1. When nasked nby nnew nparents nwhat nthe nlife nexpectancy nis nfor ntheir nAfrican nAmerican
nnewborn,nthe nnurse nreplies nthat, n―2010 nstatistics nindicate nthat n your nson:
a. will nhave na nlife nexpectancy nof napproximately n65
n years.‖
b. can nrealistically nexpect nto nlive ninto nhis nlate n80s.‖
c. has na ngood nchance nof ncelebrating nhis n75th nbirthday.‖
d. is nlikely nto nlive ninto nhis nlate n90s.‖
ANS: n C
In n2010, nmen nin nthe nUnited nStates nat nage n60 ncan nexpect nto nlive nanother n22 nyears.
nThe nlife nexpectancy nof nAfrican nAmerican nmen nis nabout n4.7 nyears nless nthan nwhite
DIF: Cognitive nLevel: nUnderstanding REF: np.
n3nTOP: n Integrated nProcess: nTeaching/Learning
MSC: n Client nNeeds: nHealth nPromotion nand nMaintenance
2. A nnurse nis nplanning ncare nfor na ngroup nof nsuper-centenarians nin nan nassisted nliving
nfacility. nThennurse nconsiders nwhich nof nthe nfollowing?
a. Most nsuper-centenarians nare nfunctionally nindependent nor nrequire nminimal
assistance nwith nactivities nof ndaily nliving
b. The nmajority nof nsuper-centenarians nhave ncognitive nimpairment
c. The nnumber nof nsuper-centenarians nis nexpected nto ndecrease nin ncoming nyears nas
na
result nof nheart ndisease nand nstroke
d. It nis ntheorized nthat nsuper-centenarians nsurvived nas nlong nas nthey nhave ndue nto
ngenetic
ANS: n A
Research nsupports nthat nmost nsuper-centenarians nare nfunctionally nand ncognitively nintact,
nrequiring nminimal nassistance nwith nADLs. nThe nnumber nof nsuper-centenarians nis
, nexpected nto nincrease nin ncoming nyears nas nthe nnumber nof nolder nadults nincreases. nThe
nreason nwhy nindividualsnsurvived nas nlong nas nthey nhave nis nnot nknown.
DIF: Cognitive nLevel: nRemembering REF: np.
n4nTOP: n Integrated nProcess: nTeaching/Learning
MSC: n Client nNeeds: nHealth nPromotion nand nMaintenance
3. One nreason nwhy nmany n―baby nboomers‖ nhave nmultiple nchronic nconditions nsuch nas n heart
ndisease,ndiabetes, nand narthritis nis nthat:
a. they nhave nless naccess nto nmedication nand nother ntreatment nregimens.
b. there nwas na nlack nof nimportance nplaced non nhealthy nliving nas nthey nwere
ngrowing nup.
c. they ndid nnot nhave naccess nto nimmunizations nagainst ncommunicable ndisease
nwhen
they nwere nchildren.
d. they ngrew nup nin nan nera nof nrampant npoverty nand nmalnutrition.
, ANS: n B
The nbaby nboomers, nindividuals nborn nbetween n1946 nand n1964, npost-WWII, nhave nbetter
naccess nto nmedication nand ntreatment nregimens nthan nother ncohorts. nThey nhave nhad nthe
DIF: Cognitive nLevel: nRemembering REF: np.
n6nTOP: n Integrated nProcess: nTeaching/Learning
MSC: n Client nNeeds: nHealth nPromotion nand nMaintenance
4. A nnurse nis nplanning nan neducation nprogram non nwellness nin na nlocal nsenior ncitizen
ncenter. nThe nnurse nplans nto nprovide neducation non nthe nimportance nof nimmunizations,
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