Test Bank Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy
Aging 5th Edition by Theris A. Touhy, and Kathleen F Jet
Chapter 1-28.
,Chapterek01:ekIntroductionektoekHealthyekAging
Touhyek&ekJett:ekEbersoleekandekHess’ekGerontologicalekNursingek&ekHealthyekAging,ek5
thekEdition
MULTIPLEekCHOICE
1. Aekmanekisekterminallyekillekwithekend-
stageekprostateekcancer.ekWhichekisektheekbestekstatementekaboutekthisekman’sekwellness?
a. Wellnessekcanekonlyekbeekachievedekwithekaggressiveekmedicalekinterventions.
b. Wellnessekiseknotekaekrealekoptionekforekthisekclientekbecauseekheekisekterminallyekill.
c. Wellnessekisekdefinedekasektheekabsenceekofekdisease.
d. Nursingekinterventionsekcanekhelpekempowerekaekclientektoekachieveekaekhighe
reklevelekofekwellness.
ANS:e k D
Nursingekinterventionsekcanekhelpekempowerekaekclientektoekachieveekaekhighereklevelekofekwelln
ess;ekaeknurseekcanekfosterekwellnessekinekhisekorekherekclients.ekWellnessekisekdefinedekbyekthee
kindividualekandekisekmultidimensional.ekItekiseknotekjustektheekabsenceekofekdisease.ekAekwelln
essekperspectiveekisekbasedekonektheekbeliefekthatekeveryekpersonekhasekanekoptimaleklevelekofekh
ealthekindependentekofekhisekorekhereksituationekorekfunctionaleklevel.ekEvenekinektheekpresencee
kofekchronicekillnessekorekwhileekdying,ekaekmovementektowardekwellnessekisekpossibleekifekem
phasisekofekcareekisekplacedekonektheekpromotionekofekwell-
beingekinekaeksupportiveekenvironment.
PTS:e k 1 DIF: Apply REF:e k p.ek7
TOP:e k NursingekProcess:ekDiagnosisekMSC:e k HealthekPromotionekandekMai
ntenance
N R I G B.C M
2. InekdifferentiatingekbetweenekhealU
th aS
nd wNellnTess in hOealthekcare,ekwhichekofektheekfol
lowingekstatementsekisektrue?
a. Healthekisekaekbroadektermekencompassingekattitudesekandekbehaviors.
b. Theekconceptekofekillnessekpreventionekwasekneverekconsideredekbyekpreviousekgenerations.
c. Wellnessekandekself-actualizationekdevelopekthrougheklearningekandekgrowth.
d. Wellnessekisekimpossibleekwhenekone’sekhealthekisekcompromised.
ANS:e k A
Healthekisekaekbroadektermekthatekencompassesekattitudesekandekbehaviors;ekholistically,ekhealt
hekincludesekwellness,ekwhichekinvolvesekone’sekwholeekbeing.ekTheekconceptekofekillnessekpre
ventionekwasekneverekconsideredekbyekpreviousekgenerations;ekthroughoutekhistory,ekbasicekself
-careekrequirementsekhaveekbeenekrecognized.ekWellnessekandekself-
actualizationekdevelopekthrougheklearningekandekgrowth—
asekbasicekneedsekareekmet,ekhighereklevelekneedsekcanekbeeksatisfiedekinekturn,ekwithekever-
deepeningekrichnessektoeklife.ekWellnessekisekpossibleekwhenekone’sekhealthekisekcompromised
—
evenekwithekchronicekillness,ekwithekmultipleekdisabilities,ekorekinekdying,ekmovementektowardek
aekhighereklevelekofekwellnessekisekpossible.
PTS:e k 1 DIF: Understand REF:e k p.ek7
TOP:e k NursingekProcess:ekEvaluationekMSC:e k HealthekPromotionekandekMai
ntenance
3. WhichekracialekorekethnicekgroupekhasektheekhighesteklifeekexpectancyekinektheekUnitedekStates?
a. NativeekAmericans
b. AfricanekAmericans
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,c. HispanicekAmericans
d. AsianekandekPacificekIslandekAmericans
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, EbersoleekandekHess'ekGerontologicalekNursingekandekHealthyekAgingek5thekEditionekTouhyek
TestekBank
Chapterek02:ekCross-CulturalekCaringekandekAging
Touhyek&ekJett:ekEbersoleekandekHess’ekGerontologicalekNursingek&ekHealthyekAging,ek5
thekEdition
MULTIPLEekCHOICE
1. Whichekofektheekfollowingekisekaektrueekstatementekaboutekdifferingekhealthekbeliefeksystems?
a. PersonalisticekorekmagicoreligiousekbeliefsekhaveekbeeneksupersededekinekWesternek
mindsekbyekbiomedicalekprinciples.
b. Inekmostekcultures,ekolderekadultsekareeklikelyektoektreatekthemselvesekusingekt
raditionalekmethodsekbeforeekturningektoekbiomedicalekprofessionals.
c. AyurvedicekmedicineekisekanothereknameekforektraditionalekChineseekmedicine.
d. Theekbeliefekthatekhealthekdependsekonekmaintainingekaekbalanceekamongekoppositee
kqualitiesekisekcharacteristicekofekaekmagicoreligiousekbeliefeksystem.
ANS:e k B
Olderekadultsekinekmostekculturesekusuallyekhaveekhadekexperienceekwithektraditionalekmethodse
kthatekhaveekworkedekasekwellekasekexpected.ekAfterektheseektreatmentsekfail,ekolderekadultsektur
nektoektheekformalekhealthekcareeksystem.ekEvenekinektheekUnitedekStates,ekitekisekcommonekfore
kolderekadultsektoekprayekforekcuresekorekwonderekwhatektheyekdidektoekincurekanekillnessekasekp
unishment.ekTheekAyurvediceksystemekisekaeknaturalisticekhealthekbeliefeksystemekpracticedeki
nekIndiaekandekineksomeekneighboringekcountries.ekThisekbeliefekisekcharacteristicekofekaekholis
ticekoreknaturalisticekapproach.
PTS:e k e k 1 DIF: Understand REF:e k e k p.ek16-17
TOP:e k NursingekProcess:ekAssessment MSC:e k HealthekPromotionekandekMaintenance
N R I G B.C M
2. WhichekofektheekfollowingekconsideUratiS
onsNis m
Tost likO
elyektoekbeektrueekwhenekworking
ekwithekanekinterpreter?
a. Anekinterpreterekisekneverekneededekifektheeknurseekspeaksektheeksameeklanguageekasektheekpatient.
b. Whenekworkingekwithekinterpreters,ektheeknurseekcanekuseektechnicalektermsekorekmetaphors.
c. Aekpatient’sekyoungekgranddaughterekwhoekspeaksekfluentekEnglishekwouldekmakee
ktheekbestekinterpreterekbecauseeksheekisekfamiliarekwithekandeklovesektheekpatient.
d. Theeknurseekshouldekfaceektheekpatientekratherekthanektheekinterpreter.
ANS:e k D
Theeknurseekshouldekfaceektheekpatientekratherekthanektheekinterpreterekisekaektrueekstatement;ekt
heekintentekisektoekconverseekwithektheekpatient,eknotekwithekaekthirdekpartyekaboutektheekpatient.
ekManyekreasonsekmayekpreventektheekpatientekfromekspeakingekdirectlyektoekaeknurse.ekTechni
calektermsekandekmetaphorsekmayekbeekdifficultekorekimpossibleektoektranslate.ekCulturalekrestri
ctionsekmayekpreventeksomeektopicsekfromekbeingekspokenekofektoekaekgrandparentekorekchild.
PTS:e k e k 1 DIF:e k e k Understande k e k REF:e k e k p.ek18-19
TOP:e k NursingekProcess:ekImplementatione k e k MSC:e k Safe,ekEffectiveekCareekEnvironment
3. AnekolderekadultekwhoekisekaektraditionalekChineseekmanekhasekaekbloodekpressureekofek80/54ek
mmekHgekandekrefusesektoekremainekinektheekbed.ekWhichekinterventionekshouldektheeknurseekuse
ektoekpromoteekandekmaintainekhisekhealth?
a. Haveektheekhealthekcareekproviderekspeakektoekhim.
b. Useekprinciplesekofektheekholisticekhealtheksystem.
c. Askekaboutekhisekperceptionsekandektreatmentekideas.
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Aging 5th Edition by Theris A. Touhy, and Kathleen F Jet
Chapter 1-28.
,Chapterek01:ekIntroductionektoekHealthyekAging
Touhyek&ekJett:ekEbersoleekandekHess’ekGerontologicalekNursingek&ekHealthyekAging,ek5
thekEdition
MULTIPLEekCHOICE
1. Aekmanekisekterminallyekillekwithekend-
stageekprostateekcancer.ekWhichekisektheekbestekstatementekaboutekthisekman’sekwellness?
a. Wellnessekcanekonlyekbeekachievedekwithekaggressiveekmedicalekinterventions.
b. Wellnessekiseknotekaekrealekoptionekforekthisekclientekbecauseekheekisekterminallyekill.
c. Wellnessekisekdefinedekasektheekabsenceekofekdisease.
d. Nursingekinterventionsekcanekhelpekempowerekaekclientektoekachieveekaekhighe
reklevelekofekwellness.
ANS:e k D
Nursingekinterventionsekcanekhelpekempowerekaekclientektoekachieveekaekhighereklevelekofekwelln
ess;ekaeknurseekcanekfosterekwellnessekinekhisekorekherekclients.ekWellnessekisekdefinedekbyekthee
kindividualekandekisekmultidimensional.ekItekiseknotekjustektheekabsenceekofekdisease.ekAekwelln
essekperspectiveekisekbasedekonektheekbeliefekthatekeveryekpersonekhasekanekoptimaleklevelekofekh
ealthekindependentekofekhisekorekhereksituationekorekfunctionaleklevel.ekEvenekinektheekpresencee
kofekchronicekillnessekorekwhileekdying,ekaekmovementektowardekwellnessekisekpossibleekifekem
phasisekofekcareekisekplacedekonektheekpromotionekofekwell-
beingekinekaeksupportiveekenvironment.
PTS:e k 1 DIF: Apply REF:e k p.ek7
TOP:e k NursingekProcess:ekDiagnosisekMSC:e k HealthekPromotionekandekMai
ntenance
N R I G B.C M
2. InekdifferentiatingekbetweenekhealU
th aS
nd wNellnTess in hOealthekcare,ekwhichekofektheekfol
lowingekstatementsekisektrue?
a. Healthekisekaekbroadektermekencompassingekattitudesekandekbehaviors.
b. Theekconceptekofekillnessekpreventionekwasekneverekconsideredekbyekpreviousekgenerations.
c. Wellnessekandekself-actualizationekdevelopekthrougheklearningekandekgrowth.
d. Wellnessekisekimpossibleekwhenekone’sekhealthekisekcompromised.
ANS:e k A
Healthekisekaekbroadektermekthatekencompassesekattitudesekandekbehaviors;ekholistically,ekhealt
hekincludesekwellness,ekwhichekinvolvesekone’sekwholeekbeing.ekTheekconceptekofekillnessekpre
ventionekwasekneverekconsideredekbyekpreviousekgenerations;ekthroughoutekhistory,ekbasicekself
-careekrequirementsekhaveekbeenekrecognized.ekWellnessekandekself-
actualizationekdevelopekthrougheklearningekandekgrowth—
asekbasicekneedsekareekmet,ekhighereklevelekneedsekcanekbeeksatisfiedekinekturn,ekwithekever-
deepeningekrichnessektoeklife.ekWellnessekisekpossibleekwhenekone’sekhealthekisekcompromised
—
evenekwithekchronicekillness,ekwithekmultipleekdisabilities,ekorekinekdying,ekmovementektowardek
aekhighereklevelekofekwellnessekisekpossible.
PTS:e k 1 DIF: Understand REF:e k p.ek7
TOP:e k NursingekProcess:ekEvaluationekMSC:e k HealthekPromotionekandekMai
ntenance
3. WhichekracialekorekethnicekgroupekhasektheekhighesteklifeekexpectancyekinektheekUnitedekStates?
a. NativeekAmericans
b. AfricanekAmericans
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,c. HispanicekAmericans
d. AsianekandekPacificekIslandekAmericans
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, EbersoleekandekHess'ekGerontologicalekNursingekandekHealthyekAgingek5thekEditionekTouhyek
TestekBank
Chapterek02:ekCross-CulturalekCaringekandekAging
Touhyek&ekJett:ekEbersoleekandekHess’ekGerontologicalekNursingek&ekHealthyekAging,ek5
thekEdition
MULTIPLEekCHOICE
1. Whichekofektheekfollowingekisekaektrueekstatementekaboutekdifferingekhealthekbeliefeksystems?
a. PersonalisticekorekmagicoreligiousekbeliefsekhaveekbeeneksupersededekinekWesternek
mindsekbyekbiomedicalekprinciples.
b. Inekmostekcultures,ekolderekadultsekareeklikelyektoektreatekthemselvesekusingekt
raditionalekmethodsekbeforeekturningektoekbiomedicalekprofessionals.
c. AyurvedicekmedicineekisekanothereknameekforektraditionalekChineseekmedicine.
d. Theekbeliefekthatekhealthekdependsekonekmaintainingekaekbalanceekamongekoppositee
kqualitiesekisekcharacteristicekofekaekmagicoreligiousekbeliefeksystem.
ANS:e k B
Olderekadultsekinekmostekculturesekusuallyekhaveekhadekexperienceekwithektraditionalekmethodse
kthatekhaveekworkedekasekwellekasekexpected.ekAfterektheseektreatmentsekfail,ekolderekadultsektur
nektoektheekformalekhealthekcareeksystem.ekEvenekinektheekUnitedekStates,ekitekisekcommonekfore
kolderekadultsektoekprayekforekcuresekorekwonderekwhatektheyekdidektoekincurekanekillnessekasekp
unishment.ekTheekAyurvediceksystemekisekaeknaturalisticekhealthekbeliefeksystemekpracticedeki
nekIndiaekandekineksomeekneighboringekcountries.ekThisekbeliefekisekcharacteristicekofekaekholis
ticekoreknaturalisticekapproach.
PTS:e k e k 1 DIF: Understand REF:e k e k p.ek16-17
TOP:e k NursingekProcess:ekAssessment MSC:e k HealthekPromotionekandekMaintenance
N R I G B.C M
2. WhichekofektheekfollowingekconsideUratiS
onsNis m
Tost likO
elyektoekbeektrueekwhenekworking
ekwithekanekinterpreter?
a. Anekinterpreterekisekneverekneededekifektheeknurseekspeaksektheeksameeklanguageekasektheekpatient.
b. Whenekworkingekwithekinterpreters,ektheeknurseekcanekuseektechnicalektermsekorekmetaphors.
c. Aekpatient’sekyoungekgranddaughterekwhoekspeaksekfluentekEnglishekwouldekmakee
ktheekbestekinterpreterekbecauseeksheekisekfamiliarekwithekandeklovesektheekpatient.
d. Theeknurseekshouldekfaceektheekpatientekratherekthanektheekinterpreter.
ANS:e k D
Theeknurseekshouldekfaceektheekpatientekratherekthanektheekinterpreterekisekaektrueekstatement;ekt
heekintentekisektoekconverseekwithektheekpatient,eknotekwithekaekthirdekpartyekaboutektheekpatient.
ekManyekreasonsekmayekpreventektheekpatientekfromekspeakingekdirectlyektoekaeknurse.ekTechni
calektermsekandekmetaphorsekmayekbeekdifficultekorekimpossibleektoektranslate.ekCulturalekrestri
ctionsekmayekpreventeksomeektopicsekfromekbeingekspokenekofektoekaekgrandparentekorekchild.
PTS:e k e k 1 DIF:e k e k Understande k e k REF:e k e k p.ek18-19
TOP:e k NursingekProcess:ekImplementatione k e k MSC:e k Safe,ekEffectiveekCareekEnvironment
3. AnekolderekadultekwhoekisekaektraditionalekChineseekmanekhasekaekbloodekpressureekofek80/54ek
mmekHgekandekrefusesektoekremainekinektheekbed.ekWhichekinterventionekshouldektheeknurseekuse
ektoekpromoteekandekmaintainekhisekhealth?
a. Haveektheekhealthekcareekproviderekspeakektoekhim.
b. Useekprinciplesekofektheekholisticekhealtheksystem.
c. Askekaboutekhisekperceptionsekandektreatmentekideas.
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