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Chapter 01: Aging, Health, and Wellness in a Global Community Touhy
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: Ebersole & Hess’ Toward Healthy Aging, 11th Edition
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1. When askedbynew parents what thelifeexpectancyis fortheirAfrican American newborn, the nur
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se replies that, “2015 statistics indicate that your son:
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a. will have a lifeexpectancy of approximately 65 years.”
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b. can realistically expect to liveinto his late 80s.”
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c. has a good chance of celebrating his 75th birthday.”
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d. is likelyto live into his late 90s.”
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The overall life expectancy at birth in the United States in 2015 was 78.8. The disparity betwee n
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life expectancies for black and white Americans has narrowed significantly between 1999 an d 20
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15, with the death rate for blacks (African Americans) dropping by 25% (Office of Minorit y Healt
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h, 2017). Of the options above, C is the only response that fits into those parameters. The other opti
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ons are not supported by reliable research.
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2. Anurseis planningcare foragroupofsuper-
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centenarians in an assisted livingfacility. The nurse considers which of the following? rq rq rq rq rq rq rq rq rq rq rq rq



a. Mostsuper-
centenarians are functionallyindependent orrequireminimal assistance wit h rq xv rq rq rq rq r



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b. Themajorityof super-centenarians have cognitive impairment.
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c. Thenumberofsuper- rq rq rq



centenarians is expected to decreasein coming years as a result of heart disease a nd st rq rq rq rq rq rq rq rq rq rq rq rq rq rq rq rq



roke.
d. It is theorized that super- rq rq rq xv




centenarians survivedas longastheyhavedueto genetic mutations that madethem l ess su rq rq rq rq rq rq rq rq rq rq rq rq rq rq rq



sceptible to common diseases. rq rq rq




ANS: A r q



Research supports that most super- rq rq rq rq



centenarians are functionally and cognitively intact, requiring minimal assistance with ADLs. T
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he number of super-
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centenarians is expected to increase in coming years as the number of older adults increases. Alt ho
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ugh centenarians still carry genetic markers within their chromosomes for any number of he alth p
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roblems, for as yet unknown reasons, these are not “activated” until much later, if at all, w hen com
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,3. Onereason whymany“babyboomers”havemultiple chronicconditions such as heart dis ea
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se, diabetes, and arthritis is that:
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a. theyhave less access to medication and other treatment regimens.
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b. therewas a lack of importanceplaced on healthyliving as theywere growing up.
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c. theydid not haveaccess to immunizations againstcommunicablediseasewhen th e
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y were children.
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, d. theygrew up in an eraof rampant poverty and malnutrition.
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ANS: B r q



Thebabyboomers, individuals born between 1946 and 1964,post-
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WWII, havebetter access to medication and treatment regimens than other cohorts. They have ha
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d the benefit of the development of immunizations against communicable diseases. They gre w up
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in an era of prosperity post-
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WWII. However, there was a lack of importance placed on what we now consider healthy livin g w
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hen they were younger. Smoking, for example, was not condoned, but was considered a sy mbol of
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status. Candy in the shape of cigarettes was popular, and there was much secondhand s moke.
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4. A nurse is planning an education program on wellness in a local senior citizen center. The nur se
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plans to provide education on the importance of immunizations, annual physical examina tion
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s, screening for diabetes, and vision and hearing screening. It is important for the nurse to under
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stand which of the following? rq rq rq rq



a. Less than 50%of older adults (ages 65 and older) utilize available preventive ser vic
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es.
b. Preventivestrategies aremore widelyusedinthe50-64age- rq rq rq xv rq rq rq rq rq



group than in the 65 and over age-group.
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c. Theresearch on health promotion strategies in olderadults demonstrates that they ha ve
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low efficacy. rq



d. Thereis an abundance of research specific to health promotion and aging. rq rq rq rq rq rq xv xv xv rq




ANS: A r q r q



Less than 50% of individuals, ages 65 and older, utilize the preventive services that are availab leto
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them. However, only25%of thosebetween theages of 50 and 64 do so.There is a paucity of research
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specific to health promotion and aging; however, the research that exists demonstr ates that health
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promotion strategies are highly effective.
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5. Anurseis caringforan 85-year-
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old male client with diabetes in a communitysetting. The nurse promotes functional wellness by
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which of the following activities? rq rq rq rq



a. Encouraging the client to maintain current levels of physical activity rq rq xv rq rq rq rq rq rq



b. Assistingtheclient toreceiveall therecommended preventivescreenings that are ap pr rq rq rq rq rq rq rq xv rq rq



opriate for his age-group rq rq rq



c. Teachingthepatient howtousea rollingwalkersothat hecan ambulateforlonger dist anc rq rq rq rq rq xv rq rq rq rq rq rq rq rq rq rq



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d. Encouragingtheclientto attend hisweeklychessgames A rq rq rq xv rq rq rq rq rq




NS: A r q




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