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born, the nurse replies that, ―2015 statistics indicate that your son:
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a. will have a life expectancy of approximately 65 years.‖
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b. can realistically expect to live into his late 80s.‖
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d. is likely to live into his late 90s.‖
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MULTIPLE CHOICE Wi
1. When asked by new parents what the life expectancy is for their African American new
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born, the nurse replies that, ―2015 statistics indicate that your son:
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a. will have a life expectancy of approximately 65 years.‖
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b. can realistically expect to live into his late 80s.‖
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c. has a good chance of celebrating his 75th birthday.‖
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d. is likely to live into his late 90s.‖
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ANS: C W i
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between 1999 and 2015, with the death rate for blacks (African Americans) dropping b
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them less susceptible to common diseases.
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ANS: A W i
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centenarians are functionally and cognitively intact, requiring minimal assistance with A
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ases. Although centenarians still carry genetic markers within their chromosomes for an
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3. One reason why many ―baby boomers‖ have multiple chronic conditions such as h
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a. they have less access to medication and other treatment regimens.
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b. there was a lack of importance placed on healthy living as they were growing up.
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c. they did not have access to immunizations against communicable disease w
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,hen they were children.
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, d. they grew up in an era of rampant poverty and malnutrition.
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ANS: B W i
The baby boomers, individuals born between 1946 and 1964, post-
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WWII, have better access to medication and treatment regimens than other cohorts. The
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y have had the benefit of the development of immunizations against communicable dis
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eases. They grew up in an era of prosperity post-
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WWII. However, there was a lack of importance placed on what we now consider heal
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thy living when they were younger. Smoking, for example, was not condoned, but was
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was much secondhand smoke.
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