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Ebersole & Hess Healthy Aging Ch 1, 4, 5,
31, 32 Exam Questions With Correct
Answers.
What is wellness? - answer✔- multidimensional
- adaptation to internal/external conditions
- individualized
- is a continuum, *not* a condition
why are health promotion and dz prevention more important than ever? - answer✔- increased
life expectancy
- increased population
developed vs undeveloped world: who has more aging - answer✔undeveloped world increasing
in aging population, about to be way more than in developed world
for the first time in history, multiple generations will all... - answer✔belong to the older adult
population (eg individual and their parent and grandparent will all be older adults)
what is happening to definitions of "old," "elder," "senior"? - answer✔changing rapidly,
especially as boomers get older (they tend to not be down with being thought of as old people)
how does HP2020 address aging? - answer✔unique and specific ways to promote health in
older adults are detailed in HP2020 goals
a geri nurse using a wellness model takes what kind of approach? - answer✔promote health
regardless of where a person is on the continuum
using a wellness model, what kind of interventions does the geri nurse implement? - answer✔-
promote optimal living
- enhance healthy aging
- maximize QOL
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examples of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention in the older adult pop: -
answer✔*primary:* vaccinations (esp flu, PN), weight, exercise, diet, psychosocial stimulation
and health
*secondary:* detect changes early - screenings @ senior centers, health fairs, doctor's office
*tertiary:* - important c chronic dz or s/p acute health event. DM diet planning, PT/OT/ST p
CVA,
how to promote biological wellness - answer✔- regular activity (range from playing
sports/walking, to adaptive versions - Wii sports are great, to just sitting up in bed)
- eating, sleeping well
- manage health conditions, access to health care
how to promote social wellness - answer✔- interact with humans and/or animals
- ongoing social interaction good for cognition, memory, mood
how to promote functional wellness - answer✔- physical environment that promotes healing
and activity
- don't help people to do things they can do for themselves
how to promote environmental wellness - answer✔- can be r/t individual (access to food and
transportation, exposures to crime, pollution)
- but also r/t community - activism re resources, creating living spaces
how to promote psychological wellness - answer✔- being aware of and accepting feelings
- challenge the misconception that declining mental/cognitive health is age-appropriate
how to promote spiritual wellness - answer✔- be aware of and open to pts' expressions of
beliefs
Ebersole & Hess Healthy Aging Ch 1, 4, 5,
31, 32 Exam Questions With Correct
Answers.
What is wellness? - answer✔- multidimensional
- adaptation to internal/external conditions
- individualized
- is a continuum, *not* a condition
why are health promotion and dz prevention more important than ever? - answer✔- increased
life expectancy
- increased population
developed vs undeveloped world: who has more aging - answer✔undeveloped world increasing
in aging population, about to be way more than in developed world
for the first time in history, multiple generations will all... - answer✔belong to the older adult
population (eg individual and their parent and grandparent will all be older adults)
what is happening to definitions of "old," "elder," "senior"? - answer✔changing rapidly,
especially as boomers get older (they tend to not be down with being thought of as old people)
how does HP2020 address aging? - answer✔unique and specific ways to promote health in
older adults are detailed in HP2020 goals
a geri nurse using a wellness model takes what kind of approach? - answer✔promote health
regardless of where a person is on the continuum
using a wellness model, what kind of interventions does the geri nurse implement? - answer✔-
promote optimal living
- enhance healthy aging
- maximize QOL
, ©THEBRIGHTSTARS 2024
examples of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention in the older adult pop: -
answer✔*primary:* vaccinations (esp flu, PN), weight, exercise, diet, psychosocial stimulation
and health
*secondary:* detect changes early - screenings @ senior centers, health fairs, doctor's office
*tertiary:* - important c chronic dz or s/p acute health event. DM diet planning, PT/OT/ST p
CVA,
how to promote biological wellness - answer✔- regular activity (range from playing
sports/walking, to adaptive versions - Wii sports are great, to just sitting up in bed)
- eating, sleeping well
- manage health conditions, access to health care
how to promote social wellness - answer✔- interact with humans and/or animals
- ongoing social interaction good for cognition, memory, mood
how to promote functional wellness - answer✔- physical environment that promotes healing
and activity
- don't help people to do things they can do for themselves
how to promote environmental wellness - answer✔- can be r/t individual (access to food and
transportation, exposures to crime, pollution)
- but also r/t community - activism re resources, creating living spaces
how to promote psychological wellness - answer✔- being aware of and accepting feelings
- challenge the misconception that declining mental/cognitive health is age-appropriate
how to promote spiritual wellness - answer✔- be aware of and open to pts' expressions of
beliefs
