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Chapterv01:vIntroductionvtovHealthyvAging
Touhyv&vJett:vEbersolevandvHess’vGerontologicalvNursingv&vHealthyvAging, v5thvEdition
MULTIPLEvCHOICE
1. Avmanvisvterminallyvillvwithvend-
stagevprostatevcancer.vWhichvisvthevbestvstatementvaboutvthisvman’svwellness?
a.
Wellnessvcanvonlyvbevachievedvwithvaggr
essivevmedicalvinterventions.
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b
… Wellnessvisvnotvavrealvoptionvforvthisvclientvbecausevhe
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Chapterv01:vIntroductionvtovHealthyvAging
Touhyv&vJett:vEbersolevandvHess’vGerontologicalvNursingv&vHealthyvAging, v5thvEdition
MULTIPLEvCHOICE
1. Avmanvisvterminallyvillvwithvend-
stagevprostatevcancer.vWhichvisvthevbestvstatementvaboutvthisvman’svwellness?
a. Wellnessvcanvonlyvbevachievedvwithvaggressivevme
dicalvinterventions.
b. Wellnessvisvnotvavrealvoptionvforvthisvclientvbecausevhe
isvterminallyvill.
c. Wellnessvisvdefinedvasvthevabsencevofvdisease.
d. Nursingvinterventionsvcanvhelpvempowervavclientvto
achievevavhighervlevelvofvwellness.
ANS:vvvvvv D
Nursingvinterventionsvcanvhelpvempowervavclientvtovachievevavhighervlevelvofvwellness;vavnursevcanvfosterv
wellnessvinvhisvorvhervclients.vWellnessvisvdefinedvbyvthevindividualvandvisvmultidimensional.vItvisvnotvjustvt
hevabsencevofvdisease.vAvwellnessvperspectivevisvbasedvonvthevbeliefvthatveveryvpersonvhasvanvoptimalvlevel
vofvhealthvindependentvofvhisvorvhervsituationvorvfunctionalvlevel.vEvenvinvthevpresencevofvchronicvillnessvo
rvwhilevdying,vavmovementvtowardvwellnessvisvpossiblevifvemphasisvofvcarevisvplacedvonvthevpromotionvofvw
ell-beingvinvavsupportivevenvironment.
PTS:vvvvvvv 1 DIF:vvvvvvvvApply REF:vvvvvvvp. v7
TOP:vvvvvvvNursingvProcess:vDiagnosis vMSC:vvvvv Health vPromotion vandvMaintenanc
e
2. Invdifferentiatingvbetweenvhealthvandvwellnessvinvhealthvcare,vwhichvofvthevfollowingvstatements
isvtrue?
a. Healthvisvavbroadvtermvencompassingvattitudesvand
behaviors.
b. Thevconceptvofvillnessvpreventionvwasvnevervconsid
eredvbyvpreviousvgenerations.
c. Wellnessvandvself-actualizationvdevelopvthroughvlearn-
ingvandvgrowth.
d. Wellnessvisvimpossiblevwhenvone’svhealthvisvcompro-
mised.
ANS:vvvvvv A
Healthvisvavbroadvtermvthatvencompassesvattitudesvandvbehaviors;vholistically,vhealthvincludesvwellness,vwhic
hvin-
vvolvesvone’svwholevbeing.vThevconceptvofvillnessvpreventionvwasvnevervconsideredvbyvpreviousvgenerations
;vthrough-voutvhistory,vbasicvself-carevrequirementsvhavevbeenvrecognized.vWellnessvandvself-
actualizationvdevelopvthroughvlearningvandvgrowth—
asvbasicvneedsvarevmet,vhighervlevelvneedsvcanvbevsatisfiedvinvturn,vwithvever-deepeningvrich-
vnessvtovlife.vWellnessvisvpossiblevwhenvone’svhealthvisvcompromised—
evenvwithvchronicvillness,vwithvmultiplevdis-
vabilities,vorvinvdying,vmovementvtowardvavhighervlevelvofvwellnessvisvpossible.
PTS:vvvvvvv 1 DIF:vvvvvvvvUnderstand REF:vvvvvvvp. v7
TOP:vvvvvvvNursingvProcess:vEvaluation vMSC:vvvvv Health vPromotion vandvMaintenanc
e
3. WhichvracialvorvethnicvgroupvhasvthevhighestvlifevexpectancyvinvthevUnitedv
States?
a. NativevAmericans
b. AfricanvAmericans
c. HispanicvAmericans
d. AsianvandvPacificvIslandvAmericans
ANS: C
AsvshownvinvFigurev1.4,vHispanicvmenvandvwomenvhavevthevhighestvlifevexpectancyvofvall.vInv2011,vforvt
hosevofvHis-
vpanicvoriginvofvanyvrace,vthevoverallvlifevexpectancyvatv65vyearsvofvagevwasv20.7vmorevyearsvinv2011v(19.
1vyearsvforvmenvandv21.8vyearsvforvwomen).
PTS:vvvvvvv 1 DIF:vvvvvvvvUnderstand REF:vvvvvvvp. v6
TOP:vvvvvv NursingvProcess:vAssessment MSC:vvvvvvSafe, vEffective vCare vEnvironment
4. Historicalvinfluencesvthatvhavevshapedvthevlivesvofvthevmajorityvofvthevin-
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a.
…
betweenvcohortvinvthevUnitedvStatesvtodayvincludevwhichvofvthevfollowing?
Influenzavepidemicvofv1918
b. WorldvWarvI
c. ChildvrearingvinvthevDepression
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