Test Bank for Ebersole and Hess Gerontological Nursing and Healthy Aging, 6th Edition by Touhy, 9780323698030, Covering Chapters 1-28 | Includes Rationales

TestBankEbersoleandHess’GerontologicalNursing&HealthyAging
6thEdition
ByTherisA.Touhy,andKathleenFJet
Chapter1–28

,TestBankEbersoleandHess’GerontologicalNursing&HealthyAging
6thEdition




Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging
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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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d. Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher le
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Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher level of wellness; a
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nurs e can foster wellness in his or her clients. Wellness is defined by the individual and
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is multi dimensional. It is not just the absence of disease. A wellness perspective is based
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won the beli ef that every person has an optimal level of health independent of his or her
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situation or fun ctional level. Even in the presence of chronic illness or while dying, a m
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ovement toward we llness is possible if emphasis of care is placed on the promotion of w
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TOP: Nursing Process: Diagnosis MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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2. In differentiating between healU
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nd wNellnTess in hOealth care, which of the follow
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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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Health is a broad term that encompasses attitudes and behaviors; holistically, health inclu
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de s wellness, which involves one’s whole being. The concept of illness prevention was
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wnever 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—
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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 compromise
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even with chronic illness, with multiple disabilities, or in dying, movement toward a higher l
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, evel of wellness is possible.
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