Test bank for gerontological nursing 9th edition charlotte eliopoulos

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Chaptern1nThenAgingnPopulationn

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1. Thennursenexplainsnthatninnthenlaten1960s,nhealthncarenfocusnwasnaimednatnthenolderna
dultnbecause:

a. disabilitynwasnviewednasnunavoidable.
b. complicationsnfromndiseasenincreasednmortality.
c. oldernadultsnneedsnarensimilarntonthosenofnallnadults.
d. preventivenhealthncarenpracticesnincreasednlongevity.

ANS:nD

Increasednpreventivenhealthncarenpractices,ndiseasencontrol,nandnfocusnonnwellnessnhelpednpeoplenli
ven longer.

DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nComprehensionnREF:n2nOBJ:n2

TOP:nAgingnTrendsnKEY:nNursingnProcessnStep:nImplementation

MSC:nNCLEX:nHealthnPromotionnandnMaintenance:nGrowthnandnDevelopment

2. Thennursenclarifiesnthatninnthenterminologyndefiningnspecificnagengroups,nthentermnagednrefersnt
onpersonsnwhon are:

a. 55nton 64nyearsnofnage.
b. 65nton 74nyearsnofnage.
c. 75nton 84nyearsnofnage.
d. 85nandnolder.

ANS:nC

,Thentermnagednrefersntonpersonsnwhonaren75nton84nyearsnofnage.nDIF:nC

ognitivenLevel:nComprehensionnREF:n2,nTablen1-1nOBJ:n1nTOP:

AgenCategoriesnKEY:nNursingnProcessnStep:nImplementation

MSC:nNCLEX:nHealthnPromotionnandnMaintenance:nGrowthnandnDevelopment

3. Thennursencautionsnthatnageismnisnanmindsetnthatninfluencesnpersonsnto:

a. discriminatenagainstnpersonsnsolelynonnthenbasisnofnage.
b. fearnaging.
c. benculturallynsensitiventonconcernsnofnaging.
d. focusnonnresourcesnfornthenoldernadult.

ANS:nA

Ageismnisnannegativenbeliefnpatternnthatninfluencesnpersonsntondiscriminatenagainstnpersonsnsolelyno
nnthenbasisnofnagenandncannleadntondestructivenbehaviorsntowardnthenoldernadult.

DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nComprehensionnREF:n5nOBJ:n3nTOP:

AgeismnKEY:nNursingnProcessnStep:nImplementation

MSC:nNCLEX:nPsychosocialnIntegrity:nPsychosocialnAdaptation

4. Thennursenpointsnoutnthatnthenmostnbeneficialnlegislationnthatnhasninfluencednhealthncarenfornt
henoldernadultn is:

a. MedicarenandnMedicaid.
b. eliminationnofnthenmandatorynretirementnage.
c. thenAmericansnwithnDisabilitiesnAct.
d. thenDrugnBenefitnProgram.

ANS:nA

ThenbroadestnsweepingnlegislationnbeneficialntonthenoldernadultnisnMedicarenandnMedicaid.

, DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nApplicationnREF:n16nOBJ:n6

TOP:nLegislationnKEY:nNursingnProcessnStep:nImplementationn

MSC:nNCLEX:nN/A

5. Thennursenclarifiesnthatnanhousingnoptionnfornthenoldernadultnthatnoffersnthenprivacynofnan
n apartmentnwithnrestaurant-
stylenmealsnandnsomenmedicalnandnpersonalncarenservicesnisnthe:

a. government-subsidizednhousing.
b. long-termncarenfacility.
c. assisted-livingncenter.
d. groupnhousingnplan.

ANS:nC

Assisted-
livingnarrangementsnoffernthenprivacynofnannapartmentnorncondominiumnwithnmealsnpreparedna
ndnserved,nlimitednmedicalncare,nandnanvarietynofnpersonalnservices.

DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nApplicationnREF:n14nOBJ:n9

TOP:nHousingnOptionsnKEY:nNursingnProcessnStep:nImplementationn

MSC:nNCLEX:nPhysiologicalnIntegrity:nPhysiologicalnAdaptation

6. Then75-year-
oldnmannwhonhasnbeennhospitalizednfollowingnanseverencasenofnpneumonianisnconcernednaboutn
hisnmountingnhospitalnbillnandnasksnifnhisnMedicarencoveragenwillnpaynfornhisncare.nThennurses
n mostn helpfulnresponsenisnYes.nMedicare:

a. paysn100%nofnallnmedicalncostsnfornpersonsnoldernthann65.
b. PartnBnpaysnhospitalncostsnandnphysiciannfees.
c. PartnAnpaysnforninpatientnhospitalncosts.
d. PartnDnpaysn80%nofnthenchargesnmadenbynphysicians.

ANS:nC

MedicarenPartnAnpaysninpatientnhospitalncosts,nPartnBnpaysn80%nofnphysiciansncharges,nandnPartnDnh
elpsndefraynprescriptionndrugncosts.