TEST BANK BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING 7TH
EDITION BY PATRICIA A. WILLIAMS
,TEST BANK BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING 7TH
EDITION BY PATRICIA A. WILLIAMS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT ONE: OVERVIEW OF AGING CHAPTER 1. TRENDS AND ISSUES
CHAPTER 2. THEORIES OF AGING
CHAPTER 3.PHYSIOLOGIC CHANGESUNIT TWO: BASIC SKILLS FOR GERONTOLOGIC NURSING
CHAPTER 4. HEALTH PROMOTION, HEALTH MAINTENANCE, AND HOME HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS
CHAPTER 5. COMMUNICATING WITH OLDER ADULTS
CHAPTER 6. MAINTAINING FLUID BALANCE AND MEETING NUTRITION NEEDS
CHAPTER 7. MEDICATIONS AND OLDER ADULTS
CHAPTER 8. HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOR OLDER ADULTS
CHAPTER 9. MEETING SAFETY NEEDS OF OLDER ADULTS UNIT THREE: PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE OF THE
ELDERLY
CHAPTER 10. COGNITION AND PERCEPTION
CHAPTER 11.SELF-PERCEPTION AND SELF-CONCEPT
CHAPTER 12. ROLES AND RELATIONSHIPS
CHAPTER 13. COPING AND STRESS
CHAPTER 14. VALUES AND BELIEFS
CHAPTER 15. END-OF-LIFE CARE
CHAPTER 16. SEXUALITY AND AGINGUNIT FOUR: PHYSICAL CARE OF THE ELDERLY
CHAPTER 17. CARE OF AGING SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES
CHAPTER 18. ELIMINATION
CHAPTER 19. ACTIVITY AND EXERCISE
,CHAPTER 20. SLEEP AND REST
CHAPTER 01: TRENDS AND ISSUES
WILLIAMS: BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING, 7TH EDITION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. WHAT FACT EXPLAINS THE SHIFT OF HEALTH CARE FOCUS TOWARD THE OLDER ADULT IN THE
LATE 1960S?
A. DISABILITY WAS VIEWED AS UNAVOIDABLE.
B. COMPLICATIONS FROM DISEASE INCREASED MORTALITY.
C. OLDER ADULTS’ NEEDS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE OF ALL ADULTS.
D. PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE PRACTICES INCREASED LONGEVITYA>>ANS: D
2. TO WHAT AGE GROUP DOES THE TERM “AGED” APPLY?
A. 55–64 YEARS OF AGE
B. 65–74 YEARS OF AGE
C. 75–84 YEARS OF AGE
D. 85 AND OLDER ANS: C
3. WHICH IS TRUE OF AGEISM?
A. IT IS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF AGE.
B. IT CAUSES A PERSON TO FEAR AGING.
C. IT INVOLVES THE USE OF CULTURAL SENSITIVITY TO ADDRESS CONCERNS OF AGING.
D. IT FOCUSES ON RESOURCES FOR THE OLDER ADULT ANS: A
, 4. WHAT IS THE MOST BENEFICIAL LEGISLATION THAT HAS INFLUENCED HEALTH CARE FOR THE
OLDER ADULT?
A. MEDICARE AND MEDICAID
B. ELIMINATION OF THE MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE
C. THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
D. THE DRUG BENEFIT PROGRAM ANS: A
5. WHAT HOUSING OPTION FOR THE OLDER ADULT OFFERS THE PRIVACY OF AN APARTMENT
WITH RESTAURANT- STYLE MEALS AND SOME MEDICAL AND PERSONAL CARE SERVICES?
A. GOVERNMENT-SUBSIDIZED HOUSING
B. LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY
C. ASSISTED-LIVING CENTER
D. GROUP HOUSING PLAN ANS: C
6. THE 75-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED FOLLOWING A SEVERE CASE OF
PNEUMONIA IS CONCERNED ABOUT HIS MOUNTING HOSPITAL BILL AND ASKS IF HIS MEDICARE
COVERAGE WILL PAY FOR HIS CARE. WHAT WOULD BE THE MOST HELPFUL RESPONSE BY THE NURSE?
A. MEDICARE PART C PAYS 50% OF ALL MEDICAL COSTS FOR PERSONS OLDER THAN 65.
B. MEDICARE PART B PAYS HOSPITAL COSTS AND PHYSICIAN FEES.
C. MEDICARE PART A PAYS FOR INPATIENT HOSPITAL COSTS.
D. MEDICARE PART D PAYS 80% OF THE CHARGES MADE BY PHYSICIANSA>>ANS: C
7. THE DAUGHTER OF A PATIENT WHO HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH TERMINAL CANCER ASKS
WHICH DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO ALLOW HER TO MAKE HEALTH CARE DECISIONS FOR HER
PARENT. WHICH RESPONSE WOULD PROVIDE THE MOST ACCURATE INFORMATION TO THE DAUGHTER?
A. ADVANCE DIRECTIVES INDICATE THE DEGREE OF INTERVENTION DESIRED BY THE PATIENT.
B. A ‘DO NOT RESUSCITATE’ DOCUMENT SIGNED BY THE PATIENT TRANSFERS AUTHORITY TO THE
NEXT OF KIN.
C. A DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR HEALTH CARE TRANSFERS DECISION-MAKING
AUTHORITY FOR HEALTH CARE TO A DESIGNATED PERSON.
EDITION BY PATRICIA A. WILLIAMS
,TEST BANK BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING 7TH
EDITION BY PATRICIA A. WILLIAMS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT ONE: OVERVIEW OF AGING CHAPTER 1. TRENDS AND ISSUES
CHAPTER 2. THEORIES OF AGING
CHAPTER 3.PHYSIOLOGIC CHANGESUNIT TWO: BASIC SKILLS FOR GERONTOLOGIC NURSING
CHAPTER 4. HEALTH PROMOTION, HEALTH MAINTENANCE, AND HOME HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS
CHAPTER 5. COMMUNICATING WITH OLDER ADULTS
CHAPTER 6. MAINTAINING FLUID BALANCE AND MEETING NUTRITION NEEDS
CHAPTER 7. MEDICATIONS AND OLDER ADULTS
CHAPTER 8. HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOR OLDER ADULTS
CHAPTER 9. MEETING SAFETY NEEDS OF OLDER ADULTS UNIT THREE: PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE OF THE
ELDERLY
CHAPTER 10. COGNITION AND PERCEPTION
CHAPTER 11.SELF-PERCEPTION AND SELF-CONCEPT
CHAPTER 12. ROLES AND RELATIONSHIPS
CHAPTER 13. COPING AND STRESS
CHAPTER 14. VALUES AND BELIEFS
CHAPTER 15. END-OF-LIFE CARE
CHAPTER 16. SEXUALITY AND AGINGUNIT FOUR: PHYSICAL CARE OF THE ELDERLY
CHAPTER 17. CARE OF AGING SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES
CHAPTER 18. ELIMINATION
CHAPTER 19. ACTIVITY AND EXERCISE
,CHAPTER 20. SLEEP AND REST
CHAPTER 01: TRENDS AND ISSUES
WILLIAMS: BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING, 7TH EDITION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. WHAT FACT EXPLAINS THE SHIFT OF HEALTH CARE FOCUS TOWARD THE OLDER ADULT IN THE
LATE 1960S?
A. DISABILITY WAS VIEWED AS UNAVOIDABLE.
B. COMPLICATIONS FROM DISEASE INCREASED MORTALITY.
C. OLDER ADULTS’ NEEDS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE OF ALL ADULTS.
D. PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE PRACTICES INCREASED LONGEVITYA>>ANS: D
2. TO WHAT AGE GROUP DOES THE TERM “AGED” APPLY?
A. 55–64 YEARS OF AGE
B. 65–74 YEARS OF AGE
C. 75–84 YEARS OF AGE
D. 85 AND OLDER ANS: C
3. WHICH IS TRUE OF AGEISM?
A. IT IS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF AGE.
B. IT CAUSES A PERSON TO FEAR AGING.
C. IT INVOLVES THE USE OF CULTURAL SENSITIVITY TO ADDRESS CONCERNS OF AGING.
D. IT FOCUSES ON RESOURCES FOR THE OLDER ADULT ANS: A
, 4. WHAT IS THE MOST BENEFICIAL LEGISLATION THAT HAS INFLUENCED HEALTH CARE FOR THE
OLDER ADULT?
A. MEDICARE AND MEDICAID
B. ELIMINATION OF THE MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE
C. THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
D. THE DRUG BENEFIT PROGRAM ANS: A
5. WHAT HOUSING OPTION FOR THE OLDER ADULT OFFERS THE PRIVACY OF AN APARTMENT
WITH RESTAURANT- STYLE MEALS AND SOME MEDICAL AND PERSONAL CARE SERVICES?
A. GOVERNMENT-SUBSIDIZED HOUSING
B. LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY
C. ASSISTED-LIVING CENTER
D. GROUP HOUSING PLAN ANS: C
6. THE 75-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED FOLLOWING A SEVERE CASE OF
PNEUMONIA IS CONCERNED ABOUT HIS MOUNTING HOSPITAL BILL AND ASKS IF HIS MEDICARE
COVERAGE WILL PAY FOR HIS CARE. WHAT WOULD BE THE MOST HELPFUL RESPONSE BY THE NURSE?
A. MEDICARE PART C PAYS 50% OF ALL MEDICAL COSTS FOR PERSONS OLDER THAN 65.
B. MEDICARE PART B PAYS HOSPITAL COSTS AND PHYSICIAN FEES.
C. MEDICARE PART A PAYS FOR INPATIENT HOSPITAL COSTS.
D. MEDICARE PART D PAYS 80% OF THE CHARGES MADE BY PHYSICIANSA>>ANS: C
7. THE DAUGHTER OF A PATIENT WHO HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH TERMINAL CANCER ASKS
WHICH DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO ALLOW HER TO MAKE HEALTH CARE DECISIONS FOR HER
PARENT. WHICH RESPONSE WOULD PROVIDE THE MOST ACCURATE INFORMATION TO THE DAUGHTER?
A. ADVANCE DIRECTIVES INDICATE THE DEGREE OF INTERVENTION DESIRED BY THE PATIENT.
B. A ‘DO NOT RESUSCITATE’ DOCUMENT SIGNED BY THE PATIENT TRANSFERS AUTHORITY TO THE
NEXT OF KIN.
C. A DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR HEALTH CARE TRANSFERS DECISION-MAKING
AUTHORITY FOR HEALTH CARE TO A DESIGNATED PERSON.
