,
, NursingrnforrnWellnessrninrnOlderrnAdultsrn9thrnEditionrnMillerrnTestrnBankrnCh
apterrn1rnSeeingrnOlderrnAdultsrnThroughrnthernEyesrnofrnWellness
1. Inrn2010,rnthernrevisedrnStandardsrnandrnScopernofrnGerontologicalrnNursingrnPracticernwasrnpublish
ed.rnThernnursernwouldrnusernthesernstandardsrnto:
a. promoternthernpracticernofrngerontologicrnnursingrnwithinrnthernacuterncarernsetting.
b. definernthernconceptsrnandrndimensionsrnofrngerontologicrnnursingrnpractice.
c. elevaternthernpracticernofrngerontologicrnnursing.
d. incorporaternsuggestedrninterventionsrnfromrnothersrnwhornpracticerngerontologi
crnnursing.
ANS:rnD
TherncurrentrnpublishingrnofrnthernStandardsrnandrnScopernofrnGerontologicalrnNursingrnPracticerninrn20
10rnincorporatesrntherninputrnofrngerontologicrnnursesrnfromrnacrossrnthernUnitedrnStates.rnItrnwasrnnotrninte
ndedrntornpromoterngerontologicrnnursingrnpracticernwithinrnacuterncarernsettings,rndefinernconceptsrnorrn
dimensionsrnofrngerontologicrnnursingrnpractice,rnorrnelevaternthernpracticernofrngerontologicrnnursing.
DIF:rnRememberingrn(Knowledge)rnREF:rnMCS:rn2rnOBJ:rn1-
1rnTOP:rnN/ArnMSC:rnSafernandrnEffectivernCarernEnvironment
2. Whenrnattemptingrntornminimizerntherneffectrnofrnageismrnonrnthernpracticernofrnnursingrnolderrnadult
s,rnarnnursernneedsrntornfirst:
a. recognizernthatrnnursesrnmustrnactrnasrnadvocatesrnforrnagingrnpatients.
b. acceptrnthatrnthisrnpopulationrnrepresentsrnarnsubstantialrnportionrnofrnthosernrequiri
ngrnnursingrncare.
c. self-reflectrnandrnformulaternonesrnpersonalrnviewrnofrnagingrnandrnthernolderrnpatient.
d. recognizernageismrnasrnarnformrnofrnbigotryrnsharedrnbyrnmanyrnAmericans.
ANS:rnC
, Ageismrnisrnanrnever-
increasingrnprejudicialrnviewrnofrntherneffectsrnofrnthernagingrnprocessrnandrnofrnthernolderrnpopulationrnasrnarn
whole.rnWithrnnursesrnbeingrnmembersrnofrnarnsocietyrnholdingrnsuchrnviews,rnitrnisrncriticalrnthatrnthernindi
vidualrnnursernself-
reflectrnonrnpersonalrnfeelingsrnandrndeterminernwhetherrnsuchrnfeelingsrnwillrnaffectrnthernnursingrncarernt
hatrnhernorrnshernprovidesrntornthernagingrnpatient.rnActingrnasrnanrnadvocaternisrnanrnimportantrnnursingrnrol
erninrnallrnsettings.rnSimplyrnacceptingrnarnfactrndoesrnnotrnhelprnendrnageism,rnnorrndoesrnrecognizingrnagei
smrnasrnarnformrnofrnbigotry.
DIF:rnApplyingrn(Application)rnREF:rnN/ArnOBJ:rn1-9
TOP:rnTeaching-LearningrnMSC:rnSafernandrnEffectivernCarernEnvironment
3. Whenrndiscussingrnfactorsrnthatrnhavernhelpedrntornincreasernthernnumberrnofrnhealthy,rnindependentrnol
derrnAmericans,rnthernnursernincludesrnthernimportancernof:
a. increasedrnavailabilityrnofrnin-homerncarernservices.
b. governmentrnsupportrnofrnretiredrncitizens.
c. effectivernantibioticrntherapies.
d. therndevelopmentrnofrnlife-extendingrntherapies.
ANS:rnC
ThernhealthrnandrnultimaternautonomyrnofrnolderrnAmericansrnhasrnbeenrnpositivelyrnimpactedrnbyrnthernd
evelopmentrnofrnantibiotics,rnbetterrnsanitation,rnandrnvaccines.rnThesernpublicrnhealthrnmeasuresrnhaver
n beenrnmorerninstrumentalrninrnincreasingrnthernnumbersrnofrnhealthy,rnindependentrnolderrnAmericansrnth
anrnhavernin-homerncarernservices,rngovernmentrnprograms,rnorrnlife-extendingrntherapies.
DIF:rnRememberingrn(Knowledge)rnREF:rnMCS:rn2rnOBJ:rn3-3
TOP:rnNursingrnProcess:rnImplementationrnMSC:rnHealthrnPromotionrnandrnMaintenance
4. Basedrnonrncurrentrndata,rnwhenrnpresentingrnanrnolderrnadultsrndischargernteachingrnplan,rnthernnu
rsernincludesrnthernpatients:
a. nonrelatedrncaretaker.
b. paidrncaregiver.
, NursingrnforrnWellnessrninrnOlderrnAdultsrn9thrnEditionrnMillerrnTestrnBankrnCh
apterrn1rnSeeingrnOlderrnAdultsrnThroughrnthernEyesrnofrnWellness
1. Inrn2010,rnthernrevisedrnStandardsrnandrnScopernofrnGerontologicalrnNursingrnPracticernwasrnpublish
ed.rnThernnursernwouldrnusernthesernstandardsrnto:
a. promoternthernpracticernofrngerontologicrnnursingrnwithinrnthernacuterncarernsetting.
b. definernthernconceptsrnandrndimensionsrnofrngerontologicrnnursingrnpractice.
c. elevaternthernpracticernofrngerontologicrnnursing.
d. incorporaternsuggestedrninterventionsrnfromrnothersrnwhornpracticerngerontologi
crnnursing.
ANS:rnD
TherncurrentrnpublishingrnofrnthernStandardsrnandrnScopernofrnGerontologicalrnNursingrnPracticerninrn20
10rnincorporatesrntherninputrnofrngerontologicrnnursesrnfromrnacrossrnthernUnitedrnStates.rnItrnwasrnnotrninte
ndedrntornpromoterngerontologicrnnursingrnpracticernwithinrnacuterncarernsettings,rndefinernconceptsrnorrn
dimensionsrnofrngerontologicrnnursingrnpractice,rnorrnelevaternthernpracticernofrngerontologicrnnursing.
DIF:rnRememberingrn(Knowledge)rnREF:rnMCS:rn2rnOBJ:rn1-
1rnTOP:rnN/ArnMSC:rnSafernandrnEffectivernCarernEnvironment
2. Whenrnattemptingrntornminimizerntherneffectrnofrnageismrnonrnthernpracticernofrnnursingrnolderrnadult
s,rnarnnursernneedsrntornfirst:
a. recognizernthatrnnursesrnmustrnactrnasrnadvocatesrnforrnagingrnpatients.
b. acceptrnthatrnthisrnpopulationrnrepresentsrnarnsubstantialrnportionrnofrnthosernrequiri
ngrnnursingrncare.
c. self-reflectrnandrnformulaternonesrnpersonalrnviewrnofrnagingrnandrnthernolderrnpatient.
d. recognizernageismrnasrnarnformrnofrnbigotryrnsharedrnbyrnmanyrnAmericans.
ANS:rnC
, Ageismrnisrnanrnever-
increasingrnprejudicialrnviewrnofrntherneffectsrnofrnthernagingrnprocessrnandrnofrnthernolderrnpopulationrnasrnarn
whole.rnWithrnnursesrnbeingrnmembersrnofrnarnsocietyrnholdingrnsuchrnviews,rnitrnisrncriticalrnthatrnthernindi
vidualrnnursernself-
reflectrnonrnpersonalrnfeelingsrnandrndeterminernwhetherrnsuchrnfeelingsrnwillrnaffectrnthernnursingrncarernt
hatrnhernorrnshernprovidesrntornthernagingrnpatient.rnActingrnasrnanrnadvocaternisrnanrnimportantrnnursingrnrol
erninrnallrnsettings.rnSimplyrnacceptingrnarnfactrndoesrnnotrnhelprnendrnageism,rnnorrndoesrnrecognizingrnagei
smrnasrnarnformrnofrnbigotry.
DIF:rnApplyingrn(Application)rnREF:rnN/ArnOBJ:rn1-9
TOP:rnTeaching-LearningrnMSC:rnSafernandrnEffectivernCarernEnvironment
3. Whenrndiscussingrnfactorsrnthatrnhavernhelpedrntornincreasernthernnumberrnofrnhealthy,rnindependentrnol
derrnAmericans,rnthernnursernincludesrnthernimportancernof:
a. increasedrnavailabilityrnofrnin-homerncarernservices.
b. governmentrnsupportrnofrnretiredrncitizens.
c. effectivernantibioticrntherapies.
d. therndevelopmentrnofrnlife-extendingrntherapies.
ANS:rnC
ThernhealthrnandrnultimaternautonomyrnofrnolderrnAmericansrnhasrnbeenrnpositivelyrnimpactedrnbyrnthernd
evelopmentrnofrnantibiotics,rnbetterrnsanitation,rnandrnvaccines.rnThesernpublicrnhealthrnmeasuresrnhaver
n beenrnmorerninstrumentalrninrnincreasingrnthernnumbersrnofrnhealthy,rnindependentrnolderrnAmericansrnth
anrnhavernin-homerncarernservices,rngovernmentrnprograms,rnorrnlife-extendingrntherapies.
DIF:rnRememberingrn(Knowledge)rnREF:rnMCS:rn2rnOBJ:rn3-3
TOP:rnNursingrnProcess:rnImplementationrnMSC:rnHealthrnPromotionrnandrnMaintenance
4. Basedrnonrncurrentrndata,rnwhenrnpresentingrnanrnolderrnadultsrndischargernteachingrnplan,rnthernnu
rsernincludesrnthernpatients:
a. nonrelatedrncaretaker.
b. paidrncaregiver.
