TEST BANK - Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 6th Edition by Theris A. Touhy, and Kathleen F Jet

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,ChapterF01:FIntroductionFtoFHealthyFAging
TouhyF&FJett:FEbersoleFandFHess’FGerontologicalFNursing’&FHealthyFAging,F6thFEdition


MULTIPLEFCHOICE

1. AFmanFisFterminally’illFwithFend-
stageFprostateFcancer.FWhichFisFtheFbestFstatementFaboutFthisFman’sFwellness?
a. WellnessFcan’onlyFbeFachievedFwithFaggressiveFmedicalFinterventions.
b. WellnessFisFnotFaFrealFoptionFforFthisFclientFbecauseFheFisFterminallyFill.
c. WellnessFisFdefinedFasFtheFabsenceFofFdisease.
d. NursingFinterventionsFcanFhelpFempower’aFclientFtoFachieveFaFhigherFleve
lFofFwellness.
ANS:F D
NursingFinterventionsFcanFhelpFempower’aFclientFtoFachieveFaFhigherFlevelFofFwellness;FaFnu
rseFcFanFfosterFwellnessFinFhisForFherFclients.FWellnessFisFdefinedFbyFtheFindividualFandFisF
multidimenFsional.FItFisFnotFjustFtheFabsenceFof’disease.FAFwellnessFperspectiveFisFbasedFonF
theFbeliefFthatFevFeryFpersonFhasFanFoptimalFlevelFofFhealthFindependentFofFhisFor’her’situati
onFor’functionalFlevel.FEvenFinFtheFpresenceFofFchronicFillnessFor’whileFdying,Fa’movementF
towardFwellnessFisFpossiblFeFifFemphasisFofFcare’isFplacedFonFtheFpromotionFof’well-
beingFinFaFsupportiveFenvironment.

PTS:F 1 DIF: Apply REF:F p.F7
TOP:F NursingFProcess:FDiagnosisFMSC:F HealthFPromotionFandFMaintenance
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2. InFdifferentiatingFbetweenFhealU
th anSd wNellnTess in hOealthFcare,FwhichFofFtheFfollowi
ngFstatementsFisFtrue?
a. HealthFisFaFbroadFtermFencompassingFattitudesFandFbehaviors.
b. TheFconceptFofFillnessFpreventionFwasFneverFconsideredFbyFpreviousFgenerations.
c. WellnessFandFself-actualizationFdevelopFthroughFlearningFandFgrowth.
d. WellnessFisFimpossibleFwhenFone’sFhealthFisFcompromised.

ANS:F A
HealthFisFaFbroadFtermFthatFencompassesFattitudesFandFbehaviors;Fholistically,FhealthFinclu
desFwellness,FwhichFinvolvesFone’sFwholeFbeing.FTheFconceptFofFillnessFpreventionFwasFnev
erFconsFideredFbyFpreviousFgenerations;FthroughoutFhistory,FbasicFself-
careFrequirementsFhaveFbeen’recognized.FWellnessFand’self-
FactualizationFdevelopFthroughFlearning’andFgrowth—
asFbasicFneedsFareFmet,Fhigher’levelFneedsFcanFbe’satisfiedFinFturn,FwithFever-
FdeepeningFrichnessFtoFlife.FWellnessFisFpossibleFwhenFone’sFhealthFisFcompromised
—
evenFwithFchronicFillness,FwithFmultipleFdisabilities,ForFinFdying,FmovementFtowardFaFhigher’
levFelFofFwellnessFisFpossible.

PTS:F 1 DIF: Understand REF:F p.F7
TOP:F NursingFProcess:FEvaluationFMSC:F HealthFPromotionFandFMaintenance

3. WhichFracialForFethnicFgroupFhasFtheFhighestFlifeFexpectancyFinFtheFUnitedFStates?
a. NativeFAmericans
b. AfricanFAmericans
c. HispanicFAmericans
d. AsianFandFPacificFIslandFAmericans



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, ChapterF02:FCross-CulturalFCaring’andFAging
TouhyF&FJett:FEbersoleFandFHess’FGerontologicalFNursing’&FHealthyFAging,F6thFEdi
tioFn


MULTIPLEFCHOICE

1. WhichFofFtheFfollowingFisFaFtrue’statementFaboutFdifferingFhealthFbeliefFsystems?
a. PersonalisticFor’magicoreligiousFbeliefsFhaveFbeenFsupersededFinFWesternFminds
FbyFbiomedicalFprinciples.
b. InFmostFcultures,FolderFadultsFareFlikely’toFtreatFthemselvesFusingFtraditio
nalFmethodsFbeforeFturningFtoFbiomedicalFprofessionals.
c. AyurvedicFmedicine’isFanother’nameFforFtraditionalFChineseFmedicine.
d. TheFbeliefFthatFhealthFdependsFonFmaintainingFaFbalanceFamongFoppositeFqualiti
esFiFsFcharacteristicFofFaFmagicoreligiousFbelief’system.
ANS:F B
OlderFadultsFinFmostFculturesFusuallyFhaveFhadFexperienceFwithFtraditionalFmethodsFthatFh
aveFworked’asFwellFasFexpected.FAfter’theseFtreatmentsFfail,Folder’adultsFturnFtoFtheFformalF
healthFcFareFsystem.FEven’inFtheFUnitedFStates,FitFisFcommonFforFolder’adultsFtoFprayFfor’cu
resForFwondeFrFwhat’theyFdidFtoFincurFanFillnessFasFpunishment.FTheFAyurvedicFsystemFisF
aFnaturalisticFhealtFhFbelief’systemFpracticedFinFIndiaFandFinFsomeFneighboringFcountries.FT
hisFbeliefFisFcharacterisFticFofFaFholisticForFnaturalisticFapproach.

PTS:F F 1 DIF: Understand REF:F p.F16-17
TOP:F NursingFProcess:FAssessment MSC:F HealthFPromotionFandFMaintenance
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2. WhichFofFtheFfollowingFconsideUratiS
onsNis m
Tost likO
elyFtoFbeFtrueFwhenFworkingFwithF
anFiFnterpreter?
a. AnFinterpreterFisFnever’neededFifFtheFnurseFspeaksFtheFsameFlanguageFasFtheFpatient.
b. WhenFworkingFwithFinterpreters,FtheFnurseFcanFuseFtechnicalFtermsForFmetaphors.
c. AFpatient’sFyoungFgranddaughterFwhoFspeaksFfluentFEnglishFwouldFmakeFtheF
bestFinterpreterFbecauseFsheFisFfamiliar’withFandFlovesFtheFpatient.
d. TheFnurseFshouldFfaceFtheFpatientFrather’thanFtheFinterpreter.
ANS:F D
TheFnurseFshouldFfaceFtheFpatientFrather’than’theFinterpreter’isFaFtrueFstatement;FtheFintentFisF
toFcFonverseFwithFtheFpatient,FnotFwithFaFthirdFpartyFaboutFtheFpatient.FManyFreasonsFmayFp
reventFthFeFpatientFfromFspeaking’directlyFtoFaFnurse.FTechnicalFtermsFandFmetaphorsFmayF
beFdifficultForFimpossibleFtoFtranslate.FCulturalFrestrictionsFmayFpreventFsomeFtopicsFfromF
beingFspokenFofFtoFaFgrandparentFor’child.

PTS:F F 1 DIF: Understand REF:F p.F18-19
TOP:F NursingFProcess:FImplementation MSC:F Safe,FEffectiveFCareFEnvironment

3. AnFolderFadultFwhoFisFaFtraditionalFChineseFmanFhasFaFbloodFpressureFofF80/54FmmFHgFan
dFrefuFsesFtoFremainFinFtheFbed.FWhichFinterventionFshouldFtheFnurseFuseFtoFpromoteFandFm
aintainFhisFhFealth?
a. HaveFtheFhealthFcareFprovider’speakFtoFhim.
b. UseFprinciplesFofFtheFholisticFhealthFsystem.
c. AskFaboutFhisFperceptionsFandFtreatmentFideas.




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