geri midterm exam questions with answers

geri midterm exam questions with
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answers

Match the team members with the best description of their
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function on the geriatric team.
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occupational therapist (f) a. works with gait and balance
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activities
physical therapist (a) b. assessment, planning, care coordination
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nurse (b) c. discharge planning, social assessment
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social worker (c) d. counseling of patient and family
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psychologist (d) e. diagnosis and treatment of medical problems
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geriatrician (e) f. works with home maintenance and ADLs -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔occupational therapist (f) a. works with
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gait and balance activities
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physical therapist (a) b. assessment, planning, care coordination
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nurse (b) c. discharge planning, social assessment
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social worker (c) d. counseling of patient and family
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psychologist (d) e. diagnosis and treatment of medical problems
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geriatrician (e) f. works with home maintenance and ADLs
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2. A negative attitude towards aging and the aged is called:
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a. geriatrics
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b. racism
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c. ageism
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d. ethnocentrism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔c. ageism
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,Which of the following is not considered a core competency for
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nurses caring for older adults?
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a. Analyze the impact of an aging society on the health care
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system


b. Obtain certification in gerontological nursing
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c. Prevent or reduce common risk factors that contribute to
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functional decline |\




d. Recognize one's own attitudes about aging - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔b. Obtain certification in gerontological nursing
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The nurse wishes to obtain basic certification in the specialty of
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gerontological nursing. Which of the following is true about this |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


credential?
a. there is an experience requirement
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b. one must pass an exam
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c. one must have a BSN
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d. a and b only - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a and b only
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When the nurse reads an article and uses the findings of a study
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to improve the quality of the patients for whom she cares, she is
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implementing the role of: |\ |\ |\




a. teacher
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b. manager
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,c. research consumer
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d. advocate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔c. research consumer
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A lawyer wishes to hire a nurse consultant who has advanced
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education and certification in gerontology. Based on their listed
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credentials, which of the following nurses best fits his wishes?
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a. Sally Smith, RN, BSN, BC
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b. Mary Malloy, RN, MS, GNP
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c. Andy Jones, LPN, CRRC
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d. Greg Reed, RN, MSN - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b. Mary Malloy,
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RN, MS, GNP |\ |\




The AACN/John A. Hartford Foundation Competencies are helpful
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to nurses because they:
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a. offer suggestions about how to gain employment in geriatrics
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b. provide a guideline for the knowledge that is expected to
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provide quality care to older adults
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c. were designed to prepare nurses to pass the State Board Exam
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d. were written for nurses working on a graduate degree in
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gerontology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b. provide a guideline for
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the knowledge that is expected to provide quality care to older
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adults


The nurse has a question about the appropriateness of an older
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patient's medication dose. Which of the following professionals
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would be best qualified to answer such a question?
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a. the geropsychologist
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, b. the geropharmacist
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c. the financial gerontologist
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d. the gerontological rehabilitation nurse - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔b. the geropharmacist|\ |\




The health care professional who wants to gain experience in
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working with older adults who are post-acutely recovering from
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serious illness or injury, have challenging medical issues needing
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24 hour per day nursing, but who cannot yet tolerate a full
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rehabilitation program may be best suited for employment in |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


what setting: |\




a. acute care hospital
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b. assisted living
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c. rehabilitation
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d. subacute care - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔d. subacute care
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Which of the following levels of care would be most appropriate
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for a healthy 84 year old man who can take care of himself, but
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wants to live in a place where he can socialize and have help
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available if needed? |\ |\




a. a group foster home
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b. a transitional care unit
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c. an independent unit in a senior living complex
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d. assisted living in a nursing home - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔c.
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an independent unit in a senior living complex
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