Gerontological Nursing 10th Edition Eliopoulos Test Bank.

GerontologicalnNursingn10thnEditionnEliopoulosnTestnBank.


Gerontological Nursing 10th Edition
n n n n




Eliopoulos Test Bank
n n




Chaptern1nThenAgingnPopulation

TestnBanknMULTIPL

EnCHOICE

1. Thennursenexplainsnthatninnthenlaten1960s,nhealthncarenfocusnwasnaimednatnthenoldernadultnb
ecause:

a. disabilitynwasnviewednasnunavoidable.
b. complicationsnfromndiseasenincreasednmortality.
c. oldernadultsnneedsnarensimilarntonthosenofnallnadults.
d. preventivenhealthncarenpracticesnincreasednlongevity.

ANS:nD

Increasednpreventivenhealthncarenpractices,ndiseasencontrol,nandn focusnonnwellnessnhelpednpeoplenli
venlonger.

DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nComprehensionnREF:n2nOBJ:n2

TOP:nAgingnTrendsnKEY:nNursingnProcessnStep:nImplementation

MSC:nNCLEX:nHealthnPromotionnandnMaintenance:nGrowthnandnDevelopment

2. Thennursenclarifiesnthatn innthenterminologyndefiningnspecificnagengroups,nthentermnagednrefersntonp
ersonsnwhon are:

a. 55nton64nyearsnofnage.
b. 65nton74nyearsnofnage.
c. 75nton84nyearsnofnage.
d. 85nandnolder.

ANS:nC

,GerontologicalnNursingn10thnEditionnEliopoulosnTestnBank.


Thentermnagednrefersntonpersonsnwhonaren75nton84nyearsnofnage.nDIF:n

CognitivenLevel:nComprehensionnREF:n2,nTablen1-

1nOBJ:n1nTOP:nAgenCategoriesnKEY:nNursingnProcessnStep:nImple

mentation

MSC:nNCLEX:nHealthnPromotionnandnMaintenance:nGrowthnandnDevelopment

3. Thennursencautionsnthatn ageismnisnanmindsetnthatninfluencesnpersonsnto:

a. discriminatenagainstnpersonsnsolelynonnthenbasisnofnage.
b. fearnaging.
c. benculturallynsensitiventonconcernsnofnaging.
d. focusnonnresourcesnfornthenoldernadult.

ANS:nA

Ageismnisnannegativenbeliefnpatternnthatninfluencesnpersonsnton discriminatenagainstnpersonsnsolelyno
nnthenbasisnofnagenandncannleadntondestructivenbehaviorsntowardnthenoldernadult.

DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nComprehensionnREF:n5nOBJ:n3nTOP:

AgeismnKEY:nNursingnProcessnStep:nImplementation
n




MSC:nNCLEX:nPsychosocialnIntegrity:nPsychosocialnAdaptation

4. Thennursenpointsnoutnthatnthenmostnbeneficialnlegislationnthatnhasninfluencednhealthncarenforntheno
ldernadultn is:

a. MedicarenandnMedicaid.
b. eliminationnofnthen mandatorynretirementn age.
c. thenAmericansnwithnDisabilitiesnAct.
d. thenDrugnBenefitnProgram.

ANS:nA

ThenbroadestnsweepingnlegislationnbeneficialntonthenoldernadultnisnMedicarenandnMedicaid.

,GerontologicalnNursingn10thnEditionnEliopoulosnTestnBank.


DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nApplicationnREF:n16nOBJ:n6

TOP:nLegislationnKEY:nNursingnProcessnStep:nImplementationnMS

C:nNCLEX:nN/A

5. Thennursenclarifiesnthatnanhousingnoptionnfornthenoldernadultnthatnoffersnthenprivacynofnanna
partmentnwithnrestaurant-stylenmealsnandnsomenmedicalnandnpersonalncarenservicesnisnthe:

a. government-subsidizednhousing.
b. long-termncarenfacility.
c. assisted-livingncenter.
d. groupnhousingnplan.

ANS:nC

Assisted-
livingnarrangementsnoffernthenprivacynofnannapartmentnorncondominiumnwithnmealsnpreparednandnserv
ed,nlimitedn medicalncare,nandnanvarietynofnpersonalnservices.

DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nApplicationnREF:n14nOBJ:n9

TOP:nHousingnOptionsnKEY:nNursingnProcessnStep:nImplementationnMS

C:nNCLEX:nPhysiologicalnIntegrity:nPhysiologicalnAdaptation

6. Then75-year-
oldnmannwhonhasnbeennhospitalizednfollowingnanseverencasenofnpneumonianisnconcernednaboutn
hisnmountingnhospitalnbillnandnasksnifnhisnMedicarencoveragenwillnpaynfornhisncare.nThennursesnm
ostn helpfulnresponsen isnYes.nMedicare:

a. paysn100%nofnallnmedicalncostsnfornpersonsnoldernthann65.
b. PartnBnpaysnhospitalncostsnandnphysiciannfees.
c. PartnAnpaysnforninpatientnhospitalncosts.
d. PartnDnpaysn80%nofnthenchargesnmaden bynphysicians.

ANS:nC

MedicarenPartnAnpaysninpatientnhospitalncosts,nPartnBnpaysn80%nofnphysiciansncharges,nandnPartnDnhel
psndefraynprescriptionndrugncosts.

, GerontologicalnNursingn10thnEditionnEliopoulosnTestnBank.


DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nApplicationnREF:n16nOBJ:n6

TOP:nMedicarenProvisionsnKEY:nNursingnProcessnStep:nImplementationnMS

C:nNCLEX:nPsychosocialnIntegrity:nCopingnandnAdaptation

7. Thendaughternofnanpatientnwhonhasnbeenndiagnosednwithnterminalncancernasksnwhichndocumentsna
renrequirednton allownherntonmakenhealthncarendecisionsnfornhernparent.nThennursesnmostninformativen
responsen is:

a. Advancendirectivesnindicatenthendegreenofninterventionndesirednbynthenpatient.
b. AnDonNotnResuscitatendocumentn signednbynthenpatientntransfersnauthorityntonthennextno
fnkin.
c. Andurablenpowernofnattorneynfornhealthncarentransfersndecision-
makingnauthoritynfornhealthncarenton andesignatednperson.
d. Anlivingnwillntransfersnauthorityntonthenphysician.

ANS:nC

Andurablenpowernofnattorneynfornhealthncarentransfersnthenauthoritynforndecisionnmakingntonand
esignatednperson.

DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nApplicationnREF:n19nOBJ:n11

TOP:nAdvancenDirectivesnKEY:nNursingnProcessnStep:nImplementationnMSC:

n NCLEX:nPsychosocialnIntegrity:nCopingnandnAdaptation

8. Thendaughternofnanresidentninnanlong-termncarenfacilitynisnfrustratednwithnhern80-year-
oldnmothersnrefusalntoneat.nThennursenexplainsnthatnthenrefusalnton eatn isnanbehaviornthatnisnan:

a. effortntonmaintainnanportionnofnindependencenandnselfndirection.
b. indicationnofnapproachingnAlzheimerndisease.
c. effortntongainnattention.
d. indicationnofnthendislikenofntheninstitutionalnfood.

ANS:nA