Test Bank for nursing for wellness in older adults miller 9th edition 2025

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1. InJ2010,JtheJrevisedJStandardsJandJScopeJofJGerontologicalJNursingJPracticeJwasJpublished.JT
heJnurseJwouldJuseJtheseJstandardsJto:

a. promoteJtheJpracticeJofJgerontologicJnursingJwithinJtheJacuteJcareJsetting.
b. defineJtheJconceptsJandJdimensionsJofJgerontologicJnursingJpractice.
c. elevateJtheJpracticeJofJgerontologicJnursing.
d. incorporateJsuggestedJinterventionsJfromJothersJwhoJpracticeJgerontologicJn
ursing.


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TheJcurrentJpublishingJofJtheJStandardsJandJScopeJofJGerontologicalJNursingJPracticeJinJ2010Jinc
orporatesJtheJinputJofJgerontologicJnursesJfromJacrossJtheJUnitedJStates.JItJwasJnotJintendedJtoJpro
moteJgerontologicJnursingJpracticeJwithinJacuteJcareJsettings,JdefineJconceptsJorJdimensionsJofJger
ontologicJnursingJpractice,JorJelevateJtheJpracticeJofJgerontologicJnursing.

DIF:JRememberingJ(Knowledge)JREF:JMCS:J2JOBJ:J1-

1JTOP:JN/AJMSC:JSafeJandJEffectiveJCareJEnvironment

2. TheJnurseJplanningJcareJforJanJolderJadultJwhoJhasJrecentlyJbeenJdiagnosedJwithJrheumatoidJart
hritisJviewsJtheJpriorityJcriterionJforJcontinuedJindependenceJtoJbeJtheJpatients:

a. age.
b. financialJstatus.
c. gender.
d. functionalJstatus.


ANS:JD

MaintainingJtheJfunctionalJstatusJofJolderJadultsJmayJavertJtheJonsetJofJphysicalJfrailtyJandJcognitiv
eJimpairment,JtwoJconditionsJthatJincreaseJtheJlikelihoodJofJinstitutionalization.

DIF:JRememberingJ(Knowledge)JREF:JMCS:J8JOBJ:J1-6

,TOP:JNursingJProcess:JPlanningJMSC:JPhysiologicJIntegrity

3. WhenJattemptingJtoJminimizeJtheJeffectJofJageismJonJtheJpracticeJofJnursingJolderJadults,JaJnur
seJneedsJtoJfirst:

a. recognizeJthatJnursesJmustJactJasJadvocatesJforJagingJpatients.
b. acceptJthatJthisJpopulationJrepresentsJaJsubstantialJportionJofJthoseJrequiringJn
ursingJcare.
c. self-reflectJandJformulateJonesJpersonalJviewJofJagingJandJtheJolderJpatient.
d. recognizeJageismJasJaJformJofJbigotryJsharedJbyJmanyJAmericans.


ANS:JC
AgeismJisJanJever-
increasingJprejudicialJviewJofJtheJeffectsJofJtheJagingJprocessJandJofJtheJolderJpopulationJasJaJwhole
.JWithJnursesJbeingJmembersJofJaJsocietyJholdingJsuchJviews,JitJisJcriticalJthatJtheJindividualJnurseJs
elf-
reflectJonJpersonalJfeelingsJandJdetermineJwhetherJsuchJfeelingsJwillJaffectJtheJnursingJcareJthatJheJ
orJsheJprovidesJtoJtheJagingJpatient.JActingJasJanJadvocateJisJanJimportantJnursingJroleJinJallJsetting
s.JSimplyJacceptingJaJfactJdoesJnotJhelpJendJageism,JnorJdoesJrecognizingJageismJasJaJformJofJbigot
ry.

DIF:JApplyingJ(Application)JREF:JN/AJOBJ:J1-9

TOP:JTeaching-LearningJMSC:JSafeJandJEffectiveJCareJEnvironment

4. WhenJdiscussingJfactorsJthatJhaveJhelpedJtoJincreaseJtheJnumberJofJhealthy,JindependentJolderJA
mericans,JtheJnurseJincludesJtheJimportanceJof:

a. increasedJavailabilityJofJin-homeJcareJservices.
b. governmentJsupportJofJretiredJcitizens.
c. effectiveJantibioticJtherapies.
d. theJdevelopmentJofJlife-extendingJtherapies.


ANS:JC

TheJhealthJandJultimateJautonomyJofJolderJAmericansJhasJbeenJpositivelyJimpactedJbyJtheJdevelop
mentJofJantibiotics,JbetterJsanitation,JandJvaccines.JTheseJpublicJhealthJmeasuresJhaveJbeenJmoreJi
nstrumentalJinJincreasingJtheJnumbersJofJhealthy,JindependentJolderJAmericansJthanJhaveJin-

, homeJcareJservices,JgovernmentJprograms,JorJlife-extendingJtherapies.
DIF:JRememberingJ(Knowledge)JREF:JMCS:J2JOBJ:J3-3

TOP:JNursingJProcess:JImplementationJMSC:JHealthJPromotionJandJMaintenance

5. BasedJonJcurrentJdata,JwhenJpresentingJanJolderJadultsJdischargeJteachingJplan,JtheJnurseJin
cludesJtheJpatients:

a. nonrelatedJcaretaker.
b. paidJcaregiver.
c. familyJmember.
d. intuitionalJrepresentative.


ANS:JC

LessJthanJ4%JofJolderJadultsJliveJinJaJformalJhealthJcareJenvironment.JTheJmajorityJofJtheJgeriatricJp
opulationJlivesJatJhomeJorJwithJfamilyJmembers.

DIF:JApplyingJ(Application)JREF:JN/AJOBJ:J3-3

TOP:JNursingJProcess:JPlanningJMSC:JSafeJandJEffectiveJCareJEnvironment

6. AJnurseJworkingJwithJtheJolderJadultJpopulationJisJmostJlikelyJtoJassessJaJneedJforJaJfinancialJsoc
ialJservicesJreferralJforJa(n):

a. whiteJmale.
b. blackJfemale.
c. HispanicJmale.