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TEST BANK FOR Basic Geriatric Nursing, 8th
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Chapter 01: Trends and Issues
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MULTIPLE CHOICE f
1. What fact explains the shift of health care focus toward the older adult in the late 1960s?
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a. Disability was viewed as unavoidable. f f f f
b. Complications from disease increased mortality. f f f f
c. Older adults’ needs are similar to those of all adults.
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d. Preventive health care practices increased f f f f
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2. To what age group does the term “aged” apply?
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a. 55–64 years of age f f f
b. 65–74 years of age f f f
c. 75–84 years of age f f f
d. 85 and f
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3. What is the most beneficial legislation that has influenced health care for the older adult?
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a. Medicare and Medicaid f f
b. Elimination of the mandatory retirement age f f f f f
c. The Americans with Disabilities Act
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d. The Drug Benefit f f
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4. What housing option for the older adult offers the privacy of an apartment
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f with restaurant-style meals and some medical and personal care services?
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a. Government-subsidized housing f
b. Long-term care facility f f
c. Assisted-living center f
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d. Group housing f
f plan ANSWER: C
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5. The 75-year-old man who has been hospitalized following a severe case of pneumonia is
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f concerned about his mounting hospital bill and asks if his Medicare coverage will pay for
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f his care. What would be the most helpful response by the nurse?
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a. Medicare Part C pays 50% of all medical costs for persons older than 65.
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TEST BANK FOR Basic Geriatric Nursing, 8th
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f Edition by Patricia A. Williams 2023, Chapters 1 -
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Basic Geriatric Nursing 8th Edition Williams Test Bank
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Chapter 01: Trends and Issues
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MULTIPLE CHOICE f
1. What fact explains the shift of health care focus toward the older adult in the late 1960s?
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a. Disability was viewed as unavoidable. f f f f
b. Complications from disease increased mortality. f f f f
c. Older adults’ needs are similar to those of all adults.
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d. Preventive health care practices increased f f f f
f longevity. ANSWER: D f f
2. To what age group does the term “aged” apply?
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a. 55–64 years of age f f f
b. 65–74 years of age f f f
c. 75–84 years of age f f f
d. 85 and f
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fANSWER: C f
3. What is the most beneficial legislation that has influenced health care for the older adult?
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a. Medicare and Medicaid f f
b. Elimination of the mandatory retirement age f f f f f
c. The Americans with Disabilities Act
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d. The Drug Benefit f f
f Program ANSWER: A f f
4. What housing option for the older adult offers the privacy of an apartment
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f with restaurant-style meals and some medical and personal care services?
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a. Government-subsidized housing f
b. Long-term care facility f f
c. Assisted-living center f
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d. Group housing f
f plan ANSWER: C
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5. The 75-year-old man who has been hospitalized following a severe case of pneumonia is
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f concerned about his mounting hospital bill and asks if his Medicare coverage will pay for
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f his care. What would be the most helpful response by the nurse?
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a. Medicare Part C pays 50% of all medical costs for persons older than 65.
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