BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FULLY VERIFIED
◉ what is Medicare
Answer: a government program that provides health care funding
for older adults and disabled persons
◉ Medicare are divided into how many programs
Answer: 4 distinct programs
◉ what does Medicare Part A cover?
Answer: hospital insurance
◉ what does Medicare Part B cover?
Answer: medical insurance
◉ what does Medicare Part C cover?
Answer: Medicare Advantage. Medicare benefits through private
insurance companies
◉ what does Medicare Part D cover?
Answer: Prescription drug coverage
, ◉ What are DRGs? What was their purpose?
Answer: Diagnosis Related Groups = Medicare pays predetermined
amount for a specific diagnosis based on average of how much
treatment for this condition should cost
◉ The most significant issue that aging parents and their children
must face is probably
Answer: loss of independence
◉ self-neglect is defined as
Answer: the failure to provide for the self because of a lack of ability
or lack of awareness
◉ what are the 5 types of abuse?
Answer: physical
neglect
emotional
financial
abandonment
◉ what is physical abuse
Answer: any action that causes physical pain or injury
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FULLY VERIFIED
◉ what is Medicare
Answer: a government program that provides health care funding
for older adults and disabled persons
◉ Medicare are divided into how many programs
Answer: 4 distinct programs
◉ what does Medicare Part A cover?
Answer: hospital insurance
◉ what does Medicare Part B cover?
Answer: medical insurance
◉ what does Medicare Part C cover?
Answer: Medicare Advantage. Medicare benefits through private
insurance companies
◉ what does Medicare Part D cover?
Answer: Prescription drug coverage
, ◉ What are DRGs? What was their purpose?
Answer: Diagnosis Related Groups = Medicare pays predetermined
amount for a specific diagnosis based on average of how much
treatment for this condition should cost
◉ The most significant issue that aging parents and their children
must face is probably
Answer: loss of independence
◉ self-neglect is defined as
Answer: the failure to provide for the self because of a lack of ability
or lack of awareness
◉ what are the 5 types of abuse?
Answer: physical
neglect
emotional
financial
abandonment
◉ what is physical abuse
Answer: any action that causes physical pain or injury
