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BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING
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By Patricia A. Williams
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Contents
UnitgOne:gOverviewgofgAging
Chapterg1.gTrendsgandgIssues
Chapterg2.gTheoriesgofgAging
Chapterg3.PhysiologicgChanges
UnitgTwo:gBasicgSkillsgforgGerontologicgNursing
Chapterg4.gHealthgPromotion,gHealthgMaintenance,gandgHomegHealthgConsiderations
Chapterg5.gCommunicatinggwithgOldergAdults
Chapterg6.gMaintaininggFluidgBalancegandgMeetinggNutritiongNeeds
Chapterg7.gMedicationsgandgOldergAdults
Chapterg8.gHealthgAssessmentgforgOldergAdults
Chapterg9.gMeetinggSafetygNeedsgofgOldergAdults
UnitgThree:gPsychosocialgCaregofgthegElderly
Chapterg10.gCognitiongandgPerception
Chapterg11.Self-PerceptiongandgSelf-Concept
Chapterg12.gRolesgandgRelationships
Chapterg13.gCopinggandgStress
Chapterg14.gValuesgandgBeliefs
Chapterg15.gEnd-of-LifegCare
Chapterg16.gSexualitygandgAging
UnitgFour:gPhysicalgCaregofgthegElderly
Chapterg17.gCaregofgAginggSkingandgMucousgMembranes
Chapterg18.gElimination
Chapterg19.gActivitygandgExercise
Chapterg20.gSleepgandgRest

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Chapter 01: Trends and Issues
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MULTIPLEgCHOICE

1. Whatgfactgexplainsgthegshiftgofghealthgcaregfocusgtowardgthegoldergadultgingtheglateg1960s?
a. Disabilitygwasgviewedgasgunavoidable.
b. Complicationsgfromgdiseasegincreasedgmortality.
c. Oldergadults’gneedsgaregsimilargtogthosegofgallgadults.
d. Preventiveghealthgcaregpracticesgincreasedglongevity.g
ANS:g D

2. Togwhatgageggroupgdoesgthegtermg“aged”gapply?
a. 55–64gyearsgofgage
b. 65–74gyearsgofgage
c. 75–84gyearsgofgage
d. 85gandgolderg
ANS:g C

3. Whichgisgtruegofgageism?
a. Itgisgdiscriminationgagainstgpersonsgsolelygongthegbasisgofgage.
b. Itgcausesgagpersongtogfeargaging.
c. Itginvolvesgthegusegofgculturalgsensitivitygtogaddressgconcernsgofgaging.
d. Itgfocusesgongresourcesgforgthegoldergadultg

ANS:g A

4. Whatgisgthegmostgbeneficialglegislationgthatghasginfluencedghealthgcaregforgthegoldergadult?
a. MedicaregandgMedicaid
b. Eliminationgofgthegmandatorygretirementgage
c. ThegAmericansgwithgDisabilitiesgAct
d. ThegDruggBenefitgProgramg
ANS:g A

5. Whatghousinggoptiongforgthegoldergadultgoffersgthegprivacygofgangapartmentgwithgr
estaurant-stylegmealsgandgsomegmedicalgandgpersonalgcaregservices?
a. Government-subsidizedghousing
b. Long-termgcaregfacility
c. Assisted-livinggcenter
d. Groupghousinggplang
ANS:g C

6. Theg75-year-
oldgmangwhoghasgbeenghospitalizedgfollowinggagseveregcasegofgpneumoniagisgconcernedgabo
utghisgmountingghospitalgbillgandgasksgifghisgMedicaregcoveragegwillgpaygforghisgcare.gWhatg
wouldgbegthegmostghelpfulgresponsegbygthegnurse?
a. MedicaregPartgCgpaysg50%gofgallgmedicalgcostsgforgpersonsgoldergthang65.

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b. MedicaregPartgBgpaysghospitalgcostsgandgphysiciangfees.
c. MedicaregPartgAgpaysgforginpatientghospitalgcosts.
d. MedicaregPartgDgpaysg80%gofgthegchargesgmadegbygphysicians.g
ANS:g C

7. Thegdaughtergofgagpatientgwhoghasgbeengdiagnosedgwithgterminalgcancergasksgwhichgdocu
mentsgaregrequiredgtogallowghergtogmakeghealthgcaregdecisionsgforghergparent.gWhichgrespo
nsegwouldgprovidegthegmostgaccurateginformationgtogthegdaughter?
a. Advancegdirectivesgindicategthegdegreegofginterventiongdesiredgbygthegpatient.
b. Ag‘DogNotgResuscitate’gdocumentgsignedgbygthegpatientgtransfersgauthoritygtogtheg
nextgofgkin.
c. Agdurablegpowergofgattorneygforghealthgcaregtransfersgdecision-
makinggauthoritygforghealthgcaregtogagdesignatedgperson.
d. Aglivinggwillgtransfersgauthoritygtogthegphysician.g
ANS:g C

8. Thegdaughtergofgagresidentgingaglong-termgcaregfacilitygisgfrustratedgwithgherg80-year-
oldgmother’sgrefusalgtogeat.gWhichgresponsegwouldgbegthegmostgappropriate?
a. Thegrefusalgtogeatgisgangeffortgtogmaintaingagportiongofgindependencegandgs
elf-direction.
b. ThegrefusalgtogeatgisgangindicationgofgapproachinggAlzheimergdisease.
c. Thegrefusalgtogeatgisgangeffortgtoggaingattention.
d. Thegrefusalgtogeatgisgangindicationgofgthegdislikegofgtheginstitutionalgfood.
ANS:g A
9. Whengdogthegconditionsgofgaglivinggwillggogintogeffect?
a. Whengthegpatientgdeclaresgthatgdesiregingwriting
b. Whengagfamilygmembergindicatesgthegdesiregforgcurativegtherapygtogcease
c. Whengtwogphysiciansgagreegingwritinggthatgthegcriteriagingtheglivinggwillghavegbeeng
met
d. Whengthegphysiciangandgagfamilygmembergagreegthatgthegcriteriagingtheglivinggwillgh
avegbeengmet
ANS:g C

10. Ingtheg1980s,gMedicareginitiatedgagprogramgofgdiagnosis-
relatedggroupsg(DRGs)gtogreduceghospitalgcosts.gHowgdidgthegDRGsgreduceghospitalgcosts?
a. Bygclassifyinggvariousgdiagnosesgasgineligiblegforghospitalization
b. Bygallottinggagsetgamountgofghospitalgdaysgandgprospectivegpaymentgongthegbasisgofgt
hegadmittinggdiagnosis
c. Bygspecifyinggparticulargphysiciansgtogtreatgspecifiedgdiagnoses
d. Bygusinggfrequencygofgagparticulargdiagnosisgtogsetgagpaymentgscheduleg
ANS:g B

11. Whichgfacilitygwouldgbegrecommendedgforgagpatientgwhoghasghadgaghipgreplacementgandgn
eedsgphysicalgtherapy?
a. Basicgcaregfacility