Test Bank for Gerontological Nursing 9th Edition | 2025 Practice Questions & Exams

, GerontologicalkNursingk9thkEditionkEliopoulos

kTestkBank

Chapterk1kThekAgingkPopulation

TestkBankkMULTIPL

EkCHOICE

1. Theknursekexplainskthatkinktheklatek1960s,khealthkcarekfocuskwaskaimedkatkthekolderkadu
ltkbecause:

a. disabilitykwaskviewedkaskunavoidable.
b. complicationskfromkdiseasekincreasedkmortality.
c. olderkadultskneedskareksimilarktokthosekofkallkadults.
d. preventivekhealthkcarekpracticeskincreasedklongevity.

ANS:kD

Increasedkpreventivekhealthkcarekpractices,kdiseasekcontrol,kandkfocuskonkwellnesskhelpedkpeople
kliveklonger.

DIF:kCognitivekLevel:kComprehensionkREF:k2kOBJ:k2

TOP:kAgingkTrendskKEY:kNursingkProcesskStep:kImplementation

MSC:kNCLEX:kHealthkPromotionkandkMaintenance:kGrowthkandkDevelopment

2. Theknursekclarifieskthatkinkthekterminologykdefiningkspecifickagekgroups,kthektermkagedkreferskt
okpersonskwhokare:

a. 55ktok64kyearskofkage.
b. 65ktok74kyearskofkage.
c. 75ktok84kyearskofkage.
d. 85kandkolder.

ANS:kC

,Thektermkagedkrefersktokpersonskwhokarek75ktok84kyearskofkage.kD

IF:kCognitivekLevel:kComprehensionkREF:k2,kTablek1-

1kOBJ:k1kTOP:kAgekCategorieskKEY:kNursingkProcesskStep:kImpl

ementation

MSC:kNCLEX:kHealthkPromotionkandkMaintenance:kGrowthkandkDevelopment

3. Theknursekcautionskthatkageismkiskakmindsetkthatkinfluenceskpersonskto:

a. discriminatekagainstkpersonsksolelykonkthekbasiskofkage.
b. fearkaging.
c. bekculturallyksensitivektokconcernskofkaging.
d. focuskonkresourceskforkthekolderkadult.

ANS:kA

Ageismkiskaknegativekbeliefkpatternkthatkinfluenceskpersonsktokdiscriminatekagainstkpersonsksolel
ykonkthekbasiskofkagekandkcankleadktokdestructivekbehaviorsktowardkthekolderkadult.

DIF:kCognitivekLevel:kComprehensionkREF:k5kOBJ:k3kTO

P:kAgeismkKEY:kNursingkProcesskStep:kImplementation

MSC:kNCLEX:kPsychosocialkIntegrity:kPsychosocialkAdaptation

4. Theknursekpointskoutkthatkthekmostkbeneficialklegislationkthatkhaskinfluencedkhealthkcarekforkth
ekolderkadultkis:

a. MedicarekandkMedicaid.
b. eliminationkofkthekmandatorykretirementkage.
c. thekAmericanskwithkDisabilitieskAct.
d. thekDrugkBenefitkProgram.

ANS:kA

ThekbroadestksweepingklegislationkbeneficialktokthekolderkadultkiskMedicarekandkMedicaid.

, DIF:kCognitivekLevel:kApplicationkREF:k16kOBJ:k6

TOP:kLegislationkKEY:kNursingkProcesskStep:kImplementationkM

SC:kNCLEX:kN/A

5. Theknursekclarifieskthatkakhousingkoptionkforkthekolderkadultkthatkofferskthekprivacykofka
nkapartmentkwithkrestaurant-
stylekmealskandksomekmedicalkandkpersonalkcarekserviceskiskthe:

a. government-subsidizedkhousing.
b. long-termkcarekfacility.
c. assisted-livingkcenter.
d. groupkhousingkplan.

ANS:kC

Assisted-
livingkarrangementskofferkthekprivacykofkankapartmentkorkcondominiumkwithkmealskpreparedkandks
erved,klimitedkmedicalkcare,kandkakvarietykofkpersonalkservices.

DIF:kCognitivekLevel:kApplicationkREF:k14kOBJ:k9

TOP:kHousingkOptionskKEY:kNursingkProcesskStep:kImplementationkM

SC:kNCLEX:kPhysiologicalkIntegrity:kPhysiologicalkAdaptation

6. Thek75-year-
oldkmankwhokhaskbeenkhospitalizedkfollowingkakseverekcasekofkpneumoniakiskconcernedkabo
utkhiskmountingkhospitalkbillkandkaskskifkhiskMedicarekcoveragekwillkpaykforkhiskcare.kTheknu
rseskmostkhelpfulkresponsekiskYes.kMedicare:

a. paysk100%kofkallkmedicalkcostskforkpersonskolderkthank65.
b. PartkBkpayskhospitalkcostskandkphysiciankfees.
c. PartkAkpayskforkinpatientkhospitalkcosts.
d. PartkDkpaysk80%kofkthekchargeskmadekbykphysicians.

ANS:kC

MedicarekPartkAkpayskinpatientkhospitalkcosts,kPartkBkpaysk80%kofkphysicianskcharges,kandkPartkDk
helpskdefraykprescriptionkdrugkcosts.