WGU C475 care of the elderly EXAM A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

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WGU for care of the older adult c475 2026 A+ GRADE AS
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S (02E75)
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QUESTION 1 vc




Term
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Definition



QUESTION 2 vc




Baby Boomers vc




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large group of people born between 1946-
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1964. Considered more affluent, better educated and healthier. Baby boomers have entered the older ag
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e group as of 2011
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QUESTION 3 vc




Baby Boomers unique characteristics that make them a challenge for healthcare professi
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onals
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expect and demand excellence in geriatric care. Health disparities exist among minority elder group.
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QUESTION 4 vc




Top five racial groups in United States
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European African Hispanic Asian Native Americans
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,QUESTION 5 vc




European Americans 5 health disparities vc vc vc vc




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individualistic, stoic (don't want to be a burden to others), elders- vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc



lose their sense of self worth. Trust authority-
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will tend to follow health care advice) smoking by pregnant women drug induced deaths deaths from p
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oisoning deaths from melanoma, and deaths from COPD before age 45.
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QUESTION 6 vc




African Americans vc




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2nd larges minority populations. religion/spirituality plays important role in health and wellness. Equat
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e good luck, good fortune, and good health with being right with God. Closer ties with extended families
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and rely on their close family ties for support. Distrustful of health care personnel
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QUESTION 7 vc




African Americans - top five health disparities
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gonorrhea, congenital syphilis, new cases of AIDS, deaths due to HIV infection.
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QUESTION 8 vc




Hispanic Americans vc




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high values on family, religion, and community. family interdependence over independence. family first
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before seeking outside health care. homeopathic remedies in conjunction with religious artifacts before
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engaging the health care professional. They disagree with silence and noncompliance. May not seek heal
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th care because they feel that their illness/disease is a punishment of sins. Many do not seek health care
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because they do not have access to it (lack of insurance, communication difficulties, or fear of ramificati
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ons due to being in country illegally. Diabetes and heart disease are two health problems that have incr
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eased within this cultural group
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QUESTION 9 vc




Hispanic Americans - top 5 health disparities vc vc vc vc vc vc




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, congenital syphilis TB, AIDS, exposure to particulate matter, cirrhosis deaths
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QUESTION 10 vc




Asian Americans vc




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still practice holistic (naturalistic) medicine and may incorporate this as an adjunct to Western medicine
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. Majority of influence comes from Confucianism Follows a naturalistic perspective, defining health and i
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llness as a balance between the individual and the world around the individual. Treatments may involve
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acupuncture, moxibustion (burning of herbal leaves on or near the body), cupping (the use of warmed
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glass jars to create suction on certain parts of the body), massage, herbal remedies, movement and conc
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entration exercises (tai chi) Some elders may forgo life sustaining treatment because of the principles of
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cren. Ren is the golden rule of Chines decision making "Do not do to others what you do not want done t
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o yourself".
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QUESTION 11 vc




Asian Americans - top 5 disparities
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new cases of TB, congenital syphilis, no pap test among females > 18, exposure to particulate matter, an
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d carbon monoxide exposure
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QUESTION 12 vc




Native Americans vc




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Insulated from the rest of the country, either literally (by way of land reservation) or in other ways suc
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h as linguistically. Follow naturalistic approach, believing that health is a balance of the mind, body, and
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spirit, and illness occurs when there is an imbalance or disharmony with nature. Health beliefs are blen
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ded with religion, carrying a magic facet as well as holistic and naturalistic approaches
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QUESTION 13 vc




Native Americans - top 5 health disparities
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fetal alcohol syndrome, smoking by pregnant women, alcohol related motor vehicle deaths, cirrhosis dea
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ths, and new cases of gonorrhea
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QUESTION 14 vc