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1. Agmangisgterminallygillgwithgend-
stagegprostategcancer.gWhichgisgthegbestgstatementgaboutgthisgman’sgwellness?g
a. Wellnessgcangonlygbegachievedgwithgaggressivegmedicalginterventions.g
b. Wellnessgisgnotgagrealgoptiongforgthisgclientgbecauseghegisgterminallygill.g
c. Wellnessgisgdefinedgasgthegabsencegofgdisease.g
d. Nursingginterventionsgcanghelpgempowergagclientgtogachievegaghigherglevelgofgwellness.g
ANS:gDg
Nursingginterventionsgcanghelpgempowergagclientgtogachievegaghigherglevelgofgwellness;gagnurseg
cangfostergwellnessginghisgorghergclients.gWellnessgisgdefinedgbygthegindividualgandgisgmultidime
nsional.gItgisgnotgjustgthegabsencegofgdisease.gAgwellnessgperspectivegisgbasedgongthegbeliefgthatge
verygpersonghasgangoptimalglevelgofghealthgindependentgofghisgorghergsituationgorgfunctionalgleve
l.gEvengingthegpresencegofgchronicgillnessgorgwhilegdying,gagmovementgtowardgwellnessgisgpossib
legifgemphasisgofgcaregisgplacedgongthegpromotiongofgwell-beinggingagsupportivegenvironment.g
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a. Healthgisgagbroadgtermgencompassinggattitudesgandgbehaviors.g
b. Thegconceptgofgillnessgpreventiongwasgnevergconsideredgbygpreviousggenerations.g
c. Wellnessgandgself-actualizationgdevelopgthroughglearninggandggrowth.g
d. Wellnessgisgimpossiblegwhengone’sghealthgisgcompromised.g
ANS:gAg
Healthgisgagbroadgtermgthatgencompassesgattitudesgandgbehaviors;gholistically,ghealthgincludesgw
ellness,gwhichginvolvesgone’sgwholegbeing.gThegconceptgofgillnessgpreventiongwasgnevergconsid
eredgbygpreviousggenerations;gthroughoutghistory,gbasicgself-
caregrequirementsghavegbeengrecognized.gWellnessgandgself-
actualizationgdevelopgthroughglearninggandggrowth—
asgbasicgneedsgaregmet,ghigherglevelgneedsgcangbegsatisfiedgingturn,gwithgever-
deepeninggrichnessgtoglife.gWellnessgisgpossiblegwhengone’sghealthgisgcompromised—
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b. AfricangAmericansg
c. HispanicgAmericansg
d. AsiangandgPacificgIslandgAmericansg
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1. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgagtruegstatementgaboutgdifferingghealthgbeliefgsystems?g
a. PersonalisticgorgmagicoreligiousgbeliefsghavegbeengsupersededgingWesterngmindsgby
gbiomedicalgprinciples.g
b. Ingmostgcultures,goldergadultsgareglikelygtogtreatgthemselvesgusinggtraditionalgmetho
dsgbeforegturninggtogbiomedicalgprofessionals.g
c. AyurvedicgmedicinegisganothergnamegforgtraditionalgChinesegmedicine.g
d. Thegbeliefgthatghealthgdependsgongmaintaininggagbalancegamonggoppositegqualitiesgi
sgcharacteristicgofgagmagicoreligiousgbeliefgsystem.g
ANS:gBg
Oldergadultsgingmostgculturesgusuallyghaveghadgexperiencegwithgtraditionalgmethodsgthatghavegw
orkedgasgwellgasgexpected.gAftergthesegtreatmentsgfail,goldergadultsgturngtogthegformalghealthgcare
gsystem.gEvengingthegUnitedgStates,gitgisgcommongforgoldergadultsgtogpraygforgcuresgorgwondergw
hatgtheygdidgtogincurgangillnessgasgpunishment.gThegAyurvedicgsystemgisgagnaturalisticghealthgbel
iefgsystemgpracticedgingIndiagandgingsomegneighboringgcountries.gThisgbeliefgisgcharacteristicgofg
agholisticgorgnaturalisticgapproach.g
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17gTOP:gNursinggProcess:gAssessmentgMSC:gHealthgPromotiongandgMaintenanceg
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workinggwithganginterpreter?g
a. Anginterpretergisgnevergneededgifgthegnursegspeaksgthegsameglanguagegasgthegpatient.g
b. Whengworkinggwithginterpreters,gthegnursegcangusegtechnicalgtermsgorgmetaphors.g
c. Agpatient’sgyoungggranddaughtergwhogspeaksgfluentgEnglishgwouldgmakegthegbestgi
nterpretergbecausegshegisgfamiliargwithgandglovesgthegpatient.g
d. Thegnursegshouldgfacegthegpatientgrathergthangtheginterpreter.g
ANS:gDg
Thegnursegshouldgfacegthegpatientgrathergthangtheginterpretergisgagtruegstatement;gthegintentgisgtogc
onversegwithgthegpatient,gnotgwithgagthirdgpartygaboutgthegpatient.gManygreasonsgmaygpreventgthe
gpatientgfromgspeakinggdirectlygtogagnurse.gTechnicalgtermsgandgmetaphorsgmaygbegdifficultgorgi
mpossiblegtogtranslate.gCulturalgrestrictionsgmaygpreventgsomegtopicsgfromgbeinggspokengofgtogag
grandparentgorgchild.g
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TOP:gNursinggProcess:gImplementationggggMSC:gSafe,gEffectivegCaregEnvironmentg
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3. AngoldergadultgwhogisgagtraditionalgChinesegmanghasgagbloodgpressuregofg80/54gmmgHggandgrefus
esgtogremaingingthegbed.gWhichginterventiongshouldgthegnursegusegtogpromotegandgmaintainghisgh
ealth?g
a. Havegtheghealthgcaregprovidergspeakgtoghim.g
b. Usegprinciplesgofgthegholisticghealthgsystem.g
c. Askgaboutghisgperceptionsgandgtreatmentgideas.g
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d. ConsultgwithgagpractitionergofgChinesegmedicine.g
ANS:gCg
UsinggthegLEARNgmodelg(listengwithgsympathygtogthegpatient’sgperceptiongofgthegproblem,gexpl
aingyourgperceptiongofgthegproblem,gacknowledgegthegdifferencesgandgsimilarities,grecommendgt
reatment,gandgnegotiategagreement),gthegnurseggathersginformationgfromgthegpatientgaboutgcultur
algbeliefsgconcerningghealthgcaregandgavoidsgstereotypinggthegpatient.gIngthegassessment,gthegnurs
egdeterminesgwhatgthegpatientgbelievesgaboutgcaregiving,gdecisiongmaking,gtreatment,gandgotherg
pertinentghealth-
relatedginformation.gSpeakinggwithgtheghealthgcaregprovidergisgprematureguntilgthegassessmentgisg
complete.gUnlessghegacceptsgthegbeliefs,gprinciplesgofgthegholisticghealthgsystemgcangbegpotential
lygunsuitablegandginsultinggforgthisgpatient.gUnlessghegacceptsgthegtreatments,gconsultinggwithgagp
ractitionergofgChinesegmedicinegcangalsogbegunsuitablegandginsultinggforgthisgpatient.g
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4. Whichgactiongshouldgthegnursegtakegwhengaddressinggoldergadults?g
a. Speakgingangexaggeratedgpitch.g
b. Usegaglowergqualitygofgspeech.g
c. Usegendearinggtermsgsuchgasg“honey.”g
d. Speakgclearly.g
ANS:gDg
Someghealthgprofessionalsgdemonstrategageism,gingpartgbecausegprovidersgtendgtogseegmanygfrail
,goldergpersonsgandgfewergofgthosegwhogareghealthygandgactive.gProvidersgshouldgnotgassumegthat
gallgoldergadultsgareghearinggorgmentallygimpaired.gThegmostgappropriategactiongwhengaddressing
gangoldergaduNltUwRoSulIdNbeGtToBsp.eCakOcMlearly.gExamplesgofgunintentionalgage
ismginglanguagegaregangexaggeratedgpitch,gagdemeaninggemotionalgtone,gandgaglowergqualitygofgs
peech.g
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TOP:gNursinggProcess:gAssessmentg MSC:gHealthgPromotiongandgMaintenanceg
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5. Thegnursegpreparesgangoldergwoman,gwhogisgPolish,gforgdischargegthroughganginterpretergandgnot
esgthatgshegbecomesgtensegduringgtheginstructionsgaboutgelimination.gWhichginterventiongshouldg
thegnursegimplement?g
a. Movegongtogthegdiscussiongaboutgmedication.g
b. Askgthegoldergwomanghowgshegfeelsgaboutgthisgtopic.g
c. Instructgtheginterpretergtogrepeatgtheginstructions.g
d. Havegthegoldergwomangrepeatgtheginstructionsgforgclarity.g
ANS:gBg
Whengworkinggwithganginterpreter,gthegnursegcloselygwatchesgthegoldergadultgforgnonverbalgcom
municationgandgemotiongregardinggagspecificgtopicgandgthereforegvalidatesgthegassessmentgabout
gthegoldergadult’sgtensiongbeforegproceeding.gBecausegthegnursegnoticesghergtension,gthegnursegte
mporarilygsuspendsgthegpreparationgtogvalidateghergassessment.gIfgthegnursegproceedsgandgthegold
ergadultgisguncomfortablegdiscussinggelimination,gthengimportantginstructionsgcangbegmissed,glea
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