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By Authors: Sue Meiner,and Jennifer Yeager
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eBookvISBN:v9780323498098
PaperbackvISBN:v9780323498111
PaperbackvISBN:v9780323848381
TablevofvContents
PartvI:vIntroductionvtovGerontologicvNursing
1. OverviewvofvGerontologicvNursing
2. TheoriesvRelatedvtovCarevofvthevOldervAdult
3. LegalvandvEthicalvIssues
4. AssessmentvofvthevOldervAdult
PartvII:vInfluencesvonvHealthvandvIllness
5. CulturalvInfluences
6. FamilyvInfluences
7. SocioeconomicvandvEnvironmentalvInfluences
8. HealthvPromotionvandvIllness/DisabilityvPrevention
PartvIII:vInfluencesvonvQualityvofvLife
9. Nutrition
10. SleepvandvActivity
11. Safety
12. SexualityvandvAging
,13. Pain
14. InfectionvandvInflammation
PartvIV:vDiagnosticvStudiesvandvPharmacologicvManagement
15. LaboratoryvandvDiagnosticvTests
16. DrugsvandvAging
PartvV:vNursingvCarevofvPhysiologicvandvPsychologicvDisorders
17. IntegumentaryvFunction
18. SensoryvFunction
19. CardiovascularvFunction
20. RespiratoryvFunction
21. GastrointestinalvFunction
22. UrinaryvFunction
23. MusculoskeletalvFunction
24. CognitivevandvNeurologicvFunction
25. EndocrinevFunction
PartvVI:vHealthvCarevTransitions
26. HealthvCarevDeliveryvSettingsvandvOldervAdults
27. ChronicvIllnessvandvRehabilitation
28. Cancer
29. LossvandvEnd-of-LifevIssues
, GerontologicvNursingv6thvEditionvMeinervTestvBank
Chapter 01: Overview of Gerontologic Nursing
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Meiner: Gerontologic Nursing, 6th Edition
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MULTIPLEvCHOICE
1. Inv2010,vthevrevisedvStandardsvandvScopevofvGerontologicalvNursingvPracticevwasvp
ublished.vThevnursevwouldvusevthesevstandardsvto
a. promotevthevpracticevofvgerontologicvnursingvwithinvthevacutevcarevsetting.
b. definevthevconceptsvandvdimensionsvofvgerontologicvnursingvpractice.
c. elevatevthevpracticevofvgerontologicvnursing.
d. incorporatevthevconceptsvofvhealthvpromotion,vhealthvmaintenance,vdiseasev
prevention,vandvself-care
ANS:v D
ThevcurrentvpublishingvofvthevStandardsvandvScopevofvGerontologicalvNursingvPracticevinv201
0vincorporatesvthevinputvofvgerontologicvnursesvfromvacrossvthevUnitedvStatesvandvincludesvco
mprehensivevconceptsvandvdimensionsvimportantvtovthosevpracticingvgerontologicvnursing.vItv
wasvnotvintendedvtovpromotevgerontologicvnursingvpracticevwithinvacutevcarevsettings,vdefinevc
onceptsvorvdimensionsvofvgerontologicvnursingvpractice,vorvelevatevthevpracticevofvgerontologi
cvnursing.
DIF: Remembering OBJ: 1-1 TOP:
N/AvMSC:v SafevandvEffectivevCarevEnvironment
2. Whenvattemptingvtovminimizevtheveffectvofvageismvonvthevpracticevofvnursingvoldervadults,vavn
ursevneedsvtovfirst NURSINGTB.COM
a. recognizevthatvnursesvmustvactvasvadvocatesvforvagingvpatients.
b. acceptvthatvthisvpopulationvrepresentsvavsubstantialvportionvofvthosevrequiringv
nursingvcare.
c. self-reflectvandvformulatevone’svpersonalvviewvofvagingvandvthevoldervpatient.
d. recognizevageismvasvavformvofvbigotryvsharedvbyvmanyvAmericans.
ANS:v C
Ageismvisvanvever-
increasingvprejudicialvviewvofvtheveffectsvofvthevagingvprocessvandvofvthevoldervpopulationvasva
vwhole.vWithvnurses vbeingvmembersvofvavsocietyvholdingvsuchvviews,vitvisvcriticalvthatvthevindi
vidualvnursevself-
reflectsvonvpersonalvfeelingsvandvdeterminesvwhethervsuchvfeelingsvwillvaffectvthevnursingvcare
vthatvhevorvshevprovidesvtovthevagingvpatient. vActingvasvanvadvocatevisvanvimportantvnursingvrol
evinvallvsettings.vSimplyvacceptingvavfactvdoesvnotvhelpvendvageism,vnorvdoesvrecognizingvagei
smvasvavformvofvbigotry.
DIF: Applying OBJ: 1-6 TOP: IntegratedvProcess:vTeaching-
LearningvMSC:v SafevandvEffectivevCarevEnvironment
3. Thevnursevplanningvcarevforvanvoldervadultvwhovhasvrecentlyvbeenvdiagnosedvwithvrheumatoidva
rthritisvviewsvthevpriorityvcriterionvforvcontinuedvindependencevtovbevthevpatient’s
a. age.
b. financialvstatus.
c. gender.
d. functionalvstatus.