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, Ebe rsolel#and l#Hess' erontological l#Nursing l#Healthy l#Aging, l#Canadian l#Edition l#5th l#Edition l#byl#Theris l#a
l#G l#Touhy
Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging
MULTIPLE l#CHOICE
1. Aman l#is l#terminallyill l#with l#end-
stage l#prostate l#cancer.l#Whichl#is l#thel#best l#statement l#about l#thisman‘s l#wellness?
a. Wellness canl#onlybel#achievedl#with aggre
e e
l# ssive medical
e
interventions.
b. Wellness is not a real option for this client
e e e e e e e e e
because he e
l# is terminally ill.
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c. Wellnessl#isl#defined l#as l#the l#absence l#of
disease.
d. Nursing interventions can help empower
e e e e e
l# a client to
e e
achieve a higher level of wellness.
e e e e e
ANS:l#D
Nursingl#interventionsl#can helpl#empowerl#a clientl#tol#achieve a higherl#levell#ofl#wellness;
e e e e
l# al#nursel#canl#fosterl#wellnessl#in hisl#orl#herl#clients.l#Wellnessl#isl#definedl#byl#thel#individuall#a
e
l# ndl#is l#multidimensional. l#It l#is l#not just the l#absence l#of l#disease. l#A l#wellness l#perspective
e e
is l#basedl#onl#thel#beliefl#thatl#everyl#person hasl#anl#optimal l#level l # ofl#health
l# e
independent ofl#his l#orl#herl#situationl#orl#functionall#level.l#Evenl#inl#thel#presencel#ofl#chronic
l# e
illnessl#orl#whilel#dyi l#ng,l#al#movementl#towardl#wellnessisl#possiblel#ifl#emphasisl#ofl#carel#is
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placedl#onl#thel#promo l#tion l#of l#well-being in l#a l#supportive l#environment.
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PTS: l # 1 DIF: l# Apply REF: l # p.l#7
TOP:l#NursingProcess:l#DiagnosisMSC:
l# Health Promotion l#and l#Maintenance
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2.
In l#differentiating between l#health l#and wellness l#in l#health l#care, l#which of l#the l#f
e e e
l# ollowingl#statements
is l#true?
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l#Touhy a. Healthl#is l#a l#broadl#term encompassing e
l# attitudesl#and
behaviors.
b. The concept of illness prevention was nev
e e e e e e
l# er considered
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by previous generations.
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c. Wellness andself- e
actualizationdevelopl#throughl#learn-
l# ing l#and l#growth.
d. Wellness is impossible when one‘s healt
e e e e e
l# h is compro-
e e
mised.
ANS:l#A
Healthl#isl#al#broadl#terml#thatl#encompassesl#attitudesl#andl#behaviors;l#holistically, l # healthl#i
l# ncludes wellness, l#which l#in-
e
volvesl#one‘sl#wholel#being.l#Thel#conceptl#ofl#illnessl#preventionl#was neverl#consideredl#by e
l# previous l#generations; l#through-out l#history, l#basic l#self-
care l#requirements l#have l#been l#recognized. l#Wellness l#and self- e
l# actualization l#develop l#through l#learning l#and l#growth—
as l#basic l#needs l#are l#met, l#higher l#level l#needs l#can l#be l#satisfied in l#turn, l#with l#ever- e
l# deepening l#rich-l#ness l#to l#life. l#Wellness is l#possible l#when l#one‘s l#health l#is
e
compromised— l#even l#with l#chronic l#illness, l#with l#multiple l#dis-
l#
abilities,l#orl#in l#dying, l#movement l#toward l#a l#higher l#levell#ofl#wellness l#is l#possible.
PTS: l # 1 DIF: l#Understand l#REF:l#p.l#7
TOP:l#NursingProcess:l#EvaluationMSC: l # Healthl#Promotion an e
dl#Maintenance
3.
Whichl#raciall#orl#ethnicl#groupl#hasl#thel#highestl#lifel#expectancyinl#thel#Unitedl#S
l# tates?
a. Nativel#Americans
b. African Americans e
c. Hispanicl#Americans
d. Asian and Pacific l # Island Americans
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As l#shown l#in l#Figurel#1.4, l#Hispanic l#men l#and l#women l#have l#the l#highest life l#expectancy
e
of l#all. l#In l#2011, l#for l#those l#of l#His-
l#
panicl#origin l#ofl#anyl#race, l#thel#overalll#life l # expectancyatl#65 l#yearsl#ofl#agel#wasl#20.7l#more
y l#ears l#in l#2011 l#(19.1 l#years l#for l#men l#and l#21.8 l#years l#for l#women).
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