BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING 8TH EDITION BY PATRICIA A. WILLIAMS,
VERIFIED CHAPTERS, COMPLETE ALL CHAPTERS NEWEST VERSION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025-2026
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, BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING 8TH EDITION BY PATRICIA A. WILLIAMS,
VERIFIED CHAPTERS, COMPLETE ALL CHAPTERS NEWEST VERSION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025-2026
TESTBANK FORBASIC GERIATRIC NURSING 8TH EDITION BY
PATRICIA A. WILLIAMS, VERIFIED CHAPTERS, COMPLETE ALL
CHAPTERS NEWEST VERSION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025-2026
Basic Geriatric Nursing 8th Edition Williams Test Bank
Chapter 01: Trends and Issues Williams: Basic Geriatric Nursing, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What fact explains the shift of health care focus toward the older adult in the late 1960s?
a. Disability was viewed as unavoidable.
b. Complications from disease increased mortality.
c. Older adults’ needs are similar to those of all adults.
d. Preventive health care practices increased longevity.
Correct Answer ✅ : D
2. To what age group does the term “aged” apply?
a. 55–64 years of age
b. 65–74 years of age
c. 75–84 years of age
d. 85 and older
Correct Answer ✅ : C
3. Which is true of ageism?
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, BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING 8TH EDITION BY PATRICIA A. WILLIAMS,
VERIFIED CHAPTERS, COMPLETE ALL CHAPTERS NEWEST VERSION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025-2026
a. It is discrimination against persons solely on the basis of age.
b. It causes a person to fear aging.
c. It involves the use of cultural sensitivity to address concerns of aging.
d. It focuses on resourcesNfor Rthe IoldeGr adBu.lt.C M
Correct Answer ✅ : A
4. What is the most beneficial legislation that has influenced health care for the older
adult? a. Medicare and Medicaid
b. Elimination of the mandatory retirement age
c. The Americans with Disabilities Act
d. The Drug Benefit Program
Correct Answer ✅ : A
5. What housing option for the older adult offers the privacy of an apartment with
restaurant-style meals and some medical and personal care services? a. Government-
subsidized housing
b. Long-term care facility
c. Assisted-living center
d. Group housing plan
Correct Answer ✅ : C
6. The 75-year-old man who has been hospitalized following a severe case of pneumonia
is concerned about his mounting hospital bill and asks if his Medicare coverage will
pay for his care. What would be the most helpful response by the nurse?
a. Medicare Part C pays 50% of all medical costs for persons older than 65.
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VERIFIED CHAPTERS, COMPLETE ALL CHAPTERS NEWEST VERSION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025-2026
b. Medicare Part B pays hospital costs and physician fees.
c. Medicare Part A pays for inpatient hospital costs.
d. Medicare Part D pays 80% of the charges made by physicians.
Correct Answer ✅ : C
7. The daughter of a patient who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer asks which
documents are required to allow her to make health care decisions for her parent. Which
response would provide the most accurate information to the daughter?
a. Advance directives indicate the degree of intervention desired by the patient.
b. A ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ document signed by the patient transfers authority to the next
of kin.
c. A durable power of attorney for health care transfers decision-making authority for
health care to a designated person.
d. A living will transfers authority to the physician.
Correct Answer ✅ : C
8. The daughter of a resident in a long-term care facility is frustrated with her 80-year-old
mother’s refusal to eat. Which response would be the most appropriate?
a. The refusal to eat is an effort to maintain a portion of independence and self-
direction.
b. The refusal to eat is an indication of approaching Alzheimer disease.
c. The refusal to eat is an effort to gain attention.
d. The refusal to eat is an indication of the dislike of the institutional food.
Correct Answer ✅ : A
9. When do the conditions of a living will go into effect?
a. When the patient declares that desire in writing
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VERIFIED CHAPTERS, COMPLETE ALL CHAPTERS NEWEST VERSION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025-2026
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, BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING 8TH EDITION BY PATRICIA A. WILLIAMS,
VERIFIED CHAPTERS, COMPLETE ALL CHAPTERS NEWEST VERSION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025-2026
TESTBANK FORBASIC GERIATRIC NURSING 8TH EDITION BY
PATRICIA A. WILLIAMS, VERIFIED CHAPTERS, COMPLETE ALL
CHAPTERS NEWEST VERSION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025-2026
Basic Geriatric Nursing 8th Edition Williams Test Bank
Chapter 01: Trends and Issues Williams: Basic Geriatric Nursing, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What fact explains the shift of health care focus toward the older adult in the late 1960s?
a. Disability was viewed as unavoidable.
b. Complications from disease increased mortality.
c. Older adults’ needs are similar to those of all adults.
d. Preventive health care practices increased longevity.
Correct Answer ✅ : D
2. To what age group does the term “aged” apply?
a. 55–64 years of age
b. 65–74 years of age
c. 75–84 years of age
d. 85 and older
Correct Answer ✅ : C
3. Which is true of ageism?
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, BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING 8TH EDITION BY PATRICIA A. WILLIAMS,
VERIFIED CHAPTERS, COMPLETE ALL CHAPTERS NEWEST VERSION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025-2026
a. It is discrimination against persons solely on the basis of age.
b. It causes a person to fear aging.
c. It involves the use of cultural sensitivity to address concerns of aging.
d. It focuses on resourcesNfor Rthe IoldeGr adBu.lt.C M
Correct Answer ✅ : A
4. What is the most beneficial legislation that has influenced health care for the older
adult? a. Medicare and Medicaid
b. Elimination of the mandatory retirement age
c. The Americans with Disabilities Act
d. The Drug Benefit Program
Correct Answer ✅ : A
5. What housing option for the older adult offers the privacy of an apartment with
restaurant-style meals and some medical and personal care services? a. Government-
subsidized housing
b. Long-term care facility
c. Assisted-living center
d. Group housing plan
Correct Answer ✅ : C
6. The 75-year-old man who has been hospitalized following a severe case of pneumonia
is concerned about his mounting hospital bill and asks if his Medicare coverage will
pay for his care. What would be the most helpful response by the nurse?
a. Medicare Part C pays 50% of all medical costs for persons older than 65.
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, BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING 8TH EDITION BY PATRICIA A. WILLIAMS,
VERIFIED CHAPTERS, COMPLETE ALL CHAPTERS NEWEST VERSION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025-2026
b. Medicare Part B pays hospital costs and physician fees.
c. Medicare Part A pays for inpatient hospital costs.
d. Medicare Part D pays 80% of the charges made by physicians.
Correct Answer ✅ : C
7. The daughter of a patient who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer asks which
documents are required to allow her to make health care decisions for her parent. Which
response would provide the most accurate information to the daughter?
a. Advance directives indicate the degree of intervention desired by the patient.
b. A ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ document signed by the patient transfers authority to the next
of kin.
c. A durable power of attorney for health care transfers decision-making authority for
health care to a designated person.
d. A living will transfers authority to the physician.
Correct Answer ✅ : C
8. The daughter of a resident in a long-term care facility is frustrated with her 80-year-old
mother’s refusal to eat. Which response would be the most appropriate?
a. The refusal to eat is an effort to maintain a portion of independence and self-
direction.
b. The refusal to eat is an indication of approaching Alzheimer disease.
c. The refusal to eat is an effort to gain attention.
d. The refusal to eat is an indication of the dislike of the institutional food.
Correct Answer ✅ : A
9. When do the conditions of a living will go into effect?
a. When the patient declares that desire in writing
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