BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING 8TH EDITION
TEST BANK VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE SOLUTION
RESOURCE
⩥ Aged.
Answer: The term applies to individuals 75-84 years of age.
⩥ Ageism.
Answer: Discrimination against persons solely on the basis of age.
⩥ Medicare and Medicaid.
Answer: The most beneficial legislation that has influenced health care
for the older adult.
⩥ Assisted-living center.
Answer: A housing option that offers the privacy of an apartment with
restaurant-style meals and some medical and personal care services.
⩥ Medicare Part C.
Answer: Allows eligible persons to receive Medicare benefits via private
insurance companies.
,⩥ Durable power of attorney for health care.
Answer: Transfers decision-making authority for health care to a
designated person.
⩥ Living will.
Answer: Conditions go into effect when two physicians agree in writing
that the criteria have been met.
⩥ Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs).
Answer: A program initiated by Medicare in the 1980s to reduce hospital
costs by allotting a set amount of hospital days based on the admitting
diagnosis.
⩥ Skilled care facility.
Answer: Recommended for a patient who has had a hip replacement and
needs physical therapy.
⩥ Medicare coverage for skilled care.
Answer: Covers extended-care facility costs for a period of 100 days for
needed skilled care.
⩥ American Association of Retired Persons (AARP).
,Answer: A senior citizen political action group that uses volunteers and
lobbyists to advance the interests of older adults.
⩥ Elder abuse.
Answer: Occurs when a caregiver uses a vulnerable person's resources
for personal gain.
⩥ Most frequent response to elder abuse.
Answer: Nothing at all.
⩥ Nurses' reason for not seeking careers in gerontology.
Answer: Their technical skills are not used.
⩥ Baby boomers.
Answer: Persons who were born between 1946 and 1964.
⩥ Physical abuse.
Answer: Demonstrated by restraining an older adult in a recliner.
⩥ Neglect.
Answer: Demonstrated by the nonprovision of medical care.
, ⩥ Emotional abuse.
Answer: Demonstrated by threatening to remove a call light from a
nursing home resident.
⩥ Life experiences.
Answer: Mainly influence a person's attitude about aging.
⩥ Gerontology.
Answer: Application to appropriate housing, health care, public
education, and business ventures.
⩥ Health maintenance organization (HMO).
Answer: One of the options under Medicare Part C for receiving
Medicare benefits.
⩥ Preferred provider organization (PPO).
Answer: Another option under Medicare Part C for receiving Medicare
benefits.
⩥ Provider-sponsored organization (PSO).
Answer: A type of organization under Medicare Part C for receiving
Medicare benefits.
TEST BANK VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE SOLUTION
RESOURCE
⩥ Aged.
Answer: The term applies to individuals 75-84 years of age.
⩥ Ageism.
Answer: Discrimination against persons solely on the basis of age.
⩥ Medicare and Medicaid.
Answer: The most beneficial legislation that has influenced health care
for the older adult.
⩥ Assisted-living center.
Answer: A housing option that offers the privacy of an apartment with
restaurant-style meals and some medical and personal care services.
⩥ Medicare Part C.
Answer: Allows eligible persons to receive Medicare benefits via private
insurance companies.
,⩥ Durable power of attorney for health care.
Answer: Transfers decision-making authority for health care to a
designated person.
⩥ Living will.
Answer: Conditions go into effect when two physicians agree in writing
that the criteria have been met.
⩥ Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs).
Answer: A program initiated by Medicare in the 1980s to reduce hospital
costs by allotting a set amount of hospital days based on the admitting
diagnosis.
⩥ Skilled care facility.
Answer: Recommended for a patient who has had a hip replacement and
needs physical therapy.
⩥ Medicare coverage for skilled care.
Answer: Covers extended-care facility costs for a period of 100 days for
needed skilled care.
⩥ American Association of Retired Persons (AARP).
,Answer: A senior citizen political action group that uses volunteers and
lobbyists to advance the interests of older adults.
⩥ Elder abuse.
Answer: Occurs when a caregiver uses a vulnerable person's resources
for personal gain.
⩥ Most frequent response to elder abuse.
Answer: Nothing at all.
⩥ Nurses' reason for not seeking careers in gerontology.
Answer: Their technical skills are not used.
⩥ Baby boomers.
Answer: Persons who were born between 1946 and 1964.
⩥ Physical abuse.
Answer: Demonstrated by restraining an older adult in a recliner.
⩥ Neglect.
Answer: Demonstrated by the nonprovision of medical care.
, ⩥ Emotional abuse.
Answer: Demonstrated by threatening to remove a call light from a
nursing home resident.
⩥ Life experiences.
Answer: Mainly influence a person's attitude about aging.
⩥ Gerontology.
Answer: Application to appropriate housing, health care, public
education, and business ventures.
⩥ Health maintenance organization (HMO).
Answer: One of the options under Medicare Part C for receiving
Medicare benefits.
⩥ Preferred provider organization (PPO).
Answer: Another option under Medicare Part C for receiving Medicare
benefits.
⩥ Provider-sponsored organization (PSO).
Answer: A type of organization under Medicare Part C for receiving
Medicare benefits.
