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, Chapterk01:kAging,kHealth,kandkWellnesskinkakGlobal Community
Touhy: Ebersole & Hess’ Toward Healthy Aging, 10th Edition
MULTIPLEkCHOICE
1. WhenkaskedkbyknewkparentskwhatktheklifekexpectancykiskforktheirkAfricankAmericanknewbo
rn,ktheknursekreplieskthat,k“2015kstatisticskindicatekthatkyourkson:
a. willkhavekaklifekexpectancykofkapproximatelyk65kyears.”
b. cankrealisticallykexpectktoklivekintokhisklatek80s.”
c. haskakgoodkchancekofkcelebratingkhisk75thkbirthday.”
d. isklikelyktoklivekintokhisklatek90s.”
ANS:k C
ThekoverallklifekexpectancykatkbirthkinkthekUnitedkStateskink2015kwask78.8.kThekdisparityk
betweenklifekexpectancieskforkblackkandkwhitekAmericanskhasknarrowedksignificantlykbetw
eenk1999kandk2015,kwithkthekdeathkratekforkblacksk(AfricankAmericans)kdroppingkbyk25%k
(OfficekofkMinoritykHealth,k2017).kOfkthekoptionskabove,kCkiskthekonlykresponsekthatkfitski
ntokthosekparameters.kThekotherkoptionskareknotksupportedkbykreliablekresearch.
DIF: CognitivekLevel:kUnderstanding TOP:
IntegratedkProcess:kTeaching/LearningkMSC:k ClientkNeeds:kHealthkPromotionkan
dkMaintenance
2. Aknursekiskplanningkcarekforkakgroupkofksuper-
centenarianskinkankassistedklivingkfacility.kTheknursekconsiderskwhichkofkthekfollowing?
a. Mostksuper-
centenarianskarekfunctionallykindependentkorkrequirekminimalkassistance
kwithkactivitieskN
ofUdRaiSlyIlNivGinTgB
.
b. Thekmajoritykofksuper-centenarianskhavekcognitivekimpairment.
c. Theknumberkofksuper-
centenarianskiskexpectedktokdecreasekinkcomingkyearskaskakresultkofkheartkdise
asekandkstroke.
d. Itkisktheorizedkthatksuper-
centenariansksurvivedkasklongkasktheykhavekduektokgenetickmutationskthatkmadekt
hemklessksusceptiblektokcommonkdiseases.
ANS:k A
Researchksupportskthatkmostksuper-
centenarianskarekfunctionallykandkcognitivelykintact,krequiringkminimalkassistancekwithkA
DLs.kTheknumberkofksuper-
centenarianskiskexpectedktokincreasekinkcomingkyearskasktheknumberkofkolderkadultskincreas
es.kAlthoughkcentenarianskstillkcarrykgenetickmarkerskwithinktheirkchromosomeskforkanykn
umberkofkhealthkproblems,kforkaskyetkunknownkreasons,kthesekareknotk“activated”kuntilkmu
chklater,kifkatkall,kwhenkcomparedkwithkotherkpersons.
DIF: CognitivekLevel:kRemembering TOP:
IntegratedkProcess:kTeaching/LearningkMSC:k ClientkNeeds:kHealthkPromotionkan
dkMaintenance
3. Onekreasonkwhykmanyk“babykboomers”khavekmultiplekchronickconditionsksuchkaskhe
artkdisease,kdiabetes,kandkarthritiskiskthat:
a. theykhaveklesskaccessktokmedicationkandkotherktreatmentkregimens.
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