GERONTOLOGIC NURSING 5TH AND
6TH EDITION TEST BANK 2026 ALL
CHAPTERS COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Vocational Nurse Response to IV Infusion Task. Answer: Inform the
charge nurse of her lack of training in this procedure.
◉ Need for Further Discharge Teaching. Answer: Lack of knowledge at
discharge about medication effects and side effects.
◉ Charge Nurse Capacity in Long-Term Care. Answer: Acts under
general supervision by the RN available on site or by phone.
◉ Health Maintenance Organization (HMO). Answer: Contact the
insurance company for coverage details as services may be limited.
◉ Vocational nurse responsibility. Answer: Lack of knowledge at
discharge about medication effects and side effects is a concern that
should be addressed by the vocational nurse.
◉ Charge nurse supervision. Answer: The vocational nurse in the
capacity of the charge nurse in a long-term care facility acts with the
general supervision of an RN available on site or by phone.
,◉ Health Maintenance Organization (HMO). Answer: HMOs are a kind
of managed care accomplished by paying providers to care for groups of
patients for a set capitation fee and by limiting services.
◉ Deductible. Answer: The deductible is the annual amount the insured
must pay out-of-pocket prior to the insurance company assuming the
cost.
◉ Medicare Part A coverage. Answer: Medicare Part A covers inpatient
hospital expenses, drugs, x-rays, laboratory work, and intensive care.
◉ Insurance coverage inquiry. Answer: Contact the insurance company
for coverage details as services may be limited.
◉ Patient confusion about deductible. Answer: The patient complains to
the nurse that he is confused about his 'deductible' that he owes the
hospital.
◉ Patient education on HMO. Answer: The nurse is educating a patient
that is a member of a health maintenance organization (HMO).
◉ Charge nurse role in long-term care. Answer: According to most state
NPAs, the vocational nurse acting as charge nurse in a long-term care
facility acts under general supervision by the RN available on site or by
phone.
,◉ Patient's out-of-pocket expenses. Answer: An annual amount of
money the patient must pay out-of-pocket for medical care.
◉ Inpatient hospital costs. Answer: Medicare Part A covers inpatient
hospital costs.
◉ Reimbursement to physician. Answer: Medicare Part B pays the
physician.
◉ Outpatient hospital services. Answer: Medicare Part A does not cover
outpatient hospital services.
◉ Ambulance transportation coverage. Answer: Medicare Part A does
not cover ambulance transportation.
◉ Documentation of care. Answer: Patients are not required to provide
detailed documentation of all care received for his condition.
◉ Second opinion requirement. Answer: Patients are not required to
seek the opinion of an alternate health care provider.
◉ Specialist consultation wait time. Answer: Patients are not required to
wait at least 6 months to see a specialist.
◉ Nursing Process Step: Implementation. Answer: Implementation is a
step in the nursing process.
, ◉ Cognitive Level: Application. Answer: Application is a cognitive
level in nursing education.
◉ Cognitive Level: Comprehension. Answer: Comprehension is a
cognitive level in nursing education.
◉ Safe, Effective Care Environment. Answer: NCLEX: Safe, Effective
Care Environment: Coordinated Care.
◉ Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs). Answer: A prospective payment
plan in which hospitals receive a flat fee for each patient's diagnostic
category regardless of the length of time in the hospital.
◉ Medicaid. Answer: A joint effort of federal and state governments
geared primarily for low-income people with no insurance.
◉ Healthy People 2020. Answer: A program focusing on expanding
ongoing programs to include support and information to reduce infant
mortality, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and HIV/AIDS, and to
increase effective immunizations, healthy eating habits, and healthy
weight.
◉ Holistic Care. Answer: Care that addresses the physiologic,
psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual needs of the patient.
6TH EDITION TEST BANK 2026 ALL
CHAPTERS COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Vocational Nurse Response to IV Infusion Task. Answer: Inform the
charge nurse of her lack of training in this procedure.
◉ Need for Further Discharge Teaching. Answer: Lack of knowledge at
discharge about medication effects and side effects.
◉ Charge Nurse Capacity in Long-Term Care. Answer: Acts under
general supervision by the RN available on site or by phone.
◉ Health Maintenance Organization (HMO). Answer: Contact the
insurance company for coverage details as services may be limited.
◉ Vocational nurse responsibility. Answer: Lack of knowledge at
discharge about medication effects and side effects is a concern that
should be addressed by the vocational nurse.
◉ Charge nurse supervision. Answer: The vocational nurse in the
capacity of the charge nurse in a long-term care facility acts with the
general supervision of an RN available on site or by phone.
,◉ Health Maintenance Organization (HMO). Answer: HMOs are a kind
of managed care accomplished by paying providers to care for groups of
patients for a set capitation fee and by limiting services.
◉ Deductible. Answer: The deductible is the annual amount the insured
must pay out-of-pocket prior to the insurance company assuming the
cost.
◉ Medicare Part A coverage. Answer: Medicare Part A covers inpatient
hospital expenses, drugs, x-rays, laboratory work, and intensive care.
◉ Insurance coverage inquiry. Answer: Contact the insurance company
for coverage details as services may be limited.
◉ Patient confusion about deductible. Answer: The patient complains to
the nurse that he is confused about his 'deductible' that he owes the
hospital.
◉ Patient education on HMO. Answer: The nurse is educating a patient
that is a member of a health maintenance organization (HMO).
◉ Charge nurse role in long-term care. Answer: According to most state
NPAs, the vocational nurse acting as charge nurse in a long-term care
facility acts under general supervision by the RN available on site or by
phone.
,◉ Patient's out-of-pocket expenses. Answer: An annual amount of
money the patient must pay out-of-pocket for medical care.
◉ Inpatient hospital costs. Answer: Medicare Part A covers inpatient
hospital costs.
◉ Reimbursement to physician. Answer: Medicare Part B pays the
physician.
◉ Outpatient hospital services. Answer: Medicare Part A does not cover
outpatient hospital services.
◉ Ambulance transportation coverage. Answer: Medicare Part A does
not cover ambulance transportation.
◉ Documentation of care. Answer: Patients are not required to provide
detailed documentation of all care received for his condition.
◉ Second opinion requirement. Answer: Patients are not required to
seek the opinion of an alternate health care provider.
◉ Specialist consultation wait time. Answer: Patients are not required to
wait at least 6 months to see a specialist.
◉ Nursing Process Step: Implementation. Answer: Implementation is a
step in the nursing process.
, ◉ Cognitive Level: Application. Answer: Application is a cognitive
level in nursing education.
◉ Cognitive Level: Comprehension. Answer: Comprehension is a
cognitive level in nursing education.
◉ Safe, Effective Care Environment. Answer: NCLEX: Safe, Effective
Care Environment: Coordinated Care.
◉ Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs). Answer: A prospective payment
plan in which hospitals receive a flat fee for each patient's diagnostic
category regardless of the length of time in the hospital.
◉ Medicaid. Answer: A joint effort of federal and state governments
geared primarily for low-income people with no insurance.
◉ Healthy People 2020. Answer: A program focusing on expanding
ongoing programs to include support and information to reduce infant
mortality, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and HIV/AIDS, and to
increase effective immunizations, healthy eating habits, and healthy
weight.
◉ Holistic Care. Answer: Care that addresses the physiologic,
psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual needs of the patient.
