GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING HEALTHY
AGING TEST PAPER FULL SOLUTION
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● A man is terminally ill with end-stage prostate cancer. Which is the
best statement about this mans wellness?
a.Wellness is possible in the management of his medical care.
b.Wellness is unfortunately not a real option for this client.
c.Wellness is the same thing as faith healing, and if the client would be
more receptive, then he could be back at work in a few weeks.
d.Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher
level of wellness.
Answer: ANS: D
Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher
level of wellness; a nurse can foster wellness at all levels of the needs
hierarchy.
,Wellness is possible even if the client assists in the management of his
medical care; an individual must work hard to achieve wellness, similar
to a job. Wellness is unfortunately not a real option for this client;
however, all persons, regardless of age or life-health situations, can be
helped to achieve a higher level of wellness. Wellness is the same thing
as faith healing, and if the client would be more receptive, then he could
be back at work in a few weeks; biomedical approaches and other
treatments and techniques are used to achieve realistic improvements in
wellness.
TOUHY 4TH ED TESTBANK
●● 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 ones health is compromised.
Answer: ANS: A
Health is a broad term that encompasses attitudes and behaviors;
holistically, health includes wellness, which involves ones 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 growthas basic needs are met, higher-level needs can be satisfied in
turn, with ever-deepening richness to life. Wellness is impossible when
ones health is compromised even with chronic illness, with multiple
disabilities, or in dying, movement toward a higher level of wellness is
possible.
TOUHY 4TH ED TESTBANK
●● Which cultural group is predicted to have the fastest growing older
adult population in the United States between the years 2010 and 2050?
a.Native Americans
b.African Americans
c.Hispanic Americans
d.Asian/Pacific Island Americans
Answer: ANS: C
, As shown in Figure 1-1, the Hispanic older adult population is projected
to be the most rapidly increasing population segment between 2010 and
2050.
The older adult populations of all other races, combined, do not rise as
rapidly as the Hispanic older adult population between the years 2010
and 2050. The African-American older adult population is expected to
have the second-fastest rise between 2010 and 2050. The non-Hispanic
white older adult population is projected to decrease between 2010 and
2050.
TOUHY 4TH ED TESTBANK
●● Historical influences that have shaped the lives of the majority of the
middle-old population in the United States today include which of the
following?
a.Influenza epidemic of 1918
b.Immigration from communist Europe
c.Child rearing in the Depression
d.World War II
Answer: ANS: D
AGING TEST PAPER FULL SOLUTION
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● A man is terminally ill with end-stage prostate cancer. Which is the
best statement about this mans wellness?
a.Wellness is possible in the management of his medical care.
b.Wellness is unfortunately not a real option for this client.
c.Wellness is the same thing as faith healing, and if the client would be
more receptive, then he could be back at work in a few weeks.
d.Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher
level of wellness.
Answer: ANS: D
Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher
level of wellness; a nurse can foster wellness at all levels of the needs
hierarchy.
,Wellness is possible even if the client assists in the management of his
medical care; an individual must work hard to achieve wellness, similar
to a job. Wellness is unfortunately not a real option for this client;
however, all persons, regardless of age or life-health situations, can be
helped to achieve a higher level of wellness. Wellness is the same thing
as faith healing, and if the client would be more receptive, then he could
be back at work in a few weeks; biomedical approaches and other
treatments and techniques are used to achieve realistic improvements in
wellness.
TOUHY 4TH ED TESTBANK
●● 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 ones health is compromised.
Answer: ANS: A
Health is a broad term that encompasses attitudes and behaviors;
holistically, health includes wellness, which involves ones 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 growthas basic needs are met, higher-level needs can be satisfied in
turn, with ever-deepening richness to life. Wellness is impossible when
ones health is compromised even with chronic illness, with multiple
disabilities, or in dying, movement toward a higher level of wellness is
possible.
TOUHY 4TH ED TESTBANK
●● Which cultural group is predicted to have the fastest growing older
adult population in the United States between the years 2010 and 2050?
a.Native Americans
b.African Americans
c.Hispanic Americans
d.Asian/Pacific Island Americans
Answer: ANS: C
, As shown in Figure 1-1, the Hispanic older adult population is projected
to be the most rapidly increasing population segment between 2010 and
2050.
The older adult populations of all other races, combined, do not rise as
rapidly as the Hispanic older adult population between the years 2010
and 2050. The African-American older adult population is expected to
have the second-fastest rise between 2010 and 2050. The non-Hispanic
white older adult population is projected to decrease between 2010 and
2050.
TOUHY 4TH ED TESTBANK
●● Historical influences that have shaped the lives of the majority of the
middle-old population in the United States today include which of the
following?
a.Influenza epidemic of 1918
b.Immigration from communist Europe
c.Child rearing in the Depression
d.World War II
Answer: ANS: D
