GerontologicalgNursingg10thgEditiongEliopoulosgTestgBank.
Gerontological Nursing 10th Edition
g g g g
Eliopoulos Test Bank
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Chapterg1gThegAginggPopulation
TestgBankgMULTIPL
EgCHOICE
1. Thegnursegexplainsgthatgingtheglateg1960s,ghealthgcaregfocusgwasgaimedgatgthegoldergadultgb
ecause:
a. disabilitygwasgviewedgasgunavoidable.
b. complicationsgfromgdiseasegincreasedgmortality.
c. oldergadultsgneedsgaregsimilargtogthosegofgallgadults.
d. preventiveghealthgcaregpracticesgincreasedglongevity.
ANS:gD
Increasedgpreventiveghealthgcaregpractices,gdiseasegcontrol,gandg focusgongwellnessghelpedgpeoplegli
veglonger.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:g2gOBJ:g2
TOP:gAginggTrendsgKEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gImplementation
MSC:gNCLEX:gHealthgPromotiongandgMaintenance:gGrowthgandgDevelopment
2. Thegnursegclarifiesgthatgingthegterminologygdefininggspecificgageggroups,gthegtermgagedgrefersgtogp
ersonsgwhogare:
a. 55gtog64gyearsgofgage.
b. 65gtog74gyearsgofgage.
c. 75gtog84gyearsgofgage.
d. 85gandgolder.
ANS:gC
,GerontologicalgNursingg10thgEditiongEliopoulosgTestgBank.
Thegtermgagedgrefersgtogpersonsgwhogareg75gtog84gyearsgofgage.gDIF:g
CognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:g2,gTableg1-
1gOBJ:g1gTOP:gAgegCategoriesgKEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gImple
mentation
MSC:gNCLEX:gHealthgPromotiongandgMaintenance:gGrowthgandgDevelopment
3. Thegnursegcautionsgthatgageismgisgagmindsetgthatginfluencesgpersonsgto:
a. discriminategagainstgpersonsgsolelygongthegbasisgofgage.
b. feargaging.
c. begculturallygsensitivegtogconcernsgofgaging.
d. focusgongresourcesgforgthegoldergadult.
ANS:gA
Ageismgisgagnegativegbeliefgpatterngthatginfluencesgpersonsgtog discriminategagainstgpersonsgsolelygo
ngthegbasisgofgagegandgcangleadgtogdestructivegbehaviorsgtowardgthegoldergadult.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:g5gOBJ:g3gTOP:
AgeismgKEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gImplementation
g
MSC:gNCLEX:gPsychosocialgIntegrity:gPsychosocialgAdaptation
4. Thegnursegpointsgoutgthatgthegmostgbeneficialglegislationgthatghasginfluencedghealthgcaregforgthego
ldergadultg is:
a. MedicaregandgMedicaid.
b. eliminationgofgthegmandatorygretirementgage.
c. thegAmericansgwithgDisabilitiesgAct.
d. thegDruggBenefitgProgram.
ANS:gA
ThegbroadestgsweepingglegislationgbeneficialgtogthegoldergadultgisgMedicaregandgMedicaid.
,GerontologicalgNursingg10thgEditiongEliopoulosgTestgBank.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gApplicationgREF:g16gOBJ:g6
TOP:gLegislationgKEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gImplementationgMS
C:gNCLEX:gN/A
5. Thegnursegclarifiesgthatgaghousinggoptiongforgthegoldergadultgthatgoffersgthegprivacygofganga
partmentgwithgrestaurant-stylegmealsgandgsomegmedicalgandgpersonalgcaregservicesgisgthe:
a. government-subsidizedghousing.
b. long-termgcaregfacility.
c. assisted-livinggcenter.
d. groupghousinggplan.
ANS:gC
Assisted-
livinggarrangementsgoffergthegprivacygofgangapartmentgorgcondominiumgwithgmealsgpreparedgandgserv
ed,glimitedgmedicalgcare,gandgagvarietygofgpersonalgservices.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gApplicationgREF:g14gOBJ:g9
TOP:gHousinggOptionsgKEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gImplementationgMS
C:gNCLEX:gPhysiologicalgIntegrity:gPhysiologicalgAdaptation
6. Theg75-year-
oldgmangwhoghasgbeenghospitalizedgfollowinggagseveregcasegofgpneumoniagisgconcernedgaboutg
hisgmountingghospitalgbillgandgasksgifghisgMedicaregcoveragegwillgpaygforghisgcare.gThegnursesgm
ostg helpfulgresponsegisgYes.gMedicare:
a. paysg100%gofgallgmedicalgcostsgforgpersonsgoldergthang65.
b. PartgBgpaysghospitalgcostsgandgphysiciangfees.
c. PartgAgpaysgforginpatientghospitalgcosts.
d. PartgDgpaysg80%gofgthegchargesgmadegbygphysicians.
ANS:gC
MedicaregPartgAgpaysginpatientghospitalgcosts,gPartgBgpaysg80%gofgphysiciansgcharges,gandgPartgDghel
psgdefraygprescriptiongdruggcosts.
, GerontologicalgNursingg10thgEditiongEliopoulosgTestgBank.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gApplicationgREF:g16gOBJ:g6
TOP:gMedicaregProvisionsgKEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gImplementationgMS
C:gNCLEX:gPsychosocialgIntegrity:gCopinggandgAdaptation
7. Thegdaughtergofgagpatientgwhoghasgbeengdiagnosedgwithgterminalgcancergasksgwhichgdocumentsga
regrequiredgtogallowghergtogmakeghealthgcaregdecisionsgforghergparent.gThegnursesgmostginformativeg
responsegis:
a. Advancegdirectivesgindicategthegdegreegofginterventiongdesiredgbygthegpatient.
b. AgDogNotgResuscitategdocumentgsignedgbygthegpatientgtransfersgauthoritygtogthegnextgo
fgkin.
c. Agdurablegpowergofgattorneygforghealthgcaregtransfersgdecision-
makinggauthoritygforghealthgcaregtogagdesignatedgperson.
d. Aglivinggwillgtransfersgauthoritygtogthegphysician.
ANS:gC
Agdurablegpowergofgattorneygforghealthgcaregtransfersgthegauthoritygforgdecisiongmakinggtogagd
esignatedgperson.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gApplicationgREF:g19gOBJ:g11
TOP:gAdvancegDirectivesgKEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gImplementationgMSC:
g NCLEX:gPsychosocialgIntegrity:gCopinggandgAdaptation
8. Thegdaughtergofgagresidentgingaglong-termgcaregfacilitygisgfrustratedgwithgherg80-year-
oldgmothersgrefusalgtogeat.gThegnursegexplainsgthatgthegrefusalgtogeatgisgagbehaviorgthatgisgan:
a. effortgtogmaintaingagportiongofgindependencegandgselfgdirection.
b. indicationgofgapproachinggAlzheimergdisease.
c. effortgtoggaingattention.
d. indicationgofgthegdislikegofgtheginstitutionalgfood.
ANS:gA
Gerontological Nursing 10th Edition
g g g g
Eliopoulos Test Bank
g g
Chapterg1gThegAginggPopulation
TestgBankgMULTIPL
EgCHOICE
1. Thegnursegexplainsgthatgingtheglateg1960s,ghealthgcaregfocusgwasgaimedgatgthegoldergadultgb
ecause:
a. disabilitygwasgviewedgasgunavoidable.
b. complicationsgfromgdiseasegincreasedgmortality.
c. oldergadultsgneedsgaregsimilargtogthosegofgallgadults.
d. preventiveghealthgcaregpracticesgincreasedglongevity.
ANS:gD
Increasedgpreventiveghealthgcaregpractices,gdiseasegcontrol,gandg focusgongwellnessghelpedgpeoplegli
veglonger.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:g2gOBJ:g2
TOP:gAginggTrendsgKEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gImplementation
MSC:gNCLEX:gHealthgPromotiongandgMaintenance:gGrowthgandgDevelopment
2. Thegnursegclarifiesgthatgingthegterminologygdefininggspecificgageggroups,gthegtermgagedgrefersgtogp
ersonsgwhogare:
a. 55gtog64gyearsgofgage.
b. 65gtog74gyearsgofgage.
c. 75gtog84gyearsgofgage.
d. 85gandgolder.
ANS:gC
,GerontologicalgNursingg10thgEditiongEliopoulosgTestgBank.
Thegtermgagedgrefersgtogpersonsgwhogareg75gtog84gyearsgofgage.gDIF:g
CognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:g2,gTableg1-
1gOBJ:g1gTOP:gAgegCategoriesgKEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gImple
mentation
MSC:gNCLEX:gHealthgPromotiongandgMaintenance:gGrowthgandgDevelopment
3. Thegnursegcautionsgthatgageismgisgagmindsetgthatginfluencesgpersonsgto:
a. discriminategagainstgpersonsgsolelygongthegbasisgofgage.
b. feargaging.
c. begculturallygsensitivegtogconcernsgofgaging.
d. focusgongresourcesgforgthegoldergadult.
ANS:gA
Ageismgisgagnegativegbeliefgpatterngthatginfluencesgpersonsgtog discriminategagainstgpersonsgsolelygo
ngthegbasisgofgagegandgcangleadgtogdestructivegbehaviorsgtowardgthegoldergadult.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:g5gOBJ:g3gTOP:
AgeismgKEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gImplementation
g
MSC:gNCLEX:gPsychosocialgIntegrity:gPsychosocialgAdaptation
4. Thegnursegpointsgoutgthatgthegmostgbeneficialglegislationgthatghasginfluencedghealthgcaregforgthego
ldergadultg is:
a. MedicaregandgMedicaid.
b. eliminationgofgthegmandatorygretirementgage.
c. thegAmericansgwithgDisabilitiesgAct.
d. thegDruggBenefitgProgram.
ANS:gA
ThegbroadestgsweepingglegislationgbeneficialgtogthegoldergadultgisgMedicaregandgMedicaid.
,GerontologicalgNursingg10thgEditiongEliopoulosgTestgBank.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gApplicationgREF:g16gOBJ:g6
TOP:gLegislationgKEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gImplementationgMS
C:gNCLEX:gN/A
5. Thegnursegclarifiesgthatgaghousinggoptiongforgthegoldergadultgthatgoffersgthegprivacygofganga
partmentgwithgrestaurant-stylegmealsgandgsomegmedicalgandgpersonalgcaregservicesgisgthe:
a. government-subsidizedghousing.
b. long-termgcaregfacility.
c. assisted-livinggcenter.
d. groupghousinggplan.
ANS:gC
Assisted-
livinggarrangementsgoffergthegprivacygofgangapartmentgorgcondominiumgwithgmealsgpreparedgandgserv
ed,glimitedgmedicalgcare,gandgagvarietygofgpersonalgservices.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gApplicationgREF:g14gOBJ:g9
TOP:gHousinggOptionsgKEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gImplementationgMS
C:gNCLEX:gPhysiologicalgIntegrity:gPhysiologicalgAdaptation
6. Theg75-year-
oldgmangwhoghasgbeenghospitalizedgfollowinggagseveregcasegofgpneumoniagisgconcernedgaboutg
hisgmountingghospitalgbillgandgasksgifghisgMedicaregcoveragegwillgpaygforghisgcare.gThegnursesgm
ostg helpfulgresponsegisgYes.gMedicare:
a. paysg100%gofgallgmedicalgcostsgforgpersonsgoldergthang65.
b. PartgBgpaysghospitalgcostsgandgphysiciangfees.
c. PartgAgpaysgforginpatientghospitalgcosts.
d. PartgDgpaysg80%gofgthegchargesgmadegbygphysicians.
ANS:gC
MedicaregPartgAgpaysginpatientghospitalgcosts,gPartgBgpaysg80%gofgphysiciansgcharges,gandgPartgDghel
psgdefraygprescriptiongdruggcosts.
, GerontologicalgNursingg10thgEditiongEliopoulosgTestgBank.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gApplicationgREF:g16gOBJ:g6
TOP:gMedicaregProvisionsgKEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gImplementationgMS
C:gNCLEX:gPsychosocialgIntegrity:gCopinggandgAdaptation
7. Thegdaughtergofgagpatientgwhoghasgbeengdiagnosedgwithgterminalgcancergasksgwhichgdocumentsga
regrequiredgtogallowghergtogmakeghealthgcaregdecisionsgforghergparent.gThegnursesgmostginformativeg
responsegis:
a. Advancegdirectivesgindicategthegdegreegofginterventiongdesiredgbygthegpatient.
b. AgDogNotgResuscitategdocumentgsignedgbygthegpatientgtransfersgauthoritygtogthegnextgo
fgkin.
c. Agdurablegpowergofgattorneygforghealthgcaregtransfersgdecision-
makinggauthoritygforghealthgcaregtogagdesignatedgperson.
d. Aglivinggwillgtransfersgauthoritygtogthegphysician.
ANS:gC
Agdurablegpowergofgattorneygforghealthgcaregtransfersgthegauthoritygforgdecisiongmakinggtogagd
esignatedgperson.
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gApplicationgREF:g19gOBJ:g11
TOP:gAdvancegDirectivesgKEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gImplementationgMSC:
g NCLEX:gPsychosocialgIntegrity:gCopinggandgAdaptation
8. Thegdaughtergofgagresidentgingaglong-termgcaregfacilitygisgfrustratedgwithgherg80-year-
oldgmothersgrefusalgtogeat.gThegnursegexplainsgthatgthegrefusalgtogeatgisgagbehaviorgthatgisgan:
a. effortgtogmaintaingagportiongofgindependencegandgselfgdirection.
b. indicationgofgapproachinggAlzheimergdisease.
c. effortgtoggaingattention.
d. indicationgofgthegdislikegofgtheginstitutionalgfood.
ANS:gA
