,Southern jNew jHampshire jUniversityNURSING j10
jTest jBank jFor jGerontological jNursing j10th jEdition jBy j
jEliopoulos
Chapter j1 jThe jAging jPopulation
Test jBank
j MULTIPLE
j CHOICE
1. The jnurse jexplains jthat jin jthe jlate j1960s, jhealth jcare jfocus jwas jaimed
at jthe jolder jadultbecause:
j
a. disability jwas jviewed jas junavoidable.
b. complications jfrom jdisease jincreased jmortality.
c. older jadults jneeds jare jsimilar jto jthose jof jall jadults.
d. preventive jhealth jcare jpractices jincreased jlongevity.
ANS: jD
Increased jpreventive jhealth jcare jpractices, jdisease jcontrol, jand jfocus jon jwellness
j helped jpeoplelive jlonger.
DIF: jCognitive jLevel: jComprehension jREF: j2 jOBJ: j2
TOP: jAging jTrends jKEY: jNursing jProcess jStep: jImplementation
MSC: jNCLEX: jHealth jPromotion jand jMaintenance: jGrowth jand jDevelopment
2. The jnurse jclarifies jthat jin jthe jterminology jdefining jspecific jage jgroups, jthe jterm
aged jrefers jtopersons jwho jare:
a. 55 jto j64 jyears jof jage.
b. 65 jto j74 jyears jof jage.
c. 75 jto j84 jyears jof jage.
d. 85 jand jolder.
,ANS: jC
, The jterm jaged jrefers jto jpersons jwho jare j75 jto j84
years jof jage. jDIF: jCognitive jLevel: jComprehension
j
j REF: j2, jTable j1-1 jOBJ: j1 jTOP: jAge jCategories
j KEY: jNursing jProcess jStep: jImplementation
MSC: jNCLEX: jHealth jPromotion jand jMaintenance: jGrowth jand jDevelopment
3. The jnurse jcautions jthat jageism jis ja jmindset jthat jinfluences jpersons jto:
a. discriminate jagainst jpersons jsolely jon jthe jbasis jof jage.
b. fear jaging.
c. be jculturally jsensitive jto jconcerns jof jaging.
d. focus jon jresources jfor jthe jolder jadult.
ANS: jA
Ageism jis ja jnegative jbelief jpattern jthat jinfluences jpersons jto jdiscriminate
against jpersons jsolelyon jthe jbasis jof jage jand jcan jlead jto jdestructive jbehaviors
j
toward jthe jolder jadult.
j
DIF: jCognitive jLevel: jComprehension jREF: j5
j OBJ: j3 jTOP: jAgeism jKEY: jNursing jProcess jStep:
j Implementation
MSC: jNCLEX: jPsychosocial jIntegrity: jPsychosocial jAdaptation
4. The jnurse jpoints jout jthat jthe jmost jbeneficial jlegislation jthat jhas
influenced jhealth jcare jfor jtheolder jadult jis:
j
a. Medicare jand jMedicaid.
b. elimination jof jthe jmandatory jretirement jage.
c. the jAmericans jwith jDisabilities jAct.
jTest jBank jFor jGerontological jNursing j10th jEdition jBy j
jEliopoulos
Chapter j1 jThe jAging jPopulation
Test jBank
j MULTIPLE
j CHOICE
1. The jnurse jexplains jthat jin jthe jlate j1960s, jhealth jcare jfocus jwas jaimed
at jthe jolder jadultbecause:
j
a. disability jwas jviewed jas junavoidable.
b. complications jfrom jdisease jincreased jmortality.
c. older jadults jneeds jare jsimilar jto jthose jof jall jadults.
d. preventive jhealth jcare jpractices jincreased jlongevity.
ANS: jD
Increased jpreventive jhealth jcare jpractices, jdisease jcontrol, jand jfocus jon jwellness
j helped jpeoplelive jlonger.
DIF: jCognitive jLevel: jComprehension jREF: j2 jOBJ: j2
TOP: jAging jTrends jKEY: jNursing jProcess jStep: jImplementation
MSC: jNCLEX: jHealth jPromotion jand jMaintenance: jGrowth jand jDevelopment
2. The jnurse jclarifies jthat jin jthe jterminology jdefining jspecific jage jgroups, jthe jterm
aged jrefers jtopersons jwho jare:
a. 55 jto j64 jyears jof jage.
b. 65 jto j74 jyears jof jage.
c. 75 jto j84 jyears jof jage.
d. 85 jand jolder.
,ANS: jC
, The jterm jaged jrefers jto jpersons jwho jare j75 jto j84
years jof jage. jDIF: jCognitive jLevel: jComprehension
j
j REF: j2, jTable j1-1 jOBJ: j1 jTOP: jAge jCategories
j KEY: jNursing jProcess jStep: jImplementation
MSC: jNCLEX: jHealth jPromotion jand jMaintenance: jGrowth jand jDevelopment
3. The jnurse jcautions jthat jageism jis ja jmindset jthat jinfluences jpersons jto:
a. discriminate jagainst jpersons jsolely jon jthe jbasis jof jage.
b. fear jaging.
c. be jculturally jsensitive jto jconcerns jof jaging.
d. focus jon jresources jfor jthe jolder jadult.
ANS: jA
Ageism jis ja jnegative jbelief jpattern jthat jinfluences jpersons jto jdiscriminate
against jpersons jsolelyon jthe jbasis jof jage jand jcan jlead jto jdestructive jbehaviors
j
toward jthe jolder jadult.
j
DIF: jCognitive jLevel: jComprehension jREF: j5
j OBJ: j3 jTOP: jAgeism jKEY: jNursing jProcess jStep:
j Implementation
MSC: jNCLEX: jPsychosocial jIntegrity: jPsychosocial jAdaptation
4. The jnurse jpoints jout jthat jthe jmost jbeneficial jlegislation jthat jhas
influenced jhealth jcare jfor jtheolder jadult jis:
j
a. Medicare jand jMedicaid.
b. elimination jof jthe jmandatory jretirement jage.
c. the jAmericans jwith jDisabilities jAct.
