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Gerontological Nursing Ch 1-3 Exam Practice
Questions and Answers
Aging is determined by: - Ans:✔✔-Society and Culture
- What age was considered "old" in 1935, when Social Security was created?
- What age was considered "old" in 2000? - Ans:✔✔-- 65
- 70
- Young old:
- Middle old:
- Old old: - Ans:✔✔-- Young old: 65 to 70
- Middle old: 75 to 84
- Old old: 85 and above
The ratio of women to men is 50/50, up until what age? - Ans:✔✔-60
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Aging was devalued in what time period? - Ans:✔✔-Late 1800s
Supercentenarian - Ans:✔✔-110+
What are the four major factors of aging? - Ans:✔✔-1. Decade born.
2. Gender.
3. Ethnicity.
4. Health.
Are disparities increasing or decreasing? - Ans:✔✔-Increasing
What is essential to meet the needs of the rapidly growing, ethnically diverse elderly population? -
Ans:✔✔-- Increasing numbers of health care providers from different cultures
- Ensuring cultural competence of all providers
Why are changes in global aging making it more challenging to meet the needs of the aging global
community? - Ans:✔✔-The number of younger adults providing care and financial support are
decreasing.
By 2050, the number of people 60 years and older is likely to exceed the number of people... - Ans:✔✔-
15 years and younger
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Health is influenced by: - Ans:✔✔-Culture and Age
Wellness: - Ans:✔✔-One's whole being: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual.
Functional abilities: - Ans:✔✔-The ability to live independently, to enjoy family and life.
Maslow's 5 levels of Needs: - Ans:✔✔-1. Self-Actualization: morality, creativity, acceptance, lack of
prejudice.
2. Self-Esteem/Self-Efficacy: confidence, achievement, respect of others.
3. Belonging: friends, family, sexual intimacy.
4. Safety/Security: family, health, morality, employment.
5. Basic Needs: air, food, water, homeostasis, sleep.
Which level is considered the highest level of wellness? - Ans:✔✔-Self-actualization; it is seen as people
reaching out beyond themselves and finding meaning and a sense of fulfillment.
Healthy People 2020: - Ans:✔✔-1. Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve health in all
groups.
2. Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death.
3. Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all.
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FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024
Gerontological Nursing Ch 1-3 Exam Practice
Questions and Answers
Aging is determined by: - Ans:✔✔-Society and Culture
- What age was considered "old" in 1935, when Social Security was created?
- What age was considered "old" in 2000? - Ans:✔✔-- 65
- 70
- Young old:
- Middle old:
- Old old: - Ans:✔✔-- Young old: 65 to 70
- Middle old: 75 to 84
- Old old: 85 and above
The ratio of women to men is 50/50, up until what age? - Ans:✔✔-60
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Aging was devalued in what time period? - Ans:✔✔-Late 1800s
Supercentenarian - Ans:✔✔-110+
What are the four major factors of aging? - Ans:✔✔-1. Decade born.
2. Gender.
3. Ethnicity.
4. Health.
Are disparities increasing or decreasing? - Ans:✔✔-Increasing
What is essential to meet the needs of the rapidly growing, ethnically diverse elderly population? -
Ans:✔✔-- Increasing numbers of health care providers from different cultures
- Ensuring cultural competence of all providers
Why are changes in global aging making it more challenging to meet the needs of the aging global
community? - Ans:✔✔-The number of younger adults providing care and financial support are
decreasing.
By 2050, the number of people 60 years and older is likely to exceed the number of people... - Ans:✔✔-
15 years and younger
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Health is influenced by: - Ans:✔✔-Culture and Age
Wellness: - Ans:✔✔-One's whole being: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual.
Functional abilities: - Ans:✔✔-The ability to live independently, to enjoy family and life.
Maslow's 5 levels of Needs: - Ans:✔✔-1. Self-Actualization: morality, creativity, acceptance, lack of
prejudice.
2. Self-Esteem/Self-Efficacy: confidence, achievement, respect of others.
3. Belonging: friends, family, sexual intimacy.
4. Safety/Security: family, health, morality, employment.
5. Basic Needs: air, food, water, homeostasis, sleep.
Which level is considered the highest level of wellness? - Ans:✔✔-Self-actualization; it is seen as people
reaching out beyond themselves and finding meaning and a sense of fulfillment.
Healthy People 2020: - Ans:✔✔-1. Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve health in all
groups.
2. Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death.
3. Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all.
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