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1. Ajmanjisjterminallyjilljwithjend-
stagejprostatejcancer.jWhichjisjthejbestjstatementjaboutjthisjman’sjwellness?
a.
Wellnessjcanjonlyjbejachievedjwithjaggressi
vejmedicaljinterventions.
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b Wellnessjisjnotjajrealjoptionjforjthisjclientjbecausejhe
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Chapterj01:jIntroductionjtojHealthyjAging
Touhyj&jJett:jEbersolej andjHess’jGerontologicaljNursingj&jHealthyjAging,j5thjEdition
MULTIPLEjCHOICE
1. Ajmanjisjterminallyjilljwithjend-
stagejprostatejcancer.jWhichjisjthejbestjstatementjaboutjthisjman’sjwellness?
a. Wellnessjcanjonlyjbejachievedjwithjaggressivejmedical
jinterventions.
b. Wellnessjisjnotjajrealjoptionjforjthisjclientjbecausejhe
isjterminallyjill.
c. Wellnessjisjdefinedjasjthejabsencejofjdisease.
d. Nursingjinterventionsjcanjhelpjempowerjajclientjto
achievejajhigherjleveljofjwellness.
ANS:jjjjjj D
Nursingjinterventionsjcanjhelpjempowerjajclientjtojachievejajhigherjleveljofjwellness;jajnursejcanjfosterjwellnessji
njhisjorjherjclients.jWellnessjisjdefinedjbyjthejindividualjandjisjmultidimensional.jItjisjnotjjustjthejabsencejofjdisea
se.jAjwellnessjperspectivejisjbasedjonjthejbeliefjthatjeveryjpersonjhasjanjoptimaljleveljofjhealthjindependentjofjhisj
orjherjsituationjorjfunctionaljlevel.jEvenjinjthejpresencejofjchronicjillnessjorjwhilejdying,jajmovementjtowardjwell
nessjisjpossiblejifjemphasisjofjcarejisjplacedjonjthejpromotionjofjwell-beingjinjajsupportivejenvironment.
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2. Injdifferentiatingjbetweenjhealthjandjwellnessjinjhealthjcare,jwhichjofjthejfollowingjstatements
isjtrue?
a. Healthjisjajbroadjtermjencompassingjattitudesjand
behaviors.
b. Thejconceptjofjillnessjpreventionjwasjneverjconsidered
jbyjpreviousjgenerations.
c. Wellnessjandjself-actualizationjdevelopjthroughjlearn-
ingjandjgrowth.
d. Wellnessjisjimpossiblejwhenjone’sjhealthjisjcompro-
mised.
ANS:jjjjjj A
Healthjisjajbroadjtermjthatjencompassesjattitudesjandjbehaviors;jholistically,jhealthjincludesjwellness,jwhichjin-
jvolvesjone’sjwholejbeing.jThejconceptjofjillnessjpreventionjwasjneverjconsideredjbyjpreviousjgenerations;jthroug
h-joutjhistory,jbasicjself-carejrequirementsjhavejbeenjrecognized.jWellnessjandjself-
actualizationjdevelopjthroughjlearningjandjgrowth—
asjbasicjneedsjarejmet,jhigherjleveljneedsjcanjbejsatisfiedjinjturn,jwithjever-deepeningjrich-
jnessjtojlife.jWellnessjisjpossiblejwhenjone’sjhealthjisjcompromised—evenjwithjchronicjillness,jwithjmultiplejdis-
jabilities,jorjinjdying,jmovementjtowardjajhigherjleveljofjwellnessjisjpossible.
PTS:jjjjjjj 1 DIF:jjjjjjjjUnderstand REF:jjjjjjj p. j7
TOP:jjjjjjjNursingjProcess:jEvaluation jMSC:jjjjj Health jPromotion jandjMaintenance
3. WhichjracialjorjethnicjgroupjhasjthejhighestjlifejexpectancyjinjthejUnitedjStates?
a. NativejAmericans
b. AfricanjAmericans
c. HispanicjAmericans
d. AsianjandjPacificjIslandjAmericans
ANS: C
AsjshownjinjFigurej1.4,jHispanicjmenjandjwomenjhavejthejhighestjlifejexpectancyjofjall.jInj2011,jforjthosejofjHi
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jpanicjoriginjofjanyjrace,jthejoveralljlifejexpectancyjatj65jyearsjofjagejwasj20.7jmorejyearsjinj2011j(19.1jyearsjfor
jmenjandj21.8jyearsjforjwomen).
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4. Historicaljinfluencesjthatjhavejshapedjthejlivesjofjthejmajorityjofjthejin-
betweenjcohortjinjthejUnitedjStatesjtodayjincludejwhichjofjthejfollowing?
a. Influenzajepidemicjofj1918
b. WorldjWarjI
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