Test Bank Ebersole and Hess‘ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging
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6th Edition x@
by Theris A. Touhy, and Kathleen F Jet
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Chapter 1 – 28 x@ x@ x@
,Test Bank Ebersole and Hess‘ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging
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6th Edition x@
Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging
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Touhy & Jett: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 6th
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Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE x@
1. A man is terminally ill with end-
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stage prostate cancer. Which is the best statement about this man‘s wellness?
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a. Wellness can only be achieved with aggressive medical interventions.
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b. Wellness is not a real option for this client because he is terminally ill.
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c. Wellness is defined as the absence of disease. x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@
d. Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher le
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vel of wellness. x@ x@
ANS: D x@
Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher level of wellness; a
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nurse can foster wellness in his or her clients. Wellness is defined by the individual
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and is multidimensional. It is not just the absence of disease. A wellness perspective is
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based on the belief that every person has an optimal level of health independent of h
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is or her situation or functional level. Even in the presence of chronic illness or while
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@dying, a movement toward wellness is possible if emphasis of care is placed on the p
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romotion of well-being in a supportive environment.
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PTS: x @ 1 DIF: Apply REF: p. 7 x @ x@
TOP: Nursing Process: Diagnosis MSC: Health Promotion and Maintena
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nce
2. In differentiating between healU
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nd wNellnTess in hOealth care, which of the follow
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N R I G B .C M x@ x@ x@ x@ x@
ing statements is true?
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a. Health is a broad term encompassing attitudes and behaviors.
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b. The concept of illness prevention was never considered by previous generations.
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c. Wellness and self-actualization develop through learning and growth.
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d. Wellness is impossible when one‘s health is compromised.
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ANS: A x@
Health is a broad term that encompasses attitudes and behaviors; holistically, health in
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cludes wellness, which involves one‘s whole being. The concept of illness prevention
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was never considered by previous generations; throughout history, basic self-
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care requirements have been recognized. Wellness and self-
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actualization develop through learning and growth—x@ x@ x@ x@ x@
as basic needs are met, higher level needs can be satisfied in turn, with ever-
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deepening richness to life. Wellness is possible when one‘s health is compromised—
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,even with chronic illness, with multiple disabilities, or in dying, movement toward a hi
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gher level of wellness is possible.
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, PTS: x @ 1 DIF: Understand REF: p. 7 x @ x@
TOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation MSC: Health Promotion and Maintena
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nce
3. Which racial or ethnic group has the highest life expectancy in the United States?
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a. Native Americansx@
b. African Americans x@
c. Hispanic Americans x@
d. Asian and Pacific Island Americans
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6th Edition x@
by Theris A. Touhy, and Kathleen F Jet
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Chapter 1 – 28 x@ x@ x@
,Test Bank Ebersole and Hess‘ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging
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6th Edition x@
Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging
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Touhy & Jett: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 6th
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Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE x@
1. A man is terminally ill with end-
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@
stage prostate cancer. Which is the best statement about this man‘s wellness?
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@
a. Wellness can only be achieved with aggressive medical interventions.
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@
b. Wellness is not a real option for this client because he is terminally ill.
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@
c. Wellness is defined as the absence of disease. x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@
d. Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher le
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vel of wellness. x@ x@
ANS: D x@
Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher level of wellness; a
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nurse can foster wellness in his or her clients. Wellness is defined by the individual
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@
and is multidimensional. It is not just the absence of disease. A wellness perspective is
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@
based on the belief that every person has an optimal level of health independent of h
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@
is or her situation or functional level. Even in the presence of chronic illness or while
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x
@dying, a movement toward wellness is possible if emphasis of care is placed on the p
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@
romotion of well-being in a supportive environment.
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PTS: x @ 1 DIF: Apply REF: p. 7 x @ x@
TOP: Nursing Process: Diagnosis MSC: Health Promotion and Maintena
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nce
2. In differentiating between healU
x@ t h aS
nd wNellnTess in hOealth care, which of the follow
x@ x@
N R I G B .C M x@ x@ x@ x@ x@
ing statements is true?
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a. Health is a broad term encompassing attitudes and behaviors.
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b. The concept of illness prevention was never considered by previous generations.
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c. Wellness and self-actualization develop through learning and growth.
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d. Wellness is impossible when one‘s health is compromised.
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ANS: A x@
Health is a broad term that encompasses attitudes and behaviors; holistically, health in
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@
cludes wellness, which involves one‘s whole being. The concept of illness prevention
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@
was never considered by previous generations; throughout history, basic self-
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@
care requirements have been recognized. Wellness and self-
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@
actualization develop through learning and growth—x@ x@ x@ x@ x@
as basic needs are met, higher level needs can be satisfied in turn, with ever-
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@
deepening richness to life. Wellness is possible when one‘s health is compromised—
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,even with chronic illness, with multiple disabilities, or in dying, movement toward a hi
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@
gher level of wellness is possible.
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@
, PTS: x @ 1 DIF: Understand REF: p. 7 x @ x@
TOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation MSC: Health Promotion and Maintena
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nce
3. Which racial or ethnic group has the highest life expectancy in the United States?
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a. Native Americansx@
b. African Americans x@
c. Hispanic Americans x@
d. Asian and Pacific Island Americans
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