Ebersole & Hess Healthy Aging Ch 1, 4, 5, 31, 32 Exam With Complete Solutions 2024

Ebersole & Hess Healthy Aging Ch 1, 4, 5, 31, 32 Exam With Complete Solutions 2024what is wellness? - correct answer-- multidimensional - adaptation to internal/external conditions - individualized - is a continuum, *not* a condition why are health promotion and dz prevention more important than ever? - correct answer-- increased life expectancy - increased population developed vs undeveloped world: who has more aging - correct answer-undeveloped world increasing in aging population, about to be way more than in developed world for the first time in history, multiple generations will all... - correct answer-belong to the older adult population (eg individual and their parent and grandparent will all be older adults) what is happening to definitions of "old," "elder," "senior"? - correct answer-changing rapidly, especially as boomers get older (they tend to not be down with being thought of as old people) how does HP2020 address aging? - correct answer-unique and specific ways to promote health in older adults are detailed in HP2020 goals a geri nurse using a wellness model takes what kind of approach? - correct answer-promote health regardless of where a person is on the continuum using a wellness model, what kind of interventions does the geri nurse implement? - correct answer-- promote optimal living - enhance healthy aging - maximize QOL examples of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention in the older adult pop: - correct answer-*primary:* vaccinations (esp flu, PN), weight, exercise, diet, psychosocial stimulation and health *secondary:* detect changes early - screenings @ senior centers, health fairs, doctor's office *tertiary:* - important c chronic dz or s/p acute health event. DM diet planning, PT/OT/ST p CVA, how to promote biological wellness - correct answer-- regular activity (range from playing sports/walking, to adaptive versions - Wii sports are great, to just sitting up in bed) - eating, sleeping well - manage health conditions, access to health care how to promote social wellness - correct answer-- interact with humans and/or animals - ongoing social interaction good for cognition, memory, mood how to promote functional wellness - correct answer-- physical environment that promotes healing and activity - don't help people to do things they can do for themselves how to promote environmental wellness - correct answer-- can be r/t individual (access to food and transportation, exposures to crime, pollution) - but also r/t community - activism re resources, creating living spaces how to promote psychological wellness - correct answer-- being aware of and accepting feelings - challenge the misconception that declining mental/cognitive health is age-appropriate how to promote spiritual wellness - correct answer-- be aware of and open to pts' expressions of beliefs - cultural competence culture: - correct answer-shared/learned beliefs, expectations, behaviors enculturation vs acculturation - correct answer-enculturation - the cultural values passed down through family acculturation - learning a culture that is not your native/family culture health inequity vs health disparity - correct answer-inequity - r/t distribution of wealth (between countries or within countries) disparity - r/t health *outcomes* - burden of illness on one group compared to another