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Ebersole and Hess'
Gerontological Nursing
Healthy Aging,
Canadian Edition 10th
Edition by Theris a
Touhy and Kathleen
fjet
,Ebersole and Hess' Gerontological Nursing Healthy Aging, Canadian Edition 10th Edition
by Theris a Touhy
Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging
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.
RIGHT CHOICE: 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.
RIGHT CHOICE: 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; through- out 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 rich- ness
to life. Wellness is possible when one‘s health is compromised—even with chronic illness, with
multiple dis- abilities, 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
RIGHT CHOICE: C
As shown in Figure 1.4, Hispanic men and women have the highest life expectancy of all. In
2011, for those of His- panic origin of any race, the overall life expectancy at 65 years of age was
20.7 more years in 2011 (19.1 years for men and
21.8 years for women).
PTS: 1 DIF: Understand REF: p. 6
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC:Safe, Effective Care Environment
4. Historical influences that have shaped the lives of the majority of the in-between cohort
in theUnited States today include which of the following?
a. Influenza epidemic of 1918
b. World War I
c. Child rearing in the Depression
d. World War II
RIGHT CHOICE: D
Those who are in the in-between cohort in 2016 were born between 1915 and 1945. The men
were likely to have fought in World War II. The last of the Holocaust survivors are in this group.
A person who survived the influenza epidemic would be at least 98 years old in 2016 and
therefore would be considered old-old or a centenarian. Most ofthose who are of the in-
Ebersole and Hess'
Gerontological Nursing
Healthy Aging,
Canadian Edition 10th
Edition by Theris a
Touhy and Kathleen
fjet
,Ebersole and Hess' Gerontological Nursing Healthy Aging, Canadian Edition 10th Edition
by Theris a Touhy
Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging
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.
RIGHT CHOICE: 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.
RIGHT CHOICE: 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; through- out 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 rich- ness
to life. Wellness is possible when one‘s health is compromised—even with chronic illness, with
multiple dis- abilities, 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
RIGHT CHOICE: C
As shown in Figure 1.4, Hispanic men and women have the highest life expectancy of all. In
2011, for those of His- panic origin of any race, the overall life expectancy at 65 years of age was
20.7 more years in 2011 (19.1 years for men and
21.8 years for women).
PTS: 1 DIF: Understand REF: p. 6
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC:Safe, Effective Care Environment
4. Historical influences that have shaped the lives of the majority of the in-between cohort
in theUnited States today include which of the following?
a. Influenza epidemic of 1918
b. World War I
c. Child rearing in the Depression
d. World War II
RIGHT CHOICE: D
Those who are in the in-between cohort in 2016 were born between 1915 and 1945. The men
were likely to have fought in World War II. The last of the Holocaust survivors are in this group.
A person who survived the influenza epidemic would be at least 98 years old in 2016 and
therefore would be considered old-old or a centenarian. Most ofthose who are of the in-
