Test Bank Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Agi
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6th Edition n
by Theris A. Touhy, and Kathleen F Jet
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Chapter 1 – 28 n n n
,Test Bank Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging
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6th Edition
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Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging
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Touhy & Jett: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 6thEdition
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MULTIPLEnCHOICE
1. Anmannisnterminallynillnwithnend-
stagenprostatencancer.nWhichnisnthenbestnstatementnaboutnthisnman’snwellness?
a. Wellnessncannonlynbenachievednwithnaggressivenmedicalninterventions.
b. Wellnessnisnnotnanrealnoptionnfornthisnclientnbecausenhenisnterminallynill.
c. Wellnessnisndefinednasnthenabsencenofndisease.
d. Nursingninterventionsncannhelpnempowernanclientntonachievenanhighernlevelno
fnwellness.
ANS:n D
Nursingninterventionsncannhelpnempowernanclientntonachievenanhighernlevelnofnwellness;nannurs
encannfosternwellnessninnhisnornhernclients.nWellnessnisndefinednbynthenindividualnandnisnmultidi
mensional.nItnisnnotnjustnthenabsencenofndisease.nAnwellnessnperspectivenisnbasednonnthenbeliefn
thatneverynpersonnhasnannoptimalnlevelnofnhealthnindependentnofnhisnornhernsituationnornfuncti
onalnlevel.nEvenninnthenpresencenofnchronicnillnessnornwhilendying,nanmovementntowardnwellne
ssnisnpossiblenifnemphasisnofncarenisnplacednonnthenpromotionnofnwell-
beingninnansupportivenenvironment.
PTS:nnn 1 DIF: Apply REF:nnnp.n7
TOP:nNursingnProcess:nDiagnosisnMSC:nHealthnPromotionnandnMaintenance
2. Inndifferentiatingnbetweennhe alU
t h aS
N R I G B. C M
ndwNellT
nessin hOe althncare,nwhichnofnthenfollowingn
statementsnisntrue?
a. Healthnisnanbroadntermnencompassingnattitudesnandnbehaviors.
b. Thenconceptnofnillnessnpreventionnwasnnevernconsiderednbynpreviousngenerations.
c. Wellnessnandnself-actualizationndevelopnthroughnlearningnandngrowth.
d. Wellnessnisnimpossiblenwhennone’snhealthnisncompromised.
ANS:n A
Healthnisnanbroadntermnthatnencompassesnattitudesnandnbehaviors;nholistically,nhealthninclude
snwellness,nwhichninvolvesnone’snwholenbeing.nThenconceptnofnillnessnpreventionnwasnnevernco
nsiderednbynpreviousngenerations;nthroughoutnhistory,nbasicnself-
carenrequirementsnhavenbeennrecognized.nWellnessnandnself-
actualizationndevelopnthroughnlearningnandngrowth—
asnbasicnneedsnarenmet,nhighernlevelnneedsncannbensatisfiedninnturn,nwithnever-
,deepeningnrichnessntonlife.nWellnessnisnpossiblenwhennone’snhealthnisncompromised—
evennwithnchronicnillness,nwithnmultiplendisabilities,norninndying,nmovementntowardnanhighernle
velnofnwellnessnisnpossible.
, PTS:nnn 1 DIF: Understand REF:nnnp.n7
TOP:nNursingnProcess:nEvaluationnMSC:nHealthnPromotionnandnMaintenance
3. Whichnracialnornethnicngroupnhasnthenhighestn lifenexpectancyninnthenUnitednStates?
a. NativenAmericans
b. AfricannAmericans
c. HispanicnAmericans
d. AsiannandnPacificnIslandnAmericans
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ng n
6th Edition n
by Theris A. Touhy, and Kathleen F Jet
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Chapter 1 – 28 n n n
,Test Bank Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging
n n n n n n n n n n
6th Edition
n
Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging
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Touhy & Jett: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 6thEdition
n n n n n n n n n n n n
MULTIPLEnCHOICE
1. Anmannisnterminallynillnwithnend-
stagenprostatencancer.nWhichnisnthenbestnstatementnaboutnthisnman’snwellness?
a. Wellnessncannonlynbenachievednwithnaggressivenmedicalninterventions.
b. Wellnessnisnnotnanrealnoptionnfornthisnclientnbecausenhenisnterminallynill.
c. Wellnessnisndefinednasnthenabsencenofndisease.
d. Nursingninterventionsncannhelpnempowernanclientntonachievenanhighernlevelno
fnwellness.
ANS:n D
Nursingninterventionsncannhelpnempowernanclientntonachievenanhighernlevelnofnwellness;nannurs
encannfosternwellnessninnhisnornhernclients.nWellnessnisndefinednbynthenindividualnandnisnmultidi
mensional.nItnisnnotnjustnthenabsencenofndisease.nAnwellnessnperspectivenisnbasednonnthenbeliefn
thatneverynpersonnhasnannoptimalnlevelnofnhealthnindependentnofnhisnornhernsituationnornfuncti
onalnlevel.nEvenninnthenpresencenofnchronicnillnessnornwhilendying,nanmovementntowardnwellne
ssnisnpossiblenifnemphasisnofncarenisnplacednonnthenpromotionnofnwell-
beingninnansupportivenenvironment.
PTS:nnn 1 DIF: Apply REF:nnnp.n7
TOP:nNursingnProcess:nDiagnosisnMSC:nHealthnPromotionnandnMaintenance
2. Inndifferentiatingnbetweennhe alU
t h aS
N R I G B. C M
ndwNellT
nessin hOe althncare,nwhichnofnthenfollowingn
statementsnisntrue?
a. Healthnisnanbroadntermnencompassingnattitudesnandnbehaviors.
b. Thenconceptnofnillnessnpreventionnwasnnevernconsiderednbynpreviousngenerations.
c. Wellnessnandnself-actualizationndevelopnthroughnlearningnandngrowth.
d. Wellnessnisnimpossiblenwhennone’snhealthnisncompromised.
ANS:n A
Healthnisnanbroadntermnthatnencompassesnattitudesnandnbehaviors;nholistically,nhealthninclude
snwellness,nwhichninvolvesnone’snwholenbeing.nThenconceptnofnillnessnpreventionnwasnnevernco
nsiderednbynpreviousngenerations;nthroughoutnhistory,nbasicnself-
carenrequirementsnhavenbeennrecognized.nWellnessnandnself-
actualizationndevelopnthroughnlearningnandngrowth—
asnbasicnneedsnarenmet,nhighernlevelnneedsncannbensatisfiedninnturn,nwithnever-
,deepeningnrichnessntonlife.nWellnessnisnpossiblenwhennone’snhealthnisncompromised—
evennwithnchronicnillness,nwithnmultiplendisabilities,norninndying,nmovementntowardnanhighernle
velnofnwellnessnisnpossible.
, PTS:nnn 1 DIF: Understand REF:nnnp.n7
TOP:nNursingnProcess:nEvaluationnMSC:nHealthnPromotionnandnMaintenance
3. Whichnracialnornethnicngroupnhasnthenhighestn lifenexpectancyninnthenUnitednStates?
a. NativenAmericans
b. AfricannAmericans
c. HispanicnAmericans
d. AsiannandnPacificnIslandnAmericans
