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Ebersole and Hess' Gerontological Nursing Healthy Aging, Canadian Edition 5th Edition by Theris a Touhy




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Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging


MULTIPLE CHOICE j




1. Aman is terminally ill with end-stage prostate cancer. Which
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is the best statement about thisman‘s wellness?
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a. Wellness can only be achieved with j hj j hj jhj j hj j hj jhj




aggressive medical jhj




interventions.
b. Wellness is not a real option for this j hj j hj j hj jhj jhj j hj j hj jhj




client because he jhj jhj




is terminally ill.
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c. Wellness is defined as the absence of jhj j hj j hj jhj jhj jhj




disease.
d. Nursing interventions can help j hj jhj jhj jhj




empower a client to jhj jhj jhj




achieve a higher level of wellness. jhj j hj j hj j h j j hj




ANS:D jhj




Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher level of
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wellness; a nurse can foster wellness in his or her clients. Wellness is defined
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by the individual and is multidimensional. It is not just the absence of disease.
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A wellness perspective is based on the belief that every person has an optimal
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level j h j of health independent of his or her situation or functional level. Even in
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jhj the presence of chronic illness or while dying, a movement toward wellnessis
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possible if emphasis of care is placed on the promotion of well-being in a
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supportive environment. jhj




PTS: j h j 1 DIF: j h j Apply REF: j h j p. 7 jhj TOP:NursingProcess: jhj jhj jhj




DiagnosisMSC: jh Health Promotion and Maintenance jhj jhj jhj




2. In differentiating between health and wellness in health care, which of
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the following statements
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is true?
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a. Health is a broad term encompassing jhj j h j j h j j hj j h j




attitudes and jhj




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behaviors.
b. The concept of illness prevention was
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never considered jhj




by previous generations.
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c. Wellness and self-actualization develop jhj jhj jhj jhj




through learn- jhj




ing and growth. jhj j h j




d. Wellness is impossible when one‘s jhj jhj jhj jhj jhj




health is compro- jhj jhj




mised.

ANS:A jhj




Health is a broad term that encompasses attitudes and behaviors; holistically,
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j health includes wellness, which in- volves one‘s whole being. The concept of
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illness prevention was never considered by previous generations; through-out
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history, basic self-care requirements have been recognized. Wellness and self-
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actualization develop through learning and growth—as basic needs are met,jhj jhj jhj jhj jhj jhj jhj jhj jhj jhj




higher level needs can be satisfied in turn, with ever-deepening rich- ness to life.
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j Wellness is possible when one‘s health is compromised—even with chronic
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illness, with multiple dis- abilities, or in dying, movement toward a higher level
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of wellness is possible.
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PTS: j h j 1 DIF: j h j Understand j h j REF: p. 7 jhj jhj TOP:NursingProcess: jhj jhj jhj




EvaluationMSC: jh j h j Health Promotion and Maintenance jhj jhj jhj




3. Which racial or ethnic group has the highest life expectancy in the
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United States? jhj




a. Native Americans jhj




b. African Americans jhj




c. Hispanic Americans j hj




d. Asian and Pacific Island Americans j hj j h j j h j j hj




ANS:C jhj




As shown in Figure 1.4, Hispanic men and women have the highest life
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expectancy of all. In 2011, for those of His-panic origin of any race, the
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overall life jhj j h j expectancy at 65 years of age was 20.7 more years in 2011 (19.1
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years for men and 21.8 years for women).
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PTS: j h j 1 DIF: j h j Understand j h j REF: j h j p. 6 j hj




TOP: Nursing Process:Assessment
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4. Historical influences that have shaped the lives of the majority jhj jhj jhj jhj jhj j hj jhj jhj jhj jhj




of the in-between cohort in theUnited States today include which of the
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following?
a. Influenza epidemic of 1918 j hj j hj j h j




b. World War I jhj jhj




c. Child rearing in the Depression j hj jhj j h j j hj




d. World War II jhj j hj




ANS:D jhj




Those who are in the in-between cohort in 2016 were born between 1915 and
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j 1945. The men were likely to have fought in World War II. The last of the
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Holocaust survivors are in this group. A person who survived the influenza
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epidemic would be at least 98 years old in 2016 and therefore would be
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considered old-old or a centenarian. Most ofthose who are of the in-between
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cohort had not reached childbearing age by the end of the Depression.
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Individuals in the in- between cohort would not have been old enough to fight
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in World War II.
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PTS: j h j 1 DIF: j h j Understand j h j REF: j h j p. 5 j hj




TOP: Nursing Process:Assessment
jhj jhj jhj MSC:Safe, Effective Care Environment j hj j hj j hj




5. According to researchers, which characteristic do most centenarians share?
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a. Female
b. Hispanic
c. Living in rural areas j hj jhj j h j




d. Located in the Midwestern states j hj j h j j h j j h j




ANS:A jhj




Based on the U.S. census report of 2010, centenarians were overwhelmingly white,
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female, and living in the urbanareas of the Southern states.
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PTS: j h j 1 DIF: j h j Remember j h j j h j REF: j h j p. 5 j hj




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