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Healthy Aging 5th Edition by Theris A. Touhy, and
Kathleen F Jet Chapter 1-28

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1. ANmanNisNterminallyNillNwithNend-
stageNprostateNcancer.NWhichNisNtheNbestNstatementNaboutNthisNman’sNwellness?
a. WellnessNcanNonlyNbeNachievedNwithNaggressiveNmedicalNinterventions.
b. WellnessNisNnotNaNrealNoptionNforNthisNclientNbecauseNheNisNterminallyNill.
c. WellnessNisNdefinedNasNtheNabsenceNofNdisease.
d. NursingNinterventionsNcanNhelpNempowerNaNclientNtoNachieveNaNhigherNlevelN
ofNwellness.
ANS:N D
NursingNinterventionsNcanNhelpNempowerNaNclientNtoNachieveNaNhigherNlevelNofNwellness;NaNnurs
eNcanNfosterNwellnessNinNhisNorNherNclients.NWellnessNisNdefinedNbyNtheNindividualNandNisNmulti
dimensional.NItNisNnotNjustNtheNabsenceNofNdisease.NANwellnessNperspectiveNisNbasedNonNtheNbel
iefNthatNeveryNpersonNhasNanNoptimalNlevelNofNhealthNindependentNofNhisNorNherNsituationNorNfu
nctionalNlevel.NEvenNinNtheNpresenceNofNchronicNillnessNorNwhileNdying,NaNmovementNtowardNw
ellnessNisNpossibleNifNemphasisNofNcareNisNplacedNonNtheNpromotionNofNwell-
beingNinNaNsupportiveNenvironment.

PTS:N 1 DIF: Apply REF:N p.N7
TOP:N NursingNProcess:NDiagnosisNMSC:N HealthNPromotionNandNMaintenance

2. InNdifferentiatingNbetweenNhealU
N R I G B.C M
th aS
nd wNellnTess in hOealthNcare,NwhichNofNtheNfollowin
gNstatementsNisNtrue?
a. HealthNisNaNbroadNtermNencompassingNattitudesNandNbehaviors.
b. TheNconceptNofNillnessNpreventionNwasNneverNconsideredNbyNpreviousNgenerations.
c. WellnessNandNself-actualizationNdevelopNthroughNlearningNandNgrowth.
d. WellnessNisNimpossibleNwhenNone’sNhealthNisNcompromised.
ANS:N A
HealthNisNaNbroadNtermNthatNencompassesNattitudesNandNbehaviors;Nholistically,NhealthNinclude
sNwellness,NwhichNinvolvesNone’sNwholeNbeing.NTheNconceptNofNillnessNpreventionNwasNneverN
consideredNbyNpreviousNgenerations;NthroughoutNhistory,NbasicNself-
careNrequirementsNhaveNbeenNrecognized.NWellnessNandNself-
actualizationNdevelopNthroughNlearningNandNgrowth—
asNbasicNneedsNareNmet,NhigherNlevelNneedsNcanNbeNsatisfiedNinNturn,NwithNever-
deepeningNrichnessNtoNlife.NWellnessNisNpossibleNwhenNone’sNhealthNisNcompromised—
evenNwithNchronicNillness,NwithNmultipleNdisabilities,NorNinNdying,NmovementNtowardNaNhigherNl
evelNofNwellnessNisNpossible.

PTS:N 1 DIF: Understand REF:N p.N7
TOP:N NursingNProcess:NEvaluationNMSC:N HealthNPromotionNandNMaintenance

3. WhichNracialNorNethnicNgroupNhasNtheNhighestNlifeNexpectancyNinNtheNUnitedNStates?
a. NativeNAmericans
b. AfricanNAmericans
c. HispanicNAmericans
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1. WhichNofNtheNfollowingNisNaNtrueNstatementNaboutNdifferingNhealthNbeliefNsystems?
a. PersonalisticNorNmagicoreligiousNbeliefsNhaveNbeenNsupersededNinNWesternNmindsNb
yNbiomedicalNprinciples.
b. InNmostNcultures,NolderNadultsNareNlikelyNtoNtreatNthemselvesNusingNtradition
alNmethodsNbeforeNturningNtoNbiomedicalNprofessionals.
c. AyurvedicNmedicineNisNanotherNnameNforNtraditionalNChineseNmedicine.
d. TheNbeliefNthatNhealthNdependsNonNmaintainingNaNbalanceNamongNoppositeNqualitie
sNisNcharacteristicNofNaNmagicoreligiousNbeliefNsystem.
ANS:N B
OlderNadultsNinNmostNculturesNusuallyNhaveNhadNexperienceNwithNtraditionalNmethodsNthatNhav
eNworkedNasNwellNasNexpected.NAfterNtheseNtreatmentsNfail,NolderNadultsNturnNtoNtheNformalNhea
lthNcareNsystem.NEvenNinNtheNUnitedNStates,NitNisNcommonNforNolderNadultsNtoNprayNforNcuresNo
rNwonderNwhatNtheyNdidNtoNincurNanNillnessNasNpunishment.NTheNAyurvedicNsystemNisNaNnatur
alisticNhealthNbeliefNsystemNpracticedNinNIndiaNandNinNsomeNneighboringNcountries.NThisNbelie
fNisNcharacteristicNofNaNholisticNorNnaturalisticNapproach.

PTS:N N 1 DIF: Understand REF:N N p.N16-17
TOP:N NursingNProcess:NAssessment MSC:N HealthNPromotionNandNMaintenance
N R I G B .C M
2. WhichNofNtheNfollowingNconsideUratiS
onsNis m
Tost likO
elyNtoNbeNtrueNwhenNworkingNwithNa
nNinterpreter?
a. AnNinterpreterNisNneverNneededNifNtheNnurseNspeaksNtheNsameNlanguageNasNtheNpatient.
b. WhenNworkingNwithNinterpreters,NtheNnurseNcanNuseNtechnicalNtermsNorNmetaphors.
c. ANpatient’sNyoungNgranddaughterNwhoNspeaksNfluentNEnglishNwouldNmakeNtheNbe
stNinterpreterNbecauseNsheNisNfamiliarNwithNandNlovesNtheNpatient.
d. TheNnurseNshouldNfaceNtheNpatientNratherNthanNtheNinterpreter.
ANS:N D
TheNnurseNshouldNfaceNtheNpatientNratherNthanNtheNinterpreterNisNaNtrueNstatement;NtheNintentNisN
toNconverseNwithNtheNpatient,NnotNwithNaNthirdNpartyNaboutNtheNpatient.NManyNreasonsNmayNpre
ventNtheNpatientNfromNspeakingNdirectlyNtoNaNnurse.NTechnicalNtermsNandNmetaphorsNmayNbeNd
ifficultNorNimpossibleNtoNtranslate.NCulturalNrestrictionsNmayNpreventNsomeNtopicsNfromNbeingNs
pokenNofNtoNaNgrandparentNorNchild.

PTS:N N 1 DIF:N N UnderstandN N REF:N N p.N18-19
TOP:N NursingNProcess:NImplementationN N MSC:N Safe,NEffectiveNCareNEnvironment

3. AnNolderNadultNwhoNisNaNtraditionalNChineseNmanNhasNaNbloodNpressureNofN80/54NmmNHgNandNr
efusesNtoNremainNinNtheNbed.NWhichNinterventionNshouldNtheNnurseNuseNtoNpromoteNandNmaintai
nNhisNhealth?
a. HaveNtheNhealthNcareNproviderNspeakNtoNhim.
b. UseNprinciplesNofNtheNholisticNhealthNsystem.
c. AskNaboutNhisNperceptionsNandNtreatmentNideas.




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d. ConsultNwithNaNpractitionerNofNChineseNmedicine.
ANS:N C
UsingNtheNLEARNNmodelN(listenNwithNsympathyNtoNtheNpatient’sNperceptionNofNtheNproblem,Ne
xplainNyourNperceptionNofNtheNproblem,NacknowledgeNtheNdifferencesNandNsimilarities,Nrecom
mendNtreatment,NandNnegotiateNagreement),NtheNnurseNgathersNinformationNfromNtheNpatientNab
outNculturalNbeliefsNconcerningNhealthNcareNandNavoidsNstereotypingNtheNpatient.NInNtheNassessm
ent,NtheNnurseNdeterminesNwhatNtheNpatientNbelievesNaboutNcaregiving,NdecisionNmaking,Ntreatm
ent,NandNotherNpertinentNhealth-
relatedNinformation.NSpeakingNwithNtheNhealthNcareNproviderNisNprematureNuntilNtheNassessmen
tNisNcomplete.NUnlessNheNacceptsNtheNbeliefs,NprinciplesNofNtheNholisticNhealthNsystemNcanNbeNp
otentiallyNunsuitableNandNinsultingNforNthisNpatient.NUnlessNheNacceptsNtheNtreatments,Nconsulti
ngNwithNaNpractitionerNofNChineseNmedicineNcanNalsoNbeNunsuitableNandNinsultingNforNthisNpatie
nt.

PTS:N N 1 DIF: Apply REF:N N p.N18
TOP:N NursingNProcess:NImplementation MSC:N HealthNPromotionNandNMaintenance

4. WhichNactionNshouldNtheNnurseNtakeNwhenNaddressingNolderNadults?
a. SpeakNinNanNexaggeratedNpitch.
b. UseNaNlowerNqualityNofNspeech.
c. UseNendearingNtermsNsuchNasN“honey.”
d. SpeakNclearly.
ANS:N D
SomeNhealthNprofessionalsNdemonstrateNageism,NinNpartNbecauseNprovidersNtendNtoNseeNmanyNf
rail,NolderNpersonsNandNfewerNofNthoseNwhoNareNhealthyNandNactive.NProvidersNshouldNnotNass
umeNthatNallNolderNadultsNareNhearingNorNmentallyNimpaired.NTheNmostNappropriateNaction
whenNaddressingNanNolderNaduNltUwRoS
ulI
dNbeGtT
oNBs p.e aCkOcM
l e a r l y . NExamplesNofNunintentionalNageis
mNinNlanguageNareNanNexaggeratedNpitch,NaNdemeaningNemotionalNtone,NandNaNlowerNqualityN
of
speech.

PTS:N N 1 DIF: Apply REF:N N p.N15
TOP:N NursingNProcess:NAssessment MSC:N HealthNPromotionNandNMaintenance

5. TheNnurseNpreparesNanNolderNwoman,NwhoNisNPolish,NforNdischargeNthroughNanNinterpreterNa
ndNnotesNthatNsheNbecomesNtenseNduringNtheNinstructionsNaboutNelimination.NWhichNinterve
ntionNshouldNtheNnurseNimplement?
a. MoveNonNtoNtheNdiscussionNaboutNmedication.
b. AskNtheNolderNwomanNhowNsheNfeelsNaboutNthisNtopic.
c. InstructNtheNinterpreterNtoNrepeatNtheNinstructions.
d. HaveNtheNolderNwomanNrepeatNtheNinstructionsNforNclarity.
ANS:N B
WhenNworkingNwithNanNinterpreter,NtheNnurseNcloselyNwatchesNtheNolderNadultNforNnonverbalNc
ommunicationNandNemotionNregardingNaNspecificNtopicNandNthereforeNvalidatesNtheNassessment
NaboutNtheNolderNadult’sNtensionNbeforeNproceeding.NBecauseNtheNnurseNnoticesNherNtension,Nth

eNnurseNtemporarilyNsuspendsNtheNpreparationNtoNvalidateNherNassessment.NIfNtheNnurseNproceed
sNandNtheNolderNadultNisNuncomfortableNdiscussingNelimination,NthenNimportantNinstructionsNcan
NbeNmissed,NleadingNtoNadverseNeffectsNforNtheNolderNadult.NRepeatingNtheNinstructionsNcanNaggr

avateNtheNolderNadult’sNdiscomfort.NInstructingNtheNolderNadultNtoNrepeatNtheNnurse’sNinstructio
nNignoresNherNneeds.



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