Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging
Touhy & Jett: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 5th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A man is terminally ill with end-stage prostate cancer. Which is the best statement about this man’s we
a. Wellness can only be achieved with aggressive medical interventions.
b. Wellness is not a real option for this client because he is terminally ill.
c. Wellness is defined as the absence of disease.
d. Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher level of
wellness.
ANS: D
Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher level of wellness; a nurse can fost
clients. Wellness is defined by the individual and is multidimensional. It is not just the absence of disea
is based on the belief that every person has an optimal level of health independent of his or her situatio
the presence of chronic illness or while dying, a movement toward wellness is possible if emphasis of c
promotion of well-being in a supportive environment.
PTS: 1 DIF: Apply REF: p. 7 TOP: Nursing Process: Diagnosis
MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. In differentiating between health and wellness in health care, which of the following statements is true
a. Health is a broad term encompassing attitudes and behaviors.
b. The concept of illness prevention was never considered by previous generations.
c. Wellness and self-actualization develop through learning and growth.
d. Wellness is impossible when one’s health is compromised.
ANS: A
Health is a broad term that encompasses attitudes and behaviors; holistically, health includes wellness,
being. The concept of illness prevention was never considered by previous generations; throughout his
requirements have been recognized. Wellness and self-actualization develop through learning and grow
higher level needs can be satisfied in turn, with ever-deepening richness to life. Wellness is possible w
compromised—even with chronic illness, with multiple disabilities, or in dying, movement toward a hi
possible.
PTS: 1 DIF: Understand REF: p. 7 TOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation
MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. Which racial or ethnic group has the highest life expectancy in the United States?
a. Native Americans
b. African Americans
c. Hispanic Americans
d. Asian and Pacific Island Americans
ANS: C
As shown in Figure 1.4, Hispanic men and women have the highest life expectancy of all. In 2011, for
any race, the overall life expectancy at 65 years of age was 20.7 more years in 2011 (19.1 years for me
PTS: 1 DIF: Understand REF: p. 6
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Safe, Effective Care Environment
4. Historical influences that have shaped the lives of the majority of the in-between cohort in the United S
the following?
a. Influenza epidemic of 1918
b. World War I
c. Child rearing in the Depression
d. World War II
Touhy & Jett: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 5th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A man is terminally ill with end-stage prostate cancer. Which is the best statement about this man’s we
a. Wellness can only be achieved with aggressive medical interventions.
b. Wellness is not a real option for this client because he is terminally ill.
c. Wellness is defined as the absence of disease.
d. Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher level of
wellness.
ANS: D
Nursing interventions can help empower a client to achieve a higher level of wellness; a nurse can fost
clients. Wellness is defined by the individual and is multidimensional. It is not just the absence of disea
is based on the belief that every person has an optimal level of health independent of his or her situatio
the presence of chronic illness or while dying, a movement toward wellness is possible if emphasis of c
promotion of well-being in a supportive environment.
PTS: 1 DIF: Apply REF: p. 7 TOP: Nursing Process: Diagnosis
MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. In differentiating between health and wellness in health care, which of the following statements is true
a. Health is a broad term encompassing attitudes and behaviors.
b. The concept of illness prevention was never considered by previous generations.
c. Wellness and self-actualization develop through learning and growth.
d. Wellness is impossible when one’s health is compromised.
ANS: A
Health is a broad term that encompasses attitudes and behaviors; holistically, health includes wellness,
being. The concept of illness prevention was never considered by previous generations; throughout his
requirements have been recognized. Wellness and self-actualization develop through learning and grow
higher level needs can be satisfied in turn, with ever-deepening richness to life. Wellness is possible w
compromised—even with chronic illness, with multiple disabilities, or in dying, movement toward a hi
possible.
PTS: 1 DIF: Understand REF: p. 7 TOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation
MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. Which racial or ethnic group has the highest life expectancy in the United States?
a. Native Americans
b. African Americans
c. Hispanic Americans
d. Asian and Pacific Island Americans
ANS: C
As shown in Figure 1.4, Hispanic men and women have the highest life expectancy of all. In 2011, for
any race, the overall life expectancy at 65 years of age was 20.7 more years in 2011 (19.1 years for me
PTS: 1 DIF: Understand REF: p. 6
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Safe, Effective Care Environment
4. Historical influences that have shaped the lives of the majority of the in-between cohort in the United S
the following?
a. Influenza epidemic of 1918
b. World War I
c. Child rearing in the Depression
d. World War II
