Test Bank Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy
Aging
6th Edition
by Theris A. Touhy, and Kathleen F Jet
Chapter 1 – 28
,Test Bank Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging
6th Edition
Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging
Touhy & Jett: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 6thEdition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A man is terminally ill with end-stage prostate cancer. Which is the best statement
about thisman’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
ofwellness.
ANS: D
Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher level of wellness; a
nursecan 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
thebelief 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 I G B.C M
2. In differentiating between healUth aSndwNellTnessin hOe alth 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 Americans
d. Asian and Pacific Island Americans
Aging
6th Edition
by Theris A. Touhy, and Kathleen F Jet
Chapter 1 – 28
,Test Bank Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging
6th Edition
Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging
Touhy & Jett: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 6thEdition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A man is terminally ill with end-stage prostate cancer. Which is the best statement
about thisman’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
ofwellness.
ANS: D
Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher level of wellness; a
nursecan 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
thebelief 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 I G B.C M
2. In differentiating between healUth aSndwNellTnessin hOe alth 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 Americans
d. Asian and Pacific Island Americans
