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, Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging
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MULTIPLE CHOICE d




1. Aman is terminally ill with end-stage prostate cancer. Which is
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d the best statement about this man‘s wellness?
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disease.
d. Nursing interventions can help empower r r dr r




dr a client to
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ANS:D
Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher level of
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d wellness; a nurse can foster wellness in his or her clients. Wellness is defined by the
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d individual and is multidimensional. It is not just the absence of disease. A wellness
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d perspective is based on the belief that every person has an optimal level of health
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d independent of his or her situation or functional level. Even in the presence of
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d chronic illness or while dying, a movement toward wellnessis possible if emphasis
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d of care is placed on the promotion of well-being in a supportive environment.
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PTS: 1 d DIF: Apply d REF: p. 7 d d TOP:NursingProcess:
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2. In differentiating between health and wellness in health care, which of the
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a. Health is a broad term encompassing
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, b. The concept of illness prevention was
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d. Wellness is impossible when one‘s r r r r




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mised.

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Health is a broad term that encompasses attitudes and behaviors; holistically,
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health includes wellness, which in- volves one‘s whole being. The concept of illness
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d prevention was never considered by previous generations; through- out history, basic
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d self-care requirements have been recognized. Wellness and self- actualization
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d develop through learning and growth—as basic needs are met, higher level needs can
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d be satisfied in turn, with ever-deepening rich- ness to life. Wellness is possible when
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d one‘s health is compromised—even with chronic illness, with multiple dis- abilities,
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d or in dying, movement toward a higher level of wellness is possible.
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3. Which racial or ethnic group has the highest life expectancy in the United
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As shown in Figure 1.4, Hispanic men and women have the highest life expectancy of
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all. In 2011, for those of His- panic origin of any race, the overall life
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d expectancy at 65 years of age was 20.7 more years in 2011 (19.1 years for men and
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d 21.8 years for women).
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