BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING FINAL PAPER
FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
PREMIUM STUDY SHEET
●● 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.
●● Private fee for service organization (PFFS)
Answer: An option under Medicare Part C for receiving Medicare
benefits.
FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
PREMIUM STUDY SHEET
●● 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.
●● Private fee for service organization (PFFS)
Answer: An option under Medicare Part C for receiving Medicare
benefits.
