TEST BANK FOR GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING 10TH EDITION BY ELIOPOULOS

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,Chapterw1wThewAgingwPopulation

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EwCHOICE

1. Thewnursewexplainswthatwinwthewlatew1960s,whealthwcarewfocuswwaswaimedwatwthewolderwad
ultwbecause:

a. disabilitywwaswviewedwaswunavoidable.
b. complicationswfromwdiseasewincreasedwmortality.
c. olderwadultswneedswarewsimilarwtowthosewofwallwadults.
d. preventivewhealthwcarewpracticeswincreasedwlongevity.

ANS:wD

Increasedwpreventivewhealthwcarewpractices,wdiseasewcontrol,wandwfocuswonwwellnesswhelpedwpeople
livewlonger.
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DIF:wCognitivewLevel:wComprehensionwREF:w2wOBJ:w2

TOP:wAgingwTrendswKEY:wNursingwProcesswStep:wImplementation

MSC:wNCLEX:wHealthwPromotionwandwMaintenance:wGrowthwandwDevelopment

2. Thewnursewclarifieswthatwinwthewterminologywdefiningwspecificwagewgroups,wthewtermwagedwrefersw
towpersonswwhoware:

a. 55wtow64wyearswofwage.
b. 65wtow74wyearswofwage.
c. 75wtow84wyearswofwage.
d. 85wandwolder.

ANS:wC

,Thewtermwagedwreferswtowpersonswwhowarew75wtow84wyearswofwage.wD

IF:wCognitivewLevel:wComprehensionwREF:w2,wTablew1-

1wOBJ:w1wTOP:wAgewCategorieswKEY:wNursingwProcesswStep:wImpl

ementation

MSC:wNCLEX:wHealthwPromotionwandwMaintenance:wGrowthwandwDevelopment

3. Thewnursewcautionswthatwageismwiswawmindsetwthatwinfluenceswpersonswto:

a. discriminatewagainstwpersonswsolelywonwthewbasiswofwage.
b. fearwaging.
c. bewculturallywsensitivewtowconcernswofwaging.
d. focuswonwresourceswforwthewolderwadult.

ANS:wA

Ageismwiswawnegativewbeliefwpatternwthatwinfluenceswpersonswtowdiscriminatewagainstwpersonswsolel
ywonwthewbasiswofwagewandwcanwleadwtowdestructivewbehaviorswtowardwthewolderwadult.

DIF:wCognitivewLevel:wComprehensionwREF:w5wOBJ:w3wTO

P:wAgeismwKEY:wNursingwProcesswStep:wImplementation

MSC:wNCLEX:wPsychosocialwIntegrity:wPsychosocialwAdaptation

4. Thewnursewpointswoutwthatwthewmostwbeneficialwlegislationwthatwhaswinfluencedwhealthwcarewforwt
hewolderwadultwis:

a. MedicarewandwMedicaid.
b. eliminationwofwthewmandatorywretirementwage.
c. thewAmericanswwithwDisabilitieswAct.
d. thewDrugwBenefitwProgram.

ANS:wA

ThewbroadestwsweepingwlegislationwbeneficialwtowthewolderwadultwiswMedicarewandwMedicaid.

, DIF:wCognitivewLevel:wApplicationwREF:w16wOBJ:w6

TOP:wLegislationwKEY:wNursingwProcesswStep:wImplementationwM

SC:wNCLEX:wN/A

5. Thewnursewclarifieswthatwawhousingwoptionwforwthewolderwadultwthatwofferswthewprivacywofw
anwapartmentwwithwrestaurant-
stylewmealswandwsomewmedicalwandwpersonalwcarewserviceswiswthe:

a. government-subsidizedw housing.
b. long-termwcarewfacility.
c. assisted-livingwcenter.
d. groupwhousingwplan.

ANS:wC

Assisted-
livingwarrangementswofferwthewprivacywofwanwapartmentworwcondominiumwwithwmealswpreparedwand
served,wlimitedwmedicalwcare,wandwawvarietywofwpersonalwservices.
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DIF:wCognitivewLevel:wApplicationwREF:w14wOBJ:w9

TOP:wHousingwOptionswKEY:wNursingwProcesswStep:wImplementationwMS

C:wNCLEX:wPhysiologicalwIntegrity:wPhysiologicalwAdaptation

6. Thew75-year-
oldwmanwwhowhaswbeenwhospitalizedwfollowingwawseverewcasewofwpneumoniawiswconcernedwabo
utwhiswmountingwhospitalwbillwandwaskswifwhiswMedicarewcoveragewwillwpaywforwhiswcare.wThewn
urseswmostwhelpfulwresponsewiswYes.wMedicare:

a. paysw100%wofwallwmedicalwcostswforwpersonswolderwthanw65.
b. PartwBwpayswhospitalwcostswandwphysicianwfees.
c. PartwAwpayswforwinpatientwhospitalwcosts.
d. PartwDwpaysw80%wofwthewchargeswmadewbywphysicians.

ANS:wC

MedicarewPartwAwpayswinpatientwhospitalwcosts,wPartwBwpaysw80%wofwphysicianswcharges,wandwPartw
Dwhelpswdefraywprescriptionwdrugwcosts.