Test Bank for Toward Healthy Aging: Human Needs and Nursing Response 11th Edition

TOWARD HEALTH AGING: Human Needs and
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Nursing Responses 11TH EDITION/ALL
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CHAPTERS 1-35
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,Chapter 01: Gerontological Nursing Across the Continuum of Care
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Touhy: Toward Healthy Aging, 11th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE dr




1. When did serious and well-controlled research studies on aging first become available?
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a. Only in the past 60 years. dr dr dr dr dr


b. Since the turn of the 20th century. dr dr dr dr dr dr


c. Following the Great Depression. dr dr dr


d. Since the year 2000. dr dr dr




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ANSWER:-A
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REASONING:->>>Only in the past 60 years have serious and carefully controlled dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr


research studies flourished. Before that, anecdotal evidence was used to illustrate issues
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assumed to be universal, making all the remaining options incorrect.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering TOPIC: Integrated Process: dr dr d r dr


Teaching/Learning MSC: Patient Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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2. The son of a nursing home resident asks a nursing attendant: “What is the significance of
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being certified in gerontology? I see that you are, but not all of the nursing attendants
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are.” What response best answers the family member’s question?
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a. “National certification as a gerontological nursing attendant is a way to
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demonstrate special knowledge in caring for older adults.”
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b. “National certification in gerontology is required for all nursing attendants
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who have worked in this setting for 2 or more years.”
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c. “National certification is only available to nursing attendants who have a
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Baccalaureate degree in nursing.”
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d. “Only advanced practice nursing attendants, like nursing attendant
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practitioners, are certified in gerontology.”
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ACCURATE
ANSWER:-A
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REASONING:->>>National certification is a way to demonstrate special expertise in dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr


caring for older adults. It is not required for practice in any setting across the continuum
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of care, and it is not exclusive to nursing attendants with Baccalaureate degrees. There is
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both a generalist and a specialist gerontological nursing certification. The generalist
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functions in a variety of settings providing care to older adults and their families. The
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specialist has advanced gerontological education at a master’s level.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding dr dr


TOPIC: Integrated Process: Communication and
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Documentation MSC: Patient Needs: Management of Care
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3. The major goal of the NICHE (Nursing attendants Improving Care for Healthsystem
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Elders) program includes which of the following?
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a. Improve outcomes for hospitalized older adults. dr dr dr dr dr


b. Increase the number of older adults cared for in hospitals.dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr


c. Increase the number of iatrogenic complications that occur in hospitalized
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older adults.
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, d. Decrease 30-day readmission rates for hospitalized older adults.
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ACCURATE ANSWER:-A dr


REASONING:->>>The goal of NICHE is to improve outcomes for hospitalized older dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr


adults. Although option D is a good outcome for hospitalized older adults, it is not one
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of the major goals of NICHE, which are broader. Options B and C are not goals that
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would improve care for older adults but would be negative outcomes themselves.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding TOPIC: Integrated Process: dr dr d r dr


Teaching/Learning MSC: Patient Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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MULTIPLE RESPONSE dr




1. What is the impact of the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) on
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avoidable readmissions? (Choose all that apply.)
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a. Readmission rates for the selected conditions have dropped nationwide. dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr


b. Many hospitals have instituted system-wide interventions to prevent readmissions.
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c. Hospitals are keeping hospital patients longer to avoid readmissions.
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d. Potentially avoidable hospitalizations among nursing home residents is increasing.
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e. Hospitals have a financial incentive to develop programs to reduce readmissions.
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ACCURATE ANSWER:-A, B, E dr dr dr


REASONING:->>>The Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) was dr dr dr dr dr dr


established as a provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requiring Medicare to
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reduce payments to hospitals with relatively high readmission rates for selected
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conditions for hospital patients in traditional Medicare. Since the HRRP, readmission
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rates for the selected conditions have dropped nationwide but estimates are that in 2018,
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about 80% of hospitals evaluated by CMS will face penalties totaling $564 million
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(Advisory Board, 2017). Additionally, the HRRP has been the impetus for many hospitals
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to institute system-wide interventions to prevent readmissions that have also contributed
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to the decline in readmission rates. The rate of potentially avoidable hospitalizations
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among SNF residents has fallen by nearly a third in recent years as a result of many
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quality improvement initiatives.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding TOPIC: Integrated Process: dr dr d r dr


Teaching/Learning MSC: Patient Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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2. Which of the following are true statements about the current health care workforce?
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(Choose all that apply.)
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a. Approximately 10% of registered nursing attendants (RNs) are certified in dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr


gerontological nursing.
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b. The number of geriatricians is expected to increase about 50% over the next
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25 years.
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c. The professions of social work, physical therapy, and psychiatry are
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demonstrating the same trends as nursing.
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d. The world’s older population is expected to grow to at least 1.3 billion in the
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next 20 years.
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e. It is anticipated that there will be a need for approximately 3million
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additional direct care and professional health care workers by the year
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2030. dr




ACCURATE ANSWER:-C, D, E dr dr dr

, REASONING:->>>Less than 1% of RNs are certified in gerontological nursing. Geriatric dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr


medicine faces similar challenges with about 7000 prepared geriatricians, 1 for every 2546
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older Americans; and this number is falling with the trend predicted to be less than 5000
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by 2040 (IOM, 2008). By 2040 the number of older adults in the world will be at least
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1.3 billion. Other professions such as social work, physical therapy, and psychiatry have
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similar shortages. It is estimated that by 2030 nearly 3 million additional health care
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professionals and direct care workers will be needed to meet the care needs of a growing
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older adult population. Healthy People 2030 has addressed this concern..
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding TOPIC: Integrated Process: dr dr d r dr


Teaching/Learning MSC: Patient Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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3. Best practice recommendations for nursing education in relation to gerontology include
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which of the following? (Choose all that apply.)
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a. Provision of a “stand-alone” course in gerontological nursing
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b. Integration of gerontological content throughout the curriculum dr dr dr dr dr dr


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d. Recruitment of nursing attendants with Master and Doctoral degrees and dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr


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e. Requiring all undergraduate nursing students to obtain gerontological
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REASONING:->>>Best practices include providing a stand-alone gerontological nursing dr dr dr dr dr dr dr


course as well as integrating gerontology throughout the curriculum. Recruitment of
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nursing attendants with a specialty in gerontology and a Master or Doctoral degree to
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faculty roles is a critical step in making sure that the next generation of nursing
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attendants is prepared to care for older adults. Best practices do not recommend removing
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pediatric clinical experiences and replacing them with gerontological experiences. Nursing
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certification is only available to practicing nursing attendants who meet specific education
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and practice requirements. It is not applicable to nursing students.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding TOPIC: Integrated Process: dr dr d r dr


Teaching/Learning MSC: Patient Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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4. What are the current initiatives being implemented to enhance the specialty of
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gerontological nursing? (Choose all that apply.)
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a. Mandating of a minimum of a Baccalaureate degree in nursing in order to care
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for older adults
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b. Geriatric Nursing Leadership Academy (GNLA) project
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c. Promotion of geriatric nursing to excellence to the nursing community
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d. Requiring a nursing certification specifically required to long-term care
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e. Offering scholarships for study and research in geriatric nursing
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