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big1devin · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

A nurse who provides care to many older adults recognizes the importance of implementing a wellness approach to care. What principle underlies this approach to the health care of older adults?

A) Older adults have decreasing expectations for wellness as they move through the aging process.
B) Health problems are a Western cultural construct that has no objective, physiologic basis.
C) Older adults must come to accept a decline in wellness as they age.
D) A holistic approach to caring for older adults can foster their well-being at every stage of life.

Question 2

A nurse is conducting a study on the needs and living situations of older adults in the community. Which of the following statements should the nurse take into account?

A) A majority of older Americans will live in a nursing home at some point.
B) More older men live alone than older women.
C) Assisted living arrangements have become increasingly common.
D) Most older Americans reside in some form of institutional arrangement.

taylorsonier · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: D
An integral part of the wellness approach to the health care of older adults is a holistic approach to care that considers mind, body, and spirit. Health problems are an inevitable reality but a decrease in wellness does not necessarily accompany the aging process.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
Assisted living arrangements have become an increasingly common alternative to nursing homes. The number of Americans living in nursing homes has recently decreased, not increased, and more older women live alone than do older men. Ninety percent of older Americans live in an apartment or house, rather than in an institutional arrangement.