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Chapter 01: Trends and Issues Williams: Basic Geriatric Nursing 8th Edition
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MULTIPLEe CHOICE
1. Whiche facte explainse thee shifte ofehealthecaree focuse towardetheeoldere adulte inethee latee 1960s?
a. Disabilityewase viewede ase unavoidable.
b. Complicationsefromediseaseeincreasede mortality.
c. Oldereadults‘eneedse aree similare toethoseeofealle adults.
d. Preventiveehealthecareepracticeseincreasede longevity.
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D
Increasedepreventiveehealthecareepractices,ediseaseecontrol,eandefocuseonewellnessehelpedepeopleeliveleon
ger.
PTS: 1 DIF: 4 REF: p.e 2 OBJ:e 2
TOP:e AgingeTrends
KEY:eNursingeProcesseStep:eDataeCollectioe
neMSC:e NCLEX:eHealthePromotioneandeMaintenance:eGrowtheandeDevelopment
NOT:e Understanding
2. Toewhicheageegroupedoesetheeterme―aged‖eapply?
a. 55–64e yearse ofeage
b. 65–74e yearse ofeage
c. 75–84e yearse ofeage
d. 85eande older
ANS: @e
C
Theetermeagede referse toe personse whoe aree 75–84e yearse ofeage.
PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF:e p.e 2e |e Tablee 1.1
OBJ: 1
TOP:eAgeeCategoriese
KEY:eNursingeProcesseStep:eDataeCollectieo
n
MSC:eNCLEX:eHealthePromotioneandeMaintenance:eGrowtheandeDevelopmenteNe
OT:eRemembering
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3. Whiche ise trueeofeageism?
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a. Ite isediscriminatione againste personse solelyeonethee basise ofeage.
b. Ite causeseaepersonetoe feare aging.
c. Ite involvesethee usee ofeculturalesensitivityetoe addresse concernse ofeaging.
d. Ite focusese oneresourcese foretheeoldere adult.
ANS: @e
A
Ageismeiseaenegativeebeliefepatternethateinfluencesepersonsetoediscriminateeagainstepersonsesolelyeonethebeasise
ofeageeandecaneleadetoedestructiveebehaviorsetowardetheeoldereadult.
PTS: 1 DIF: 4 REF: p.e 4 OBJ:e 3
TOP:e e Ageism
KEY:eNursingeProcesseStep:eDataeCollectioe
neMSC:eNCLEX:ePsychosocialeIntegrity:ePsychosocialeAdaptatione
NOT:eUnderstanding
4. Whichelegislationehasebeenetheemostebeneficialelegislationethatehaseinfluencedehealthecareeforetheeoldeera
dult?
a. Medicareeande Medicaid
b. Eliminationeofethee mandatoryeretiremente age
c. TheeAmericanse witheDisabilitiese Act
d. TheeDruge Benefite Program
ANS: @e
A
TheebroadestesweepingelegislationebeneficialetoetheeoldereadulteiseMedicareeandeMedicaid.eTheeelimineatio
neofetheemandatoryeretirementeageedoesenoteapplyetoehealthecare.eTheeAmericansewitheDisabilitieseActe dea
lse withe alle Americanse withe disabilities,e note juste thee oldere adult.e Thee Druge BenefitPrograme waeseaddedeto
Medicare,ebutedealseonlyewithemedications.
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PTS:e e 1 DIF:e e 4 REF:e e p.e 11 OBJ:e 6
TOP:e Legislation
KEY:eNursingeProcesseStep:eImplementatioe
neMSC:e NCLEX:eN/A
NOT:e Understanding
5. Whichehousingeoptioneforetheeoldereadulteoffersetheeprivacyeofeaneapartmentewitherestaurant-
styleemealsandesomeemedicaleandepersonalecareeservices?
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