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,Chapter=1=Seeing=Older=Adults=Through=the=Eyes=of=Wellness
1. In=2010,=the=revised=Standards=and=Scope=of=Gerontological=Nursing=Practice=was=published.
= The=nurse=would=use=these=standards=to:
a. promote=the=practice=of=gerontologic=nursing=within=the=acute=care=setting.
b. define=the=concepts=and=dimensions=of=gerontologic=nursing=practice.
c. elevate=the=practice=of=gerontologic=nursing.
d. incorporate=suggested=interventions=from=others=who=practice=gerontologic=
nursing.
ANS:=D
The=current=publishing=of=the=Standards=and=Scope=of=Gerontological=Nursing=Practice=in=2010=i
ncorporates=the=input=of=gerontologic=nurses=from=across=the=United=States.=It=was=not=intended=to
= promote=gerontologic=nursing=practice=within=acute=care=settings,=define=concepts=or=dimensions
= of=gerontologic=nursing=practice,=or=elevate=the=practice=of=gerontologic=nursing.
DIF:=Remembering=(Knowledge)=REF:=MCS:=2=OBJ:=1-
1=TOP:=N/A=MSC:=Safe=and=Effective=Care=Environment
2. The=nurse=planning=care=for=an=older=adult=who=has=recently=been=diagnosed=with=rheumatoid=
arthritis=views=the=priority=criterion=for=continued=independence=to=be=the=patients:
a. age.
b. financial=status.
c. gender.
d. functional=status.
ANS:=D
Maintaining=the=functional=status=of=older=adults=may=avert=the=onset=of=physical=frailty=and=cognit
ive=impairment,=two=conditions=that=increase=the=likelihood=of=institutionalization.
DIF:=Remembering=(Knowledge)=REF:=MCS:=8=OBJ:=1-6
,TOP:=Nursing=Process:=Planning=MSC:=Physiologic=Integrity
3. When=attempting=to=minimize=the=effect=of=ageism=on=the=practice=of=nursing=older=adults,=a=
nurse=needs=to=first:
a. recognize=that=nurses=must=act=as=advocates=for=aging=patients.
b. accept=that=this=population=represents=a=substantial=portion=of=those=requiring=
nursing=care.
c. self-reflect=and=formulate=ones=personal=view=of=aging=and=the=older=patient.
d. recognize=ageism=as=a=form=of=bigotry=shared=by=many=Americans.
ANS:=C
Ageism=is=an=ever-
increasing=prejudicial=view=of=the=effects=of=the=aging=process=and=of=the=older=population=as=a=wh
ole.=With=nurses=being=members=of=a=society=holding=such=views,=it=is=critical=that=the=individual=
nurse=self-
reflect=on=personal=feelings=and=determine=whether=such=feelings=will=affect=the=nursing=care=that=
he=or=she=provides=to=the=aging=patient.=Acting=as=an=advocate=is=an=important=nursing=role=in=all=s
ettings.=Simply=accepting=a=fact=does=not=help=end=ageism,=nor=does=recognizing=ageism=as=a=form
= of=bigotry.
DIF:=Applying=(Application)=REF:=N/A=OBJ:=1-9
TOP:=Teaching-Learning=MSC:=Safe=and=Effective=Care=Environment
4. When=discussing=factors=that=have=helped=to=increase=the=number=of=healthy,=independent=older=
Americans,=the=nurse=includes=the=importance=of:
a. increased=availability=of=in-home=care=services.
b. government=support=of=retired=citizens.
c. effective=antibiotic=therapies.
d. the=development=of=life-extending=therapies.
ANS:=C
The=health=and=ultimate=autonomy=of=older=Americans=has=been=positively=impacted=by=the=devel
opment=of=antibiotics,=better=sanitation,=and=vaccines.=These=public=health=measures=have=been=m
ore=instrumental=in=increasing=the=numbers=of=healthy,=independent=older=Americans=than=have=in-
, home=care=services,=government=programs,=or=life-extending=therapies.