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,Test Bank Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging
6th Edition
Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging
Touhy & Jett: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 6th
Edition
MULTIPLECHOICE
1. Amanisterminallyillwithend-
stageprostatecancer.Whichisthebeststatementaboutthisman’swellness?
a. Wellnesscanonlybeachievedwithaggressivemedicalinterventions.
b. Wellnessisnotarealoptionforthisclientbecauseheisterminallyill.
c. Wellnessisdefinedastheabsenceofdisease.
d. Nursinginterventionscanhelpempoweraclienttoachieveahigherlevelofwellne
ss.
ANS:D
Nursinginterventionscanhelpempoweraclienttoachieveahigherlevelofwellness;anursecanfoster
wellnessinhisorherclients.Wellnessisdefinedbytheindividualandismultidimensional.Itisnotjustt
heabsenceofdisease.Awellnessperspectiveisbasedonthebeliefthateverypersonhasanoptimalleve
lofhealthindependentofhisorhersituationorfunctionallevel.Eveninthepresenceofchronicillnesso
rwhiledying,amovementtowardwellnessispossibleifemphasisofcareisplacedonthepromotionof
well-beinginasupportiveenvironment.
PTS:1 DIF: Apply REF:p.7
TOP:NursingProcess:DiagnosisMSC:HealthPromotionandMaintenance
N R I G B.C M
2. IndifferentiatingbetweenhealU
th aS
nd wNellnTess in hOealthcare,whichofthefollowingstate
mentsistrue?
a. Healthisabroadtermencompassingattitudesandbehaviors.
b. Theconceptofillnesspreventionwasneverconsideredbypreviousgenerations.
c. Wellnessandself-actualizationdevelopthroughlearningandgrowth.
d. Wellnessisimpossiblewhenone’shealthiscompromised.
ANS:A
Healthisabroadtermthatencompassesattitudesandbehaviors;holistically,healthincludeswellness
,whichinvolvesone’swholebeing.Theconceptofillnesspreventionwasneverconsideredbyprevio
usgenerations;throughouthistory,basicself-
carerequirementshavebeenrecognized.Wellnessandself-
actualizationdevelopthroughlearningandgrowth—
asbasicneedsaremet,higherlevelneedscanbesatisfiedinturn,withever-
deepeningrichnesstolife.Wellnessispossiblewhenone’shealthiscompromised—
evenwithchronicillness,withmultipledisabilities,orindying,movementtowardahigherlevelofwel
lnessispossible.
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, PTS:1 DIF: Understand REF:p.7
TOP:NursingProcess:EvaluationMSC:HealthPromotionandMaintenance
3. WhichracialorethnicgrouphasthehighestlifeexpectancyintheUnitedStates?
a. NativeAmericans
b. AfricanAmericans
c. HispanicAmericans
d. AsianandPacificIslandAmericans
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, EbersoleandHess'GerontologicalNursingandHealthyAging6thEditionTouhyTestBank
Chapter02:Cross-CulturalCaringandAging
Touhy&Jett:EbersoleandHess’GerontologicalNursing&HealthyAging,6thEdition
MULTIPLECHOICE
1. Whichofthefollowingisatruestatementaboutdifferinghealthbeliefsystems?
a. PersonalisticormagicoreligiousbeliefshavebeensupersededinWesternmindsbybiom
edicalprinciples.
b. Inmostcultures,olderadultsarelikelytotreatthemselvesusingtraditionalmetho
dsbeforeturningtobiomedicalprofessionals.
c. AyurvedicmedicineisanothernamefortraditionalChinesemedicine.
d. Thebeliefthathealthdependsonmaintainingabalanceamongoppositequalitiesischar
acteristicofamagicoreligiousbeliefsystem.
ANS:B
Olderadultsinmostculturesusuallyhavehadexperiencewithtraditionalmethodsthathaveworkeda
swellasexpected.Afterthesetreatmentsfail,olderadultsturntotheformalhealthcaresystem.Eveni
ntheUnitedStates,itiscommonforolderadultstoprayforcuresorwonderwhattheydidtoincuranilln
essaspunishment.TheAyurvedicsystemisanaturalistichealthbeliefsystempracticedinIndiaandin
someneighboringcountries.Thisbeliefischaracteristicofaholisticornaturalisticapproach.
PTS:1 DIF: Understand REF:p.16-17
TOP:NursingProcess:Assessment MSC:HealthPromotionandMaintenance
N R I G B.C M
2. WhichofthefollowingconsideUratiS
onsNis m
Tost likO
elytobetruewhenworkingwithaninterpr
eter?
a. Aninterpreterisneverneededifthenursespeaksthesamelanguageasthepatient.
b. Whenworkingwithinterpreters,thenursecanusetechnicaltermsormetaphors.
c. Apatient’syounggranddaughterwhospeaksfluentEnglishwouldmakethebestinterpr
eterbecausesheisfamiliarwithandlovesthepatient.
d. Thenurseshouldfacethepatientratherthantheinterpreter.
ANS:D
Thenurseshouldfacethepatientratherthantheinterpreterisatruestatement;theintentistoconversew
iththepatient,notwithathirdpartyaboutthepatient.Manyreasonsmaypreventthepatientfromspeak
ingdirectlytoanurse.Technicaltermsandmetaphorsmaybedifficultorimpossibletotranslate.Cultu
ralrestrictionsmaypreventsometopicsfrombeingspokenoftoagrandparentorchild.
PTS:1 DIF:UnderstandREF:p.18-19
TOP:NursingProcess:ImplementationMSC:Safe,EffectiveCareEnvironment
3. AnolderadultwhoisatraditionalChinesemanhasabloodpressureof80/54mmHgandrefusestorema
ininthebed.Whichinterventionshouldthenurseusetopromoteandmaintainhishealth?
a. Havethehealthcareproviderspeaktohim.
b. Useprinciplesoftheholistichealthsystem.
c. Askabouthisperceptionsandtreatmentideas.
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,Test Bank Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging
6th Edition
Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging
Touhy & Jett: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 6th
Edition
MULTIPLECHOICE
1. Amanisterminallyillwithend-
stageprostatecancer.Whichisthebeststatementaboutthisman’swellness?
a. Wellnesscanonlybeachievedwithaggressivemedicalinterventions.
b. Wellnessisnotarealoptionforthisclientbecauseheisterminallyill.
c. Wellnessisdefinedastheabsenceofdisease.
d. Nursinginterventionscanhelpempoweraclienttoachieveahigherlevelofwellne
ss.
ANS:D
Nursinginterventionscanhelpempoweraclienttoachieveahigherlevelofwellness;anursecanfoster
wellnessinhisorherclients.Wellnessisdefinedbytheindividualandismultidimensional.Itisnotjustt
heabsenceofdisease.Awellnessperspectiveisbasedonthebeliefthateverypersonhasanoptimalleve
lofhealthindependentofhisorhersituationorfunctionallevel.Eveninthepresenceofchronicillnesso
rwhiledying,amovementtowardwellnessispossibleifemphasisofcareisplacedonthepromotionof
well-beinginasupportiveenvironment.
PTS:1 DIF: Apply REF:p.7
TOP:NursingProcess:DiagnosisMSC:HealthPromotionandMaintenance
N R I G B.C M
2. IndifferentiatingbetweenhealU
th aS
nd wNellnTess in hOealthcare,whichofthefollowingstate
mentsistrue?
a. Healthisabroadtermencompassingattitudesandbehaviors.
b. Theconceptofillnesspreventionwasneverconsideredbypreviousgenerations.
c. Wellnessandself-actualizationdevelopthroughlearningandgrowth.
d. Wellnessisimpossiblewhenone’shealthiscompromised.
ANS:A
Healthisabroadtermthatencompassesattitudesandbehaviors;holistically,healthincludeswellness
,whichinvolvesone’swholebeing.Theconceptofillnesspreventionwasneverconsideredbyprevio
usgenerations;throughouthistory,basicself-
carerequirementshavebeenrecognized.Wellnessandself-
actualizationdevelopthroughlearningandgrowth—
asbasicneedsaremet,higherlevelneedscanbesatisfiedinturn,withever-
deepeningrichnesstolife.Wellnessispossiblewhenone’shealthiscompromised—
evenwithchronicillness,withmultipledisabilities,orindying,movementtowardahigherlevelofwel
lnessispossible.
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, PTS:1 DIF: Understand REF:p.7
TOP:NursingProcess:EvaluationMSC:HealthPromotionandMaintenance
3. WhichracialorethnicgrouphasthehighestlifeexpectancyintheUnitedStates?
a. NativeAmericans
b. AfricanAmericans
c. HispanicAmericans
d. AsianandPacificIslandAmericans
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, EbersoleandHess'GerontologicalNursingandHealthyAging6thEditionTouhyTestBank
Chapter02:Cross-CulturalCaringandAging
Touhy&Jett:EbersoleandHess’GerontologicalNursing&HealthyAging,6thEdition
MULTIPLECHOICE
1. Whichofthefollowingisatruestatementaboutdifferinghealthbeliefsystems?
a. PersonalisticormagicoreligiousbeliefshavebeensupersededinWesternmindsbybiom
edicalprinciples.
b. Inmostcultures,olderadultsarelikelytotreatthemselvesusingtraditionalmetho
dsbeforeturningtobiomedicalprofessionals.
c. AyurvedicmedicineisanothernamefortraditionalChinesemedicine.
d. Thebeliefthathealthdependsonmaintainingabalanceamongoppositequalitiesischar
acteristicofamagicoreligiousbeliefsystem.
ANS:B
Olderadultsinmostculturesusuallyhavehadexperiencewithtraditionalmethodsthathaveworkeda
swellasexpected.Afterthesetreatmentsfail,olderadultsturntotheformalhealthcaresystem.Eveni
ntheUnitedStates,itiscommonforolderadultstoprayforcuresorwonderwhattheydidtoincuranilln
essaspunishment.TheAyurvedicsystemisanaturalistichealthbeliefsystempracticedinIndiaandin
someneighboringcountries.Thisbeliefischaracteristicofaholisticornaturalisticapproach.
PTS:1 DIF: Understand REF:p.16-17
TOP:NursingProcess:Assessment MSC:HealthPromotionandMaintenance
N R I G B.C M
2. WhichofthefollowingconsideUratiS
onsNis m
Tost likO
elytobetruewhenworkingwithaninterpr
eter?
a. Aninterpreterisneverneededifthenursespeaksthesamelanguageasthepatient.
b. Whenworkingwithinterpreters,thenursecanusetechnicaltermsormetaphors.
c. Apatient’syounggranddaughterwhospeaksfluentEnglishwouldmakethebestinterpr
eterbecausesheisfamiliarwithandlovesthepatient.
d. Thenurseshouldfacethepatientratherthantheinterpreter.
ANS:D
Thenurseshouldfacethepatientratherthantheinterpreterisatruestatement;theintentistoconversew
iththepatient,notwithathirdpartyaboutthepatient.Manyreasonsmaypreventthepatientfromspeak
ingdirectlytoanurse.Technicaltermsandmetaphorsmaybedifficultorimpossibletotranslate.Cultu
ralrestrictionsmaypreventsometopicsfrombeingspokenoftoagrandparentorchild.
PTS:1 DIF:UnderstandREF:p.18-19
TOP:NursingProcess:ImplementationMSC:Safe,EffectiveCareEnvironment
3. AnolderadultwhoisatraditionalChinesemanhasabloodpressureof80/54mmHgandrefusestorema
ininthebed.Whichinterventionshouldthenurseusetopromoteandmaintainhishealth?
a. Havethehealthcareproviderspeaktohim.
b. Useprinciplesoftheholistichealthsystem.
c. Askabouthisperceptionsandtreatmentideas.
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