TEST BANK
BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING
7th Edition
By Patricia A. Williams
,TestriBank:riBasicriGeriatricriNursing,ri7thriEditionribyriPatriciariA.riWilliams
Contents
UnitriOne:riOverviewriofriAging
Chapterri1.riTrendsriandriIssues
Chapterri2.riTheoriesriofriAging
Chapterri3.PhysiologicriChanges
UnitriTwo:riBasicriSkillsriforriGerontologicriNursing
Chapterri4.riHealthriPromotion,riHealthriMaintenance,riandriHomeriHealthriConsiderations
Chapterri5.riCommunicatingriwithriOlderriAdults
Chapterri6.riMaintainingriFluidriBalanceriandriMeetingriNutritionriNeeds
Chapterri7.riMedicationsriandriOlderriAdults
Chapterri8.riHealthriAssessmentriforriOlderriAdults
Chapterri9.riMeetingriSafetyriNeedsriofriOlderriAdults
UnitriThree:riPsychosocialriCareriofritheriElderly
Chapterri10.riCognitionriandriPerception
Chapterri11.Self-PerceptionriandriSelf-Concept
Chapterri12.riRolesriandriRelationships
Chapterri13.riCopingriandriStress
Chapterri14.riValuesriandriBeliefs
Chapterri15.riEnd-of-LiferiCare
Chapterri16.riSexualityriandriAging
UnitriFour:riPhysicalriCareriofritheriElderly
Chapterri17.riCareriofriAgingriSkinriandriMucousriMembranes
Chapterri18.riElimination
Chapterri19.riActivityriandriExercise
Chapterri20.riSleepriandriRest
, BasicriGeriatricriNursingri7thriEditionriWilliamsriTestriBa
nk
Chapterri01:riTrendsriandriIssues
Williams:riBasicriGeriatricriNursing,ri7thriEdition
MULTIPLEriCHOICE
1. Whatrifactriexplainsritherishiftriofrihealthricarerifocusritowardritheriolderriadultriinritherilateri1960s?
a. Disabilityriwasriviewedriasriunavoidable.
b. Complicationsrifromridiseaseriincreasedrimortality.
c. Olderriadults’rineedsriarerisimilarritorithoseriofriallriadults.
d. Preventiverihealthricareripracticesriincreasedrilongevit
y.riANS:r i D
2. Toriwhatriagerigroupridoesritheritermri“aged”riapply?
a. 55–64riyearsriofriage
b. 65–74riyearsriofriage
c. 75–84riyearsriofriage
d. 85riandriolde
rriANS:r i C
3. Whichriisritrueriofriageism?
a. Itriisridiscriminationriagainstripersonsrisolelyrionritheribasisriofriage.
b. Itricausesriaripersonritorifearriaging.
c. Itriinvolvesritheriuseriofriculturalrisensitivityritoriaddressriconcernsriofriaging.
d. Itrifocusesrionriresourcesriforritheriolderriad
ultriANS:r i A
4. Whatriisritherimostribeneficialrilegislationrithatrihasriinfluencedrihealthricareriforritheriolderriadult?
a. MedicareriandriMedicaid
b. Eliminationriofritherimandatoryriretirementriage
c. TheriAmericansriwithriDisabilitiesriAct
d. TheriDrugriBenefitriProgra
mriANS:r i A
5. Whatrihousingrioptionriforritheriolderriadultrioffersritheriprivacyriofrianriapartmentri
withrirestaurant-stylerimealsriandrisomerimedicalriandripersonalricareriservices?
a. Government-subsidizedrihousing
b. Long-termricarerifacility
c. Assisted-livingricenter
d. Grouprihousingripla
nriANS:r i C
6. Theri75-year-
oldrimanriwhorihasribeenrihospitalizedrifollowingriariseverericaseriofripneumoniariisriconcern
edriaboutrihisrimountingrihospitalribillriandriasksriifrihisriMedicarericoverageriwillripayriforrihi
sricare.riWhatriwouldriberitherimostrihelpfulriresponseribyritherinurse?
a. MedicareriPartriCripaysri50%riofriallrimedicalricostsriforripersonsriolderrithanri65.
, BasicriGeriatricriNursingri7thriEditionriWilliamsriTestriBa
nk
b. MedicareriPartriBripaysrihospitalricostsriandriphysicianrifees.
c. MedicareriPartriAripaysriforriinpatientrihospitalricosts.
d. MedicareriPartriDripaysri80%riofritherichargesrimaderibyriphysicia
ns.riANS:r i C
7. Theridaughterriofriaripatientriwhorihasribeenridiagnosedriwithriterminalricancerriasksriwhich
ridocumentsriarerirequiredritoriallowriherritorimakerihealthricareridecisionsriforriherriparent.ri
Whichriresponseriwouldriprovideritherimostriaccurateriinformationritoritheridaughter?
a. Advanceridirectivesriindicateritheridegreeriofriinterventionridesiredribyritheripatient.
b. Ari‘DoriNotriResuscitate’ridocumentrisignedribyritheripatientritransfersriauthorityrito
ritherinextriofrikin.
c. Aridurableripowerriofriattorneyriforrihealthricareritransfersridecision-
makingriauthorityriforrihealthricareritoriaridesignatedriperson.
d. Arilivingriwillritransfersriauthorityritoritheriphysicia
n.riANS:r i C
8. Theridaughterriofriariresidentriinriarilong-termricarerifacilityriisrifrustratedriwithriherri80-
year-oldrimother’srirefusalritorieat.riWhichriresponseriwouldriberitherimostriappropriate?
a. Therirefusalritorieatriisrianrieffortritorimaintainriariportionriofriindependencer
iandriself-direction.
b. TherirefusalritorieatriisrianriindicationriofriapproachingriAlzheimerridisease.
c. Therirefusalritorieatriisrianrieffortritorigainriattention.
d. Therirefusalritorieatriisrianriindicationriofritheridislikeriofritheriinstitutionalrifood.
ANS:r i A
9. Whenridorithericonditionsriofriarilivingriwillrigoriintorieffect?
a. Whenritheripatientrideclaresrithatridesireriinriwriting
b. Whenriarifamilyrimemberriindicatesritheridesireriforricurativeritherapyritoricease
c. Whenritworiphysiciansriagreeriinriwritingrithatrithericriteriariinritherilivingriwillrihaveri
beenrimet
d. Whenritheriphysicianriandriarifamilyrimemberriagreerithatrithericriteriariinritheriliving
riwillrihaveribeenrimet
ANS:r i C
10. Inritheri1980s,riMedicareriinitiatedriariprogramriofridiagnosis-
relatedrigroupsri(DRGs)ritorireducerihospitalricosts.riHowrididritheriDRGsrireducerihospitalri
costs?
a. Byriclassifyingrivariousridiagnosesriasriineligibleriforrihospitalization
b. Byriallottingriarisetriamountriofrihospitalridaysriandriprospectiveripaymentrionritheribas
isriofritheriadmittingridiagnosis
c. Byrispecifyingriparticularriphysiciansritoritreatrispecifiedridiagnoses
d. Byriusingrifrequencyriofriariparticularridiagnosisritorisetriaripaymentrische
duleriANS:r i B
11. Whichrifacilityriwouldriberirecommendedriforriaripatientriwhorihasrihadriarihiprireplacement
riandrineedsriphysicalritherapy?
a. Basicricarerifacility
BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING
7th Edition
By Patricia A. Williams
,TestriBank:riBasicriGeriatricriNursing,ri7thriEditionribyriPatriciariA.riWilliams
Contents
UnitriOne:riOverviewriofriAging
Chapterri1.riTrendsriandriIssues
Chapterri2.riTheoriesriofriAging
Chapterri3.PhysiologicriChanges
UnitriTwo:riBasicriSkillsriforriGerontologicriNursing
Chapterri4.riHealthriPromotion,riHealthriMaintenance,riandriHomeriHealthriConsiderations
Chapterri5.riCommunicatingriwithriOlderriAdults
Chapterri6.riMaintainingriFluidriBalanceriandriMeetingriNutritionriNeeds
Chapterri7.riMedicationsriandriOlderriAdults
Chapterri8.riHealthriAssessmentriforriOlderriAdults
Chapterri9.riMeetingriSafetyriNeedsriofriOlderriAdults
UnitriThree:riPsychosocialriCareriofritheriElderly
Chapterri10.riCognitionriandriPerception
Chapterri11.Self-PerceptionriandriSelf-Concept
Chapterri12.riRolesriandriRelationships
Chapterri13.riCopingriandriStress
Chapterri14.riValuesriandriBeliefs
Chapterri15.riEnd-of-LiferiCare
Chapterri16.riSexualityriandriAging
UnitriFour:riPhysicalriCareriofritheriElderly
Chapterri17.riCareriofriAgingriSkinriandriMucousriMembranes
Chapterri18.riElimination
Chapterri19.riActivityriandriExercise
Chapterri20.riSleepriandriRest
, BasicriGeriatricriNursingri7thriEditionriWilliamsriTestriBa
nk
Chapterri01:riTrendsriandriIssues
Williams:riBasicriGeriatricriNursing,ri7thriEdition
MULTIPLEriCHOICE
1. Whatrifactriexplainsritherishiftriofrihealthricarerifocusritowardritheriolderriadultriinritherilateri1960s?
a. Disabilityriwasriviewedriasriunavoidable.
b. Complicationsrifromridiseaseriincreasedrimortality.
c. Olderriadults’rineedsriarerisimilarritorithoseriofriallriadults.
d. Preventiverihealthricareripracticesriincreasedrilongevit
y.riANS:r i D
2. Toriwhatriagerigroupridoesritheritermri“aged”riapply?
a. 55–64riyearsriofriage
b. 65–74riyearsriofriage
c. 75–84riyearsriofriage
d. 85riandriolde
rriANS:r i C
3. Whichriisritrueriofriageism?
a. Itriisridiscriminationriagainstripersonsrisolelyrionritheribasisriofriage.
b. Itricausesriaripersonritorifearriaging.
c. Itriinvolvesritheriuseriofriculturalrisensitivityritoriaddressriconcernsriofriaging.
d. Itrifocusesrionriresourcesriforritheriolderriad
ultriANS:r i A
4. Whatriisritherimostribeneficialrilegislationrithatrihasriinfluencedrihealthricareriforritheriolderriadult?
a. MedicareriandriMedicaid
b. Eliminationriofritherimandatoryriretirementriage
c. TheriAmericansriwithriDisabilitiesriAct
d. TheriDrugriBenefitriProgra
mriANS:r i A
5. Whatrihousingrioptionriforritheriolderriadultrioffersritheriprivacyriofrianriapartmentri
withrirestaurant-stylerimealsriandrisomerimedicalriandripersonalricareriservices?
a. Government-subsidizedrihousing
b. Long-termricarerifacility
c. Assisted-livingricenter
d. Grouprihousingripla
nriANS:r i C
6. Theri75-year-
oldrimanriwhorihasribeenrihospitalizedrifollowingriariseverericaseriofripneumoniariisriconcern
edriaboutrihisrimountingrihospitalribillriandriasksriifrihisriMedicarericoverageriwillripayriforrihi
sricare.riWhatriwouldriberitherimostrihelpfulriresponseribyritherinurse?
a. MedicareriPartriCripaysri50%riofriallrimedicalricostsriforripersonsriolderrithanri65.
, BasicriGeriatricriNursingri7thriEditionriWilliamsriTestriBa
nk
b. MedicareriPartriBripaysrihospitalricostsriandriphysicianrifees.
c. MedicareriPartriAripaysriforriinpatientrihospitalricosts.
d. MedicareriPartriDripaysri80%riofritherichargesrimaderibyriphysicia
ns.riANS:r i C
7. Theridaughterriofriaripatientriwhorihasribeenridiagnosedriwithriterminalricancerriasksriwhich
ridocumentsriarerirequiredritoriallowriherritorimakerihealthricareridecisionsriforriherriparent.ri
Whichriresponseriwouldriprovideritherimostriaccurateriinformationritoritheridaughter?
a. Advanceridirectivesriindicateritheridegreeriofriinterventionridesiredribyritheripatient.
b. Ari‘DoriNotriResuscitate’ridocumentrisignedribyritheripatientritransfersriauthorityrito
ritherinextriofrikin.
c. Aridurableripowerriofriattorneyriforrihealthricareritransfersridecision-
makingriauthorityriforrihealthricareritoriaridesignatedriperson.
d. Arilivingriwillritransfersriauthorityritoritheriphysicia
n.riANS:r i C
8. Theridaughterriofriariresidentriinriarilong-termricarerifacilityriisrifrustratedriwithriherri80-
year-oldrimother’srirefusalritorieat.riWhichriresponseriwouldriberitherimostriappropriate?
a. Therirefusalritorieatriisrianrieffortritorimaintainriariportionriofriindependencer
iandriself-direction.
b. TherirefusalritorieatriisrianriindicationriofriapproachingriAlzheimerridisease.
c. Therirefusalritorieatriisrianrieffortritorigainriattention.
d. Therirefusalritorieatriisrianriindicationriofritheridislikeriofritheriinstitutionalrifood.
ANS:r i A
9. Whenridorithericonditionsriofriarilivingriwillrigoriintorieffect?
a. Whenritheripatientrideclaresrithatridesireriinriwriting
b. Whenriarifamilyrimemberriindicatesritheridesireriforricurativeritherapyritoricease
c. Whenritworiphysiciansriagreeriinriwritingrithatrithericriteriariinritherilivingriwillrihaveri
beenrimet
d. Whenritheriphysicianriandriarifamilyrimemberriagreerithatrithericriteriariinritheriliving
riwillrihaveribeenrimet
ANS:r i C
10. Inritheri1980s,riMedicareriinitiatedriariprogramriofridiagnosis-
relatedrigroupsri(DRGs)ritorireducerihospitalricosts.riHowrididritheriDRGsrireducerihospitalri
costs?
a. Byriclassifyingrivariousridiagnosesriasriineligibleriforrihospitalization
b. Byriallottingriarisetriamountriofrihospitalridaysriandriprospectiveripaymentrionritheribas
isriofritheriadmittingridiagnosis
c. Byrispecifyingriparticularriphysiciansritoritreatrispecifiedridiagnoses
d. Byriusingrifrequencyriofriariparticularridiagnosisritorisetriaripaymentrische
duleriANS:r i B
11. Whichrifacilityriwouldriberirecommendedriforriaripatientriwhorihasrihadriarihiprireplacement
riandrineedsriphysicalritherapy?
a. Basicricarerifacility