TEST BANK FOR EBERSOLE AND HESS
GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING AND
HEALTHY AGING 5TH EDITION BY
THERIS A. TOUHY AND KATHLEEN F.
JETT CHAPTERS 1 28 2026 2027
VERIFIED ANSWERS ACTUAL UPDATED
PRACTICE QUESTIONS HIGH YIELD
STUDY GUIDE EXAM PREP MATERIAL
LATEST VERSION GRADED A+
SUCCESS PACK REVIEW EDITION
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,Test Bank Ebersole and Hess’
Gerontological Nursing & Healthy
Aging 5th Edition by Theris A.
Touhy and Kathleen F Jet Chapter
1-28.
Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging
Touhy & Jett: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 5th
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
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N R I G B .
2. In differentiating between he alUth aSnd wNe llTne ss ilth 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, 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
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,Ebersole and Hess' Gerontological Nursing and Healthy Aging 5th Edition Touhy Test Bank
Chapter 02: Cross-Cultural Caring and Aging
Touhy & Jett: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 5th
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
N R I G B . C
2. Which of the following consi dUer atiSo nsNis mTo st li kOel y to be true when
M
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.
ANS: D
The nurse should face the patient rather than the interpreter is a true statement; the intent is to
converse with the patient, not with a third party about the patient. Many reasons may prevent
the patient from speaking directly to a nurse. Technical terms and metaphors may be difficult
or impossible to translate. Cultural restrictions may prevent some topics from being spoken of
to a grandparent or child.
PTS: 1 DIF: Understand REF: p. 18-19
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Safe, Effective Care Environment
3. An older adult who is a traditional Chinese man has a blood pressure of 80/54 mm Hg and
refuses to remain in the bed. Which intervention should the nurse use to promote and
maintain his health?
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GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING AND
HEALTHY AGING 5TH EDITION BY
THERIS A. TOUHY AND KATHLEEN F.
JETT CHAPTERS 1 28 2026 2027
VERIFIED ANSWERS ACTUAL UPDATED
PRACTICE QUESTIONS HIGH YIELD
STUDY GUIDE EXAM PREP MATERIAL
LATEST VERSION GRADED A+
SUCCESS PACK REVIEW EDITION
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,Test Bank Ebersole and Hess’
Gerontological Nursing & Healthy
Aging 5th Edition by Theris A.
Touhy and Kathleen F Jet Chapter
1-28.
Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging
Touhy & Jett: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 5th
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
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N R I G B .
2. In differentiating between he alUth aSnd wNe llTne ss ilth 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, 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
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,Ebersole and Hess' Gerontological Nursing and Healthy Aging 5th Edition Touhy Test Bank
Chapter 02: Cross-Cultural Caring and Aging
Touhy & Jett: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 5th
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
N R I G B . C
2. Which of the following consi dUer atiSo nsNis mTo st li kOel y to be true when
M
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.
ANS: D
The nurse should face the patient rather than the interpreter is a true statement; the intent is to
converse with the patient, not with a third party about the patient. Many reasons may prevent
the patient from speaking directly to a nurse. Technical terms and metaphors may be difficult
or impossible to translate. Cultural restrictions may prevent some topics from being spoken of
to a grandparent or child.
PTS: 1 DIF: Understand REF: p. 18-19
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Safe, Effective Care Environment
3. An older adult who is a traditional Chinese man has a blood pressure of 80/54 mm Hg and
refuses to remain in the bed. Which intervention should the nurse use to promote and
maintain his health?
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