Test Bank Basic Geriatric Nursing 7th Edition by Patricia A. Williams - All chapter( 1- 20) |A+ ULTIMATE GUIDE

TEST BANK n m




BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING
n m n m




7th Edition
n m




By Patricia A. Williams
nm nm nm

,TEST BANK: Basic Geriatric Nursing, 7th Edition by Patricia
nm nm
Test Bank: Basic Geriatric Nursing, 7th Edition by Patricia A.
nm nm nm nm
nm
nm nm
nm
nm nm
nm
nm
nm nm nm




Williams A. Williams nm




Contents
Unit One: Overview of Aging
nm nm nm nm


Chapter 1. Trends and Issues
nm nm nm nm


Chapter 2. Theories of Aging
nm nm nm nm


Chapter 3.Physiologic Changes
nm nm


Unit Two: Basic Skills for Gerontologic Nursing
nm nm nm nm nm nm


Chapter 4. Health Promotion, Health Maintenance, and Home Health Considerations
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


Chapter 5. Communicating with Older Adults
nm nm nm nm nm


Chapter 6. Maintaining Fluid Balance and Meeting Nutrition Needs
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


Chapter 7. Medications and Older Adults
nm nm nm nm nm


Chapter 8. Health Assessment for Older Adults
nm nm nm nm nm nm


Chapter 9. Meeting Safety Needs of Older Adults
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


Unit Three: Psychosocial Care of the Elderly
nm nm nm nm nm nm


Chapter 10. Cognition and Perception
nm nm nm nm


Chapter 11.Self-Perception and Self-Concept
nm nm nm


Chapter 12. Roles and Relationships
nm nm nm nm


Chapter 13. Coping and Stress
nm nm nm nm


Chapter 14. Values and Beliefs
nm nm nm nm


Chapter 15. End-of-Life Care
nm nm nm


Chapter 16. Sexuality and Aging
nm nm nm nm


Unit Four: Physical Care of the Elderly
nm nm nm nm nm nm


Chapter 17. Care of Aging Skin and Mucous Membranes
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


Chapter 18. Elimination
nm nm


Chapter 19. Activity and Exercise
nm nm nm nm


Chapter 20. Sleep and Rest
nm nm nm nm

, Basic Geriatric Nursing 7th Edition Williams Test
nm nm nm nm nm nm


Bank
Chapter 01: Trends and Issues
nm nm nm nm


Williams: Basic Geriatric Nursing, 7th Edition
nm nm nm nm nm




MULTIPLE CHOICE nm




1. What fact explains the shift of health care focus toward the older adult in the late 1960s?
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


a. Disability was viewed as unavoidable. nm nm nm nm


b. Complications from disease increased mortality. nm nm nm nm


c. Older adults‘ needs are similar to those of all adults.
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


d. Preventive health care practices increased nm nm nm nm




longevity. ANS:
nm nm n m D

2. To what age group does the term ―aged‖ apply?
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


a. 55–64 years of age nm nm nm


b. 65–74 years of age nm nm nm


c. 75–84 years of age nm nm nm


d. 85 and nm




older ANS:
nm nm




n m C

3. Which is true of ageism?
nm nm nm nm


a. It is discrimination against persons solely on the basis of age.
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


b. It causes a person to fear aging.
nm nm nm nm nm nm


c. It involves the use of cultural sensitivity to address concerns of aging.
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


d. It focuses on resources for the older
nm nm nm nm nm nm




adult ANS:
nm nm n m A

4. What is the most beneficial legislation that has influenced health care for the older adult?
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


a. Medicare and Medicaid nm nm


b. Elimination of the mandatory retirement age nm nm nm nm nm


c. The Americans with Disabilities Act
nm nm nm nm


d. The Drug Benefit nm nm




Program ANS:
nm nm n m A

5. What housing option for the older adult offers the privacy of an
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


apartment with restaurant-style meals and some medical and personal
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


care services?
nm nm


a. Government-subsidized housing nm


b. Long-term care facility nm nm


c. Assisted-living center nm


d. Group housing nm




plan ANS:
nm nm n m C

6. The 75-year-old man who has been hospitalized following
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm a severe case of
nm nm nm


pneumonia is concerned about his mounting hospital bill
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm and asks if his
nm nm nm nm


Medicare coverage will pay for his care. What would be
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm the most helpful
nm nm


response by the nurse?
nm nm nm nm


a. Medicare Part C pays 50% of all medical costs for persons
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm older than 65.
nm nm nm

, Basic Geriatric Nursing 7th Edition Williams Test
nm nm nm nm nm nm


Bank
b. Medicare Part B pays hospital costs and physician fees.
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


c. Medicare Part A pays for inpatient hospital costs.
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


d. Medicare Part D pays 80% of the charges made by
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm




physicians. ANS:
nm nm n m C

7. The daughter of a patient who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer asks
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


which documents are required to allow her to make health care decisions for
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


her parent. Which response would provide the most accurate information to the
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


daughter?
nm


a. Advance directives indicate the degree of intervention desired by the patient.
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


b. A ‗Do Not Resuscitate‘ document signed by the patient transfers authority
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


to the next of kin.
nm nm nm nm nm


c. A durable power of attorney for health care transfers decision-making
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


authority for health care to a designated person.
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


d. A living will transfers authority to the
nm nm nm nm nm nm




physician. ANS:
nm nm n m C

8. The daughter of a resident in a long-term care facility is frustrated with her 80-
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


year-old mother‘s refusal to eat. Which response would be the most
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


appropriate?
nm


a. The refusal to eat is an effort to maintain a portion of
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


independence and self-direction.
nm nm nm


b. The refusal to eat is an indication of approaching Alzheimer disease.
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


c. The refusal to eat is an effort to gain attention.
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


d. The refusal to eat is an indication of the dislike of the institutional food.
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm



ANS: A n m


9. When do the conditions of a living will go into effect?
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


a. When the patient declares that desire in writing
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


b. When a family member indicates the desire for curative therapy to cease
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


c. When two physicians agree in writing that the criteria in the living will
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


have been met
nm nm nm


d. When the physician and a family member agree that the criteria in the
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


living will have been met
nm nm nm nm nm




ANS: n m C

10. In the 1980s, Medicare initiated a program of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) to
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


reduce hospital costs. How did the DRGs reduce hospital costs?
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


a. By classifying various diagnoses as ineligible for hospitalization
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


b. By allotting a set amount of hospital days and prospective payment on the
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


basis of the admitting diagnosis
nm nm nm nm nm


c. By specifying particular physicians to treat specified diagnoses
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


d. By using frequency of a particular diagnosis to set a payment
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm




schedule ANS:
nm nm n m B

11. Which facility would be recommended for a patient who has had a hip
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm


replacement and needs physical therapy?
nm nm nm nm nm


a. Basic care facility nm nm