COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK; Toward
Healthy Aging: Human Needs and Nursing
Response, 11th Edition by Theris A. Touhy &
Kathleen F. Jett
All Chapter 1-35| Accurate Answers with
Reasonings
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1 Foundations for Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging
1 Gerontological Nursing Across the Continuum of Care
2 Aging, Health, and Wellness in a Global Community
3 Theories of Aging
4 Providing Cross-Cultural Care
5 Economics and Health Care in Late Life
6 Promoting Excellence in Long- Term Care
PART 2 Foundations for Taking Action
7 Therapeutic Communication With Older Adults
8 Cognitive Health and Learning
9 Recognizing and Analyzing Cues to Maximize Outcomes
10 Using Laboratory Data in Clinical Judgment
11 Safe Medication Use
PART 3 Clinical Judgment to Promote Wellness and Function
12 Visual Health
13 Auditory Health
14 Healthy Skin
15 Nutritional Health
16 Hydration and Oral Health
17 Elimination
18 Sleep
19 Activity and Exercise
20 Falls and Fall Risk Reduction
21 Safe and Secure Environments
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,PART 4 Clinical Judgment to Promote Wellness for Persons With Chronic Illnesses
22 Living Well With Chronic Illness
23 Vascular Disorders
24 Respiratory Disorders
25 Neurocognitive Disorders
26 Care of Individuals With Neurocognitive Disorders
27 Endocrine and Immune Disorders
28 Common Musculoskeletal Disorders
29 Pain and Comfort
30 Mental Health
PART 5 Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging With Older Adults and Families
31 Ethics, Decision Making, and Mistreatment
32 Relationships, Roles, and Life Transitions
33 Intimacy and Sexual Health
34 Loss, Death, and Palliative Care
35 Spiritual Health, Meaning, and Self-Actualization
Chapter 01: Gerontological Nursing Across the Continuum of Care
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. When did serious and well-controlled research studies on aging first become available?
a. Only in the past 60 years.
b. Since the turn of the 20th century.
c. Following the Great Depression.
d. Since the year 2000.
CORRECT ANSWER:A
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, REASONING:->>>Only in the past 60 years have serious and carefully controlled research studies
flourished. Before that, anecdotal evidence was used to illustrate issues assumed to be universal,
making all the remaining options incorrect.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering TOPIC: Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning MSC: Patient
Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. The son of a nursing home resident asks a nursing attendant: ―What is the significance of being
certified in gerontology? I see that you are, but not all of the nursing attendants are.‖ What response
best answers the family member‘s question?
a. ―National certification as a gerontological nursing attendant is a way to demonstrate special
knowledge in caring for older adults.‖
b. ―National certification in gerontology is required for all nursing attendants who have worked in
this setting for 2 or more years.‖
c. ―National certification is only available to nursing attendants who have a Baccalaureate degree in
nursing.‖
d. ―Only advanced practice nursing attendants, like nursing attendant practitioners, are certified in
gerontology.‖
CORRECT ANSWER:A
REASONING:->>>National certification is a way to demonstrate special expertise in caring for older
adults. It is not required for practice in any setting across the continuum of care, and it is not
exclusive to nursing attendants with Baccalaureate degrees. There is both a generalist and a specialist
gerontological nursing certification. The generalist functions in a variety of settings providing care to
older adults and their families. The specialist has advanced gerontological education at a master‘s
level.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding
TOPIC: Integrated Process: Communication and Documentation MSC: Patient Needs:
Management of Care
3. The major goal of the NICHE (Nursing attendants Improving Care for Health system Elders)
program includes which of the following?
a. Improve outcomes for hospitalized older adults.
b. Increase the number of older adults cared for in hospitals.
c. Increase the number of iatrogenic complications that occur in hospitalized older adults.
d. Decrease 30-day readmission rates for hospitalized older adults.
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CORRECT ANSWER:A
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Healthy Aging: Human Needs and Nursing
Response, 11th Edition by Theris A. Touhy &
Kathleen F. Jett
All Chapter 1-35| Accurate Answers with
Reasonings
TB
Ac
1
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1 Foundations for Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging
1 Gerontological Nursing Across the Continuum of Care
2 Aging, Health, and Wellness in a Global Community
3 Theories of Aging
4 Providing Cross-Cultural Care
5 Economics and Health Care in Late Life
6 Promoting Excellence in Long- Term Care
PART 2 Foundations for Taking Action
7 Therapeutic Communication With Older Adults
8 Cognitive Health and Learning
9 Recognizing and Analyzing Cues to Maximize Outcomes
10 Using Laboratory Data in Clinical Judgment
11 Safe Medication Use
PART 3 Clinical Judgment to Promote Wellness and Function
12 Visual Health
13 Auditory Health
14 Healthy Skin
15 Nutritional Health
16 Hydration and Oral Health
17 Elimination
18 Sleep
19 Activity and Exercise
20 Falls and Fall Risk Reduction
21 Safe and Secure Environments
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,PART 4 Clinical Judgment to Promote Wellness for Persons With Chronic Illnesses
22 Living Well With Chronic Illness
23 Vascular Disorders
24 Respiratory Disorders
25 Neurocognitive Disorders
26 Care of Individuals With Neurocognitive Disorders
27 Endocrine and Immune Disorders
28 Common Musculoskeletal Disorders
29 Pain and Comfort
30 Mental Health
PART 5 Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging With Older Adults and Families
31 Ethics, Decision Making, and Mistreatment
32 Relationships, Roles, and Life Transitions
33 Intimacy and Sexual Health
34 Loss, Death, and Palliative Care
35 Spiritual Health, Meaning, and Self-Actualization
Chapter 01: Gerontological Nursing Across the Continuum of Care
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. When did serious and well-controlled research studies on aging first become available?
a. Only in the past 60 years.
b. Since the turn of the 20th century.
c. Following the Great Depression.
d. Since the year 2000.
CORRECT ANSWER:A
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, REASONING:->>>Only in the past 60 years have serious and carefully controlled research studies
flourished. Before that, anecdotal evidence was used to illustrate issues assumed to be universal,
making all the remaining options incorrect.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering TOPIC: Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning MSC: Patient
Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. The son of a nursing home resident asks a nursing attendant: ―What is the significance of being
certified in gerontology? I see that you are, but not all of the nursing attendants are.‖ What response
best answers the family member‘s question?
a. ―National certification as a gerontological nursing attendant is a way to demonstrate special
knowledge in caring for older adults.‖
b. ―National certification in gerontology is required for all nursing attendants who have worked in
this setting for 2 or more years.‖
c. ―National certification is only available to nursing attendants who have a Baccalaureate degree in
nursing.‖
d. ―Only advanced practice nursing attendants, like nursing attendant practitioners, are certified in
gerontology.‖
CORRECT ANSWER:A
REASONING:->>>National certification is a way to demonstrate special expertise in caring for older
adults. It is not required for practice in any setting across the continuum of care, and it is not
exclusive to nursing attendants with Baccalaureate degrees. There is both a generalist and a specialist
gerontological nursing certification. The generalist functions in a variety of settings providing care to
older adults and their families. The specialist has advanced gerontological education at a master‘s
level.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding
TOPIC: Integrated Process: Communication and Documentation MSC: Patient Needs:
Management of Care
3. The major goal of the NICHE (Nursing attendants Improving Care for Health system Elders)
program includes which of the following?
a. Improve outcomes for hospitalized older adults.
b. Increase the number of older adults cared for in hospitals.
c. Increase the number of iatrogenic complications that occur in hospitalized older adults.
d. Decrease 30-day readmission rates for hospitalized older adults.
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CORRECT ANSWER:A
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