Test Bank Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging 5th Edition by Theris A. Touhy, and Kathleen F Jet Chapter 1-28.

Test Bank Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Health
Aging 5th Edition by Theris A. Touhy, and Kathleen F Jet
Chapter 1-28.

,Chapter6801:68Introduction68to68Healthy68Aging
Touhy68&68Jett:68Ebersole68and68Hess’68Gerontological68Nursing68&68Healthy68Aging,685
th68Edition


MULTIPLE68CHOICE

1. A68man68is68terminally68ill68with68end-
stage68prostate68cancer.68Which68is68the68best68statement68about68this68man’s68wellness?
a. Wellness68can68only68be68achieved68with68aggressive68medical68interventions.
b. Wellness68is68not68a68real68option68for68this68client68because68he68is68terminally68ill.
c. Wellness68is68defined68as68the68absence68of68disease.
d. Nursing68interventions68can68help68empower68a68client68to68achieve68a68high
er68level68of68wellness.
ANS:6 8 D
Nursing68interventions68can68help68empower68a68client68to68achieve68a68higher68level68of68well
ness;68a68nurse68can68foster68wellness68in68his68or68her68clients.68Wellness68is68defined68by68t
he68individual68and68is68multidimensional.68It68is68not68just68the68absence68of68disease.68A68w
ellness68perspective68is68based68on68the68belief68that68every68person68has68an68optimal68level6
8of68health68independent68of68his68or68her68situation68or68functional68level.68Even68in68the68pr
esence68of68chronic68illness68or68while68dying,68a68movement68toward68wellness68is68possible
68if68emphasis68of68care68is68placed68on68the68promotion68of68well-
being68in68a68supportive68environment.

PTS:6 8 1 DIF: Apply REF:6 8 p.687
TOP:6 8 Nursing68Process:68Diagnosis68MSC:6 8 Health68Promotion68and68Ma
intenance
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2. In68differentiating68between68healU
th aS
nd wNellnTess in hOealth68care,68which68of68the68fo
llowing68statements68is68true?
a. Health68is68a68broad68term68encompassing68attitudes68and68behaviors.
b. The68concept68of68illness68prevention68was68never68considered68by68previous68generations.
c. Wellness68and68self-actualization68develop68through68learning68and68growth.
d. Wellness68is68impossible68when68one’s68health68is68compromised.
ANS:6 8 A
Health68is68a68broad68term68that68encompasses68attitudes68and68behaviors;68holistically,68healt
h68includes68wellness,68which68involves68one’s68whole68being.68The68concept68of68illness68pr
evention68was68never68considered68by68previous68generations;68throughout68history,68basic68s
elf-care68requirements68have68been68recognized.68Wellness68and68self-
actualization68develop68through68learning68and68growth—
as68basic68needs68are68met,68higher68level68needs68can68be68satisfied68in68turn,68with68ever-
deepening68richness68to68life.68Wellness68is68possible68when68one’s68health68is68compromised
—
even68with68chronic68illness,68with68multiple68disabilities,68or68in68dying,68movement68toward
68a68higher68level68of68wellness68is68possible.


PTS:6 8 1 DIF: Understand REF:6 8 p.687
TOP:6 8 Nursing68Process:68Evaluation68MSC:6 8 Health68Promotion68and68Ma
intenance

3. Which68racial68or68ethnic68group68has68the68highest68life68expectancy68in68the68United68States?
a. Native68Americans
b. African68Americans
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,c. Hispanic68Americans
d. Asian68and68Pacific68Island68Americans




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, Ebersole68and68Hess'68Gerontological68Nursing68and68Healthy68Aging685th68Edition68Touhy6
8Test68Bank

Chapter6802:68Cross-Cultural68Caring68and68Aging
Touhy68&68Jett:68Ebersole68and68Hess’68Gerontological68Nursing68&68Healthy68Aging,685
th68Edition


MULTIPLE68CHOICE

1. Which68of68the68following68is68a68true68statement68about68differing68health68belief68systems?
a. Personalistic68or68magicoreligious68beliefs68have68been68superseded68in68Western68
minds68by68biomedical68principles.
b. In68most68cultures,68older68adults68are68likely68to68treat68themselves68using68
traditional68methods68before68turning68to68biomedical68professionals.
c. Ayurvedic68medicine68is68another68name68for68traditional68Chinese68medicine.
d. The68belief68that68health68depends68on68maintaining68a68balance68among68opposit
e68qualities68is68characteristic68of68a68magicoreligious68belief68system.
ANS:6 8 B
Older68adults68in68most68cultures68usually68have68had68experience68with68traditional68methods
68that68have68worked68as68well68as68expected.68After68these68treatments68fail,68older68adults68t
urn68to68the68formal68health68care68system.68Even68in68the68United68States,68it68is68common68
for68older68adults68to68pray68for68cures68or68wonder68what68they68did68to68incur68an68illness68
as68punishment.68The68Ayurvedic68system68is68a68naturalistic68health68belief68system68practi
ced68in68India68and68in68some68neighboring68countries.68This68belief68is68characteristic68of68a
68holistic68or68naturalistic68approach.


PTS:6 8 6 8 1 DIF: Understand REF:6 8 6 8 p.6816-17
TOP:6 8 Nursing68Process:68Assessment MSC:6 8 Health68Promotion68and68Maintenance
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2. Which68of68the68following68consideUratiS
onsNis m
Tost likO
ely68to68be68true68when68workin
g68with68an68interpreter?
a. An68interpreter68is68never68needed68if68the68nurse68speaks68the68same68language68as68the68patient.
b. When68working68with68interpreters,68the68nurse68can68use68technical68terms68or68metaphors.
c. A68patient’s68young68granddaughter68who68speaks68fluent68English68would68mak
e68the68best68interpreter68because68she68is68familiar68with68and68loves68the68patie
nt.
d. The68nurse68should68face68the68patient68rather68than68the68interpreter.
ANS:6 8 D
The68nurse68should68face68the68patient68rather68than68the68interpreter68is68a68true68statement;68
the68intent68is68to68converse68with68the68patient,68not68with68a68third68party68about68the68patie
nt.68Many68reasons68may68prevent68the68patient68from68speaking68directly68to68a68nurse.68Tec
hnical68terms68and68metaphors68may68be68difficult68or68impossible68to68translate.68Cultural68r
estrictions68may68prevent68some68topics68from68being68spoken68of68to68a68grandparent68or68ch
ild.

PTS:6 8 6 8 1 DIF:6 8 6 8 Understand6 8 6 8 REF:6 8 6 8 p.6818-19
TOP:6 8 Nursing68Process:68Implementation6 8 6 8 MSC:6 8 Safe,68Effective68Care68Environment

3. An68older68adult68who68is68a68traditional68Chinese68man68has68a68blood68pressure68of6880/5468
mm68Hg68and68refuses68to68remain68in68the68bed.68Which68intervention68should68the68nurse68us
e68to68promote68and68maintain68his68health?
a. Have68the68health68care68provider68speak68to68him.
b. Use68principles68of68the68holistic68health68system.
c. Ask68about68his68perceptions68and68treatment68ideas.

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