FULL TEST BANK FOR
BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING 8TH EDITION
BY PATRICIA A. WILLIAMS
ALL CHAPTERS |VERIFIED ANSWERS
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 01: TRENDS AND ISSUES ............................................................................................. 3
CHAPTER 02: THEORIES OF AGING ........................................................................................... 20
CHAPTER 03: PHYSIOLOGIC CHANGES ...................................................................................... 31
CHAPTER 04: HEALTH PROMOTION, HEALTH MAINTENANCE, AND HOME HEALTH
CONSIDERATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 48
CHAPTER 05: COMMUNICATING WITH OLDER ADULTS ........................................................... 63
CHAPTER 06: MAINTAINING FLUID BALANCE AND MEETING NUTRITIONAL NEEDS ............... 81
CHAPTER 07: MEDICATIONS AND OLDER ADULTS .................................................................... 97
CHAPTER 08: HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOR OLDER ADULTS ....................................................... 113
CHAPTER 09: MEETING SAFETY NEEDS OF OLDER ADULTS .................................................... 129
CHAPTER 10: COGNITION AND PERCEPTION .......................................................................... 145
CHAPTER 11: SELF-PERCEPTION AND SELF-CONCEPT ............................................................ 159
CHAPTER 12: ROLES AND RELATIONSHIPS .............................................................................. 173
CHAPTER 13: COPING AND STRESS ......................................................................................... 187
CHAPTER 14: VALUES AND BELIEFS ......................................................................................... 202
CHAPTER 15: END-OF-LIFE CARE ............................................................................................. 209
CHAPTER 16: SEXUALITY AND AGING ..................................................................................... 225
CHAPTER 17: CARE OF AGING SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES ......................................... 238
CHAPTER 18: ELIMINATION ..................................................................................................... 254
CHAPTER 19: ACTIVITY AND EXERCISE .................................................................................... 269
CHAPTER 20: SLEEP AND REST ................................................................................................ 281
,CHAPTER 01: TRENDS AND ISSUES
WILLIAMS: BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING, 8TH EDITION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. WHICH 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 LONGEVITY.
ANS: D
INCREASED PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE PRACTICES, DISEASE CONTROL, AND FOCUS ON
WELLNESS HELPED PEOPLE LIVE LONGER.
PTS: 1 DIF: 4 REF: P. 2 OBJ: 2
TOP: AGING TRENDS KEY: NURSING PROCESS STEP: DATA COLLECTION MSC: NCLEX: HEALTH
PROMOTION AND MAINTENANCE: GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
NOT: UNDERSTANDING
2. TO WHICH 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
THE TERM AGED REFERS TO PERSONS WHO ARE 75–84 YEARS OF AGE.
PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: P. 2 | TABLE 1.1
, OBJ: 1 TOP: AGE
CATEGORIES KEY: NURSING PROCESS STEP:
DATA COLLECTION
MSC: NCLEX: HEALTH PROMOTION AND MAINTENANCE: GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT NOT:
REMEMBERING
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
AGEISM IS A NEGATIVE BELIEF PATTERN THAT INFLUENCES PERSONS TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST
PERSONS SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF AGE AND CAN LEAD TO DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS TOWARD
THE OLDER ADULT.
PTS: 1 DIF: 4 REF: P. 4 OBJ: 3
TOP: AGEISM KEY: NURSING PROCESS STEP: DATA COLLECTION MSC: NCLEX: PSYCHOSOCIAL
INTEGRITY: PSYCHOSOCIAL ADAPTATION NOT: UNDERSTANDING
4. WHICH LEGISLATION HAS BEEN THE MOST BENEFICIAL LEGISLATION THAT HAS
INFLUENCED HEALTH CARE FOR THE OLDER ADULT?
A. MEDICARE AND MEDICAID
BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING 8TH EDITION
BY PATRICIA A. WILLIAMS
ALL CHAPTERS |VERIFIED ANSWERS
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 01: TRENDS AND ISSUES ............................................................................................. 3
CHAPTER 02: THEORIES OF AGING ........................................................................................... 20
CHAPTER 03: PHYSIOLOGIC CHANGES ...................................................................................... 31
CHAPTER 04: HEALTH PROMOTION, HEALTH MAINTENANCE, AND HOME HEALTH
CONSIDERATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 48
CHAPTER 05: COMMUNICATING WITH OLDER ADULTS ........................................................... 63
CHAPTER 06: MAINTAINING FLUID BALANCE AND MEETING NUTRITIONAL NEEDS ............... 81
CHAPTER 07: MEDICATIONS AND OLDER ADULTS .................................................................... 97
CHAPTER 08: HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOR OLDER ADULTS ....................................................... 113
CHAPTER 09: MEETING SAFETY NEEDS OF OLDER ADULTS .................................................... 129
CHAPTER 10: COGNITION AND PERCEPTION .......................................................................... 145
CHAPTER 11: SELF-PERCEPTION AND SELF-CONCEPT ............................................................ 159
CHAPTER 12: ROLES AND RELATIONSHIPS .............................................................................. 173
CHAPTER 13: COPING AND STRESS ......................................................................................... 187
CHAPTER 14: VALUES AND BELIEFS ......................................................................................... 202
CHAPTER 15: END-OF-LIFE CARE ............................................................................................. 209
CHAPTER 16: SEXUALITY AND AGING ..................................................................................... 225
CHAPTER 17: CARE OF AGING SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES ......................................... 238
CHAPTER 18: ELIMINATION ..................................................................................................... 254
CHAPTER 19: ACTIVITY AND EXERCISE .................................................................................... 269
CHAPTER 20: SLEEP AND REST ................................................................................................ 281
,CHAPTER 01: TRENDS AND ISSUES
WILLIAMS: BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING, 8TH EDITION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. WHICH 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 LONGEVITY.
ANS: D
INCREASED PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE PRACTICES, DISEASE CONTROL, AND FOCUS ON
WELLNESS HELPED PEOPLE LIVE LONGER.
PTS: 1 DIF: 4 REF: P. 2 OBJ: 2
TOP: AGING TRENDS KEY: NURSING PROCESS STEP: DATA COLLECTION MSC: NCLEX: HEALTH
PROMOTION AND MAINTENANCE: GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
NOT: UNDERSTANDING
2. TO WHICH 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
THE TERM AGED REFERS TO PERSONS WHO ARE 75–84 YEARS OF AGE.
PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: P. 2 | TABLE 1.1
, OBJ: 1 TOP: AGE
CATEGORIES KEY: NURSING PROCESS STEP:
DATA COLLECTION
MSC: NCLEX: HEALTH PROMOTION AND MAINTENANCE: GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT NOT:
REMEMBERING
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
AGEISM IS A NEGATIVE BELIEF PATTERN THAT INFLUENCES PERSONS TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST
PERSONS SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF AGE AND CAN LEAD TO DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS TOWARD
THE OLDER ADULT.
PTS: 1 DIF: 4 REF: P. 4 OBJ: 3
TOP: AGEISM KEY: NURSING PROCESS STEP: DATA COLLECTION MSC: NCLEX: PSYCHOSOCIAL
INTEGRITY: PSYCHOSOCIAL ADAPTATION NOT: UNDERSTANDING
4. WHICH LEGISLATION HAS BEEN THE MOST BENEFICIAL LEGISLATION THAT HAS
INFLUENCED HEALTH CARE FOR THE OLDER ADULT?
A. MEDICARE AND MEDICAID
