TEST BANK
BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING
7th Edition
By Patricia A. Williams
,TEST BANK: Basic Geriatric Nursing, 7th Edition by Patricia
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Test Bank: Basic Geriatric Nursing, 7th Edition by Patricia A. Williams
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A. Williams
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Contents
Unit |One: |Overview |of |Aging
Chapter |1. |Trends |and |Issues
Chapter |2. |Theories |of |Aging
Chapter |3.Physiologic |Changes
Unit |Two: |Basic |Skills |for |Gerontologic |Nursing
Chapter |4. |Health |Promotion, |Health |Maintenance, |and |Home |Health |Considerations
Chapter |5. |Communicating |with |Older |Adults
Chapter |6. |Maintaining |Fluid |Balance |and |Meeting |Nutrition |Needs
Chapter |7. |Medications |and |Older |Adults
Chapter |8. |Health |Assessment |for |Older |Adults
Chapter |9. |Meeting |Safety |Needs |of |Older |Adults
Unit |Three: |Psychosocial |Care |of |the |Elderly
Chapter |10. |Cognition |and |Perception
Chapter |11.Self-Perception |and |Self-Concept
Chapter |12. |Roles |and |Relationships
Chapter |13. |Coping |and |Stress
Chapter |14. |Values |and |Beliefs
Chapter |15. |End-of-Life |Care
Chapter |16. |Sexuality |and |Aging
Unit |Four: |Physical |Care |of |the |Elderly
Chapter |17. |Care |of |Aging |Skin |and |Mucous |Membranes
Chapter |18. |Elimination
Chapter |19. |Activity |and |Exercise
Chapter |20. |Sleep |and |Rest
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Chapter 01: Trends and Issues
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MULTIPLE |CHOICE
1. What |fact |explains |the |shift |of |health |care |focus |toward |the |older |adult |in |the |late |1960s?
a. Disability |was |viewed |as |unavoidable.
b. Complications |from |disease |increased |mortality.
c. Older |adults’ |needs |are |similar |to |those |of |all |adults.
d. Preventive |health |care |practices |increased |longevity.
ANS: | D
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2. To |what |age |group |does |the |term |“aged” |apply?
a. 55–64 |years |of |age
b. 65–74 |years |of |age
c. 75–84 |years |of |age
d. 85 |and |older
ANS: | C
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3. Which |is |true |of |ageism?
a. It |is |discrimination |against |persons |solely |on |the |basis |of |age.
b. It |causes |a |person |to |fear |aging.
c. It |involves |the |use |of |cultural |sensitivity |to |address |concerns |of |aging.
d. It |focuses |on |resources |for |the |older |adult
ANS: | A
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4. What |is |the |most |beneficial |legislation |that |has |influenced |health |care |for |the |older |adult?
a. Medicare |and |Medicaid
b. Elimination |of |the |mandatory |retirement |age
c. The |Americans |with |Disabilities |Act
d. The |Drug |Benefit |Program
ANS: | A
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5. What |housing |option |for |the |older |adult |offers |the |privacy |of |an |apartment |with
|restaurant-style |meals |and |some |medical |and |personal |care |services?
a. Government-subsidized |housing
b. Long-term |care |facility
c. Assisted-living |center
d. Group |housing |plan
ANS: | C
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6. The |75-year-old |man |who |has |been |hospitalized |following |a |severe |case |of |pneumonia |is
|concerned |about |his |mounting |hospital |bill |and |asks |if |his |Medicare |coverage |will |pay |for
|his |care. |What |would |be |the |most |helpful |response |by |the |nurse?
a. Medicare |Part |C |pays |50% |of |all |medical |costs |for |persons |older |than |65.
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b. Medicare |Part |B |pays |hospital |costs |and |physician |fees.
c. Medicare |Part |A |pays |for |inpatient |hospital |costs.
d. Medicare |Part |D |pays |80% |of |the |charges |made |by |physicians.
ANS: | C
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7. The |daughter |of |a |patient |who |has |been |diagnosed |with |terminal |cancer |asks |which
|documents |are |required |to |allow |her |to |make |health |care |decisions |for |her |parent. |Which
|response |would |provide |the |most |accurate |information |to |the |daughter?
a. Advance |directives |indicate |the |degree |of |intervention |desired |by |the |patient.
b. A |‘Do |Not |Resuscitate’ |document |signed |by |the |patient |transfers |authority |to |the
|next |of |kin.
c. A |durable |power |of |attorney |for |health |care |transfers |decision-making |authority |for
|health |care |to |a |designated |person.
d. A |living |will |transfers |authority |to |the |physician.
ANS: | C
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8. The |daughter |of |a |resident |in |a |long-term |care |facility |is |frustrated |with |her |80-year-old
|mother’s |refusal |to |eat. |Which |response |would |be |the |most |appropriate?
a. The |refusal |to |eat |is |an |effort |to |maintain |a |portion |of |independence |and
|self-direction.
b. The |refusal |to |eat |is |an |indication |of |approaching |Alzheimer |disease.
c. The |refusal |to |eat |is |an |effort |to |gain |attention.
d. The |refusal |to |eat |is |an |indication |of |the |dislike |of |the |institutional |food.
ANS: | A
9. When |do |the |conditions |of |a |living |will |go |into |effect?
a. When |the |patient |declares |that |desire |in |writing
b. When |a |family |member |indicates |the |desire |for |curative |therapy |to |cease
c. When |two |physicians |agree |in |writing |that |the |criteria |in |the |living |will |have |been
|met
d. When |the |physician |and |a |family |member |agree |that |the |criteria |in |the |living |will
|have |been |met
ANS: | C
10. In |the |1980s, |Medicare |initiated |a |program |of |diagnosis-related |groups |(DRGs) |to |reduce
|hospital |costs. |How |did |the |DRGs |reduce |hospital |costs?
a. By |classifying |various |diagnoses |as |ineligible |for |hospitalization
b. By |allotting |a |set |amount |of |hospital |days |and |prospective |payment |on |the |basis |of
|the |admitting |diagnosis
c. By |specifying |particular |physicians |to |treat |specified |diagnoses
d. By |using |frequency |of |a |particular |diagnosis |to |set |a |payment |schedule
ANS: | B
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11. Which |facility |would |be |recommended |for |a |patient |who |has |had |a |hip |replacement |and
|needs |physical |therapy?
a. Basic |care |facility
BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING
7th Edition
By Patricia A. Williams
,TEST BANK: Basic Geriatric Nursing, 7th Edition by Patricia
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Test Bank: Basic Geriatric Nursing, 7th Edition by Patricia A. Williams
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A. Williams
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Contents
Unit |One: |Overview |of |Aging
Chapter |1. |Trends |and |Issues
Chapter |2. |Theories |of |Aging
Chapter |3.Physiologic |Changes
Unit |Two: |Basic |Skills |for |Gerontologic |Nursing
Chapter |4. |Health |Promotion, |Health |Maintenance, |and |Home |Health |Considerations
Chapter |5. |Communicating |with |Older |Adults
Chapter |6. |Maintaining |Fluid |Balance |and |Meeting |Nutrition |Needs
Chapter |7. |Medications |and |Older |Adults
Chapter |8. |Health |Assessment |for |Older |Adults
Chapter |9. |Meeting |Safety |Needs |of |Older |Adults
Unit |Three: |Psychosocial |Care |of |the |Elderly
Chapter |10. |Cognition |and |Perception
Chapter |11.Self-Perception |and |Self-Concept
Chapter |12. |Roles |and |Relationships
Chapter |13. |Coping |and |Stress
Chapter |14. |Values |and |Beliefs
Chapter |15. |End-of-Life |Care
Chapter |16. |Sexuality |and |Aging
Unit |Four: |Physical |Care |of |the |Elderly
Chapter |17. |Care |of |Aging |Skin |and |Mucous |Membranes
Chapter |18. |Elimination
Chapter |19. |Activity |and |Exercise
Chapter |20. |Sleep |and |Rest
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Chapter 01: Trends and Issues
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Williams: Basic Geriatric Nursing, 7th Edition
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MULTIPLE |CHOICE
1. What |fact |explains |the |shift |of |health |care |focus |toward |the |older |adult |in |the |late |1960s?
a. Disability |was |viewed |as |unavoidable.
b. Complications |from |disease |increased |mortality.
c. Older |adults’ |needs |are |similar |to |those |of |all |adults.
d. Preventive |health |care |practices |increased |longevity.
ANS: | D
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2. To |what |age |group |does |the |term |“aged” |apply?
a. 55–64 |years |of |age
b. 65–74 |years |of |age
c. 75–84 |years |of |age
d. 85 |and |older
ANS: | C
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3. Which |is |true |of |ageism?
a. It |is |discrimination |against |persons |solely |on |the |basis |of |age.
b. It |causes |a |person |to |fear |aging.
c. It |involves |the |use |of |cultural |sensitivity |to |address |concerns |of |aging.
d. It |focuses |on |resources |for |the |older |adult
ANS: | A
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4. What |is |the |most |beneficial |legislation |that |has |influenced |health |care |for |the |older |adult?
a. Medicare |and |Medicaid
b. Elimination |of |the |mandatory |retirement |age
c. The |Americans |with |Disabilities |Act
d. The |Drug |Benefit |Program
ANS: | A
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5. What |housing |option |for |the |older |adult |offers |the |privacy |of |an |apartment |with
|restaurant-style |meals |and |some |medical |and |personal |care |services?
a. Government-subsidized |housing
b. Long-term |care |facility
c. Assisted-living |center
d. Group |housing |plan
ANS: | C
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6. The |75-year-old |man |who |has |been |hospitalized |following |a |severe |case |of |pneumonia |is
|concerned |about |his |mounting |hospital |bill |and |asks |if |his |Medicare |coverage |will |pay |for
|his |care. |What |would |be |the |most |helpful |response |by |the |nurse?
a. Medicare |Part |C |pays |50% |of |all |medical |costs |for |persons |older |than |65.
, Basic |Geriatric |Nursing |7th |Edition |Williams |Test |Bank
b. Medicare |Part |B |pays |hospital |costs |and |physician |fees.
c. Medicare |Part |A |pays |for |inpatient |hospital |costs.
d. Medicare |Part |D |pays |80% |of |the |charges |made |by |physicians.
ANS: | C
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7. The |daughter |of |a |patient |who |has |been |diagnosed |with |terminal |cancer |asks |which
|documents |are |required |to |allow |her |to |make |health |care |decisions |for |her |parent. |Which
|response |would |provide |the |most |accurate |information |to |the |daughter?
a. Advance |directives |indicate |the |degree |of |intervention |desired |by |the |patient.
b. A |‘Do |Not |Resuscitate’ |document |signed |by |the |patient |transfers |authority |to |the
|next |of |kin.
c. A |durable |power |of |attorney |for |health |care |transfers |decision-making |authority |for
|health |care |to |a |designated |person.
d. A |living |will |transfers |authority |to |the |physician.
ANS: | C
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8. The |daughter |of |a |resident |in |a |long-term |care |facility |is |frustrated |with |her |80-year-old
|mother’s |refusal |to |eat. |Which |response |would |be |the |most |appropriate?
a. The |refusal |to |eat |is |an |effort |to |maintain |a |portion |of |independence |and
|self-direction.
b. The |refusal |to |eat |is |an |indication |of |approaching |Alzheimer |disease.
c. The |refusal |to |eat |is |an |effort |to |gain |attention.
d. The |refusal |to |eat |is |an |indication |of |the |dislike |of |the |institutional |food.
ANS: | A
9. When |do |the |conditions |of |a |living |will |go |into |effect?
a. When |the |patient |declares |that |desire |in |writing
b. When |a |family |member |indicates |the |desire |for |curative |therapy |to |cease
c. When |two |physicians |agree |in |writing |that |the |criteria |in |the |living |will |have |been
|met
d. When |the |physician |and |a |family |member |agree |that |the |criteria |in |the |living |will
|have |been |met
ANS: | C
10. In |the |1980s, |Medicare |initiated |a |program |of |diagnosis-related |groups |(DRGs) |to |reduce
|hospital |costs. |How |did |the |DRGs |reduce |hospital |costs?
a. By |classifying |various |diagnoses |as |ineligible |for |hospitalization
b. By |allotting |a |set |amount |of |hospital |days |and |prospective |payment |on |the |basis |of
|the |admitting |diagnosis
c. By |specifying |particular |physicians |to |treat |specified |diagnoses
d. By |using |frequency |of |a |particular |diagnosis |to |set |a |payment |schedule
ANS: | B
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11. Which |facility |would |be |recommended |for |a |patient |who |has |had |a |hip |replacement |and
|needs |physical |therapy?
a. Basic |care |facility
