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Chapterg01:gTrendsgandgIssuesgWilliams:gBasicgGeriatricgNursingg8thgEdition
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1. Whichgfactgexplainsgthegshiftgofghealthgcaregfocusgtowardgthegoldergadultgingtheglateg1960s?
a. Disabilitygwasgviewedgasgunavoidable.
b. Complicationsgfromgdiseasegincreasedgmortality.
c. Oldergadults‘gneedsgaregsimilargtogthosegofgallgadults.
d. Preventiveghealthgcaregpracticesgincreasedglongevity.
ANS:g D
Increasedgpreventiveghealthgcaregpractices,gdiseasegcontrol,gandgfocusgongwellnessghelpedgpeoplegliveglon
ger.
PTS:g g 1 DIF: 4 REF:g g p.g2 OBJ:g 2
TOP:g AginggTrends
KEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gDatagCollectio
ngMSC:g NCLEX:gHealthgPromotiongandgMaintenance:gGrowthgandgDevelopment
NOT:gUnderstanding
2. Togwhichgageggroupgdoesgthegtermg―aged‖gapply?
a. 55–64gyearsgofgage
b. 65–74gyearsgofgage
c. 75–84gyearsgofgage
d. 85gandgolder
ANS:g C
Thegtermgagedgrefersgtogpersonsgwhogareg75–84gyearsgofgage.
PTS:g g 1 DIF: 1 REF:gp.g2g|g Tableg1.1
OBJ:g 1
TOP:gAgegCategoriesg
KEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gDatagCollectio
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MSC:gNCLEX:gHealthgPromotiongandgMaintenance:gGrowthgandgDevelopme
ntgNOT:gRemembering
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3. Whichgisgtruegofgageism?
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a. Itgisgdiscriminationgagainstgpersonsgsolelygongthegbasisgofgage.
b. Itgcausesgagpersongtogfeargaging.
c. Itginvolvesgthegusegofgculturalgsensitivitygtogaddressgconcernsgofgaging
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d. Itgfocusesgongresourcesgforgthegoldergadult.
ANS:g A
Ageismgisgagnegativegbeliefgpatterngthatginfluencesgpersonsgtogdiscriminategagainstgpersonsgsolelygongtheg
basisgofgagegandgcangleadgtogdestructivegbehaviorsgtowardgthegoldergadult.
PTS:g g 1 DIF: 4 REF:g g p.g4 OBJ:g 3
TOP:g Ageism
KEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gDatagCollectio
ngMSC:gNCLEX:gPsychosocialgIntegrity:gPsychosocialgAdaptatio
ngNOT:gUnderstanding
4. Whichglegislationghasgbeengthegmostgbeneficialglegislationgthatghasginfluencedghealthgcaregforgthegold
ergadult?
a. MedicaregandgMedicaid
b. Eliminationgofgthegmandatorygretirementgage
c. ThegAmericansgwithgDisabilitiesgAct
d. ThegDruggBenefitgProgram
ANS:g A
ThegbroadestgsweepingglegislationgbeneficialgtogthegoldergadultgisgMedicaregandgMedicaid.gThegelimi
nationgofgthegmandatorygretirementgagegdoesgnotgapplygtoghealthgcare.gThegAmericansgwithgDisabiliti
esgActgdealsgwithgallgAmericansgwithgdisabilities,gnotgjustgthegoldergadult.gThegDruggBenefitgProgramg
wasgaddedgtogMedicare,gbutgdealsgonlygwithgmedications.
PTS:g g 1 DIF: 4 REF:g g p.g11 OBJ:g 6
TOP:g Legislation
KEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gImplementatio
ngMSC:g NCLEX:gN/A
NOT:gUnderstanding
5. Whichghousinggoptiongforgthegoldergadultgoffersgthegprivacygofgangapartmentgwithgrestaurant-
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MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. Whichgfactgexplainsgthegshiftgofghealthgcaregfocusgtowardgthegoldergadultgingtheglateg1960s?
a. Disabilitygwasgviewedgasgunavoidable.
b. Complicationsgfromgdiseasegincreasedgmortality.
c. Oldergadults‘gneedsgaregsimilargtogthosegofgallgadults.
d. Preventiveghealthgcaregpracticesgincreasedglongevity.
ANS:g D
Increasedgpreventiveghealthgcaregpractices,gdiseasegcontrol,gandgfocusgongwellnessghelpedgpeoplegliveglon
ger.
PTS:g g 1 DIF: 4 REF:g g p.g2 OBJ:g 2
TOP:g AginggTrends
KEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gDatagCollectio
ngMSC:g NCLEX:gHealthgPromotiongandgMaintenance:gGrowthgandgDevelopment
NOT:gUnderstanding
2. Togwhichgageggroupgdoesgthegtermg―aged‖gapply?
a. 55–64gyearsgofgage
b. 65–74gyearsgofgage
c. 75–84gyearsgofgage
d. 85gandgolder
ANS:g C
Thegtermgagedgrefersgtogpersonsgwhogareg75–84gyearsgofgage.
PTS:g g 1 DIF: 1 REF:gp.g2g|g Tableg1.1
OBJ:g 1
TOP:gAgegCategoriesg
KEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gDatagCollectio
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MSC:gNCLEX:gHealthgPromotiongandgMaintenance:gGrowthgandgDevelopme
ntgNOT:gRemembering
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3. Whichgisgtruegofgageism?
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a. Itgisgdiscriminationgagainstgpersonsgsolelygongthegbasisgofgage.
b. Itgcausesgagpersongtogfeargaging.
c. Itginvolvesgthegusegofgculturalgsensitivitygtogaddressgconcernsgofgaging
.
d. Itgfocusesgongresourcesgforgthegoldergadult.
ANS:g A
Ageismgisgagnegativegbeliefgpatterngthatginfluencesgpersonsgtogdiscriminategagainstgpersonsgsolelygongtheg
basisgofgagegandgcangleadgtogdestructivegbehaviorsgtowardgthegoldergadult.
PTS:g g 1 DIF: 4 REF:g g p.g4 OBJ:g 3
TOP:g Ageism
KEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gDatagCollectio
ngMSC:gNCLEX:gPsychosocialgIntegrity:gPsychosocialgAdaptatio
ngNOT:gUnderstanding
4. Whichglegislationghasgbeengthegmostgbeneficialglegislationgthatghasginfluencedghealthgcaregforgthegold
ergadult?
a. MedicaregandgMedicaid
b. Eliminationgofgthegmandatorygretirementgage
c. ThegAmericansgwithgDisabilitiesgAct
d. ThegDruggBenefitgProgram
ANS:g A
ThegbroadestgsweepingglegislationgbeneficialgtogthegoldergadultgisgMedicaregandgMedicaid.gThegelimi
nationgofgthegmandatorygretirementgagegdoesgnotgapplygtoghealthgcare.gThegAmericansgwithgDisabiliti
esgActgdealsgwithgallgAmericansgwithgdisabilities,gnotgjustgthegoldergadult.gThegDruggBenefitgProgramg
wasgaddedgtogMedicare,gbutgdealsgonlygwithgmedications.
PTS:g g 1 DIF: 4 REF:g g p.g11 OBJ:g 6
TOP:g Legislation
KEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gImplementatio
ngMSC:g NCLEX:gN/A
NOT:gUnderstanding
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stylegmealsgandgsomegmedicalgandgpersonalgcaregservices?
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