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,ChapterV1:VTheVAgingVPopulation
GerontologicalVNursingV9thVEditionVEliopoulosVTestVBank
MULTIPLEVCHOICE
1. TheVnurseVexplainsVthatVinVtheVlateV1960s,VhealthVcareVfocusVwasVaimedVatVtheVol
derVadultVbecause:
a. disabilityVwasVviewedVasVunavoidable.
b. complicationsVfromVdiseaseVincreasedVmortality.
c. olderVadultsVneedsVareVsimilarVtoVthoseVofVallVadults.
d. preventiveVhealthVcareVpracticesVincreasedVlongevity.
ANS:VD
IncreasedVpreventiveVhealthVcareVpractices,VdiseaseVcontrol,VandVfocusVonVwellnessVhelpedV
peopleVliveVlonger.
DIF:VCognitiveVLevel:VComprehensionVREF:V2VOBJ:V2
TOP:VAgingVTrendsVKEY:VNursingVProcessVStep:VImplementation
MSC:VNCLEX:VHealthVPromotionVandVMaintenance:VGrowthVandVDevelopment
2. TheVnurseVclarifiesVthatVinVtheVterminologyVdefiningVspecificVageVgroups,VtheVtermVagedV
refersVtoVpersonsVwhoVare:
a. 55VtoV64VyearsVofVage.
b. 65VtoV74VyearsVofVage.
c. 75VtoV84VyearsVofVage.
d. 85VandVolder.
ANS:VC
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,TheVtermVagedVrefersVtoVpersonsVwhoVareV75VtoV84VyearsVofVa
ge.VDIF:VCognitiveVLevel:VComprehensionVREF:V2,VTableV1-
1VOBJ:V1VTOP:VAgeVCategoriesVKEY:VNursingVProcessVStep:VI
mplementation
MSC:VNCLEX:VHealthVPromotionVandVMaintenance:VGrowthVandVDevelopment
3. TheVnurseVcautionsVthatVageismVisVaVmindsetVthatVinfluencesVpersonsVto:
a. discriminateVagainstVpersonsVsolelyVonVtheVbasisVofVage.
b. fearVaging.
c. beVculturallyVsensitiveVtoVconcernsVofVaging.
d. focusVonVresourcesVforVtheVolderVadult.
ANS:VA
AgeismVisVaVnegativeVbeliefVpatternVthatVinfluencesVpersonsVtoVdiscriminateVagainstVpersons
VsolelyVonVtheVbasisVofVageVandVcanVleadVtoVdestructiveVbehaviorsVtowardVtheVolderVadult.
DIF:VCognitiveVLevel:VComprehensionVREF:V5VOBJ:V3
VTOP:VAgeismVKEY:VNursingVProcessVStep:VImplement
ation
MSC:VNCLEX:VPsychosocialVIntegrity:VPsychosocialVAdaptation
4. TheVnurseVpointsVoutVthatVtheVmostVbeneficialVlegislationVthatVhasVinfluencedVhealthVcare
VforVtheVolderVadultVis:
a. MedicareVandVMedicaid.
b. eliminationVofVtheVmandatoryVretirementVage.
c. theVAmericansVwithVDisabilitiesVAct.
d. theVDrugVBenefitVProgram.
ANS:VA
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, TheVbroadestVsweepingVlegislationVbeneficialVtoVtheVolderVadultVisVMedicareVandVMedicaid.
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