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Touhy: Toward Healthy Aging, 11th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE jk
1. When did serious and well- jk jk jk jk
controlled research studies on aging first become available? jk jk j k jk jk jk jk
a. Only in the past 60 years. jk jk jk jk jk
b. Since the turn of the 20th century. jk jk jk jk jk jk
c. Following the Great Depression. jk jk j k
d. Since the year 2000. jk jk jk
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ANSWER:-A
REASONING:-
>>>Only in the past 60 years have serious and carefully controlled research stud
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ies flourished. Before that, anecdotal evidence was used to illustrate issues assumed
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to be universal, making all the remaining options incorrect.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering TOPIC: Integrated Proc
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ess: Teaching/Learning MSC: Patient Needs: Health Promot
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ion and Maintenance
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2. The son of a nursing home resident asks a nursing attendant: “What is the significa
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nce of being certified in gerontology? I see that you are, but not all of the n
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ursing attendants are.” What response best answers the family member’s question
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a. “National certification as a gerontological nursing attendant is a jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
way to demonstrate special knowledge in caring for older ad
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ults.”
b. “National certification in gerontology is required for all nursing attend jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
ants who jk
have worked in this setting for 2 or more years. jk jk j k j k j k j k jk j k j k
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c. “National certification is only available to nursing attendants jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
who have a Baccalaureate degree in nursing.” jk jk j k jk j k j k
d. “Only advanced practice nursing attendants, like nursing jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
attendant practitioners, are certified in gerontology.” jk jk jk jk
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ANSWER:-A
REASONING:-
>>>National certification is a way to demonstrate special expertise in caring jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
for older adults. It is not required for practice in any setting across the c jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
ontinuum of care, and jk jk jk
it is not exclusive to nursing attendants with Baccalaureate degrees. T jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
here is both a generalist and a specialist gerontological nursing certification. Th
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e generalist functions in a variety of
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, settings providing care to older adults and their families. The speciali
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st has advanced
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gerontological education at a master’s level.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding
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