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Chapterg01:gHealthgandgWellnessgingangAginggSociety
Touhy:gEbersoleg&gHess'gTowardgHealthygAging,g9thgEdition
MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. WhengaskedgbygnewgparentsgwhatgtheglifegexpectancygisgforgtheirgAfricangAmericangnewbor
n,gthegnursegrepliesgthat,g“2010gstatisticsgindicategthatgyourgson:
a. willghavegaglifegexpectancygofgapproximatelyg65gyears.”
b. cangrealisticallygexpectgtoglivegintoghisglateg80s.”
c. hasgaggoodgchancegofgcelebratingghisg75thgbirthday.”
d. isglikelygtoglivegintoghisglateg90s.”
ANS:g C
Ing2010,gmengingthegUnitedgStatesgatgageg60gcangexpectgtogliveganotherg22gyears.gTheglifege
xpectancygofgAfricangAmericangmengisgaboutg4.7gyearsglessgthangwhitegmen.gOfgthegoption
sgabove,gCgisgthegonlygresponsegthatgfitsgintogthosegparameters.gThegothergoptionsgaregnotgsu
pportedgbygreliablegresearch.
DIF: CognitivegLevel:gUnderstanding
REF:gp.g3gTOP:g IntegratedgProcess:gTeaching/
Learning
MSC:g ClientgNeeds:gHealthgPromotiongandgMaintenance
2. Agnursegisgplanninggcaregforgaggroupgofgsuper-
centenariansgingangassistedglivinggfacility.gThegnursegconsidersgwhichgofgthegfollowing?
a. Mostgsuper-centenariansgaregfunctionallygindependentgorgrequiregminimal
assistancegwithgactivitiesgofgdailygliving
b. Thegmajoritygofgsuper-centenariansghavegcognitivegimpairment
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, c. Thegnumbergofgsuper-centenariansgisgexpectedgtogdecreasegingcominggyearsgasga
resultgofgheartgdiseasegandgstroke
d. Itgisgtheorizedgthatgsuper-centenariansgsurvivedgasglonggasgtheyghavegduegtoggenetic
mutationsgthatgmadegthemglessgsusceptiblegtogcommongdiseases
ANS:g A
Researchgsupportsgthatgmostgsuper-
centenariansgaregfunctionallygandgcognitivelygintact,grequiringgminimalgassistancegwithgADLs
.gThegnumbergofgsuper-
centenariansgisgexpectedgtogincreasegingcominggyearsgasgthegnumbergofgoldergadultsgincreases.g
Thegreasongwhygindividualsgsurvivedgasglonggasgtheyghavegisgnotgknown.
DIF: CognitivegLevel:gRemembering
REF:gp.g4gTOP:g IntegratedgProcess:gTeaching/
Learning
MSC:g ClientgNeeds:gHealthgPromotiongandgMaintenance
3. Onegreasongwhygmanyg“babygboomers”ghavegmultiplegchronicgconditionsgsuchgasgheartgdiseas
e,gdiabetes,gandgarthritisgisgthat:
a. theyghaveglessgaccessgtogmedicationgandgothergtreatmentgregimens.
b. theregwasgaglackgofgimportancegplacedgonghealthyglivinggasgtheygwereggrowinggup.
c. theygdidgnotghavegaccessgtogimmunizationsgagainstgcommunicablegdiseasegwhen
theygweregchildren.
d. theyggrewgupgingangeragofgrampantgpovertygandgmalnutrition.
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, ANS:g B
Thegbabygboomers,gindividualsgborngbetweeng1946gandg1964,gpost-
WWII,ghavegbettergaccessgtogmedicationgandgtreatmentgregimensgthangothergcohorts.gTheygha
veghadgthegbenefitgofgthegdevelopmentgofgimmunizationsgagainstgcommunicablegdiseases.gThe
yggrewgupgingangeragofgprosperitygpost-
WWII.gHowever,gtheregwasgaglackgofgimportancegplacedgongwhatgwegnowgconsiderghealthygli
vinggwhengtheygweregyounger.gSmoking,gforgexample,gwasgnotgcondoned,gbutgwasgconsidered
a symbolgofgstatus.gCandygingthegshapegofgcigarettesgwasgpopular,gandgtheregwasgmuchgsecon
g g
dhandgsmoke.
DIF: CognitivegLevel:gRemembering
REF:gp.g6gTOP:g IntegratedgProcess:gTeaching/
Learning
MSC:g ClientgNeeds:gHealthgPromotiongandgMaintenance
4. Agnursegisgplanninggangeducationgprogramgongwellnessgingaglocalgseniorgcitizengcenter.gTheg
nursegplansgtogprovidegeducationgongthegimportancegofgimmunizations,gannualgphysicalgexa
minations,gscreeninggforgdiabetes,gandgvisiongandghearinggscreening.gItgisgimportantgforgthegn
ursegtogunderstandgwhichgofgthegfollowing?
a. Approximatelyg40%gofgoldergadultsg(agesg65gandgolder)gutilizegavailablegpreventive
services
b. Preventivegstrategiesgaregmoregwidelygusedgingtheg40-64gageggroupgthangingtheg65
andgovergageggroup
c. Thegresearchgonghealthgpromotiongstrategiesgingoldergadultsgdemonstratesgthatgthey
haveglowgefficacy
d. Theregisgangabundancegofgresearchgspecificgtoghealthgpromotiongandgaging
ANS:g A
Approximatelyg40%gofgindividuals,gagesg65gandgolder,gutilizegthegpreventivegservicesgthatgar
egavailablegtogthem.gHowever,gonlyg24%gofgthosegbetweengthegagesgofg40gandg64gdogso.gTher
egisgagpaucitygofgresearchgspecificgtoghealthgpromotiongandgaging;ghowever,gthegresearchgthatg
existsgdemonstratesgthatghealthgpromotiongstrategiesgareghighlygeffective.
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REF:gp.g7gTOP:g IntegratedgProcess:gTeaching/
Learning
MSC:g ClientgNeeds:gHealthgPromotiongandgMaintenance
5. Agnursegisgcaringgforgang85-year-
oldgmalegclientgwithgdiabetesgingagcommunitygsetting.gThegnursegpromotesgfunctionalgwell
nessgbygwhichgofgthegfollowinggactivities?
a. Encouraginggthegclientgmaintainsgcurrentglevelsgofgphysicalgactivity
b. Assistinggthegclientgtogreceivegallgthegrecommendedgpreventivegscreeningsgthatgare
appropriategforghisgageggroup
c. Teachinggthegpatientghowgtogusegagrollinggwalkergsogthatghegcangambulategforglonger
distances
d. Encouraginggthegclientgtogattendghisgweeklygchessggames
ANS:g A
Maintaininggexistingglevelsgofgphysicalgactivitygisgconsistentgwithgfunctionalgwellness.gTeac
hinggthegclientghowgtogusegagrollinggwalkergenablesgthegclientgtogremaingactivegatgtheghighestg
levelgpossible,gwhichgisgangexamplegofgpromotinggfunctionalgwellness.gReceivinggrecommen
dedgscreeninggisgangexamplegofgpromotinggbiologicalgwellness.gThegusegofgagrollinggwalkergs
houldgbegbasedgongassessmentgofgphysicalgability.gEncouraginggthegclientgtogattendgweeklygc
hessggamesgisgangexamplegofgpromotinggsocialgwellness.
DIF: CognitivegLevel:gApplying
REF:gp.g10gTOP:g IntegratedgProcess:gTeaching/
Learning
MSC:g ClientgNeeds:gHealthgPromotiongandgMaintenance
6. Basedgongthegcensusgreportsgofg2010,gthegtypicalgprofilegofgagcentenariangingthegUnitedgStat
esgincludesgwhichgofgthegfollowinggcharacteristics?
a. AgCaucasiangwomangwhoglivesgingangurbangareagofgagSoutherngstate
b. AngAfricangAmericangwomangwhoglivesgingagruralgareagofgagSoutherngstate
c. AgHispanicgmangwhoglivesgingangurbangareagofgagMidwesterngstate
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