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Chapterl1lThelAginglPopulation

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ElCHOICE

1. Thelnurselexplainslthatlinlthellatel1960s,lhealthlcarelfocuslwaslaimedlatlthelolderladultlbeca
use:

a. disabilitylwaslviewedlaslunavoidable.
b. complicationslfromldiseaselincreasedlmortality.
c. olderladultslneedslarelsimilarltolthoseloflallladults.
d. preventivelhealthlcarelpracticeslincreasedllongevity.

ANS:lD

Increasedlpreventivelhealthlcarelpractices,ldiseaselcontrol,landlfocuslonlwellnesslhelpedlpeoplellivell
onger.

DIF:lCognitivelLevel:lComprehensionlREF:l2lOBJ:l2

TOP:lAginglTrendslKEY:lNursinglProcesslStep:lImplementation

MSC:lNCLEX:lHealthlPromotionlandlMaintenance:lGrowthlandlDevelopment

2. Thelnurselclarifieslthatlinlthelterminologyldefininglspecificlagelgroups,ltheltermlagedlrefersltolpe
rsonslwholare:

a. 55ltol64lyearsloflage.
b. 65ltol74lyearsloflage.
c. 75ltol84lyearsloflage.
d. 85landlolder.

ANS:lC
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,Theltermlagedlrefersltolpersonslwholarel75ltol84lyearsloflage.lDIF:lCo

gnitivelLevel:lComprehensionlREF:l2,lTablel1-

1lOBJ:l1lTOP:lAgelCategorieslKEY:lNursinglProcesslStep:lImpleme

ntation

MSC:lNCLEX:lHealthlPromotionlandlMaintenance:lGrowthlandlDevelopment

3. Thelnurselcautionslthatlageismlislalmindsetlthatlinfluenceslpersonslto:

a. discriminatelagainstlpersonslsolelylonlthelbasisloflage.
b. fearlaging.
c. belculturallylsensitiveltolconcernsloflaging.
d. focuslonlresourceslforlthelolderladult.

ANS:lA

Ageismlislalnegativelbelieflpatternlthatlinfluenceslpersonsltoldiscriminatelagainstlpersonslsolelylonlt
helbasisloflagelandlcanlleadltoldestructivelbehaviorsltowardlthelolderladult.

DIF:lCognitivelLevel:lComprehensionlREF:l5lOBJ:l3

TOP:lAgeismlKEY:lNursinglProcesslStep:lImplementationlMSC:

NCLEX:lPsychosociallIntegrity:lPsychosociallAdaptation


4. Thelnurselpointsloutlthatlthelmostlbeneficialllegislationlthatlhaslinfluencedlhealthlcarelforlthelolder
adultlis:
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a. MedicarelandlMedicaid.
b. eliminationloflthelmandatorylretirementlage.
c. thelAmericanslwithlDisabilitieslAct.
d. thelDruglBenefitlProgram.

ANS:lA

ThelbroadestlsweepingllegislationlbeneficialltolthelolderladultlislMedicarelandlMedicaid.

, DIF:lCognitivelLevel:lApplicationlREF:l16lOBJ:l6

TOP:lLegislationlKEY:lNursinglProcesslStep:lImplementationlMSC:l

NCLEX:lN/A

5. Thelnurselclarifieslthatlalhousingloptionlforlthelolderladultlthatlofferslthelprivacyloflanlapart
mentlwithlrestaurant-stylelmealslandlsomelmedicallandlpersonallcarelserviceslislthe:

a. government-subsidizedlhousing.
b. long-termlcarelfacility.
c. assisted-livinglcenter.
d. grouplhousinglplan.

ANS:lC

Assisted-
livinglarrangementslofferlthelprivacyloflanlapartmentlorlcondominiumlwithlmealslpreparedlandlserve
d,llimitedlmedicallcare,landlalvarietyloflpersonallservices.

DIF:lCognitivelLevel:lApplicationlREF:l14lOBJ:l9

TOP:lHousinglOptionslKEY:lNursinglProcesslStep:lImplementationlM

SC:lNCLEX:lPhysiologicallIntegrity:lPhysiologicallAdaptation

6. Thel75-year-
oldlmanlwholhaslbeenlhospitalizedlfollowinglalseverelcaseloflpneumonialislconcernedlaboutlhisl
mountinglhospitallbilllandlasksliflhislMedicarelcoveragelwilllpaylforlhislcare.lThelnurseslmostlhel
pfullresponselislYes.lMedicare:

a. paysl100%loflalllmedicallcostslforlpersonslolderlthanl65.
b. PartlBlpayslhospitallcostslandlphysicianlfees.
c. PartlAlpayslforlinpatientlhospitallcosts.
d. PartlDlpaysl80%loflthelchargeslmadelbylphysicians.

ANS:lC

MedicarelPartlAlpayslinpatientlhospitallcosts,lPartlBlpaysl80%loflphysicianslcharges,landlPartlD
helpsldefraylprescriptionldruglcosts.
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