LATEST Gerontological Nursing Competencies for Care_Text Exam QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |A+ GUARANTEED

The gerontology specialty was formally recognized in the early _______ (which decade?) when the organization _______ recommended a specialty group for geriatric nurses and the formation of a geriatric nursing division, and convened the first national nursing meeting on geriatric nursing practice - ANSWER- 1960s; ANA The ANA published the gerontological care journals _______ in _______, then _______ in _______. - ANSWER- Standards for Geriatric Practice in 1970; Journal of Gerontological Nursing in 1975 The birth rate of the average American woman was _______ in 1800, _______ by the end of WWII, and _______ today. - ANSWER- 7; 2.4; 1.9 The global share of older people (aged 60 years or over) increased from _______ in 1990 to _______ in 2013 and will continue to grow as a proportion of the world population reaching _______ by 2050. The percentage of individuals at least 65 years old varies by country from _______ people in the least developed countries to _______ in the most developed countries, and it is _______ in the USA (United Nations, 2013). - ANSWER- 9.2%; 11.7%; 21.1%; 3.5%; 17.8%; 14% The Baby Boom occurred between the late _______ and the mid _______. - ANSWER- 1940s; 1960s The Oldest Old are those over _______ years of age. - ANSWER- 85 The fastest growing segment of the US population is those over _______, while the second is those over _______. - ANSWER- 100 years; 85 years _______% of centenarians are female. - ANSWER- 84% The field which identifies gene sequences in DNA is called _______, while the study of heredity and the transmission of certain genes through generations is called _______. - ANSWER- Genomics; Genetics The poverty rate for older African Americans was _______% in 2008, compared to _______% for the total older population. - ANSWER- 20%; 9.7% What six chronic conditions are among those that most frequently afflict the older African American community? - ANSWER- hypertension (84%) arthritis (53%) heart disease (27%) diabetes (29%) sinusitis (15%) cancer (13%) What four US states hold a combined 70% of the nation's older Hispanic population? - ANSWER- California New York Texas Florida What are the top five causes of death among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (CDC, 2011)? - ANSWER- heart disease cancer CVA unintentional injuries diabetes What are the top five causes of death in the Native American and Alaskan Native populations (Administration on Aging, 2011)? - ANSWER- heart disease cancer unintentional injuries diabetes CVA In 2009, 50% of NA/AN elders lived in which six states (Administration on Aging, 2011b)? - ANSWER- California Oklahoma Arizona New Mexico Texas North Carolina More than 40% of the Native American/Alaskan poulations have what common chronic condition? - ANSWER- Diabetes (DM type II) Approximately what percentage of the US poulation is foreign born? ------- What percentage of older adults are foreign born? - ANSWER- 13.1%; 12.4% Fewer than half of what US minority population have completed high school? - ANSWER- Hispanics What is LOSS? - ANSWER- Late Onset Stress Symptomology. A clinical term for the anxiety associated with aging. What percent of people with developmental disabilities are over 65 years? - ANSWER- 12% What two age-related health characteristics do people with developmental disabilities display at a rate significantly higher than the general population? - ANSWER- Aging occurs younger; chronic diseases develop at younger ages Nearly _______% of healthcare expenditures for older Americans are for chronic diseases (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services [CMS], 2012). - ANSWER- 95% True or False: Older women report lower incidence of chronic diseases such as hypertension and arthritis, whereas men report less heart disease and cancer. - ANSWER- False: men and women have higher incidences of these conditions respectively. Nearly _______% of those aged 65-74 and _______% of those who are 75 and older have disabling hearing loss (National Institutes of Health, 2016b). - ANSWER- 25%; 50% Alterations in vision affects about _______% older adults. - ANSWER- 20% _______% of persons 85 years of age or older reported edentulism. - ANSWER- 34% What is edentulism? - ANSWER- The significant loss of teeth. Approximately _______ to _______% of individuals over 65 years old report normal, age-related memory change. An additional _______% of people over 65 years develop mild cognitive impairment, a precursor to Alzheimer's Disease (National Institutes of Health, 2016a). - ANSWER- 30% - 40%; 10%