Test Bank Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy
Aging 5th Edition by Theris A. Touhy, and Kathleen F Jet
Chapter 1-28.
,Chapterwq01:wqIntroductionwqtowqHealthywqAging
Touhywq&wqJett:wqEbersolewqandwqHess’wqGerontologicalwqNursingwq&wqHealthywqAgin
g,wq5thwqEdition
MULTIPLEwqCHOICE
1. Awqmanwqiswqterminallywqillwqwithwqend-
stagewqprostatewqcancer.wqWhichwqiswqthewqbestwqstatementwqaboutwqthiswqman’swqwellness?
a. Wellnesswqcanwqonlywqbewqachievedwqwithwqaggressivewqmedicalwqinterventions.
b. Wellnesswqiswqnotwqawqrealwqoptionwqforwqthiswqclientwqbecausewqhewqiswqterminallywqill.
c. Wellnesswqiswqdefinedwqaswqthewqabsencewqofwqdisease.
d. Nursingwqinterventionswqcanwqhelpwqempowerwqawqclientwqtowqachievewqawqh
igherwqlevelwqofwqwellness.
ANS:w q D
Nursingwqinterventionswqcanwqhelpwqempowerwqawqclientwqtowqachievewqawqhigherwqlevelwqofwq
wellness;wqawqnursewqcanwqfosterwqwellnesswqinwqhiswqorwqherwqclients.wqWellnesswqiswqdefin
edwqbywqthewqindividualwqandwqiswqmultidimensional.wqItwqiswqnotwqjustwqthewqabsencewqofwq
disease.wqAwqwellnesswqperspectivewqiswqbasedwqonwqthewqbeliefwqthatwqeverywqpersonwqhaswq
anwqoptimalwqlevelwqofwqhealthwqindependentwqofwqhiswqorwqherwqsituationwqorwqfunctionalwql
evel.wqEvenwqinwqthewqpresencewqofwqchronicwqillnesswqorwqwhilewqdying,wqawqmovementwqto
wardwqwellnesswqiswqpossiblewqifwqemphasiswqofwqcarewqiswqplacedwqonwqthewqpromotionwqof
wqwell-beingwqinwqawqsupportivewqenvironment.
PTS:w q 1 DIF: Apply REF:w q p.wq7
TOP:w q NursingwqProcess:wqDiagnosiswqMSC:w q HealthwqPromotionwqandwq
Maintenance
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2. InwqdifferentiatingwqbetweenwqhealU
th aS
nd wNellnTess in hOealthwqcare,wqwhichwqofwqthe
wqfollowingwqstatementswqiswqtrue?
a. Healthwqiswqawqbroadwqtermwqencompassingwqattitudeswqandwqbehaviors.
b. Thewqconceptwqofwqillnesswqpreventionwqwaswqneverwqconsideredwqbywqpreviouswqgenerations.
c. Wellnesswqandwqself-actualizationwqdevelopwqthroughwqlearningwqandwqgrowth.
d. Wellnesswqiswqimpossiblewqwhenwqone’swqhealthwqiswqcompromised.
ANS:w q A
Healthwqiswqawqbroadwqtermwqthatwqencompasseswqattitudeswqandwqbehaviors;wqholistically,wq
healthwqincludeswqwellness,wqwhichwqinvolveswqone’swqwholewqbeing.wqThewqconceptwqofwqil
lnesswqpreventionwqwaswqneverwqconsideredwqbywqpreviouswqgenerations;wqthroughoutwqhisto
ry,wqbasicwqself-carewqrequirementswqhavewqbeenwqrecognized.wqWellnesswqandwqself-
actualizationwqdevelopwqthroughwqlearningwqandwqgrowth—
aswqbasicwqneedswqarewqmet,wqhigherwqlevelwqneedswqcanwqbewqsatisfiedwqinwqturn,wqwithwqev
er-
deepeningwqrichnesswqtowqlife.wqWellnesswqiswqpossiblewqwhenwqone’swqhealthwqiswqcomprom
ised—
evenwqwithwqchronicwqillness,wqwithwqmultiplewqdisabilities,wqorwqinwqdying,wqmovementwqto
wardwqawqhigherwqlevelwqofwqwellnesswqiswqpossible.
PTS:w q 1 DIF: Understand REF:w q p.wq7
TOP:w q NursingwqProcess:wqEvaluationwqMSC:w q HealthwqPromotionwqandwq
Maintenance
3. WhichwqracialwqorwqethnicwqgroupwqhaswqthewqhighestwqlifewqexpectancywqinwqthewqUnitedwqStates?
a. NativewqAmericans
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,b. AfricanwqAmericans
c. HispanicwqAmericans
d. AsianwqandwqPacificwqIslandwqAmericans
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, EbersolewqandwqHess'wqGerontologicalwqNursingwqandwqHealthywqAgingwq5thwqEditionwqTou
hywqTestwqBank
Chapterwq02:wqCross-CulturalwqCaringwqandwqAging
Touhywq&wqJett:wqEbersolewqandwqHess’wqGerontologicalwqNursingwq&wqHealthywqAgin
g,wq5thwqEdition
MULTIPLEwqCHOICE
1. Whichwqofwqthewqfollowingwqiswqawqtruewqstatementwqaboutwqdifferingwqhealthwqbeliefwqsystems?
a. PersonalisticwqorwqmagicoreligiouswqbeliefswqhavewqbeenwqsupersededwqinwqWester
nwqmindswqbywqbiomedicalwqprinciples.
b. Inwqmostwqcultures,wqolderwqadultswqarewqlikelywqtowqtreatwqthemselveswqusi
ngwqtraditionalwqmethodswqbeforewqturningwqtowqbiomedicalwqprofessional
s.
c. AyurvedicwqmedicinewqiswqanotherwqnamewqforwqtraditionalwqChinesewqmedicine.
d. Thewqbeliefwqthatwqhealthwqdependswqonwqmaintainingwqawqbalancewqamongwqopp
ositewqqualitieswqiswqcharacteristicwqofwqawqmagicoreligiouswqbeliefwqsystem.
ANS:w q B
Olderwqadultswqinwqmostwqcultureswqusuallywqhavewqhadwqexperiencewqwithwqtraditionalwqmet
hodswqthatwqhavewqworkedwqaswqwellwqaswqexpected.wqAfterwqthesewqtreatmentswqfail,wqolderw
qadultswqturnwqtowqthewqformalwqhealthwqcarewqsystem.wqEvenwqinwqthewqUnitedwqStates,wqitwq
iswqcommonwqforwqolderwqadultswqtowqpraywqforwqcureswqorwqwonderwqwhatwqtheywqdidwqtow
qincurwqanwqillnesswqaswqpunishment.wqThewqAyurvedicwqsystemwqiswqawqnaturalisticwqhealth
wqbeliefwqsystemwqpracticedwqinwqIndiawqandwqinwqsomewqneighboringwqcountries.wqThiswqbe
liefwqiswqcharacteristicwqofwqawqholisticwqorwqnaturalisticwqapproach.
PTS:w q w q 1 DIF: Understand REF:w q w q p.wq16-17
TOP:w q NursingwqProcess:wqAssessment MSC:w q HealthwqPromotionwqandwqMaintenance
N R I G B .C M
2. WhichwqofwqthewqfollowingwqconsideUratiS
onsNis m
Tost likO
elywqtowqbewqtruewqwhenwqwor
kingwqwithwqanwqinterpreter?
a. Anwqinterpreterwqiswqneverwqneededwqifwqthewqnursewqspeakswqthewqsamewqlanguagewqaswqthewqpati
ent.
b. Whenwqworkingwqwithwqinterpreters,wqthewqnursewqcanwqusewqtechnicalwqtermswqorwqmetaphors.
c. Awqpatient’swqyoungwqgranddaughterwqwhowqspeakswqfluentwqEnglishwqwouldwq
makewqthewqbestwqinterpreterwqbecausewqshewqiswqfamiliarwqwithwqandwqloveswqt
hewqpatient.
d. Thewqnursewqshouldwqfacewqthewqpatientwqratherwqthanwqthewqinterpreter.
ANS:w q D
Thewqnursewqshouldwqfacewqthewqpatientwqratherwqthanwqthewqinterpreterwqiswqawqtruewqstatem
ent;wqthewqintentwqiswqtowqconversewqwithwqthewqpatient,wqnotwqwithwqawqthirdwqpartywqaboutw
qthewqpatient.wqManywqreasonswqmaywqpreventwqthewqpatientwqfromwqspeakingwqdirectlywqtow
qawqnurse.wqTechnicalwqtermswqandwqmetaphorswqmaywqbewqdifficultwqorwqimpossiblewqtowqtra
nslate.wqCulturalwqrestrictionswqmaywqpreventwqsomewqtopicswqfromwqbeingwqspokenwqofwqtow
qawqgrandparentwqorwqchild.
PTS:w q w q 1 DIF:w q w q Understandw q w q REF:w q w q p.wq18-19
TOP:w q NursingwqProcess:wqImplementationw q w q MSC:w q Safe,wqEffectivewqCarewqEnvironment
3. AnwqolderwqadultwqwhowqiswqawqtraditionalwqChinesewqmanwqhaswqawqbloodwqpressurewqofwq8
0/54wqmmwqHgwqandwqrefuseswqtowqremainwqinwqthewqbed.wqWhichwqinterventionwqshouldwqth
ewqnursewqusewqtowqpromotewqandwqmaintainwqhiswqhealth?
a. Havewqthewqhealthwqcarewqproviderwqspeakwqtowqhim.
b. Usewqprincipleswqofwqthewqholisticwqhealthwqsystem.
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Chapter 1-28.
,Chapterwq01:wqIntroductionwqtowqHealthywqAging
Touhywq&wqJett:wqEbersolewqandwqHess’wqGerontologicalwqNursingwq&wqHealthywqAgin
g,wq5thwqEdition
MULTIPLEwqCHOICE
1. Awqmanwqiswqterminallywqillwqwithwqend-
stagewqprostatewqcancer.wqWhichwqiswqthewqbestwqstatementwqaboutwqthiswqman’swqwellness?
a. Wellnesswqcanwqonlywqbewqachievedwqwithwqaggressivewqmedicalwqinterventions.
b. Wellnesswqiswqnotwqawqrealwqoptionwqforwqthiswqclientwqbecausewqhewqiswqterminallywqill.
c. Wellnesswqiswqdefinedwqaswqthewqabsencewqofwqdisease.
d. Nursingwqinterventionswqcanwqhelpwqempowerwqawqclientwqtowqachievewqawqh
igherwqlevelwqofwqwellness.
ANS:w q D
Nursingwqinterventionswqcanwqhelpwqempowerwqawqclientwqtowqachievewqawqhigherwqlevelwqofwq
wellness;wqawqnursewqcanwqfosterwqwellnesswqinwqhiswqorwqherwqclients.wqWellnesswqiswqdefin
edwqbywqthewqindividualwqandwqiswqmultidimensional.wqItwqiswqnotwqjustwqthewqabsencewqofwq
disease.wqAwqwellnesswqperspectivewqiswqbasedwqonwqthewqbeliefwqthatwqeverywqpersonwqhaswq
anwqoptimalwqlevelwqofwqhealthwqindependentwqofwqhiswqorwqherwqsituationwqorwqfunctionalwql
evel.wqEvenwqinwqthewqpresencewqofwqchronicwqillnesswqorwqwhilewqdying,wqawqmovementwqto
wardwqwellnesswqiswqpossiblewqifwqemphasiswqofwqcarewqiswqplacedwqonwqthewqpromotionwqof
wqwell-beingwqinwqawqsupportivewqenvironment.
PTS:w q 1 DIF: Apply REF:w q p.wq7
TOP:w q NursingwqProcess:wqDiagnosiswqMSC:w q HealthwqPromotionwqandwq
Maintenance
N R I G B.C M
2. InwqdifferentiatingwqbetweenwqhealU
th aS
nd wNellnTess in hOealthwqcare,wqwhichwqofwqthe
wqfollowingwqstatementswqiswqtrue?
a. Healthwqiswqawqbroadwqtermwqencompassingwqattitudeswqandwqbehaviors.
b. Thewqconceptwqofwqillnesswqpreventionwqwaswqneverwqconsideredwqbywqpreviouswqgenerations.
c. Wellnesswqandwqself-actualizationwqdevelopwqthroughwqlearningwqandwqgrowth.
d. Wellnesswqiswqimpossiblewqwhenwqone’swqhealthwqiswqcompromised.
ANS:w q A
Healthwqiswqawqbroadwqtermwqthatwqencompasseswqattitudeswqandwqbehaviors;wqholistically,wq
healthwqincludeswqwellness,wqwhichwqinvolveswqone’swqwholewqbeing.wqThewqconceptwqofwqil
lnesswqpreventionwqwaswqneverwqconsideredwqbywqpreviouswqgenerations;wqthroughoutwqhisto
ry,wqbasicwqself-carewqrequirementswqhavewqbeenwqrecognized.wqWellnesswqandwqself-
actualizationwqdevelopwqthroughwqlearningwqandwqgrowth—
aswqbasicwqneedswqarewqmet,wqhigherwqlevelwqneedswqcanwqbewqsatisfiedwqinwqturn,wqwithwqev
er-
deepeningwqrichnesswqtowqlife.wqWellnesswqiswqpossiblewqwhenwqone’swqhealthwqiswqcomprom
ised—
evenwqwithwqchronicwqillness,wqwithwqmultiplewqdisabilities,wqorwqinwqdying,wqmovementwqto
wardwqawqhigherwqlevelwqofwqwellnesswqiswqpossible.
PTS:w q 1 DIF: Understand REF:w q p.wq7
TOP:w q NursingwqProcess:wqEvaluationwqMSC:w q HealthwqPromotionwqandwq
Maintenance
3. WhichwqracialwqorwqethnicwqgroupwqhaswqthewqhighestwqlifewqexpectancywqinwqthewqUnitedwqStates?
a. NativewqAmericans
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c. HispanicwqAmericans
d. AsianwqandwqPacificwqIslandwqAmericans
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, EbersolewqandwqHess'wqGerontologicalwqNursingwqandwqHealthywqAgingwq5thwqEditionwqTou
hywqTestwqBank
Chapterwq02:wqCross-CulturalwqCaringwqandwqAging
Touhywq&wqJett:wqEbersolewqandwqHess’wqGerontologicalwqNursingwq&wqHealthywqAgin
g,wq5thwqEdition
MULTIPLEwqCHOICE
1. Whichwqofwqthewqfollowingwqiswqawqtruewqstatementwqaboutwqdifferingwqhealthwqbeliefwqsystems?
a. PersonalisticwqorwqmagicoreligiouswqbeliefswqhavewqbeenwqsupersededwqinwqWester
nwqmindswqbywqbiomedicalwqprinciples.
b. Inwqmostwqcultures,wqolderwqadultswqarewqlikelywqtowqtreatwqthemselveswqusi
ngwqtraditionalwqmethodswqbeforewqturningwqtowqbiomedicalwqprofessional
s.
c. AyurvedicwqmedicinewqiswqanotherwqnamewqforwqtraditionalwqChinesewqmedicine.
d. Thewqbeliefwqthatwqhealthwqdependswqonwqmaintainingwqawqbalancewqamongwqopp
ositewqqualitieswqiswqcharacteristicwqofwqawqmagicoreligiouswqbeliefwqsystem.
ANS:w q B
Olderwqadultswqinwqmostwqcultureswqusuallywqhavewqhadwqexperiencewqwithwqtraditionalwqmet
hodswqthatwqhavewqworkedwqaswqwellwqaswqexpected.wqAfterwqthesewqtreatmentswqfail,wqolderw
qadultswqturnwqtowqthewqformalwqhealthwqcarewqsystem.wqEvenwqinwqthewqUnitedwqStates,wqitwq
iswqcommonwqforwqolderwqadultswqtowqpraywqforwqcureswqorwqwonderwqwhatwqtheywqdidwqtow
qincurwqanwqillnesswqaswqpunishment.wqThewqAyurvedicwqsystemwqiswqawqnaturalisticwqhealth
wqbeliefwqsystemwqpracticedwqinwqIndiawqandwqinwqsomewqneighboringwqcountries.wqThiswqbe
liefwqiswqcharacteristicwqofwqawqholisticwqorwqnaturalisticwqapproach.
PTS:w q w q 1 DIF: Understand REF:w q w q p.wq16-17
TOP:w q NursingwqProcess:wqAssessment MSC:w q HealthwqPromotionwqandwqMaintenance
N R I G B .C M
2. WhichwqofwqthewqfollowingwqconsideUratiS
onsNis m
Tost likO
elywqtowqbewqtruewqwhenwqwor
kingwqwithwqanwqinterpreter?
a. Anwqinterpreterwqiswqneverwqneededwqifwqthewqnursewqspeakswqthewqsamewqlanguagewqaswqthewqpati
ent.
b. Whenwqworkingwqwithwqinterpreters,wqthewqnursewqcanwqusewqtechnicalwqtermswqorwqmetaphors.
c. Awqpatient’swqyoungwqgranddaughterwqwhowqspeakswqfluentwqEnglishwqwouldwq
makewqthewqbestwqinterpreterwqbecausewqshewqiswqfamiliarwqwithwqandwqloveswqt
hewqpatient.
d. Thewqnursewqshouldwqfacewqthewqpatientwqratherwqthanwqthewqinterpreter.
ANS:w q D
Thewqnursewqshouldwqfacewqthewqpatientwqratherwqthanwqthewqinterpreterwqiswqawqtruewqstatem
ent;wqthewqintentwqiswqtowqconversewqwithwqthewqpatient,wqnotwqwithwqawqthirdwqpartywqaboutw
qthewqpatient.wqManywqreasonswqmaywqpreventwqthewqpatientwqfromwqspeakingwqdirectlywqtow
qawqnurse.wqTechnicalwqtermswqandwqmetaphorswqmaywqbewqdifficultwqorwqimpossiblewqtowqtra
nslate.wqCulturalwqrestrictionswqmaywqpreventwqsomewqtopicswqfromwqbeingwqspokenwqofwqtow
qawqgrandparentwqorwqchild.
PTS:w q w q 1 DIF:w q w q Understandw q w q REF:w q w q p.wq18-19
TOP:w q NursingwqProcess:wqImplementationw q w q MSC:w q Safe,wqEffectivewqCarewqEnvironment
3. AnwqolderwqadultwqwhowqiswqawqtraditionalwqChinesewqmanwqhaswqawqbloodwqpressurewqofwq8
0/54wqmmwqHgwqandwqrefuseswqtowqremainwqinwqthewqbed.wqWhichwqinterventionwqshouldwqth
ewqnursewqusewqtowqpromotewqandwqmaintainwqhiswqhealth?
a. Havewqthewqhealthwqcarewqproviderwqspeakwqtowqhim.
b. Usewqprincipleswqofwqthewqholisticwqhealthwqsystem.
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