Gerontological Nursing 10th Edition
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Eliopoulos Test Bank
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Chaptern1nThenAgingnPopulation
TestnBanknMULTIPL
EnCHOICE
1. Thennursenexplainsnthatninnthenlaten1960s,nhealthncarenfocusnwasnaimednatnthenoldernadultnb
ecause:
a. disabilitynwasnviewednasnunavoidable.
b. complicationsnfromndiseasenincreasednmortality.
c. oldernadultsnneedsnarensimilarntonthosenofnallnadults.
d. preventivenhealthncarenpracticesnincreasednlongevity.
ANS:nD
Increasednpreventivenhealthncarenpractices,ndiseasencontrol,nandn focusnonnwellnessnhelpednpeoplenli
venlonger.
DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nComprehensionnREF:n2nOBJ:n2
TOP:nAgingnTrendsnKEY:nNursingnProcessnStep:nImplementation
MSC:nNCLEX:nHealthnPromotionnandnMaintenance:nGrowthnandnDevelopment
2. Thennursenclarifiesnthatn innthenterminologyndefiningnspecificnagengroups,nthentermnagednrefersntonp
ersonsnwhon are:
a. 55nton64nyearsnofnage.
b. 65nton74nyearsnofnage.
c. 75nton84nyearsnofnage.
d. 85nandnolder.
ANS:nC
,GerontologicalnNursingn10thnEditionnEliopoulosnTestnBank.
Thentermnagednrefersntonpersonsnwhonaren75nton84nyearsnofnage.nDIF:n
CognitivenLevel:nComprehensionnREF:n2,nTablen1-
1nOBJ:n1nTOP:nAgenCategoriesnKEY:nNursingnProcessnStep:nImple
mentation
MSC:nNCLEX:nHealthnPromotionnandnMaintenance:nGrowthnandnDevelopment
3. Thennursencautionsnthatn ageismnisnanmindsetnthatninfluencesnpersonsnto:
a. discriminatenagainstnpersonsnsolelynonnthenbasisnofnage.
b. fearnaging.
c. benculturallynsensitiventonconcernsnofnaging.
d. focusnonnresourcesnfornthenoldernadult.
ANS:nA
Ageismnisnannegativenbeliefnpatternnthatninfluencesnpersonsnton discriminatenagainstnpersonsnsolelyno
nnthenbasisnofnagenandncannleadntondestructivenbehaviorsntowardnthenoldernadult.
DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nComprehensionnREF:n5nOBJ:n3nTOP:
AgeismnKEY:nNursingnProcessnStep:nImplementation
n
MSC:nNCLEX:nPsychosocialnIntegrity:nPsychosocialnAdaptation
4. Thennursenpointsnoutnthatnthenmostnbeneficialnlegislationnthatnhasninfluencednhealthncarenforntheno
ldernadultn is:
a. MedicarenandnMedicaid.
b. eliminationnofnthen mandatorynretirementn age.
c. thenAmericansnwithnDisabilitiesnAct.
d. thenDrugnBenefitnProgram.
ANS:nA
ThenbroadestnsweepingnlegislationnbeneficialntonthenoldernadultnisnMedicarenandnMedicaid.
,GerontologicalnNursingn10thnEditionnEliopoulosnTestnBank.
DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nApplicationnREF:n16nOBJ:n6
TOP:nLegislationnKEY:nNursingnProcessnStep:nImplementationnMS
C:nNCLEX:nN/A
5. Thennursenclarifiesnthatnanhousingnoptionnfornthenoldernadultnthatnoffersnthenprivacynofnanna
partmentnwithnrestaurant-stylenmealsnandnsomenmedicalnandnpersonalncarenservicesnisnthe:
a. government-subsidizednhousing.
b. long-termncarenfacility.
c. assisted-livingncenter.
d. groupnhousingnplan.
ANS:nC
Assisted-
livingnarrangementsnoffernthenprivacynofnannapartmentnorncondominiumnwithnmealsnpreparednandnserv
ed,nlimitedn medicalncare,nandnanvarietynofnpersonalnservices.
DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nApplicationnREF:n14nOBJ:n9
TOP:nHousingnOptionsnKEY:nNursingnProcessnStep:nImplementationnMS
C:nNCLEX:nPhysiologicalnIntegrity:nPhysiologicalnAdaptation
6. Then75-year-
oldnmannwhonhasnbeennhospitalizednfollowingnanseverencasenofnpneumonianisnconcernednaboutn
hisnmountingnhospitalnbillnandnasksnifnhisnMedicarencoveragenwillnpaynfornhisncare.nThennursesnm
ostn helpfulnresponsen isnYes.nMedicare:
a. paysn100%nofnallnmedicalncostsnfornpersonsnoldernthann65.
b. PartnBnpaysnhospitalncostsnandnphysiciannfees.
c. PartnAnpaysnforninpatientnhospitalncosts.
d. PartnDnpaysn80%nofnthenchargesnmaden bynphysicians.
ANS:nC
MedicarenPartnAnpaysninpatientnhospitalncosts,nPartnBnpaysn80%nofnphysiciansncharges,nandnPartnDnhel
psndefraynprescriptionndrugncosts.
, GerontologicalnNursingn10thnEditionnEliopoulosnTestnBank.
DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nApplicationnREF:n16nOBJ:n6
TOP:nMedicarenProvisionsnKEY:nNursingnProcessnStep:nImplementationnMS
C:nNCLEX:nPsychosocialnIntegrity:nCopingnandnAdaptation
7. Thendaughternofnanpatientnwhonhasnbeenndiagnosednwithnterminalncancernasksnwhichndocumentsna
renrequirednton allownherntonmakenhealthncarendecisionsnfornhernparent.nThennursesnmostninformativen
responsen is:
a. Advancendirectivesnindicatenthendegreenofninterventionndesirednbynthenpatient.
b. AnDonNotnResuscitatendocumentn signednbynthenpatientntransfersnauthorityntonthennextno
fnkin.
c. Andurablenpowernofnattorneynfornhealthncarentransfersndecision-
makingnauthoritynfornhealthncarenton andesignatednperson.
d. Anlivingnwillntransfersnauthorityntonthenphysician.
ANS:nC
Andurablenpowernofnattorneynfornhealthncarentransfersnthenauthoritynforndecisionnmakingntonand
esignatednperson.
DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nApplicationnREF:n19nOBJ:n11
TOP:nAdvancenDirectivesnKEY:nNursingnProcessnStep:nImplementationnMSC:
n NCLEX:nPsychosocialnIntegrity:nCopingnandnAdaptation
8. Thendaughternofnanresidentninnanlong-termncarenfacilitynisnfrustratednwithnhern80-year-
oldnmothersnrefusalntoneat.nThennursenexplainsnthatnthenrefusalnton eatn isnanbehaviornthatnisnan:
a. effortntonmaintainnanportionnofnindependencenandnselfndirection.
b. indicationnofnapproachingnAlzheimerndisease.
c. effortntongainnattention.
d. indicationnofnthendislikenofntheninstitutionalnfood.
ANS:nA