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Chapterc1cThecAgingcPopulation
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1. Thecnursecexplainscthatcinctheclatec1960s,chealthccarecfocuscwascaimedcatcthecoldercadultcbe
cause:
a. disabilitycwascviewedcascunavoidable.
b. complicationscfromcdiseasecincreasedcmortality.
c. oldercadultscneedscarecsimilarctocthosecofcallcadults.
d. preventivechealthccarecpracticescincreasedclongevity.
ANS:cD
Increasedcpreventivechealthccarecpractices,cdiseaseccontrol,candc focusconcwellnesschelpedcpeopleclivecl
onger.
DIF:cCognitivecLevel:cComprehensioncREF:c2cOBJ:c2
TOP:cAgingcTrendscKEY:cNursingcProcesscStep:cImplementation
MSC:cNCLEX:cHealthcPromotioncandcMaintenance:cGrowthcandcDevelopment
2. Thecnursecclarifiescthatcincthecterminologycdefiningcspecificcagecgroups,cthectermcagedcrefersctocpe
rsonscwhoc are:
a. 55ctoc64cyearscofcage.
b. 65ctoc74cyearscofcage.
c. 75ctoc84cyearscofcage.
d. 85candcolder.
ANS:cC
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Thectermcagedcrefersctocpersonscwhocarec75ctoc84cyearscofcage.cDIF:c
CognitivecLevel:cComprehensioncREF:c2,cTablec1-
1cOBJ:c1cTOP:cAgecCategoriescKEY:cNursingcProcesscStep:cImplem
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MSC:cNCLEX:cHealthcPromotioncandcMaintenance:cGrowthcandcDevelopment
3. Thecnurseccautionscthatcageismciscacmindsetcthatcinfluencescpersonscto:
a. discriminatecagainstcpersonscsolelyconcthecbasiscofcage.
b. fearcaging.
c. becculturallycsensitivectocconcernscofcaging.
d. focusconcresourcescforcthecoldercadult.
ANS:cA
Ageismciscacnegativecbeliefcpatterncthatcinfluencescpersonsctocdiscriminatecagainstcpersonscsolelyconct
hecbasiscofcagecandccancleadctocdestructivecbehaviorsctowardcthecoldercadult.
DIF:cCognitivecLevel:cComprehensioncREF:c5cOBJ:c3cTOP:
AgeismcKEY:cNursingcProcesscStep:cImplementation
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MSC:cNCLEX:cPsychosocialcIntegrity:cPsychosocialcAdaptation
4. Thecnursecpointscoutcthatcthecmostcbeneficialclegislationcthatchascinfluencedchealthccarecforcthecol
dercadultc is:
a. MedicarecandcMedicaid.
b. eliminationcofcthecmandatorycretirementc age.
c. thecAmericanscwithcDisabilitiescAct.
d. thecDrugcBenefitcProgram.
ANS:cA
ThecbroadestcsweepingclegislationcbeneficialctocthecoldercadultciscMedicarecandcMedicaid.
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:cNCLEX:cN/A
5. Thecnursecclarifiescthatcachousingcoptioncforcthecoldercadultc thatcofferscthecprivacycofcancap
artmentcwithcrestaurant-stylecmealscandcsomecmedicalcandcpersonalccarecservicesciscthe:
a. government-subsidizedchousing.
b. long-termccarecfacility.
c. assisted-livingccenter.
d. groupchousingcplan.
ANS:cC
Assisted-
livingcarrangementscoffercthecprivacycofcancapartmentcorccondominiumcwithcmealscpreparedcandcserve
d,climitedcmedicalccare,candcacvarietycofcpersonalcservices.
DIF:cCognitivecLevel:cApplicationcREF:c14cOBJ:c9
TOP:cHousingcOptionscKEY:cNursingcProcesscStep:cImplementationcMSC:c
NCLEX:cPhysiologicalcIntegrity:cPhysiologicalcAdaptation
6. Thec75-year-
oldcmancwhochascbeenchospitalizedcfollowingcacsevereccasecofcpneumoniaciscconcernedcaboutch
iscmountingchospitalcbillcandcaskscifchiscMedicareccoveragecwillcpaycforchisccare.cThecnursescmos
tchelpfulcresponseciscYes.cMedicare:
a. paysc100%cofcallcmedicalccostscforcpersonscoldercthanc65.
b. PartcBcpayschospitalccostscandcphysiciancfees.
c. PartcAcpayscforcinpatientchospitalccosts.
d. PartcDcpaysc80%cofcthecchargescmadecbycphysicians.
ANS:cC
MedicarecPartcAcpayscinpatientchospitalccosts,cPartcBcpaysc80%cofcphysiciansccharges,candcPartcDchel
pscdefraycprescriptioncdrugccosts.