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Chapter 01: Aging, Health, and Wellness in a Global Community T
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ouhy: Ebersole & Hess’ Toward Healthy Aging, 11th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE 5%
1. When asked by new parents what the life expectancy is for their African American newbor
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n, 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 5 %
The overall life expectancy at birth in the United States in 2015 was 78.8. The disparity
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between life expectancies for black and white Americans has narrowed significantly betw
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een 1999 and 2015, with the death rate for blacks (African Americans) dropping by 25%
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(Office of Minority Health, 2017). Of the options above, C is the only response that fits in
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to those parameters. The other options are not supported by reliable research.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding TOP: 5% 5%
Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion an
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d Maintenance
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2. A nurse is planning care for a group of super-
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centenarians in an assisted living facility. The nurse considers which of the following?
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centenarians are functionally independent or require minimal assistance5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5
with activities N
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b. The majority of super-centenarians have cognitive impairment.
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c. The number of super- 5% 5% 5%
centenarians is expected to decrease in coming years as a result of heart dise
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ase and stroke. 5% 5%
d. It is theorized that super-
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centenarians survived as long as they have due to genetic mutations that made t
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hem less susceptible to common diseases.
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ANS: A 5 %
Research supports that most super- 5% 5% 5% 5%
centenarians are functionally and cognitively intact, requiring minimal assistance with AD
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Ls. The number of super-
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centenarians is expected to increase in coming years as the number of older adults increas
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es. Although centenarians still carry genetic markers within their chromosomes for any nu
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mber of health problems, for as yet unknown reasons, these are not “activated” until muc
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h later, if at all, when compared with other persons.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering TOP: 5% 5%
Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion an
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d Maintenance
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,3. One reason why many “baby boomers” have multiple chronic conditions such as hea
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rt disease, diabetes, and arthritis is that:
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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 whe
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n 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 5 %
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. They
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have had the benefit of the development of immunizations against communicable diseases
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. 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 health
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y living when they were younger. Smoking, for example, was not condoned, but was con
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sidered a symbol of status. Candy in the shape of cigarettes was popular, and there was
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much secondhand smoke. 5% 5%
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering TOP: 5% 5%
Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion an 5% 5% 5% 5 % 5% 5% 5% 5%
d Maintenance
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4. A nurse is planning an education program on wellness in a local senior citizen center. T
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he nurse plans to provide education on the importance of immunizations, annual physic
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al examinations, screening for diabetes, and vision and hearing screening. It is importa
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nt for the nurse to understand which of the following?
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a. Less than 50% of older adults (ages 65 and older) utilize available preventi
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ve services. 5%
b. Preventive strategies are more widely used in the 50-64 age- 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5%
group than in the 65 and over age-group.
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c. The research on health promotion strategies in older adults demonstrates that th
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ey have low efficacy.
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d. There is an abundance of research specific to health promotion and aging.
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ANS: A 5 % 5 %
Less than 50% of individuals, ages 65 and older, utilize the preventive services that are
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available to them. However, only 25% of those between the ages of 50 and 64 do so. The
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re is a paucity of research specific to health promotion and aging; however, the research
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that exists demonstrates that health promotion strategies are highly effective.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding TOP: 5% 5%
Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion an 5% 5% 5% 5 % 5% 5% 5% 5%
d Maintenance
5%
5. A nurse is caring for an 85-year-
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old male client with diabetes in a community setting. The nurse promotes functional we
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llness by which of the following activities?
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a. Encouraging the client to maintain current levels of physical activity 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5%
b. Assisting the client to receive all the recommended preventive screenings that a
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re appropriate for his age-group
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c. Teaching the patient how to use a rolling walker so that he can ambulate for long
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d. Encouraging the client to attend his weekly chess game 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5%
s ANS: A
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,Ebersole and Hess’ Toward Healthy Aging 11th Edition Touhy Test Bank
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Chapter 01: Aging, Health, and Wellness in a Global Community T
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ouhy: Ebersole & Hess’ Toward Healthy Aging, 11th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE 5%
1. When asked by new parents what the life expectancy is for their African American newbor
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n, 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 5 %
The overall life expectancy at birth in the United States in 2015 was 78.8. The disparity
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between life expectancies for black and white Americans has narrowed significantly betw
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een 1999 and 2015, with the death rate for blacks (African Americans) dropping by 25%
5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5%
(Office of Minority Health, 2017). Of the options above, C is the only response that fits in
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to those parameters. The other options are not supported by reliable research.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding TOP: 5% 5%
Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion an
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d Maintenance
5%
2. A nurse is planning care for a group of super-
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centenarians in an assisted living facility. The nurse considers which of the following?
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a. Most super- 5%
centenarians are functionally independent or require minimal assistance5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5
with activities N
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ivGinTgB
. 5% 5%
b. The majority of super-centenarians have cognitive impairment.
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c. The number of super- 5% 5% 5%
centenarians is expected to decrease in coming years as a result of heart dise
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ase and stroke. 5% 5%
d. It is theorized that super-
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centenarians survived as long as they have due to genetic mutations that made t
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hem less susceptible to common diseases.
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ANS: A 5 %
Research supports that most super- 5% 5% 5% 5%
centenarians are functionally and cognitively intact, requiring minimal assistance with AD
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Ls. The number of super-
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centenarians is expected to increase in coming years as the number of older adults increas
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es. Although centenarians still carry genetic markers within their chromosomes for any nu
5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5%
mber of health problems, for as yet unknown reasons, these are not “activated” until muc
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h later, if at all, when compared with other persons.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering TOP: 5% 5%
Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion an
5% 5% 5% 5 % 5% 5% 5% 5%
d Maintenance
5%
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,3. One reason why many “baby boomers” have multiple chronic conditions such as hea
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rt disease, diabetes, and arthritis is that:
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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 whe
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n 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 5 %
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. They
5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5%
have had the benefit of the development of immunizations against communicable diseases
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. 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 health
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y living when they were younger. Smoking, for example, was not condoned, but was con
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sidered a symbol of status. Candy in the shape of cigarettes was popular, and there was
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much secondhand smoke. 5% 5%
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering TOP: 5% 5%
Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion an 5% 5% 5% 5 % 5% 5% 5% 5%
d Maintenance
5%
4. A nurse is planning an education program on wellness in a local senior citizen center. T
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he nurse plans to provide education on the importance of immunizations, annual physic
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al examinations, screening for diabetes, and vision and hearing screening. It is importa
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nt for the nurse to understand which of the following?
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a. Less than 50% of older adults (ages 65 and older) utilize available preventi
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ve services. 5%
b. Preventive strategies are more widely used in the 50-64 age- 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5%
group than in the 65 and over age-group.
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c. The research on health promotion strategies in older adults demonstrates that th
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ey have low efficacy.
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d. There is an abundance of research specific to health promotion and aging.
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ANS: A 5 % 5 %
Less than 50% of individuals, ages 65 and older, utilize the preventive services that are
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available to them. However, only 25% of those between the ages of 50 and 64 do so. The
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re is a paucity of research specific to health promotion and aging; however, the research
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that exists demonstrates that health promotion strategies are highly effective.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding TOP: 5% 5%
Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion an 5% 5% 5% 5 % 5% 5% 5% 5%
d Maintenance
5%
5. A nurse is caring for an 85-year-
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old male client with diabetes in a community setting. The nurse promotes functional we
5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5%
llness by which of the following activities?
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a. Encouraging the client to maintain current levels of physical activity 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5%
b. Assisting the client to receive all the recommended preventive screenings that a
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re appropriate for his age-group
5% 5% 5% 5%
c. Teaching the patient how to use a rolling walker so that he can ambulate for long
5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5%
er distances 5%
d. Encouraging the client to attend his weekly chess game 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5%
s ANS: A
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