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Chapter 01: Overview of Gerontologic Nursing
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MULTIPLElCHOICE

1. Inl2010,lthelrevisedlStandardslandlScopeloflGerontologicallNursinglPracticelwaslpub
lished.lThelnurselwouldluseltheselstandardslto
a. promotelthelpracticeloflgerontologiclnursinglwithinlthelacutelcarelsetting.
b. definelthelconceptslandldimensionsloflgerontologiclnursinglpractice.
c. elevatelthelpracticeloflgerontologiclnursing.
d. incorporatelthelconceptsloflhealthlpromotion,lhealthlmaintenance,ldiseaselpr
evention,landlself-care
ANS:l D
ThelcurrentlpublishingloflthelStandardslandlScopeloflGerontologicallNursinglPracticelinl2010li
ncorporateslthelinputloflgerontologiclnurseslfromlacrosslthelUnitedlStateslandlincludeslcompreh
ensivelconceptslandldimensionslimportantltolthoselpracticinglgerontologiclnursing.lItlwaslnotlint
endedltolpromotelgerontologiclnursinglpracticelwithinlacutelcarelsettings,ldefinelconceptslorldi
mensionsloflgerontologiclnursinglpractice,lorlelevatelthelpracticeloflgerontologiclnursing.

DIF: Remembering OBJ: 1-1 TOP:
N/AlMSC:l SafelandlEffectivelCarelEnvironment

2. Whenlattemptingltolminimizeltheleffectloflageismlonlthelpracticeloflnursinglolderladults,lalnurs
elneedsltolfirst NURSINGTB.COM
a. recognizelthatlnurseslmustlactlasladvocateslforlaginglpatients.
b. acceptlthatlthislpopulationlrepresentslalsubstantiallportionloflthoselrequiringlnur
singlcare.
c. self-reflectlandlformulatelone’slpersonallviewloflaginglandlthelolderlpatient.
d. recognizelageismlaslalformloflbigotrylsharedlbylmanylAmericans.
ANS:l C
Ageismlislanlever-
increasinglprejudiciallviewlofltheleffectsloflthelaginglprocesslandloflthelolderlpopulationlaslalwh
ole.lWithlnurseslbeinglmembersloflalsocietylholdinglsuchlviews,litlislcriticallthatlthelindividualln
urselself-
reflectslonlpersonallfeelingslandldetermineslwhetherlsuchlfeelingslwilllaffectlthelnursinglcareltha
tlhelorlshelprovidesltolthelaginglpatient.lActinglaslanladvocatelislanlimportantlnursinglrolelinlalllse
ttings.lSimplylacceptinglalfactldoeslnotlhelplendlageism,lnorldoeslrecognizinglageismlaslalformlo
flbigotry.

DIF: Applying OBJ: 1-6 TOP: IntegratedlProcess:lTeaching-
LearninglMSC:l SafelandlEffectivelCarelEnvironment

3. Thelnurselplanninglcarelforlanlolderladultlwholhaslrecentlylbeenldiagnosedlwithlrheumatoidlarthr
itislviewslthelprioritylcriterionlforlcontinuedlindependenceltolbelthelpatient’s
a. age.
b. financiallstatus.
c. gender.
d. functionallstatus.

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ANS:l l D
Maintaininglthelfunctionallstatusloflolderladultsl(especiallylthoselwithlchroniclhealthlconditions
)lmaylavertlthelonsetloflphysicallfrailtylandlcognitivelimpairment,ltwolconditionslthatlincreaselth
ellikelihoodloflinstitutionalization.

DIF: Remembering OBJ: 1-4
TOP: NursinglProcess:lPlanning MSC:l PhysiologiclIntegrity

4. Alnurselworkinglwithlthelolderladultlpopulationlislmostllikelyltolassesslalneedlforlalfinan
ciallsociallservice’slreferrallforlwhichlperson?
a. Whitelmale
b. Blacklfemale
c. Hispaniclmale
d. AsianlAmericanlfemale
ANS:l B
Thelpovertylratelamonglolderlwomenlislsubstantiallylhigherlthanlthatlseenlamonglmen.lThelpovertylr
ateslforlpeopleloflcolorlislhigherlthanlthatloflwhites.

DIF: Remembering OBJ: 1-4
TOP: NursinglProcess:lAssessment MSC:l SafelandlEffectivelCarelEnvironment

5. Alnurselislpreparingltolcompletelalhealthlassessmentlandlhistorylonlanlolderlpatient.lWhichlstate
mentlreflectslanlunderstandingloflthelgenerallhealthlstatusloflthislpopulation?
a. “I’lllneedltoldocumentlthelmedicationslthelpatientlislcurrentlylprescribed.”
b. “Ilwouldllikeltolunderstandlhowlsupportivelthelpatient’slfamilylmemberslare.”
c. “MostlolderlpatientslareNbUeR gI
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teT fo.
rlaCvOa ri et y loflchroniclhealthlcarelissues.”
d. “Itlwilllbelinterestingltolseelwhetherlthislpatientlseeslherselflaslbeinglhealthy.”
ANS:l D
Itlislalmisconceptionlthatloldlagelislsynonymouslwithldiseaselandlillness.lInlfact,lolderladultslalr
eadyltendltolviewltheirlpersonallhealthlpositivelyldespitelthelpresenceloflchroniclillness,ldisease
,landlimpairment.lThelnurselshouldlalwaysldeterminelthelpatient’slsenseloflwellnesslandlindepe
ndencelwhenlconductinglalhealthlandlhistorylassessment.lAnlassessmentloflmedicationluselandl
familylsupportlislimportantlforlanylpatient.lManylolderladultsldolhavelchroniclhealthlcondition
s,lbutltheirlperceptionlislmorelimportantlthanlalsinglelnumber.

DIF: Applying OBJ: 1-4 TOP:
NursinglProcess:lAssessmentlMSC:l HealthlPromotionlandlMaintenance

6. Thelnurselislcaringlforlanlolderladultlwholhaslbeenladmittedltolanlacutelcarelhospitallforltreat
mentloflalfracturedlfemur.lThelfamilylexpresseslconcernlaboutltheirlfather’slpendingltransferlt
olalsubacutelcarelfacility.lWhatlresponselbylthelnurselislbest?
a. “Acutelcarelfacilitiesllacklthellong-termlphysicalltherapylyourldadlrequires.”
b. “Yourldadlwilllbelmuchlhappierlinlalmorelserene,lprivatelenvironment.”
c. “Thelsubacutelfacilitylwilllfocuslonlhelpinglyourldadltolmaintainlhislind
ependence.”
d. “Insurance,lincludinglMedicare,lwilllcoverlonlylallimitedlamountlofltimelhere.”