Test Bank For Nursing For Wellness In Older Adults 10Th Edition By Carol A Miller, Isbn: 978-1975255565 Complete Guide All Chapters Covered 100% Verified A+ Grade Assured !!!!!New Latest Update!!!!!

, Nursing for Wellness in OlderAdults 10thEdition MillerTest Bank Chapter 1 Se
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eing Older Adults Through the Eyes of Wellness
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1. The nurse would use these standards to:
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a. promotethe practice of gerontologic nursing within the acutecare setting.
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b. definethe concepts and dimensions of gerontologicnursing practice.
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c. elevatethepractice of gerontologic nursing.
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d. incorporatesuggestedinterventions fromothers whopractice gerontologic n u d# pf pf pf d# pf d# d# d#



rsing.


ANS: D d#




Thecurrent publishing of the Standards and Scopeof Gerontological Nursing Practice in 2010 inc or
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porates theinput of gerontologic nurses from across the United States. It was not intended to pro mot
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egerontologicnursing practicewithin acute caresettings, defineconcepts or dimensions of g eronto
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logic nursing practice, or elevate the practice of gerontologic nursing.
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DIF:Remembering(Knowledge)REF:MCS:2OBJ: pf 1-

1TOP:N/A MSC:Safe andEffectiveCare Environment
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2. When attempting tominimizethe effect ofageism onthepracticeofnursing olderadults, a nu rse
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needs to first:d# d#




a. recognizethat nurses must act asadvocatesfor aging patients. d# d# d# d# d# d# pf




b. accept that thispopulation representsasubstantial portion ofthoserequiring n u r
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sing care. d#




c. self-reflect and formulate ones personal view ofaging and the olderpatient.
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d. recognizeageism asaform ofbigotryshared bymany Americans. d# d# vd # d#




ANS: C d#

,Ageism isan ever- pf d# pf




increasingprejudicial view oftheeffects of theagingprocess and of theolder population as a whole
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.Withnurses beingmembersofa societyholdingsuchviews,itiscriticalthat theindividualnurse self
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reflect on personal feelings and determine whethersuch feelings willaffect thenursing carethathe or s h
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e provides tothe aging patient. Acting asan advocate is an important nursing role in all settin gs.Si mpl
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yaccepting a fact doesnothelp end ageism, nordoes recognizing ageism as a form ofbig otry.
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DIF:Applying (Application) REF: N/AOBJ: 1-9
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3. When discussing factors that have helped toincrease thenumberof healthy,independent older A m
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ericans, the nurse includes the importance of: d# d# d# d# d# d#




a. increased availability of in-home care services. d# d# d# d# d#




b. governmentsupport of retired citizens. d# d# pf




c. effective antibiotic therapies. d# d#




d. thedevelopment oflife-extendingtherapies. d#




ANS: C d#




The health and ultimate autonomy ofolderAmericans hasbeenpositively impacted by thedevelo pm
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ent of antibiotics, bettersanitation, and vaccines. These publichealth measures havebeen mor einstr
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umental in increasing the numbers ofhealthy, independent older Americansthan have in-
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home care services, government programs, or life-
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extending therapies. DIF: Remembering (Knowledge)REF: MCS: 2 O d# d# d# d# d# d# d#




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TOP:Nursing Process: Implementation MSC:Health Promotionand Maintenance
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4. Basedoncurrentdata,whenpresentinganolderadultsdischargeteachingplan,thenursein clu
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des the patients:
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a. nonrelated caretaker. d#




b. paid caregiver. pf

, c. familymember.
d. intuitionalrepresentative.


ANS: C d#




Less than4%ofolderadultslivein a formal healthcareenvironment.Themajority of the geriat ric po pul
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ation lives at home or with family members.
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DIF:Applying (Application) REF: N/AOBJ: 3-3
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TOP:Nursing Process: Planning MSC:Safe and EffectiveCareEnvironment
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5. The nurse planning careforan olderadult who has recently been diagnosed with rheumatoid ar th
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ritis views the priority criterion for continued independence to be the patients:
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a. age.
b. financialstatus.
c. gender.
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ANS: D d#




Maintaining thefunctional status ofolderadults mayavert theonset ofphysical frailtyand cog nit i
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ve impairment, two conditions that increase the likelihood of institutionalization.
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DIF:Remembering (Knowledge) REF: MCS:8 OBJ: 1- pf pf d# d# d#




6 TOP:NursingProcess:PlanningMSC:PhysiologicIntegrity
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6. Anurse workingwith the olderadult populationis most likelytoassessaneed fora financial so cia l
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services referral for a(n): d# d# d#




a. whitemale.
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c. Hispanic male. d#