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Chapter 01: Trends and Issues Williams: Basic Geriatric Nursing 8th Edition
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1. Whichvfactvexplainsvthevshiftv ofvhealthvcarevfocusvtowardvthevoldervadultv invthevlatev1960s?
a. Disabilitywasvviewedv asvunavoidable.
b. Complicationsvfromvdiseasevincreasedvmortality.
c. Oldervadults‘vneedsvarevsimilarvtovthosevofallvadults.
d. Preventivevhealthvcarevpracticesvincreasedvlongevity.

ANS: 2 iv


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Increasedvpreventivevhealthvcarevpractices,vdiseasevcontrol,vandvfocusvonvwellnessvhelpedvpeoplevlivelonvg 2i




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PTS: 1 DIF: 4 REF: p.v2 OBJ:v 2
TOP: AgingvTrends
KEY:vNursingvProcessvStep:vDatavCollectiovnMSC: 2i



NCLEX:vHealthvPromotionvandvMaintenance:vGrowthvand Development
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NOT:v Understanding


2. Tovwhichvagevgroupvdoesv thevtermv―aged‖vapply?
a. 55–64v yearsvofvage
b. 65–74v yearsvofvage
c. 75–84v yearsvofvage
d. 85vandvolder

ANS: 2 iv


C
Thevtermvagedvrefersvtov personsvwhov arev75–84v yearsvofvage.


PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF:v p.v 2v|v Tablev1.1
OBJ: 1
TOP:vAgevCategoriesv
KEY:v NursingvProcessvStep:vDatavCollection
MSC:vNCLEX:vHealthvPromotionvandvMaintenance:vGrowthvandvDevelopmentNOv 2i



T:v Remembering


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3. Whichvisvtruevofvageism?




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a. Itvisvdiscriminationvagainstv personsvsolelyonvthevbasisvofvage.
b. Itvcausesvavpersonvtovfearvaging.
c. Itvinvolvesvthevusevofvculturalvsensitivitytov addressvconcernsvofvaging.
d. Itvfocusesvonvresourcesvforvthevoldervadult.

ANS: v v 2 i


A
Ageismvisvavnegativevbeliefvpatternvthat influencesvpersonsvtovdiscriminatevagainstv personsvsolely onvthebasivsv
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ofvagevandvcanvleadvtovdestructivev behaviorsvtoward thevoldervadult.
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PTS: 1 DIF: 4 REF: p.v4 OBJ:v 3
TOP: Ageism
KEY:vNursingvProcessvStep:vDatavCollectiov
nMSC:vNCLEX:vPsychosocialv Integrity:v PsychosocialvAdaptationv
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NOT:v Understanding


4. Which legislationvhasvbeenvthevmostvbeneficialvlegislationvthatvhasvinfluencedvhealthvcarevforvthevolderva
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dult?
a. MedicarevandvMedicaid
b. Eliminationvofvthev mandatoryretirementv age
c. ThevAmericansvwithvDisabilitiesvAct
d. ThevDrugvBenefitv Program

ANS: v v 2 i


A
Thevbroadestvsweeping legislationvbeneficialvtovthevoldervadultvisvMedicarevandvMedicaid.vTheveliminatvi
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onvofvthevmandatoryvretirementvagevdoesvnotvapplyvtovhealthvcare.vThevAmericansvwithvDisabilitiesvAcvtvd
ealsvwithvallvAmericansvwithvdisabilities,vnotvjustvthevoldervadult.vThevDrugvBenefitProgramvwasvaddevdvtov
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Medicare,v butv dealsvonlyvwithvmedications.


PTS:vvvv 1 DIF:vvv 4 REF:vvv p.v11 OBJ:v 6
TOP:vvv Legislation
KEY:vNursingvProcessvStep:vImplementatiovn 2i



MSC:vvvNCLEX:vN/A
NOT:v Understanding


5. Whichvhousingvoptionvforvthevoldervadultvoffersvthevprivacyvofvanvapartmentvwithvrestaurant-
stylevmealsandvsomev medicalvandvpersonalvcarevservices?
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