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1. Which cfact cexplains cthe cshift cof chealth ccare cfocus ctoward cthe colder cadult c in cthe clate c1960s?
a. Disability cwas cviewed cas cunavoidable.
b. Complications cfrom cdisease cincreased cmortality.
c. Older cadults‘ cneeds care csimilar cto cthose cof call
cadults.
d. Preventive chealth ccare cpractices cincreased
clongevity.
ANS: c D
Increased cpreventive chealth ccare cpractices, cdisease ccontrol, cand cfocus con cwellness chelped cpeople
clive clonger.
PTS: c c1 DIF: 4 REF: c c p. c2 OBJ: c 2
TOP: c Aging cTrends KEY: cNursing cProcess cStep: cData
cCollection cMSC: c NCLEX: cHealth cPromotion cand cMaintenance: cGrowth cand
cDevelopment
NOT: cUnderstanding
2. To cwhich cage cgroup cdoes cthe cterm c―aged‖ capply?
a. 55–64 cyears cof
cage
b. 65–74 cyears cof
cage
c. 75–84 cyears cof
cage
d. 85 cand colder
ANS: c C
The cterm caged crefers cto c persons cwho care c75–84 cyears cof cage.
PTS: c c1 DIF: 1 REF: c p. c2 c| c Table c1.1
OBJ: c 1 TOP: cAge
cCategories cKEY: cNursing cProcess cStep:
cData cCollection
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3. Which cis ctrue cof cageism?
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a. It cis cdiscrimination cagainst c persons csolely con cthe cbasis cof cage.
b. It ccauses ca cperson cto cfear caging.
c. It cinvolves cthe cuse cof ccultural csensitivity cto caddress cconcerns cof
caging.
d. It cfocuses con cresources cfor cthe colder cadult.
ANS: c A
Ageism cis ca cnegative cbelief cpattern cthat cinfluences cpersons cto cdiscriminate cagainst cpersons csolely con
cthe cbasis cof cage cand ccan clead cto cdestructive cbehaviors ctoward cthe colder cadult.
PTS: c c1 DIF: 4 REF: c c p. c4 OBJ: c 3
TOP: c Ageism KEY: cNursing cProcess cStep: cData
cCollection cMSC: cNCLEX: cPsychosocial cIntegrity:
cPsychosocial cAdaptation cNOT: cUnderstanding
4. Which clegislation chas cbeen cthe cmost cbeneficial clegislation cthat chas cinfluenced chealth ccare cfor
cthe colder cadult?
a. Medicare cand cMedicaid
b. Elimination cof cthe cmandatory cretirement
c age
c. The cAmericans cwith cDisabilities cAct
d. The cDrug cBenefit cProgram
ANS: c A
The cbroadest csweeping clegislation cbeneficial cto cthe colder cadult cis cMedicare cand cMedicaid. cThe
celimination cof cthe cmandatory cretirement cage cdoes cnot capply cto chealth ccare. cThe cAmericans
cwith cDisabilities cAct cdeals cwith call cAmericans cwith cdisabilities, cnot cjust cthe colder cadult. cThe
cDrug cBenefit cProgram cwas cadded cto cMedicare, cbut cdeals conly cwith cmedications.
PTS: c c1 DIF: 4 REF: c c p. c11 OBJ: c 6
TOP: c Legislation KEY: cNursing cProcess cStep:
cImplementation cMSC: c NCLEX: cN/A NOT:
cUnderstanding
5. Which chousing coption cfor cthe colder cadult coffers cthe cprivacy cof can capartment cwith crestaurant-
style cmeals cand csome cmedical cand cpersonal ccare cservices?
a. Government-subsidized chousing
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MULTIPLE cCHOICE
1. Which cfact cexplains cthe cshift cof chealth ccare cfocus ctoward cthe colder cadult c in cthe clate c1960s?
a. Disability cwas cviewed cas cunavoidable.
b. Complications cfrom cdisease cincreased cmortality.
c. Older cadults‘ cneeds care csimilar cto cthose cof call
cadults.
d. Preventive chealth ccare cpractices cincreased
clongevity.
ANS: c D
Increased cpreventive chealth ccare cpractices, cdisease ccontrol, cand cfocus con cwellness chelped cpeople
clive clonger.
PTS: c c1 DIF: 4 REF: c c p. c2 OBJ: c 2
TOP: c Aging cTrends KEY: cNursing cProcess cStep: cData
cCollection cMSC: c NCLEX: cHealth cPromotion cand cMaintenance: cGrowth cand
cDevelopment
NOT: cUnderstanding
2. To cwhich cage cgroup cdoes cthe cterm c―aged‖ capply?
a. 55–64 cyears cof
cage
b. 65–74 cyears cof
cage
c. 75–84 cyears cof
cage
d. 85 cand colder
ANS: c C
The cterm caged crefers cto c persons cwho care c75–84 cyears cof cage.
PTS: c c1 DIF: 1 REF: c p. c2 c| c Table c1.1
OBJ: c 1 TOP: cAge
cCategories cKEY: cNursing cProcess cStep:
cData cCollection
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MSC: cNCLEX: cHealth cPromotion cand cMaintenance: cGrowth cand
cDevelopment cNOT: cRemembering
3. Which cis ctrue cof cageism?
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a. It cis cdiscrimination cagainst c persons csolely con cthe cbasis cof cage.
b. It ccauses ca cperson cto cfear caging.
c. It cinvolves cthe cuse cof ccultural csensitivity cto caddress cconcerns cof
caging.
d. It cfocuses con cresources cfor cthe colder cadult.
ANS: c A
Ageism cis ca cnegative cbelief cpattern cthat cinfluences cpersons cto cdiscriminate cagainst cpersons csolely con
cthe cbasis cof cage cand ccan clead cto cdestructive cbehaviors ctoward cthe colder cadult.
PTS: c c1 DIF: 4 REF: c c p. c4 OBJ: c 3
TOP: c Ageism KEY: cNursing cProcess cStep: cData
cCollection cMSC: cNCLEX: cPsychosocial cIntegrity:
cPsychosocial cAdaptation cNOT: cUnderstanding
4. Which clegislation chas cbeen cthe cmost cbeneficial clegislation cthat chas cinfluenced chealth ccare cfor
cthe colder cadult?
a. Medicare cand cMedicaid
b. Elimination cof cthe cmandatory cretirement
c age
c. The cAmericans cwith cDisabilities cAct
d. The cDrug cBenefit cProgram
ANS: c A
The cbroadest csweeping clegislation cbeneficial cto cthe colder cadult cis cMedicare cand cMedicaid. cThe
celimination cof cthe cmandatory cretirement cage cdoes cnot capply cto chealth ccare. cThe cAmericans
cwith cDisabilities cAct cdeals cwith call cAmericans cwith cdisabilities, cnot cjust cthe colder cadult. cThe
cDrug cBenefit cProgram cwas cadded cto cMedicare, cbut cdeals conly cwith cmedications.
PTS: c c1 DIF: 4 REF: c c p. c11 OBJ: c 6
TOP: c Legislation KEY: cNursing cProcess cStep:
cImplementation cMSC: c NCLEX: cN/A NOT:
cUnderstanding
5. Which chousing coption cfor cthe colder cadult coffers cthe cprivacy cof can capartment cwith crestaurant-
style cmeals cand csome cmedical cand cpersonal ccare cservices?
a. Government-subsidized chousing
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