Test Bank Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging
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6th Edition +y
by Theris A. Touhy, and Kathleen F Jet
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Chapter 1 – 28 +y +y +y
,Test Bank Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging
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6th Edition +y
Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging
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Touhy & Jett: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 6th Edi
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tion
MULTIPLE CHOICE +y
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. +y +y +y +y +y +y +y
d. Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher level
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of wellness. +y
ANS: D +y
Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher level of wellness; a nur
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se can foster wellness in his or her clients. Wellness is defined by the individual and is m
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ultidimensional. It is not just the absence of disease. A wellness perspective is based on th
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e belief that every person has an optimal level of health independent of his or her situatio
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n or functional level. Even in the presence of chronic illness or while dying, a movement
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toward wellness is possible if emphasis of care is placed on the promotion of well-
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being in a supportive environment.
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PTS: + y 1 DIF: Apply REF: p. 7 + y +y
TOP: Nursing Process: Diagnosis MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenanc
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e
2. In differentiating between healU
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nd wNellnTess in hOealth care, which of the followin
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N R I G B .C M +y +y +y +y +y
g 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. +y +y +y +y +y +y +y
ANS: A +y
Health is a broad term that encompasses attitudes and behaviors; holistically, health includ
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es wellness, which involves one’s whole being. The concept of illness prevention was nev
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er 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— +y +y +y +y +y
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 higher
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level of wellness is possible.
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, PTS: + y 1 DIF: Understand REF: p. 7 + y +y
TOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenanc
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e
3. Which racial or ethnic group has the highest life expectancy in the United States?
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a. Native Americans +y
b. African Americans +y
c. Hispanic Americans +y
d. Asian and Pacific Island Americans
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6th Edition +y
by Theris A. Touhy, and Kathleen F Jet
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Chapter 1 – 28 +y +y +y
,Test Bank Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging
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6th Edition +y
Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging
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Touhy & Jett: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 6th Edi
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tion
MULTIPLE CHOICE +y
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. +y +y +y +y +y +y +y
d. Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher level
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of wellness. +y
ANS: D +y
Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher level of wellness; a nur
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se can foster wellness in his or her clients. Wellness is defined by the individual and is m
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ultidimensional. It is not just the absence of disease. A wellness perspective is based on th
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e belief that every person has an optimal level of health independent of his or her situatio
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n or functional level. Even in the presence of chronic illness or while dying, a movement
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toward wellness is possible if emphasis of care is placed on the promotion of well-
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being in a supportive environment.
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PTS: + y 1 DIF: Apply REF: p. 7 + y +y
TOP: Nursing Process: Diagnosis MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenanc
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e
2. In differentiating between healU
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nd wNellnTess in hOealth care, which of the followin
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N R I G B .C M +y +y +y +y +y
g 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. +y +y +y +y +y +y +y
ANS: A +y
Health is a broad term that encompasses attitudes and behaviors; holistically, health includ
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es wellness, which involves one’s whole being. The concept of illness prevention was nev
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er 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— +y +y +y +y +y
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 higher
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level of wellness is possible.
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, PTS: + y 1 DIF: Understand REF: p. 7 + y +y
TOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenanc
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e
3. Which racial or ethnic group has the highest life expectancy in the United States?
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a. Native Americans +y
b. African Americans +y
c. Hispanic Americans +y
d. Asian and Pacific Island Americans
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