Test Bank for Basic Geriatric Nursing, 8th Edition

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BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING

PATRICIAA. WILLIAMS
8th Edition




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,Chapter 01: Trends and Issues Williams: Basic Geriatric Nursing 8th Edition

MULTIPLEACHOICE

1. WhichAfactAexplainsAtheAshiftAofAhealthAcareAfocusAtowardAtheAolderAadultAinAtheAlateA1960s?
a. DisabilityAwasAviewedAasAunavoidable.
b. ComplicationsAfromAdiseaseAincreasedAmortality.
c. OlderAadults’AneedsAareAsimilarAtoAthoseAofAallAadults.
d. PreventiveAhealthAcareApracticesAincreasedAlongevity.

ANS:AD
IncreasedApreventiveAhealthAcareApractices,AdiseaseAcontrol,AandAfocusAonAwellnessAhelpedA
peopleAliveAlonger.

PTS:A A 1 DIF: 4 REF:A A p.A2 OBJ:A 2
TOP:A AgingATrends
KEY:ANursingAProcessAStep:ADataAColl
ectionAMSC:A NCLEX:AHealthAPromotionAandAMaintenance:AGrowthAandADeve
lopment
NOT:AUnderstanding

2. ToAwhichAageAgroupAdoesAtheAtermA“aged”Aapply?
a. 55–64AyearsAofAage
b. 65–74AyearsAofAage
c. 75–84AyearsAofAage
d. 85AandAolder

ANS:AC
TheAtermAagedArefersAtoApersonsAwhoAareA75–84AyearsAofAage.

PTS:A A 1 DIF: 1 REF:A p.A2A|A TableA1.1
OBJ:A 1
TOP:AAgeACategori
esAKEY:ANursingAProcessAStep:ADataA
Collection
MSC:ANCLEX:AHealthAPromotionAandAMaintenance:AGrowthAandADevelo
pmentANOT:ARemembering

3. WhichAisAtrueAofAageism?
a. ItAisAdiscriminationAagainstApersonsAsolelyAonAtheAbasisAofAage.
b. ItAcausesAaApersonAtoAfearAaging.

, c. ItAinvolvesAtheAuseAofAculturalAsensitivityAtoAaddressAconcernsAofAaging.
d. ItAfocusesAonAresourcesAforAtheAolderAadult.

ANS:AA
AgeismAisAaAnegativeAbeliefApatternAthatAinfluencesApersonsAtoAdiscriminateAagainstAperson
sAsolelyAonAtheAbasisAofAageAandAcanAleadAtoAdestructiveAbehaviorsAtowardAtheAolderAa
dult.

PTS:A A 1 DIF: 4 REF:A A p.A4 OBJ:A 3
TOP:A Ageism
KEY:ANursingAProcessAStep:ADataAColl
ectionAMSC:ANCLEX:APsychosocialAIntegrity:APsychosocial
AAdaptationANOT:AUnderstanding

4. WhichAlegislationAhasAbeenAtheAmostAbeneficialAlegislationAthatAhasAinfluencedAhealthAcar
eAforAtheAolderAadult?
a. MedicareAandAMedicaid
b. EliminationAofAtheAmandatoryAretirementAage
c. TheAAmericansAwithADisabilitiesAAct
d. TheADrugABenefitAProgram

ANS:AA
TheAbroadestAsweepingAlegislationAbeneficialAtoAtheAolderAadultAisAMedicareAandAMedicai
d.ATheAeliminationAofAtheAmandatoryAretirementAageAdoesAnotAapplyAtoAhealthAcare.AThe
AAmericansAwithADisabilitiesAActAdealsAwithAallAAmericansAwithAdisabilities,AnotAjustAthe
AolderAadult.ATheADrugABenefitAProgramAwasAaddedAtoAMedicare,AbutAdealsAonlyAwithA
medications.

PTS:A A 1 DIF: 4 REF:A A p.A11 OBJ:A 6
TOP:A Legislation
KEY:ANursingAProcessAStep:AImplement
ationAMSC:A NCLEX:AN/A
NOT:AUnderstanding

5. WhichAhousingAoptionAforAtheAolderAadultAoffersAtheAprivacyAofAanAapartmentAwithAresta
urant-styleAmealsAandAsomeAmedicalAandApersonalAcareAservices?
a. Government-subsidizedA housing
b. Long-termAcareAfacility
c. Assisted-livingAcenter
d. GroupAhousingAplan

ANS:AC
Assisted-
livingAarrangementsAofferAtheAprivacyAofAanAapartmentAorAcondominiumAwithAmealsAprepar
edAandAserved,AlimitedAmedicalAcare,AandAaAvarietyAofApersonalAservices.

PTS:A A 1 DIF: 3 REF:A A p.A14 OBJ:A 9
TOP:A HousingAOptions
KEY:ANursingAProcessAStep:AImplement
ationAMSC:A NCLEX:APhysiologicalAIntegrity:APhysiologicalAAdaptation
NOT:ARemembering

6. TheA75-year-
oldAmanAwhoAhasAbeenAhospitalizedAfollowingAaAsevereAcaseAofApneumoniaAisAconcerne
dAaboutAhisAmountingAhospitalAbillAandAasksAifAhisAMedicareAcoverageAwillApayAforAhis

, Acare.AWhichAwouldAbeAtheAmostAhelpfulAresponseAbyAtheAnurse?
a. MedicareAPartACApaysA50%AofAallAmedicalAcostsAforApersonsAolderAthanA65.
b. MedicareAPartABApaysAhospitalAcostsAandAphysicianAfees.