Test Bank for Nursing for Wellness in Older Adults Ninth, North American Edition by Carol A Miller ISBN 978-1975179137 COMPLETE GUIDE ALL CHAPTERS COVERED 100% VERIFIED A+ GRADE ASSURED!!!!!NEW LATEST UPDATE!!!!!

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1 Seeing Older Adults Through the Eyes of Wellness
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1. In 2010, the revised Standards and Scope of Gerontological Nursing Practice was published. Th
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e nurse would use these standards to:
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a. promote the practice of gerontologic nursing within the acute care setting.
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b. define the concepts and dimensions of gerontologic nursing practice.
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c. elevate the practice of gerontologic nursing. RI RI RI RI RI




d. incorporate suggested interventions from others who practice gerontologic n RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI




ursing.


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The current publishing of the Standards and Scope of Gerontological Nursing Practice in 2010 inco
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rporates the input of gerontologic nurses from across the United States. It was not intended to promo
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te gerontologic nursing practice within acute care settings, define concepts or dimensions of geront
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ologic nursing practice, or elevate the practice of gerontologic nursing.
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DIF: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: MCS: 2 OBJ: 1-
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1 TOP: N/A MSC: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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2. When attempting to minimize the effect of ageism on the practice of nursing older adults, a nur
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se needs to first:
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a. recognize that nurses must act as advocates for aging patients. RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI




b. accept that this population represents a substantial portion of those requiring nu
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c. self-reflect and formulate ones personal view of aging and the older patient. RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI




d. recognize ageism as a form of bigotry shared by many Americans. RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI




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increasing prejudicial view of the effects of the aging process and of the older population as a whole.
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With nurses being members of a society holding such views, it is critical that the individual nurse sel
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reflect on personal feelings and determine whether such feelings will affect the nursing care that he
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or she provides to the aging patient. Acting as an advocate is an important nursing role in all settings
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. Simply accepting a fact does not help end ageism, nor does recognizing ageism as a form of bigotry
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DIF: Applying (Application) REF: N/A OBJ: 1-9
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TOP: Teaching-Learning MSC: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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3. When discussing factors that have helped to increase the number of healthy, independent older A
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mericans, the nurse includes the importance of: RI RI RI RI RI RI




a. increased availability of in-home care services. RI RI RI RI RI




b. government support of retired citizens. RI RI RI RI




c. effective antibiotic therapies. RI RI




d. the development of life-extending therapies.
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The health and ultimate autonomy of older Americans has been positively impacted by the develop
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ment of antibiotics, better sanitation, and vaccines. These public health measures have been more i
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nstrumental in increasing the numbers of healthy, independent older Americans than have in-
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home care services, government programs, or life-extending therapies.
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DIF: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: MCS: 2 OBJ: 3-3
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TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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4. Based on current data, when presenting an older adults discharge teaching plan, the nurse inc
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ludes the patients: RI RI




a. nonrelated caretaker. RI




b. paid caregiver. RI

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d. intuitional representative. RI




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Less than 4% of older adults live in a formal health care environment. The majority of the geriatr
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ic population lives at home or with family members.
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DIF: Applying (Application) REF: N/A OBJ: 3-3
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TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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5. The nurse planning care for an older adult who has recently been diagnosed with rheumatoid art
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hritis views the priority criterion for continued independence to be the patients:
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a. age.
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c. gender.
d. functional status. RI




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Maintaining the functional status of older adults may avert the onset of physical frailty and cogn
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itive impairment, two conditions that increase the likelihood of institutionalization.
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DIF: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: MCS: 8 OBJ: 1-
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6 TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: Physiologic Integrity
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6. A nurse working with the older adult population is most likely to assess a need for a financial soci
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al services referral for a(n):
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a. white male. RI




b. black female. RI




c. Hispanic male. RI