HAM’S PRIMARY CARE GERIATRICS A CASE-
BASED APPROACH 6TH EDITION TEST BANK
STUDY GUIDE 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Aged. Answer: The term applies to individuals 75-84 years of age.
◉ Ageism. Answer: Discrimination against persons solely on the basis
of age.
◉ Medicare and Medicaid. Answer: The most beneficial legislation that
has influenced health care for the older adult.
◉ Assisted-living center. Answer: A housing option that offers the
privacy of an apartment with restaurant-style meals and some medical
and personal care services.
◉ Medicare Part C. Answer: Allows eligible persons to receive
Medicare benefits via private insurance companies.
◉ Durable power of attorney for health care. Answer: Transfers
decision-making authority for health care to a designated person.
,◉ Living will. Answer: Conditions go into effect when two physicians
agree in writing that the criteria have been met.
◉ Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs). Answer: A program initiated by
Medicare in the 1980s to reduce hospital costs by allotting a set amount
of hospital days based on the admitting diagnosis.
◉ Skilled care facility. Answer: Recommended for a patient who has
had a hip replacement and needs physical therapy.
◉ Medicare coverage for skilled care. Answer: Covers extended-care
facility costs for a period of 100 days for needed skilled care.
◉ American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). Answer: A senior
citizen political action group that uses volunteers and lobbyists to
advance the interests of older adults.
◉ Elder abuse. Answer: Occurs when a caregiver uses a vulnerable
person's resources for personal gain.
◉ Most frequent response to elder abuse. Answer: Nothing at all.
◉ Nurses' reason for not seeking careers in gerontology. Answer: Their
technical skills are not used.
,◉ Baby boomers. Answer: Persons who were born between 1946 and
1964.
◉ Physical abuse. Answer: Demonstrated by restraining an older adult in
a recliner.
◉ Neglect. Answer: Demonstrated by the nonprovision of medical care.
◉ Emotional abuse. Answer: Demonstrated by threatening to remove a
call light from a nursing home resident.
◉ Life experiences. Answer: Mainly influence a person's attitude about
aging.
◉ Gerontology. Answer: Application to appropriate housing, health care,
public education, and business ventures.
◉ Health maintenance organization (HMO). Answer: One of the options
under Medicare Part C for receiving Medicare benefits.
◉ Preferred provider organization (PPO). Answer: Another option under
Medicare Part C for receiving Medicare benefits.
, ◉ Provider-sponsored organization (PSO). Answer: A type of
organization under Medicare Part C for receiving Medicare benefits.
◉ Private fee for service organization (PFFS). Answer: An option under
Medicare Part C for receiving Medicare benefits.
◉ Emotional responses to aging loved one's care needs. Answer: Grief,
anger, frustration, loss, and resentment are expected.
◉ Grief. Answer: A deep sorrow, especially caused by someone's death.
◉ Anger. Answer: A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or
hostility.
◉ Frustration. Answer: The feeling of being upset or annoyed as a result
of being unable to change or achieve something.
◉ Loss. Answer: The state of no longer having something or someone.
◉ Resentment. Answer: Bitter indignation at having been treated
unfairly.
BASED APPROACH 6TH EDITION TEST BANK
STUDY GUIDE 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Aged. Answer: The term applies to individuals 75-84 years of age.
◉ Ageism. Answer: Discrimination against persons solely on the basis
of age.
◉ Medicare and Medicaid. Answer: The most beneficial legislation that
has influenced health care for the older adult.
◉ Assisted-living center. Answer: A housing option that offers the
privacy of an apartment with restaurant-style meals and some medical
and personal care services.
◉ Medicare Part C. Answer: Allows eligible persons to receive
Medicare benefits via private insurance companies.
◉ Durable power of attorney for health care. Answer: Transfers
decision-making authority for health care to a designated person.
,◉ Living will. Answer: Conditions go into effect when two physicians
agree in writing that the criteria have been met.
◉ Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs). Answer: A program initiated by
Medicare in the 1980s to reduce hospital costs by allotting a set amount
of hospital days based on the admitting diagnosis.
◉ Skilled care facility. Answer: Recommended for a patient who has
had a hip replacement and needs physical therapy.
◉ Medicare coverage for skilled care. Answer: Covers extended-care
facility costs for a period of 100 days for needed skilled care.
◉ American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). Answer: A senior
citizen political action group that uses volunteers and lobbyists to
advance the interests of older adults.
◉ Elder abuse. Answer: Occurs when a caregiver uses a vulnerable
person's resources for personal gain.
◉ Most frequent response to elder abuse. Answer: Nothing at all.
◉ Nurses' reason for not seeking careers in gerontology. Answer: Their
technical skills are not used.
,◉ Baby boomers. Answer: Persons who were born between 1946 and
1964.
◉ Physical abuse. Answer: Demonstrated by restraining an older adult in
a recliner.
◉ Neglect. Answer: Demonstrated by the nonprovision of medical care.
◉ Emotional abuse. Answer: Demonstrated by threatening to remove a
call light from a nursing home resident.
◉ Life experiences. Answer: Mainly influence a person's attitude about
aging.
◉ Gerontology. Answer: Application to appropriate housing, health care,
public education, and business ventures.
◉ Health maintenance organization (HMO). Answer: One of the options
under Medicare Part C for receiving Medicare benefits.
◉ Preferred provider organization (PPO). Answer: Another option under
Medicare Part C for receiving Medicare benefits.
, ◉ Provider-sponsored organization (PSO). Answer: A type of
organization under Medicare Part C for receiving Medicare benefits.
◉ Private fee for service organization (PFFS). Answer: An option under
Medicare Part C for receiving Medicare benefits.
◉ Emotional responses to aging loved one's care needs. Answer: Grief,
anger, frustration, loss, and resentment are expected.
◉ Grief. Answer: A deep sorrow, especially caused by someone's death.
◉ Anger. Answer: A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or
hostility.
◉ Frustration. Answer: The feeling of being upset or annoyed as a result
of being unable to change or achieve something.
◉ Loss. Answer: The state of no longer having something or someone.
◉ Resentment. Answer: Bitter indignation at having been treated
unfairly.
