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MULTIPLE mCHOICE
1. In m2010,mthemrevised mStandardsmand mScopemofmGerontologicalmNursing mPracticemwasmpublished.mThemnursemwould musem
thesemstandardsmto:
a. promotemthempracticemof mgerontologicmnursingmwithin mthemacutemcaremsetting.
b. definemthemconceptsmand mdimensionsmof mgerontologic mnursingmpractice.
c. elevatemthempracticemof mgerontologicmnursing.
d. incorporate msuggested minterventionsmfrom mothersmwho mpracticemgerontologicmnursi
ng.mANS: mD
Themcurrent mpublishingmof mthemStandardsmand mScopemofmGerontological mNursing mPracticemin m2010 mincorporatesmtheminputmo
f mgerontologic mnursesmfrom macrossmthemUnited mStates.mItmwasmnotmintended mto mpromotemgerontologic mnursingmpracticemwithi
n macutemcaremsettings,mdefinemconceptsmormdimensionsmofmgerontologicmnursingmpractice,mormelevatemthempracticemof mgerontol
ogicmnursing.mDIF: mRememberingm(Knowledge)mREF: mPagem2 mOBJ: m1-1
TOP: mN/AmMSC: mSafemand mEffectivemCaremEnvironment
2. mWhen mattemptingmto mminimizemthemeffect mof mageism mon mthempracticemof mnursingmoldermadults,ma mnursemneedsmto mfirst:
a. recognizemthat mnursesmmust mact masmadvocatesmformagingmpatients.
b. accept mthat mthismpopulation mrepresentsma msubstantialmportion mof mthosemrequiringmnursingmcare.
c. self-reflect mand mformulatemone’smpersonalmviewmof magingmand mthemoldermpatient.
d. recognizemageism masma mform mofmbigotry mshared mby mmany mAmeric
ans.mANS: mC
Ageism misman mever-
increasingmprejudicialmviewmof mthemeffectsmof mthemagingmprocessmand mof mthemoldermpopulation masma mwhole.mWith mnursesmbein
gmmembersmof ma msociety mholdingmsuch mviews,mit mismcriticalmthat mthemindividualmnursemself-
reflect mon mpersonalmfeelingsmand mdeterminemwhethermsuch mfeelingsmwillmaffect mthemnursingmcaremthat mhemormshemprovidesmtom
themagingmpatient.mActingmasman madvocatemisman mimportant mnursingmrolemin mallmsettings.mSimply macceptingma mfact mdoesmnot mh
elp mend mageism,mnormdoesmrecognizingmageism masma mform mof mbigotry.
DIF: mApplyingm(Application)mREF: mN/AmOBJ: m1-9
TOP: mTeaching-LearningmMSC: mSafemand mEffectivemCaremEnvironment
3. When mdiscussingmfactorsmthat mhavemhelped mto mincreasemthemnumbermof mhealthy,mindependent moldermAmericans,mthem
nursemincludesmthemimportance mof:
a. increased mavailability mof min-homemcaremservices.
b. government msupport mof mretired mcitizens.
c. effectivemantibioticmtherapies.
d. themdevelopment mof mlife-
extendingmtherapies.mANS: mC
Themhealth mand multimatemautonomy mof moldermAmericansmhasmbeen mpositively mimpacted mby mthemdevelopment mof mantibiotics,m
bettermsanitation,mandmvaccines.mThesempublicmhealth mmeasuresmhavembeen mmoreminstrumentalmin mincreasingmthemnumbersmof
mhealthy,mindependent moldermAmericansmthan mhave min-home mcare mservices,mgovernment mprograms,mormlife-
extendingmtherapies.
DIF: mRememberingm(Knowledge)mREF: mPagem2 mOBJ: m3-3
TOP: mNursingmProcess: mImplementation mMSC: mHealth mPromotion mand mMaintenance
4. Based mon mcurrent mdata,mwhen mpresentingman moldermadult’smdischargemteachingmplan,mthemnursemincludesmthempatient’s:
a. nonrelated mcaretaker.
,b. paid mcaregiver.
c. family mmember.
,d. intuitionalmrepresentative.
, ANS: mC
Lessmthan m4%mof moldermadultsmlivemin ma mformalmhealth mcaremenvironment.mThemmajority mofmthemgeriatricmpopulation mlivesmatm
homemormwith mfamily mmembers.
DIF: mApplyingm(Application)mREF: mN/AmOBJ: m3-3
TOP: mNursingmProcess: mPlanningmMSC: mSafemand mEffectivemCaremEnvironment
5. Themnursemplanningmcaremforman moldermadult mwho mhasmrecently mbeen mdiagnosed mwith mrheumatoid marthritismviewsmthemp
riority mcriterion mformcontinued mindependence mto mbemthempatient’s:
a. age.
b. financialmstatus.
c. gender.
d. functionalmstatus
.mANS: mD
Maintainingmthemfunctionalmstatusmofmoldermadultsmmaymavert mthemonset mofmphysicalmfrailty mandmcognitivemimpairment,mtwomc
onditionsmthat mincreasemthemlikelihood mof minstitutionalization.
DIF: mRememberingm(Knowledge)mREF: mPagem8 mOBJ: m1-
6 mTOP: mNursingmProcess: mPlanningmMSC: mPhysiolo gic mInteg
rity
6. Amnursemworkingmwith mthemoldermadult mpopulation mismmost mlikely mto massessma mneed mforma mfinancialmsocialmservice’smrefe
rralmforma(n):
a. whitemmale.
b. black mfemale.
c. Hispanicmmale.
d. Asian mAmerican mfemale
.mANS: mB
Thempoverty mratemamongmoldermblack mwomen mismsubstantially mhighermthan mthat mseen mamongmmalesmormfemalesmof mothermethn
icmgroups.mWhitemmalesmhad mthemleast mpoverty.
DIF: mApplyingm(Application)mREF: mN/AmOBJ: m1-4
TOP: mNursingmProcess: mAssessment mMSC: mSafemand mEffectivemCaremEnvironment
7. Which mof mthemfollowingmstatementsmmademby mamnursempreparingmto mcompletemamhealth massessment mandmhistory monman
moldermpatient mreflectsman munderstandingmof mthe mgeneralmhealth mstatusmof mthismpopulation?
a. “I’llmneed mto mdocument mwellmregardingmthemmedicationsmthempatient mismcurrently mprescribed.”
b. “I mwould mlikemto munderstand mhowmsupportivemthempatient’smfamily mmembersmare.”
c. “Most moldermpatientsmarembeingmtreated mforma mvariety mof mchronicmhealth mcaremissues.”
d. “It mwillmbeminterestingmto mseemwhethermthismpatient mseesmherself masmbeingmhealt
hy.”mANS: mD
Itmisma mmisconception mthat mold magemismsynonymousmwith mdiseasemandmillness.mThemnursemshould malwaysmdeterminemthempatie
nt’smsensemof mwellnessmand mindependence mwhen mconductingma mhealth mandmhistory massessment.mAn massessmentmof mmedicatio
n musemand mfamily msupport mismimportant mformany mpatient.mManymoldermadultsmdo mhavemchronicmhealth mconditions,mbut mtheirmp
erception mismmoremimportant mthan ma msinglemnumber.
DIF: mApplyingm(Application)mREF: mN/AmOBJ: m1-4
TOP: mNursingmProcess: mAssessment mMSC: mHealth mPromotion
8. Themnursemismcaring mforman moldermadult mwho mhasmbeen madmitted mto man macutemcaremhospitalmformtreatment mof ma mfractured
mfemur.mThe mfamily mexpressesmconcern mabout mthe mpatient’smpendingmtransfermto ma msubacute mcare mfacility.m What mresponse m
by mthemnursemismbest?
a. “Acutemcaremfacilitiesmlack mthemlong-term mphysicalmtherapy msupport myourmdad mrequires.”
b. “Yourmdad mwillmbemmuch mhappiermin ma mmoremserene,mprivatemenvironment.”
c. “Themsubacutemfacility mwillmfocusmon mhelpingmyourmdad mmaintain mhismindependence.”
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MULTIPLE mCHOICE
1. In m2010,mthemrevised mStandardsmand mScopemofmGerontologicalmNursing mPracticemwasmpublished.mThemnursemwould musem
thesemstandardsmto:
a. promotemthempracticemof mgerontologicmnursingmwithin mthemacutemcaremsetting.
b. definemthemconceptsmand mdimensionsmof mgerontologic mnursingmpractice.
c. elevatemthempracticemof mgerontologicmnursing.
d. incorporate msuggested minterventionsmfrom mothersmwho mpracticemgerontologicmnursi
ng.mANS: mD
Themcurrent mpublishingmof mthemStandardsmand mScopemofmGerontological mNursing mPracticemin m2010 mincorporatesmtheminputmo
f mgerontologic mnursesmfrom macrossmthemUnited mStates.mItmwasmnotmintended mto mpromotemgerontologic mnursingmpracticemwithi
n macutemcaremsettings,mdefinemconceptsmormdimensionsmofmgerontologicmnursingmpractice,mormelevatemthempracticemof mgerontol
ogicmnursing.mDIF: mRememberingm(Knowledge)mREF: mPagem2 mOBJ: m1-1
TOP: mN/AmMSC: mSafemand mEffectivemCaremEnvironment
2. mWhen mattemptingmto mminimizemthemeffect mof mageism mon mthempracticemof mnursingmoldermadults,ma mnursemneedsmto mfirst:
a. recognizemthat mnursesmmust mact masmadvocatesmformagingmpatients.
b. accept mthat mthismpopulation mrepresentsma msubstantialmportion mof mthosemrequiringmnursingmcare.
c. self-reflect mand mformulatemone’smpersonalmviewmof magingmand mthemoldermpatient.
d. recognizemageism masma mform mofmbigotry mshared mby mmany mAmeric
ans.mANS: mC
Ageism misman mever-
increasingmprejudicialmviewmof mthemeffectsmof mthemagingmprocessmand mof mthemoldermpopulation masma mwhole.mWith mnursesmbein
gmmembersmof ma msociety mholdingmsuch mviews,mit mismcriticalmthat mthemindividualmnursemself-
reflect mon mpersonalmfeelingsmand mdeterminemwhethermsuch mfeelingsmwillmaffect mthemnursingmcaremthat mhemormshemprovidesmtom
themagingmpatient.mActingmasman madvocatemisman mimportant mnursingmrolemin mallmsettings.mSimply macceptingma mfact mdoesmnot mh
elp mend mageism,mnormdoesmrecognizingmageism masma mform mof mbigotry.
DIF: mApplyingm(Application)mREF: mN/AmOBJ: m1-9
TOP: mTeaching-LearningmMSC: mSafemand mEffectivemCaremEnvironment
3. When mdiscussingmfactorsmthat mhavemhelped mto mincreasemthemnumbermof mhealthy,mindependent moldermAmericans,mthem
nursemincludesmthemimportance mof:
a. increased mavailability mof min-homemcaremservices.
b. government msupport mof mretired mcitizens.
c. effectivemantibioticmtherapies.
d. themdevelopment mof mlife-
extendingmtherapies.mANS: mC
Themhealth mand multimatemautonomy mof moldermAmericansmhasmbeen mpositively mimpacted mby mthemdevelopment mof mantibiotics,m
bettermsanitation,mandmvaccines.mThesempublicmhealth mmeasuresmhavembeen mmoreminstrumentalmin mincreasingmthemnumbersmof
mhealthy,mindependent moldermAmericansmthan mhave min-home mcare mservices,mgovernment mprograms,mormlife-
extendingmtherapies.
DIF: mRememberingm(Knowledge)mREF: mPagem2 mOBJ: m3-3
TOP: mNursingmProcess: mImplementation mMSC: mHealth mPromotion mand mMaintenance
4. Based mon mcurrent mdata,mwhen mpresentingman moldermadult’smdischargemteachingmplan,mthemnursemincludesmthempatient’s:
a. nonrelated mcaretaker.
,b. paid mcaregiver.
c. family mmember.
,d. intuitionalmrepresentative.
, ANS: mC
Lessmthan m4%mof moldermadultsmlivemin ma mformalmhealth mcaremenvironment.mThemmajority mofmthemgeriatricmpopulation mlivesmatm
homemormwith mfamily mmembers.
DIF: mApplyingm(Application)mREF: mN/AmOBJ: m3-3
TOP: mNursingmProcess: mPlanningmMSC: mSafemand mEffectivemCaremEnvironment
5. Themnursemplanningmcaremforman moldermadult mwho mhasmrecently mbeen mdiagnosed mwith mrheumatoid marthritismviewsmthemp
riority mcriterion mformcontinued mindependence mto mbemthempatient’s:
a. age.
b. financialmstatus.
c. gender.
d. functionalmstatus
.mANS: mD
Maintainingmthemfunctionalmstatusmofmoldermadultsmmaymavert mthemonset mofmphysicalmfrailty mandmcognitivemimpairment,mtwomc
onditionsmthat mincreasemthemlikelihood mof minstitutionalization.
DIF: mRememberingm(Knowledge)mREF: mPagem8 mOBJ: m1-
6 mTOP: mNursingmProcess: mPlanningmMSC: mPhysiolo gic mInteg
rity
6. Amnursemworkingmwith mthemoldermadult mpopulation mismmost mlikely mto massessma mneed mforma mfinancialmsocialmservice’smrefe
rralmforma(n):
a. whitemmale.
b. black mfemale.
c. Hispanicmmale.
d. Asian mAmerican mfemale
.mANS: mB
Thempoverty mratemamongmoldermblack mwomen mismsubstantially mhighermthan mthat mseen mamongmmalesmormfemalesmof mothermethn
icmgroups.mWhitemmalesmhad mthemleast mpoverty.
DIF: mApplyingm(Application)mREF: mN/AmOBJ: m1-4
TOP: mNursingmProcess: mAssessment mMSC: mSafemand mEffectivemCaremEnvironment
7. Which mof mthemfollowingmstatementsmmademby mamnursempreparingmto mcompletemamhealth massessment mandmhistory monman
moldermpatient mreflectsman munderstandingmof mthe mgeneralmhealth mstatusmof mthismpopulation?
a. “I’llmneed mto mdocument mwellmregardingmthemmedicationsmthempatient mismcurrently mprescribed.”
b. “I mwould mlikemto munderstand mhowmsupportivemthempatient’smfamily mmembersmare.”
c. “Most moldermpatientsmarembeingmtreated mforma mvariety mof mchronicmhealth mcaremissues.”
d. “It mwillmbeminterestingmto mseemwhethermthismpatient mseesmherself masmbeingmhealt
hy.”mANS: mD
Itmisma mmisconception mthat mold magemismsynonymousmwith mdiseasemandmillness.mThemnursemshould malwaysmdeterminemthempatie
nt’smsensemof mwellnessmand mindependence mwhen mconductingma mhealth mandmhistory massessment.mAn massessmentmof mmedicatio
n musemand mfamily msupport mismimportant mformany mpatient.mManymoldermadultsmdo mhavemchronicmhealth mconditions,mbut mtheirmp
erception mismmoremimportant mthan ma msinglemnumber.
DIF: mApplyingm(Application)mREF: mN/AmOBJ: m1-4
TOP: mNursingmProcess: mAssessment mMSC: mHealth mPromotion
8. Themnursemismcaring mforman moldermadult mwho mhasmbeen madmitted mto man macutemcaremhospitalmformtreatment mof ma mfractured
mfemur.mThe mfamily mexpressesmconcern mabout mthe mpatient’smpendingmtransfermto ma msubacute mcare mfacility.m What mresponse m
by mthemnursemismbest?
a. “Acutemcaremfacilitiesmlack mthemlong-term mphysicalmtherapy msupport myourmdad mrequires.”
b. “Yourmdad mwillmbemmuch mhappiermin ma mmoremserene,mprivatemenvironment.”
c. “Themsubacutemfacility mwillmfocusmon mhelpingmyourmdad mmaintain mhismindependence.”
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