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1. Whenb askedb byb newb parentsb whatb theb lifeb expectancyb isb forb theirb Africanb America
nbnewborn,btheb nurseb repliesb that,b ―2010b statisticsb indicateb thatb yourb son:
a. willb haveb ab lifeb expectancyb ofb approximatelyb 6
5byears.‖
b. canb realisticallyb expectb tob liveb intob hisb lateb 80s.‖
c. hasb ab goodb chanceb ofb celebratingb hisb 75thb birthday.‖
d. isb likelyb tob liveb intob hisb lateb 90s.‖
ANS:b C
Inb 2010,b menb inb theb Unitedb Statesb atb agebn60bncanb expectb tob liveb anotherb 22b years
.bTheb lifeb expectancyb ofb Africanb Americanb menb isb aboutbn4.7b yearsb lessb thanb whi
tebmen.b Ofb theb optionsabove,b Cb isbnthebnonlyb responseb thatb fitsbnintob thoseb paramet
ers.bTheb otherb optionsb areb notb supportedbnbyb reliableb research.
DIF: Cognitiveb Level:b Understanding
REF:b p.b3bTOP:
Integratedb Process:bnTeaching/Learning
MSC: Clientb Needs:bnHealthbnPromotionb andbnMaintenance
2. Ab nursebnisbnplanningb carebnforb ab groupb ofb super-
centenariansb inb anb assistedb livingbfacility.bnThenursebnconsidersb whichb ofb theb foll
owing?
a. Mostbnsuper-
centenariansb areb functionallyb independentb orb requireb minimalbassistancebn
withbnactivitiesb ofb dailyb living
b. Thebnmajorityb ofb super-centenariansb haveb cognitiveb impairment
c. Theb numberbnofb super-
centenariansb isb expectedb tob decreaseb inb comingb yearsb asb a
resultb ofb heartb diseaseb andb stroke
d. Itb isb theorizedb thatb super-
centenariansb survivedb asb longb asb theyb haveb dueb tobgenetic
mutationsb thatb madeb themb lessb susceptibleb tob commonb diseases
,ANS:b A
Researchb supportsb thatb mostb super-
centenariansb areb functionallyb andb cognitivelyb intact,brequiringb minimalb assistanceb wit
hb ADLs.b Theb numberb ofb super-centenariansb is
, expectedb tob increaseb inb comingb yearsb asb theb numberb ofb olderb adultsb increases.b Theb
reasonb whyb individualssurvivedb asb longb asb theyb haveb isb notb known.
DIF: Cognitiveb Level:b Remembering
REF:b p.b4bTOP:
Integratedb Process:b Teaching/Learning
MSC: Clientb Needs:b Healthb Promotionb andb Maintenance
3. Oneb reasonb whyb manyb ―babyb boomers‖b haveb multipleb chronicb conditionsb suchb asb hear
tbdisease,bdiabetes,b andb arthritisb isb that:
a. theyb haveb lessb accessb tob medicationb andb otherb treatmentbnregimens.
b. thereb wasb ab lackb ofb importanceb placedb onb healthyb livingb asbntheyb wer
ebgrowingb up.
c. theyb didb notb haveb accessb tob immunizationsb againstb communicableb diseas
ebwhen
theyb wereb children.
d. theyb grewb upb inb anb erab ofb rampantb povertybnandb malnutrition.