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ChapterF 01:F IntroductionF toF HealthyFAging
MULTIPLEFCHOICE
1. AFmanFisFterminallyFillFwithFend-
stageFprostateFcancer.FWhichFistF heFbestFstatementFaboutF thisman‘sFwellness?
a. WellnessFcanFonlyFbeFachievedFwithF
aggressiveFmedical
interventions.
b. WellnessFisFnotFaFrealFoptionFforFthisF
clientFbecauseFhe
isFterminallyFill.
c. WellnessFisFdefinedFasFtheFabsenceFof
disease.
d. NursingFinterventionsFcanFhelpFempowerF
aFclientF to
achieveFaFhigherFlevelFofFwellness.
ANS:FD
NursingFinterventionsFcanFhelpFempowerFaFclientF toFachieveFaFhigherFlevelF ofFwelln
ess;FaFnurseFcanFfosterFwellnessFinFhisForFherFclients.FWellnessFisFdefinedFbyFtheFindi
vidualFandFisFmultidimensional.FItFisFnotFjustFtheFabsenceFofFdisease.FAFwellnessFper
spectiveFisFbasedFonFtheFbeliefFthatFeveryFpersonFhasFanFoptimalFlevelFofFhealthFinde
pendentFofFhisForFherFsituationForFfunctionalF level.FEvenFinFtheFpresenceFofFchronicFi
llnessF orFwhileFdying,F aFmovementF towardFwellnessisFpossibleiF fFemphasisFofFcareFis
F placedFonFtheFpromotionFofFwell-beingFinFaFsupportiveFenvironment.
PTS:F 1 DIF:F Apply REF:F p.F7
TOP:FNursingFProcess:D
F iagnosisFMSC:
HealthFPromotionFandFMaintenance
2.
InFdifferentiatingFbetweenFhealthFandFwellnessFinFhealthFcare,FwhichFofFtheF
followingFstatements
isFtrue?
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, a. HealthFisFaFbroadFtermFencompassing
attitudesFand
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behaviors.
b. TheFconceptFofFillnessFpreventionFwasF
neverFconsidered
byFpreviousFgenerations.
c. WellnessFandFself-
actualizationFdeveloptF hroughFlearn-
ingFandFgrowth.
d. WellnessFisFimpossibleFwhenFone‘sF
healthFisFcompro-
mised.
ANS:FA
HealthFisF aFbroadFtermF thatFencompassesFattitudesF andFbehaviors;Fholistically,Fhealt
hFincludesFwellness,FwhichF
in-FvolvesFone‘sF wholeFbeing.FTheFconceptFofFillnessFpreventionFwasFneverFconsider
edFbyFpreviousF generations;F through-FoutFhistory,FbasicFself-
careFrequirementsFhaveFbeenFrecognized.FWellnessFandF
self-FactualizationFdevelopFthroughFlearningFandFgrowth—
asFbasicFneedsFareFmet,FhigherFlevelFneedsFcanFbeFsatisfiedFinFturn,FwithFever-
deepeningFrich-FnessFtoFlife.FWellnessiF sFpossibleFwhenFone‘sFhealthFisFcompromised
—evenFwithFchronicFillness,FwithFmultipleF
dis-Fabilities,ForFinFdying,FmovementFtowardFaFhigherFlevelFofFwellnessFisFpossible.
PTS:F 1 DIF:F UnderstandF REF:F p.F7
TOP:F NursingFProcess:E
F valuationFMSC:F HealthFPromotionFandFMaintenance
3.
WhichFracialForFethnicFgroupFhasFtheFhighestFlifeFexpectancyFinFtheFUnitedF
States?
a. NativeFAmericans
b. AfricanFAmericans
c. HispanicFAmericans
d. AsianFandFPacificFIslandFAmericans
ANS:FC
AsFshownFinFFigureF1.4,FHispanicFmenFandFwomenFhaveFtheFhighestFlifeFexpectancyF
ofF all.F InF 2011,F forFthoseF ofF
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