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1. WhenjaskedjbyjnewjparentsjwhatjthejlifejexpectancyjisjforjtheirjAfricanjAmericanjnewborn,jthejn
ursejrepliesjthat,j“2010jstatisticsjindicatejthatjyourjson:
a. willjhavejajlifejexpectancyjofjapproximatelyj65jyears.”
b. canjrealisticallyjexpectjtojlivejintojhisjlatej80s.”
c. hasjajgoodjchancejofjcelebratingjhisj75thjbirthday.”
d. isjlikelyjtojlivejintojhisjlatej90s.”
ANS:j C
Inj2010,jmenjinjthejUnitedjStatesjatjagej60jcanjexpectjtojlivejanotherj22jyears.jThejlifejexpectanc
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centenariansjinjanjassistedjlivingjfacility.jThejnursejconsidersjwhichjofjthejfollowing?
a. Mostjsuper-centenariansjarejfunctionallyjindependentjorjrequirejminimal
assistancejwithjactivitiesjofjdailyjliving
b. Thejmajorityjofjsuper-centenariansjhavejcognitivejimpairment
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resultjofjheartjdiseasejandjstroke
d. Itjisjtheorizedjthatjsuper-centenariansjsurvivedjasjlongjasjtheyjhavejduejtojgenetic
mutationsjthatjmadejthemjlessjsusceptiblejtojcommonjdiseases
ANS:j A
Researchjsupportsjthatjmostjsuper-
centenariansjarejfunctionallyjandjcognitivelyjintact,jrequiringjminimaljassistancejwithjADLs.jThe
numberjofjsuper-
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centenariansjisjexpectedjtojincreasejinjcomingjyearsjasjthejnumberjofjolderjadultsjincreases.jThejre
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etes,jandjarthritisjisjthat:
a. theyjhavejlessjaccessjtojmedicationjandjotherjtreatmentjregimens.
b. therejwasjajlackjofjimportancejplacedjonjhealthyjlivingjasjtheyjwerejgrowingjup.
c. theyjdidjnotjhavejaccessjtojimmunizationsjagainstjcommunicablejdiseasejwhen
theyjwerejchildren.
d. theyjgrewjupjinjanjerajofjrampantjpovertyjandjmalnutrition.
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WWII,jhavejbetterjaccessjtojmedicationjandjtreatmentjregimensjthanjotherjcohorts.jTheyjhavejhadj
thejbenefitjofjthejdevelopmentjofjimmunizationsjagainstjcommunicablejdiseases.jTheyjgrewjupjinj
anjerajofjprosperityjpost-
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henjtheyjwerejyounger.jSmoking,jforjexample,jwasjnotjcondoned,jbutjwasjconsideredjajsymboljofj
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ansjtojprovidejeducationjonjthejimportancejofjimmunizations,jannualjphysicaljexaminations,jscr
eeningjforjdiabetes,jandjvisionjandjhearingjscreening.jItjisjimportantjforjthejnursejtojunderstandjw
hichjofjthejfollowing?
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services
b. Preventivejstrategiesjarejmorejwidelyjusedjinjthej40-64jagejgroupjthanjinjthej65
andjoverjagejgroup
c. Thejresearchjonjhealthjpromotionjstrategiesjinjolderjadultsjdemonstratesjthatjthey
havejlowjefficacy
d. Therejisjanjabundancejofjresearchjspecificjtojhealthjpromotionjandjaging
ANS:j A
Approximatelyj40%jofjindividuals,jagesj65jandjolder,jutilizejthejpreventivejservicesjthatjarejavail
ablejtojthem.jHowever,jonlyj24%jofjthosejbetweenjthejagesjofj40jandj64jdojso.jTherejisjajpaucityjof
jresearchjspecificjtojhealthjpromotionjandjaging;jhowever,jthejresearchjthatjexistsjdemonstratesjth
atjhealthjpromotionjstrategiesjarejhighlyjeffective.
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oldjmalejclientjwithjdiabetesjinjajcommunityjsetting.jThejnursejpromotesjfunctionaljwellnessj
byjwhichjofjthejfollowingjactivities?
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b. Assistingjthejclientjtojreceivejalljthejrecommendedjpreventivejscreeningsjthatjare
appropriatejforjhisjagejgroup
c. Teachingjthejpatientjhowjtojusejajrollingjwalkerjsojthatjhejcanjambulatejforjlonger
distances
d. Encouragingjthejclientjtojattendjhisjweeklyjchessjgames
ANS:j A
Maintainingjexistingjlevelsjofjphysicaljactivityjisjconsistentjwithjfunctionaljwellness.jTeachingjt
hejclientjhowjtojusejajrollingjwalkerjenablesjthejclientjtojremainjactivejatjthejhighestjleveljpossible
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mentjofjphysicaljability.jEncouragingjthejclientjtojattendjweeklyjchessjgamesjisjanjexamplejofjpro
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desjwhichjofjthejfollowingjcharacteristics?
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b. AnjAfricanjAmericanjwomanjwhojlivesjinjajruraljareajofjajSouthernjstate
c. AjHispanicjmanjwhojlivesjinjanjurbanjareajofjajMidwesternjstate
d. AjCaucasianjmanjwhojlivesjinjajruraljareajofjajMidwesternjstate
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