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Ebersole And Hess’ Gerontological Nursing And Healthy Aging
By Theris A. Touhy, And Kathleen F Jet
th
6 Edition
,Table of content
Section 1: foundations of healthy aging
1. Gerontological nursing and healthy aging
2. Introduction to healthy aging
3. Making clinical judgments in the cross-cultural setting with older adults
4. Biological theories and age-related cues
5. Clinical judgment to promote psychosocial, spiritual, and cognitive health
Section 2: foundations of gerontological nursing
6. Gerontological nursing across the continuum of care
7. Economic and legal issues affecting clinical judgment
Section 3: fundamentals of caring
8. Recognizing and analyzing cues in gerontological nursing
9. Clinical judgment to promote safe medication use
10. Clinical judgment to promote nutritional health
11. Clinical judgment to promote hydration and oral health
12. Clinical judgment to promote bowel and bladder health
13. Clinical judgment to promote healthy rest, sleep, and activity patterns
14. Clinical judgment to promote to promote healthy skin
15. Clinical judgment to promote reduce fall risk and injuries
16. Clinical judgment to promote safe environments
Section 4: promoting health in chronic illness
17. Living with chronic illness
18. Clinical judgment to promote relief from pain
19. Clinical judgment to enhance hearing and vision
20. Metabolic disorders
21. Bone and joint problems
22. Cardiovascular and respiratory disorders
23. Neurological disorders
24. Clinical judgment to promote mental health
Section 5: caring for elders and their caregivers
25. Clinical judgment in care of individuals with neurocognitive disorders
26. Clinical judgment to promote healthy relationships, roles, and transitions
27. Clinical judgment to promote caregiver health
28. Loss, death, and palliative care
,Chapter 01: gerontological nursing and healthy aging
Touhy & jett: ebersole and hess’ gerontological nursing & healthy aging, 6th edition
Multiple choice
1. A man is terminally ill with end-stage prostate cancer. Which is the best statement
about this man’s wellness?
a. Wellness can only be achieved with aggressive medical interventions.
b. Wellness is not a real option for this client because he is terminally ill.
c. Wellness is defined as the absence of disease.
d. Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher
level of wellness.
Ans: d
Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher level of wellness; a
nurse can foster wellness in his or her clients. Wellness is defined by the individual and
is multidimensional. It is not just the absence of disease. A wellness perspective is
based on the belief that every person has an optimal level of health independent of his
or her situation or functional level. Even in the presence of chronic illness or while
dying, a movement toward wellness is possible if emphasis of care is placed on the
promotion of well-being in a supportive environment.
Pts: 1 dif: apply ref: p. 7 top: nursing process:
diagnosis msc: health promotion and maintenance
n r si ng tb . com
2. In differentiating between healu
thandwellnessinhealth care, which of the
following statements is true?
a. Health is a broad term encompassing attitudes and behaviors.
b. The concept of illness prevention was never considered by previous generations.
c. Wellness and self-actualization develop through learning and growth.
d. Wellness is impossible when one’s health is compromised.
Ans: a
Health is a broad term that encompasses attitudes and behaviors; holistically, health
includes wellness, which involves one’s whole being. The concept of illness prevention
was never considered by previous generations; throughout history, basic self-care
requirements have been recognized. Wellness and self-actualization develop through
learning and growth—as basic needs are met, higher level needs can be satisfied in
turn, with ever-deepening richness to life. Wellness is possible when one’s health is
compromised—even with chronic illness, with multiple disabilities, or in dying,
movement toward a higher level of wellness is possible.
Pts: 1 dif: understand ref: p. 7 top: nursing process:
evaluation msc: health promotion and maintenance
3. Which racial or ethnic group has the highest life expectancy in the united states?
a. Native americans
b. African americans
c. Hispanic americansasian and pacific island americans
, Chapter 02: cross-cultural caring and aging
Touhy & jett: ebersole and hess’ gerontological nursing & healthy aging, 6th edition
Multiple choice
1. Which of the following is a true statement about differing health belief systems?
a. Personalistic or magicoreligious beliefs have been superseded in western
minds by biomedical principles.
b. In most cultures, older adults are likely to treat themselves using
traditional methods before turning to biomedical professionals.
c. Ayurvedic medicine is another name for traditional chinese medicine.
d. The belief that health depends on maintaining a balance among opposite
qualities is characteristic of a magicoreligious belief system.
Ans: b
Older adults in most cultures usually have had experience with traditional methods that
have worked as well as expected. After these treatments fail, older adults turn to the
formal health care system. Even in the united states, it is common for older adults to
pray for cures or wonder what they did to incur an illness as punishment. The
ayurvedic system is a naturalistic health belief system practiced in india and in some
neighboring countries. This belief is characteristic of a holistic or naturalistic approach.
Pts: 1 dif: understand ref: p. 16-17
Top: nursing process: assessment msc: health promotion and maintenance
n rs i ngtb . c o m
2. Which of the following consideuration
sismostlikel y to be true when working with an
interpreter?
a. An interpreter is never needed if the nurse speaks the same language as the patient.
b. When working with interpreters, the nurse can use technical terms or metaphors.
c. A patient’s young granddaughter who speaks fluent english would make the
best interpreter because she is familiar with and loves the patient.
d. The nurse should face the patient rather than the interpreter.
Ans: d
The nurse should face the patient rather than the interpreter is a true statement; the
intent is to converse with the patient, not with a third party about the patient. Many
reasons may prevent the patient from speaking directly to a nurse. Technical terms and
metaphors may be difficult or impossible to translate. Cultural restrictions may prevent
some topics from being spoken of to a grandparent or child.
Pts: 1 dif: understand ref: p. 18-19
Top: nursing process: implementation msc: safe, effective care environment
3. An older adult who is a traditional chinese man has a blood pressure of 80/54 mm hg
and refuses to remain in the bed. Which intervention should the nurse use to promote
and maintain his health?
a. Have the health care provider speak to him.
b. Use principles of the holistic health system.
c. Ask about his perceptions and treatment ideas.
Ebersole And Hess’ Gerontological Nursing And Healthy Aging
By Theris A. Touhy, And Kathleen F Jet
th
6 Edition
,Table of content
Section 1: foundations of healthy aging
1. Gerontological nursing and healthy aging
2. Introduction to healthy aging
3. Making clinical judgments in the cross-cultural setting with older adults
4. Biological theories and age-related cues
5. Clinical judgment to promote psychosocial, spiritual, and cognitive health
Section 2: foundations of gerontological nursing
6. Gerontological nursing across the continuum of care
7. Economic and legal issues affecting clinical judgment
Section 3: fundamentals of caring
8. Recognizing and analyzing cues in gerontological nursing
9. Clinical judgment to promote safe medication use
10. Clinical judgment to promote nutritional health
11. Clinical judgment to promote hydration and oral health
12. Clinical judgment to promote bowel and bladder health
13. Clinical judgment to promote healthy rest, sleep, and activity patterns
14. Clinical judgment to promote to promote healthy skin
15. Clinical judgment to promote reduce fall risk and injuries
16. Clinical judgment to promote safe environments
Section 4: promoting health in chronic illness
17. Living with chronic illness
18. Clinical judgment to promote relief from pain
19. Clinical judgment to enhance hearing and vision
20. Metabolic disorders
21. Bone and joint problems
22. Cardiovascular and respiratory disorders
23. Neurological disorders
24. Clinical judgment to promote mental health
Section 5: caring for elders and their caregivers
25. Clinical judgment in care of individuals with neurocognitive disorders
26. Clinical judgment to promote healthy relationships, roles, and transitions
27. Clinical judgment to promote caregiver health
28. Loss, death, and palliative care
,Chapter 01: gerontological nursing and healthy aging
Touhy & jett: ebersole and hess’ gerontological nursing & healthy aging, 6th edition
Multiple choice
1. A man is terminally ill with end-stage prostate cancer. Which is the best statement
about this man’s wellness?
a. Wellness can only be achieved with aggressive medical interventions.
b. Wellness is not a real option for this client because he is terminally ill.
c. Wellness is defined as the absence of disease.
d. Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher
level of wellness.
Ans: d
Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher level of wellness; a
nurse can foster wellness in his or her clients. Wellness is defined by the individual and
is multidimensional. It is not just the absence of disease. A wellness perspective is
based on the belief that every person has an optimal level of health independent of his
or her situation or functional level. Even in the presence of chronic illness or while
dying, a movement toward wellness is possible if emphasis of care is placed on the
promotion of well-being in a supportive environment.
Pts: 1 dif: apply ref: p. 7 top: nursing process:
diagnosis msc: health promotion and maintenance
n r si ng tb . com
2. In differentiating between healu
thandwellnessinhealth care, which of the
following statements is true?
a. Health is a broad term encompassing attitudes and behaviors.
b. The concept of illness prevention was never considered by previous generations.
c. Wellness and self-actualization develop through learning and growth.
d. Wellness is impossible when one’s health is compromised.
Ans: a
Health is a broad term that encompasses attitudes and behaviors; holistically, health
includes wellness, which involves one’s whole being. The concept of illness prevention
was never considered by previous generations; throughout history, basic self-care
requirements have been recognized. Wellness and self-actualization develop through
learning and growth—as basic needs are met, higher level needs can be satisfied in
turn, with ever-deepening richness to life. Wellness is possible when one’s health is
compromised—even with chronic illness, with multiple disabilities, or in dying,
movement toward a higher level of wellness is possible.
Pts: 1 dif: understand ref: p. 7 top: nursing process:
evaluation msc: health promotion and maintenance
3. Which racial or ethnic group has the highest life expectancy in the united states?
a. Native americans
b. African americans
c. Hispanic americansasian and pacific island americans
, Chapter 02: cross-cultural caring and aging
Touhy & jett: ebersole and hess’ gerontological nursing & healthy aging, 6th edition
Multiple choice
1. Which of the following is a true statement about differing health belief systems?
a. Personalistic or magicoreligious beliefs have been superseded in western
minds by biomedical principles.
b. In most cultures, older adults are likely to treat themselves using
traditional methods before turning to biomedical professionals.
c. Ayurvedic medicine is another name for traditional chinese medicine.
d. The belief that health depends on maintaining a balance among opposite
qualities is characteristic of a magicoreligious belief system.
Ans: b
Older adults in most cultures usually have had experience with traditional methods that
have worked as well as expected. After these treatments fail, older adults turn to the
formal health care system. Even in the united states, it is common for older adults to
pray for cures or wonder what they did to incur an illness as punishment. The
ayurvedic system is a naturalistic health belief system practiced in india and in some
neighboring countries. This belief is characteristic of a holistic or naturalistic approach.
Pts: 1 dif: understand ref: p. 16-17
Top: nursing process: assessment msc: health promotion and maintenance
n rs i ngtb . c o m
2. Which of the following consideuration
sismostlikel y to be true when working with an
interpreter?
a. An interpreter is never needed if the nurse speaks the same language as the patient.
b. When working with interpreters, the nurse can use technical terms or metaphors.
c. A patient’s young granddaughter who speaks fluent english would make the
best interpreter because she is familiar with and loves the patient.
d. The nurse should face the patient rather than the interpreter.
Ans: d
The nurse should face the patient rather than the interpreter is a true statement; the
intent is to converse with the patient, not with a third party about the patient. Many
reasons may prevent the patient from speaking directly to a nurse. Technical terms and
metaphors may be difficult or impossible to translate. Cultural restrictions may prevent
some topics from being spoken of to a grandparent or child.
Pts: 1 dif: understand ref: p. 18-19
Top: nursing process: implementation msc: safe, effective care environment
3. An older adult who is a traditional chinese man has a blood pressure of 80/54 mm hg
and refuses to remain in the bed. Which intervention should the nurse use to promote
and maintain his health?
a. Have the health care provider speak to him.
b. Use principles of the holistic health system.
c. Ask about his perceptions and treatment ideas.
