Basic Geriatric Nursing Chapter 1
Questions and Answers 100% Correct
medical specialty that deals with the physiology of aging and with the diagnosis and treatment of
diseases affecting older adults. - ANSWER - geriatrics
The study of all aspects of the aging process, including the clinical psycho logic economic and
sociological problems of older adults, and the consequences of these problems for older adults
and society - ANSWER - Gerontology
The number of years a person has lived - ANSWER - chronologic age
The fear of aging and the refusal to accept older adults into mainstream society - ANSWER -
gerontophobia
disliking of aging and older adults based on the belief that aging makes people unattractive,
unintelligent, and unproductive - ANSWER - ageism
statistical study of human populations - ANSWER - demographics
Medicare A. - ANSWER - Covers inpatient hospital care; extended care in a skilled nursing
facility following hospitalization; some home health services and hospice services-but only after
the patient pays an any co-pay expenses
Medicare - ANSWER - The government program that provides health care funding for older
adults and those with disabilities Most Americans older than 65 years qualify for Medicare
Aging According to the U.S. projected to exceed the number of children under age 5
Department of State, the number of people over age 65 is million people age 65 or older -
ANSWER - Scope of the Aging Population
B. Women currently outlive men by approximately 5 to 6 years - ANSWER - True
Questions and Answers 100% Correct
medical specialty that deals with the physiology of aging and with the diagnosis and treatment of
diseases affecting older adults. - ANSWER - geriatrics
The study of all aspects of the aging process, including the clinical psycho logic economic and
sociological problems of older adults, and the consequences of these problems for older adults
and society - ANSWER - Gerontology
The number of years a person has lived - ANSWER - chronologic age
The fear of aging and the refusal to accept older adults into mainstream society - ANSWER -
gerontophobia
disliking of aging and older adults based on the belief that aging makes people unattractive,
unintelligent, and unproductive - ANSWER - ageism
statistical study of human populations - ANSWER - demographics
Medicare A. - ANSWER - Covers inpatient hospital care; extended care in a skilled nursing
facility following hospitalization; some home health services and hospice services-but only after
the patient pays an any co-pay expenses
Medicare - ANSWER - The government program that provides health care funding for older
adults and those with disabilities Most Americans older than 65 years qualify for Medicare
Aging According to the U.S. projected to exceed the number of children under age 5
Department of State, the number of people over age 65 is million people age 65 or older -
ANSWER - Scope of the Aging Population
B. Women currently outlive men by approximately 5 to 6 years - ANSWER - True
