellne
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ss is possible if emphasis of care is placed on the promotion of well-
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being in a supportive environment.
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PTS: 1 r x DIF: Apply REF: p. 7 r x rx
TOP: Nursing Process: Diagnosis MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenanc
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2. In differentiating between healU
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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. rx rx rx rx rx rx rx
d. Wellness is impossible when one’s health is compromised. rx rx rx rx rx rx rx
ANS: A r x
Health is a broad term that encompasses attitudes and behaviors; holistically, health includes
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wellness, which involves one’s whole being. The concept of illness prevention was never c
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onsidered 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— rx rx rx rx rx
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 higher le
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vel of wellness is possible.
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PTS: 1 r x DIF: Understand REF: p. 7 r x rx
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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 magicoreligious beliefs have been superseded in Western minds by rx rx rx rx rx rx rx rx rx rx rx
biomedical principles. rx
b. In most cultures, older adults are likely to treat themselves using traditional
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methods before turning to biomedical professionals. rx rx rx rx rx
c. Ayurvedic medicine is another name for traditional Chinese medicine. rx rx rx rx rx rx rx rx
d. The belief that health depends on maintaining a balance among opposite qualities
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is characteristic of a magicoreligious belief system.
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ANS: B r x
Older adults in most cultures usually have had experience with traditional methods that have w
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orked as well as expected. After these treatments fail, older adults turn to the formal health car
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e system. Even in the United States, it is common for older adults to pray for cures or wond
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er what they did to incur an illness as punishment. The Ayurvedic system is a naturalistic he
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alth belief system practiced in India and in some neighboring countries. This belief is charac
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a. An interpreter is never needed if the nurse speaks the same language as the patient.
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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 best
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interpreter because she is 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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ANS: D r x
The nurse should face the patient rather than the interpreter is a true statement; the intent is t
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3. An older adult who is a traditional Chinese man has a blood pressure of 80/54 mm Hg and r
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efuses to remain in the bed. Which intervention should the nurse use to promote and maintain
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his health? rx
a. Have the health care provider speak to him. rx rx rx rx rx rx rx
b. Use principles of the holistic health system.
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c. Ask about his perceptions and treatment ideas.
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eliefs concerning health care an d avoids stereotyping the patient. In the
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g, decision making, treatment, and other pertin ent health-
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related information. Speaking with the health care provider is premature
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until th e assessment is complete. Unless he accepts the beliefs, principl
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adult fo r nonverbal communication and emotion regarding a specific topic
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arily suspends the preparation to validate her assessment. If the nurse pro
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