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Chapter 02: Cross-Cultural Caring and Aging
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MULTIPLE CHOICE ss
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biomedical principles.
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worked as well as expected. After these treatments fail, older adults turn to the formal health
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care system. Even in the United States, it is common for older adults to pray for cures or
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wonder what they did to incur an illness as punishment. The Ayurvedic system is a
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naturalistic health belief system practiced in India and in some neighboring countries. This
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is to converse with the patient, not with a third party about the patient. Many reasons may
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maintain his health?
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Aging 6 th Editionby TherisA.Touhy, andKathleenFJet
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Chapter 1-28.
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging
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Touhy & Jett: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 5th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE ss
1. A man is terminally ill with end-stage prostate cancer. Which is the best statement about
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this man‘s wellness?
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a. Wellness can only be achieved with aggressive medical interventions. ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
b. Wellness is not a real option for this client because he is terminally ill. ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
c. Wellness is defined as the absence of disease. ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
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of wellness. ss ss
ANS: D
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can foster wellness in his or her clients. Wellness is defined by the individual and is
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her situation or functional level. Even in the presence of chronic illness or while dying, a
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movement toward wellness is possible if emphasis of care is placed on the promotion of
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well-being in a supportive environment.
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with ever-deepening richness to life. Wellness is possible when one‘s health is
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compromised—even with chronic illness, with multiple disabilities, or in dying, movement
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PTS: 1 DIF: Understand REF: p. 7 ss TOP: Nursing Process: ss
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Chapter 02: Cross-Cultural Caring and Aging
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Touhy & Jett: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 6th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE ss
1. Which of the following is a true statement about differing health belief systems?
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a. Personalistic or magicoreligious beliefs have been superseded in Western minds by ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
biomedical principles.
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b. In most cultures, older adults are likely to treat themselves using traditional
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methods before turning to biomedical professionals.
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c. Ayurvedic medicine is another name for traditional Chinese medicine. ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
d. The belief that health depends on maintaining a balance among opposite qualities
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is characteristic of a magicoreligious belief system.
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ANS: B
Older adults in most cultures usually have had experience with traditional methods that have
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worked as well as expected. After these treatments fail, older adults turn to the formal health
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care system. Even in the United States, it is common for older adults to pray for cures or
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wonder what they did to incur an illness as punishment. The Ayurvedic system is a
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naturalistic health belief system practiced in India and in some neighboring countries. This
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belief is characteristic of a holistic or naturalistic approach.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Understand REF: p. 16-17 ss
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b. When working with interpreters, the nurse can use technical terms or metaphors.
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c. A patient‘s young granddaughter who speaks fluent English would make the best
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ANS: D
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is to converse with the patient, not with a third party about the patient. Many reasons may
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prevent the patient from speaking directly to a nurse. Technical terms and metaphors
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may be difficult or impossible to translate. Cultural restrictions may prevent some topics
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PTS: 1 DIF: Understand REF: p. 18-19 ss
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refuses to remain in the bed. Which intervention should the nurse use to promote and
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maintain his health?
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c. Ask about his perceptions and treatment ideas.
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