BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING 8TH
EDITION EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Whichgbfactgbexplainsgbthegbshiftgbofgbhealthgbcaregbfocusgbtowardgbthegboldergbadultgbingbth
egblategb1960sgb-gbANSWERS--
Preventivegbhealthgbcaregbpracticesgbincreasedgblongevity.
Togbwhichgbagegbgroupgbdoesgbthegbtermgb"aged"gbapply?gb-gbANSWERS--75-
84gbyearsgbofgbage
Whichgbisgbtruegbofgbageismgb-gbANSWERS--
Itgbisgbdiscriminationgbagainstgbpersonsgbsolelygbongbthegbbasisgbofgbage.
Whichgblegislationgbhasgbbeengbthegbmostgbbeneficalgblegislationgbthatgbhasgbinfluencedgbh
ealthgbcaregbforgbthegboldergbadult?gb-gbANSWERS--Medicaregb&gbMedicaid
Whichgbhousinggboptiongbforgbthegboldergbadultgboffersgbthegbprivacygbofgbangbapartmentgbw
ithgbresturant-stylegbmealsgbandgbsomegbmedicalgbandgbpersonalgbcaregbservice?gb-
gbANSWERS--Assisted-livinggbcenter
Thegb75gbyeargboldgbmangbwhogbhasgbbeengbhospitalizedgbfollowinggbagbseveregbcasegbofgb
pneumoniagbisgbconcernedgbaboutgbhisgbmountinggbhospitalgbbillgbandgbaskgbifgbhisgbmedic
aregbcoveragegbwillgbpaygbforgbcare.gbWhichgbwouldgbbegbthegbmostgbhelpfulgbresponsegbby
gbthegbnurse?gb-gbANSWERS--MedicaregbPartgbAgbpaysgbforgbimpatientgbhospitalgbcosts
Thegbdaughtergbofgbagbpatientgbwhogbhasgbbeengbdiagnosedgbwithgbterminalgbcancergbasks
gbwhichgbdocumentsgbaregbrequiredgbtogballowgbhergbtogbmakegbhealthgbcaregbdecisionsgbfo
rgbhergbparent.gbWhichgbresponsegbwouldgbprovidegbthegbmostgbaccurategbinformationgbtogb
thegbdaughter?gb-gbANSWERS--
Agbdurablegbpowergbofgbattorneygbforgbhealthgbcaregbtransfersgbdecision-
makinggbauthoritygbforgbhealthgbcaregbtogbagbdesignatedgbperson.
Thegbdaughtergbofgbagbresidentgbingbagblong-
termgbcaregbfacilitygbisgbfrustratedgbwithgbhergb80-year-
oldgbmother'sgbrefusalgbtogbeat.gbWhichgbresponsegbwouldgbbegbthegbmostgbappropriate?gb-
gbANSWERS--
Thegbrefusalgbtogbeatgbisgbangbeffortgbtogbmaintaingbagbportiongbofgbindependencegbandgbself
-direction.
Whengbdogbthegbconditionsgbofgbagblivinggbwillgbgogbintogbeffect?gb-gbANSWERS--
Whengbtwogbphysiciansgbagreegbingbwritinggbthatgbthegbcriteriagbingbthegblivinggbwillgbhavegbb
eengbmet
Inspi98,gbModiardgbintRdsgbregramgbofgbpliagosgbrelatedgbgroupsgb(DRGs)gbtogbreducegb-
gbANSWERS--
EDITION EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Whichgbfactgbexplainsgbthegbshiftgbofgbhealthgbcaregbfocusgbtowardgbthegboldergbadultgbingbth
egblategb1960sgb-gbANSWERS--
Preventivegbhealthgbcaregbpracticesgbincreasedgblongevity.
Togbwhichgbagegbgroupgbdoesgbthegbtermgb"aged"gbapply?gb-gbANSWERS--75-
84gbyearsgbofgbage
Whichgbisgbtruegbofgbageismgb-gbANSWERS--
Itgbisgbdiscriminationgbagainstgbpersonsgbsolelygbongbthegbbasisgbofgbage.
Whichgblegislationgbhasgbbeengbthegbmostgbbeneficalgblegislationgbthatgbhasgbinfluencedgbh
ealthgbcaregbforgbthegboldergbadult?gb-gbANSWERS--Medicaregb&gbMedicaid
Whichgbhousinggboptiongbforgbthegboldergbadultgboffersgbthegbprivacygbofgbangbapartmentgbw
ithgbresturant-stylegbmealsgbandgbsomegbmedicalgbandgbpersonalgbcaregbservice?gb-
gbANSWERS--Assisted-livinggbcenter
Thegb75gbyeargboldgbmangbwhogbhasgbbeengbhospitalizedgbfollowinggbagbseveregbcasegbofgb
pneumoniagbisgbconcernedgbaboutgbhisgbmountinggbhospitalgbbillgbandgbaskgbifgbhisgbmedic
aregbcoveragegbwillgbpaygbforgbcare.gbWhichgbwouldgbbegbthegbmostgbhelpfulgbresponsegbby
gbthegbnurse?gb-gbANSWERS--MedicaregbPartgbAgbpaysgbforgbimpatientgbhospitalgbcosts
Thegbdaughtergbofgbagbpatientgbwhogbhasgbbeengbdiagnosedgbwithgbterminalgbcancergbasks
gbwhichgbdocumentsgbaregbrequiredgbtogballowgbhergbtogbmakegbhealthgbcaregbdecisionsgbfo
rgbhergbparent.gbWhichgbresponsegbwouldgbprovidegbthegbmostgbaccurategbinformationgbtogb
thegbdaughter?gb-gbANSWERS--
Agbdurablegbpowergbofgbattorneygbforgbhealthgbcaregbtransfersgbdecision-
makinggbauthoritygbforgbhealthgbcaregbtogbagbdesignatedgbperson.
Thegbdaughtergbofgbagbresidentgbingbagblong-
termgbcaregbfacilitygbisgbfrustratedgbwithgbhergb80-year-
oldgbmother'sgbrefusalgbtogbeat.gbWhichgbresponsegbwouldgbbegbthegbmostgbappropriate?gb-
gbANSWERS--
Thegbrefusalgbtogbeatgbisgbangbeffortgbtogbmaintaingbagbportiongbofgbindependencegbandgbself
-direction.
Whengbdogbthegbconditionsgbofgbagblivinggbwillgbgogbintogbeffect?gb-gbANSWERS--
Whengbtwogbphysiciansgbagreegbingbwritinggbthatgbthegbcriteriagbingbthegblivinggbwillgbhavegbb
eengbmet
Inspi98,gbModiardgbintRdsgbregramgbofgbpliagosgbrelatedgbgroupsgb(DRGs)gbtogbreducegb-
gbANSWERS--
