Nursing for Wellness in Older Adults Miller 9th Edition Test Bank – Complete Practice Q&A

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ChapterM1MSeeingMOlderMAdultsMThroughMtheMEyesMofMWellness

1. InM2010,MtheMrevisedMStandardsMandMScopeMofMGerontologicalMNursingMPracticeMwasMpublish
ed.MTheMnurseMwouldMuseMtheseMstandardsMto:

a. promoteMtheMpracticeMofMgerontologicMnursingMwithinMtheMacuteMcareMsetting.
b. defineMtheMconceptsMandMdimensionsMofMgerontologicMnursingMpractice.
c. elevateMtheMpracticeMofMgerontologicMnursing.
d. incorporateMsuggestedMinterventionsMfromMothersMwhoMpracticeMgerontolog
icMnursing.


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TheMcurrentMpublishingMofMtheMStandardsMandMScopeMofMGerontologicalMNursingMPracticeMinM20
10MincorporatesMtheMinputMofMgerontologicMnursesMfromMacrossMtheMUnitedMStates.MItMwasMnotMint
endedMtoMpromoteMgerontologicMnursingMpracticeMwithinMacuteMcareMsettings,MdefineMconceptsMo
rMdimensionsMofMgerontologicMnursingMpractice,MorMelevateMtheMpracticeMofMgerontologicMnursing
.

DIF:MRememberingM(Knowledge)MREF:MMCS:M2MOBJ:M1-

1MTOP:MN/AMMSC:MSafeMandMEffectiveMCareMEnvironment

2. WhenMattemptingMtoMminimizeMtheMeffectMofMageismMonMtheMpracticeMofMnursingMolderMadul
ts,MaMnurseMneedsMtoMfirst:

a. recognizeMthatMnursesMmustMactMasMadvocatesMforMagingMpatients.
b. acceptMthatMthisMpopulationMrepresentsMaMsubstantialMportionMofMthoseMrequir
ingMnursingMcare.
c. self-reflectMandMformulateMonesMpersonalMviewMofMagingMandMtheMolderMpatient.
d. recognizeMageismMasMaMformMofMbigotryMsharedMbyMmanyMAmericans.


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,AgeismMisManMever-
increasingMprejudicialMviewMofMtheMeffectsMofMtheMagingMprocessMandMofMtheMolderMpopulationMasM
aMwhole.MWithMnursesMbeingMmembersMofMaMsocietyMholdingMsuchMviews,MitMisMcriticalMthatMtheMi
ndividualMnurseMself-
reflectMonMpersonalMfeelingsMandMdetermineMwhetherMsuchMfeelingsMwillMaffectMtheMnursingMcareM
thatMheMorMsheMprovidesMtoMtheMagingMpatient.MActingMasManMadvocateMisManMimportantMnursingMro
leMinMallMsettings.MSimplyMacceptingMaMfactMdoesMnotMhelpMendMageism,MnorMdoesMrecognizingMag
eismMasMaMformMofMbigotry.

DIF:MApplyingM(Application)MREF:MN/AMOBJ:M1-9

TOP:MTeaching-LearningMMSC:MSafeMandMEffectiveMCareMEnvironment

3. WhenMdiscussingMfactorsMthatMhaveMhelpedMtoMincreaseMtheMnumberMofMhealthy,MindependentMo
lderMAmericans,MtheMnurseMincludesMtheMimportanceMof:

a. increasedMavailabilityMofMin-homeMcareMservices.
b. governmentMsupportMofMretiredMcitizens.
c. effectiveMantibioticMtherapies.
d. theMdevelopmentMofMlife-extendingMtherapies.


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TheMhealthMandMultimateMautonomyMofMolderMAmericansMhasMbeenMpositivelyMimpactedMbyMtheM
developmentMofMantibiotics,MbetterMsanitation,MandMvaccines.MTheseMpublicMhealthMmeasuresMhav
eMbeenMmoreMinstrumentalMinMincreasingMtheMnumbersMofMhealthy,MindependentMolderMAmericans
thanMhaveMin-homeMcareMservices,MgovernmentMprograms,MorMlife-extendingMtherapies.
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DIF:MRememberingM(Knowledge)MREF:MMCS:M2MOBJ:M3-3

TOP:MNursingMProcess:MImplementationMMSC:MHealthMPromotionMandMMaintenance

4. BasedMonMcurrentMdata,MwhenMpresentingManMolderMadultsMdischargeMteachingMplan,MtheMnurse



a. nonrelatedMcaretaker.
b. paidMcaregiver.




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, c. familyMmember.
d. intuitionalMrepresentative.


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LessMthanM4%MofMolderMadultsMliveMinMaMformalMhealthMcareMenvironment.MTheMmajorityMofMtheM
geriatricMpopulationMlivesMatMhomeMorMwithMfamilyMmembers.

DIF:MApplyingM(Application)MREF:MN/AMOBJ:M3-3

TOP:MNursingMProcess:MPlanningMMSC:MSafeMandMEffectiveMCareMEnvironment

5. TheMnurseMplanningMcareMforManMolderMadultMwhoMhasMrecentlyMbeenMdiagnosedMwithMrheuma
toidMarthritisMviewsMtheMpriorityMcriterionMforMcontinuedMindependenceMtoMbeMtheMpatients:

a. age.
b. financialMstatus.
c. gender.
d. functionalMstatus.


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MaintainingMtheMfunctionalMstatusMofMolderMadultsMmayMavertMtheMonsetMofMphysicalMfrailtyMandM
cognitiveMimpairment,MtwoMconditionsMthatMincreaseMtheMlikelihoodMofMinstitutionalization.

DIF:MRememberingM(Knowledge)MREF:MMCS:M8MOBJ:M1-

6MTOP:MNursingMProcess:MPlanningMMSC:MPhysiologicMIntegri

ty

6. AMnurseMworkingMwithMtheMolderMadultMpopulationMisMmostMlikelyMtoMassessMaMneedMforMaMfina
ncialMsocialMservicesMreferralMforMa(n):

a. whiteMmale.
b. blackMfemale.
c. HispanicMmale.




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