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TEST BANK for HAM'S PRIMARY CARE GERIATRICS- A
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CASEBASED APPROACH 7TH EDITION /COMPLETE
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GUIDE
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, Chapter 1. Principles of Primary Care of Older Adults
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MULTIPLE CHOICE m1


1. In 2010, the revised Standards and Scope of Gerontological Nursing Practice was
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published.The nurse would use these standards to:
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a. promote the practice of gerontologic nursing within the acute care setting.
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b. define the concepts and dimensions of gerontologic nursing practice.
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c. elevate the practice of gerontologic nursing.
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d. incorporate suggested interventions from others who practice gerontologic m1 m1 m1 m1 m1 m1 m1



nursing.ACCURATE ANSWER:-D
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Reasoning:->>>The current publishing of the Standards and Scope of Gerontological Nursing
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Practice in 20
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incorporates the input of gerontologic nursing attendants from across the United States.
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It was not intended to promote gerontologic nursing practice within acute care settings,
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define concepts ordimensions of gerontologic nursing practice, or elevate the practice of
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gerontologic nursing.
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DIFFICULT: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: msc: 2 m1 m1 m1 m1 m1


OBJ: 1-1TOPIC:N/A MSC: Safe and Effective Care
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Environment
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2. When attempting to minimize the effect of ageism on the practice of nursing older
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adults, anursing attendant needs to first:
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a. recognize that nursing attendants must act as advocates for aging hospital clients.
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b. accept that this population represents a substantial portion of those requiring nursing care.
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c. self-reflect and formulate ones personal view of aging and the older hospital client.
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d. recognize ageism as a form of bigotry shared by many m1 m1 m1 m1 m1 m1 m1 m1 m1



Americans.ACCURATE ANSWER:-C
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Reasoning:->>>Ageism is an ever-increasing prejudicial view of the effects of the aging process and
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of theolder
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population as a whole. With nursing attendants being members of a society holding
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such views, it is critical that the individual nursing attendant self-reflect on personal
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feelings and determine whether such feelings will affect the nursing care that he or
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she provides to the aging hospital client. Acting as anadvocate is an important nursing
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role in all settings. Simply accepting a fact does not help end ageism, nor does
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recognizing ageism as a form of bigotry.
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DIFFICULT: Applying (Application) REF: N/A OBJ: 1-9
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TOPIC: Teaching-Learning MSC: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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3. When discussing factors that have helped to increase the number of healthy,
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independent olderAmericans, the nursing attendant includes the importance of:
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a. increased availability of in-home care services. m1 m1 m1 m1 m1



b. government support of retired citizens. m1 m1 m1 m1



c. effective antibiotic therapies. m1 m1



d. the development of life-extending therapies.
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,ACCURATE ANSWER:-C m1


Reasoning:->>>The health and ultimate autonomy of older Americans has been m1 m1 m1 m1 m1 m1 m1 m1 m1


positively impacted by the development of antibiotics, better sanitation, and vaccines.
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These public healthmeasures have been more instrumental in increasing the numbers of
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healthy, independent olderAmericans than have in-home care services, government
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programs, or life-extending therapies.DIFFICULT: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: msc:
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2 OBJ: 3-3
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TOPIC:Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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4. Based on current data, when presenting an older adults discharge teaching
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plan, thenursing attendant includes the hospital clients:
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a. nonrelated caretaker. m1



b. paid nursing attendant.
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c. family member. m1



d. intuitional
representative.ACCURATE
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ANSWER:-C
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Reasoning:->>>Less than 4% of older adults live in a formal health care environment. The majority
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of the
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geriatric population lives at home or with family
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members.DIFFICULT: Applying (Application) REF:
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N/A OBJ: 3-3
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TOPIC:Nursing Process: Planning MSC: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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5. The nursing attendant planning care for an older adult who has recently been
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diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis views the priority criterion for continued
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independence to be the hospital clients:
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a. age.
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c. gender.
d. functional
status.ACCURATE
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ANSWER:-D
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Reasoning:->>>Maintaining the functional status of older adults may avert the onset of physical m1 m1 m1 m1 m1 m1 m1 m1 m1 m1 m1 m1

frailty and
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cognitive impairment, two conditions that increase the likelihood of
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institutionalization.DIFFICULT: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: msc: 8 OBJ: 1-
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TOPIC: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: Physiologic Integrity
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6. A nursing attendant working with the older adult population is most likely to
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assess a need for afinancial social services referral for a(n):
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a. white male. m1



b. black female. m1



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female.ACCURATE ANSWER:-B
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Reasoning:->>>The poverty rate among older black women is substantially higher than that seen
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among maor
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females of other ethnic groups. White males had the least
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poverty.DIFFICULT: Applying (Application) REF: N/A
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, OBJ: 1-4
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TOPIC:Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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Gregg A. Warshaw, MD, Jane F. Potter, MD, Ellen Flaherty, PhD, APRN, AGSF, Matthew K. McNabney, Mitchell T. Heflin, Richard J. Ham, MD Ham\'s Primary Care Geriatrics
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