Nur 304 Gerontological Care- Exam 1 Questions With
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What //is //life //expectancy? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔the //length //of //time //a //person //can //be
//predicted //to //live
(average //years //remaining)
What //is //life //span? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔the //MAXIMUM //amount //of //years //a
//person/human //has //the //potential //to //live
(110-112 //yrs)
What //is //compression //of //mortality? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔delaying/compressing //the
//years //in //which //serious //illness/decline //occur, //so //that //an //extended //life //expectancy //results
//in //more //functional, //healthy //years
What //is //comorbidity? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔the //presence //of //multiple //chronic
//conditions //simultaneously
Who //is //Dr //IL //Nascher? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔the //father //of //geriatrics
wrote //the //first //geriatric //textbook
What //was //the //first //significant //step //in //improving //the //lives //of //older //adults? //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔the //Federal //Old //Age //Insurance //Law //under //the //Social //Security //Act
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(gave //financial //security //for //older //adults)
,Is //the //following //statement //true //or //false?
The //first //significant //step //in //improving //the //lives //of //older //adults //during //the //20th //century
//was //the //publication //of //the //first //geriatric //textbook //in //1914. //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔False
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Rationale: //The //first //significant //step //in //improving //the //lives //of //older //adults //was //the
//passage //of //the //Federal //Old //Age //Insurance //Law //under //the //Social //Security //Act //in //1935.
What //are //the //4 //subsets //of //the //older //adult //population? //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔young-old //- //60-74 //yrs
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middle-old- //75-84 //years
old-old- //85-100
centenarians- //over //100
What //is //the //present //life //expectancy? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔78.2 //yrs
65+ //persons //currently //represent //more //than //___% //of //the //US //population //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔13%
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By //2020, //older //adults //will //grow //to //____% //of //the //population //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔120%
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What //are //4 //factors //that //help //increase //life //expectancy? //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔advancements //in //disease //control //and //health //technology
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lower //infant/child //mortality //rates
improved //sanitation
better //living //conditions
, The //life //expectancy //gap //between //white //and //black //people //is //_____ //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔widening
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The //life //expectancy //gap //between //males //and //females //is //____ //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔narrowing
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What //do //older //adults //rely //on //for //more //than //1/2 //of //their //income? //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔social //security
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Older //adults //are //"asset //rich //and //cash //poor" //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔(ie //home
//ownership)
"Asset //rich //and //cash //poor" //relates //to //which //of //the //following //statements //regarding //older
//adults?
a. //Net //worth //of //older //adults //is //half //the //national //average //of //middle-age //adults.
b. //Homes //are //paid //for, //but //there //is //not //enough //money //available //for //monthly //expenses.
c. //The //majority //of //older //adults //live //below //the //poverty //level.
d. //Financial //problems //in //the //older //adult //population //are //due //to //level //of //debt. //-
//CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b. //Homes //are //paid //for, //but //there //is //not //enough //money
//available //for //monthly //expenses.
What //type //of //illness //is //most //prevalent //in //older //persons? //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔chronic //illnesses
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What //do //chronic //conditions //in //older //adults //limit? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔ADLs //and
//IADLs //(instrumental //activities //of //daily //living- //Activities //that //are //oriented //toward
//interacting //w/the //environment //and //that //are //generally //optional) //and //quality //of //life
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Correct Answers
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What //is //life //expectancy? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔the //length //of //time //a //person //can //be
//predicted //to //live
(average //years //remaining)
What //is //life //span? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔the //MAXIMUM //amount //of //years //a
//person/human //has //the //potential //to //live
(110-112 //yrs)
What //is //compression //of //mortality? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔delaying/compressing //the
//years //in //which //serious //illness/decline //occur, //so //that //an //extended //life //expectancy //results
//in //more //functional, //healthy //years
What //is //comorbidity? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔the //presence //of //multiple //chronic
//conditions //simultaneously
Who //is //Dr //IL //Nascher? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔the //father //of //geriatrics
wrote //the //first //geriatric //textbook
What //was //the //first //significant //step //in //improving //the //lives //of //older //adults? //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔the //Federal //Old //Age //Insurance //Law //under //the //Social //Security //Act
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(gave //financial //security //for //older //adults)
,Is //the //following //statement //true //or //false?
The //first //significant //step //in //improving //the //lives //of //older //adults //during //the //20th //century
//was //the //publication //of //the //first //geriatric //textbook //in //1914. //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔False
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Rationale: //The //first //significant //step //in //improving //the //lives //of //older //adults //was //the
//passage //of //the //Federal //Old //Age //Insurance //Law //under //the //Social //Security //Act //in //1935.
What //are //the //4 //subsets //of //the //older //adult //population? //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔young-old //- //60-74 //yrs
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middle-old- //75-84 //years
old-old- //85-100
centenarians- //over //100
What //is //the //present //life //expectancy? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔78.2 //yrs
65+ //persons //currently //represent //more //than //___% //of //the //US //population //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔13%
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By //2020, //older //adults //will //grow //to //____% //of //the //population //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔120%
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What //are //4 //factors //that //help //increase //life //expectancy? //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔advancements //in //disease //control //and //health //technology
//
lower //infant/child //mortality //rates
improved //sanitation
better //living //conditions
, The //life //expectancy //gap //between //white //and //black //people //is //_____ //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔widening
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The //life //expectancy //gap //between //males //and //females //is //____ //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔narrowing
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What //do //older //adults //rely //on //for //more //than //1/2 //of //their //income? //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔social //security
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Older //adults //are //"asset //rich //and //cash //poor" //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔(ie //home
//ownership)
"Asset //rich //and //cash //poor" //relates //to //which //of //the //following //statements //regarding //older
//adults?
a. //Net //worth //of //older //adults //is //half //the //national //average //of //middle-age //adults.
b. //Homes //are //paid //for, //but //there //is //not //enough //money //available //for //monthly //expenses.
c. //The //majority //of //older //adults //live //below //the //poverty //level.
d. //Financial //problems //in //the //older //adult //population //are //due //to //level //of //debt. //-
//CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b. //Homes //are //paid //for, //but //there //is //not //enough //money
//available //for //monthly //expenses.
What //type //of //illness //is //most //prevalent //in //older //persons? //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔chronic //illnesses
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What //do //chronic //conditions //in //older //adults //limit? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔ADLs //and
//IADLs //(instrumental //activities //of //daily //living- //Activities //that //are //oriented //toward
//interacting //w/the //environment //and //that //are //generally //optional) //and //quality //of //life
