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Chapter 1 The Aging Population
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
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b. complicationsJfromJdiseaseJincreasedJmortality.
c. olderJadultsJneedsJareJsimilarJtoJthoseJofJallJadults.
d. preventiveJhealthJcareJpracticesJincreasedJlongevity.
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IncreasedJpreventiveJhealthJcareJpractices,JdiseaseJcontrol,JandJfocusJonJwellnessJhelpedJpeopleJliveJ
longer.
DIF:JCognitiveJLevel:JComprehensionJREF:J2JOBJ:J2
TOP:JAgingJTrendsJKEY:JNursingJProcessJStep:JImplementation
MSC:JNCLEX:JHealthJPromotionJandJMaintenance:JGrowthJandJDevelopment
2. TheJnurseJclarifiesJthatJinJtheJterminologyJdefiningJspecificJageJgroups,JtheJtermJagedJrefersJtoJper
sonsJwhoJare:
a. 55JtoJ 64JyearsJofJage.
b. 65JtoJ 74JyearsJofJage.
c. 75JtoJ 84JyearsJofJage.
d. 85JandJolder.
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TheJtermJagedJrefersJtoJpersonsJwhoJareJ75JtoJ84JyearsJofJage.JDIF:J
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c. beJculturallyJsensitiveJtoJconcernsJofJaging.
d. focusJonJresourcesJforJtheJolderJadult.
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AgeismJisJaJnegativeJbeliefJpatternJthatJinfluencesJpersonsJtoJdiscriminateJagainstJpersonsJsolelyJonJt
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AgeismJKEY:JNursingJProcessJStep:JImplementation
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4. TheJnurseJpointsJoutJthatJtheJmostJbeneficialJlegislationJthatJhasJinfluencedJhealthJcareJforJtheJold
erJadultJis:
a. MedicareJandJMedicaid.
b. eliminationJofJtheJmandatoryJretirementJage.
c. theJAmericansJwithJDisabilitiesJAct.
d. theJDrugJBenefitJProgram.
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TheJbroadestJsweepingJlegislationJbeneficialJtoJtheJolderJadultJisJMedicareJandJMedicaid.
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helpfulJresponseJisJYes.JMedicare:
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b. PartJBJpaysJhospitalJcostsJandJphysicianJfees.
c. PartJAJpaysJforJinpatientJhospitalJcosts.
d. PartJDJpaysJ80%JofJtheJchargesJmadeJbyJphysicians.
ANS:JC
MedicareJPartJAJpaysJinpatientJhospitalJcosts,JPartJBJpaysJ80%JofJphysiciansJcharges,JandJPartJDJhel
psJdefrayJprescriptionJdrugJcosts.
Nursing 10th Edition
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, TestJBankJForJGerontologicalJNursingJ10thJEdition
Test Bank For Gerontological Nursing 10th Edition By Eliopoulos
Chapter 1 The Aging Population
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. TheJnurseJexplainsJthatJinJtheJlateJ1960s,JhealthJcareJfocusJwasJaimedJatJtheJolderJadultJbec
ause:
a. disabilityJwasJviewedJasJunavoidable.
b. complicationsJfromJdiseaseJincreasedJmortality.
c. olderJadultsJneedsJareJsimilarJtoJthoseJofJallJadults.
d. preventiveJhealthJcareJpracticesJincreasedJlongevity.
ANS:JD
IncreasedJpreventiveJhealthJcareJpractices,JdiseaseJcontrol,JandJfocusJonJwellnessJhelpedJpeopleJliveJ
longer.
DIF:JCognitiveJLevel:JComprehensionJREF:J2JOBJ:J2
TOP:JAgingJTrendsJKEY:JNursingJProcessJStep:JImplementation
MSC:JNCLEX:JHealthJPromotionJandJMaintenance:JGrowthJandJDevelopment
2. TheJnurseJclarifiesJthatJinJtheJterminologyJdefiningJspecificJageJgroups,JtheJtermJagedJrefersJtoJper
sonsJwhoJare:
a. 55JtoJ 64JyearsJofJage.
b. 65JtoJ 74JyearsJofJage.
c. 75JtoJ 84JyearsJofJage.
d. 85JandJolder.
ANS:JC
, TestJBankJForJGerontologicalJNursingJ10thJEdition
TheJtermJagedJrefersJtoJpersonsJwhoJareJ75JtoJ84JyearsJofJage.JDIF:J
CognitiveJLevel:JComprehensionJREF:J2,JTableJ1-
1JOBJ:J1JTOP:JAgeJCategoriesJKEY:JNursingJProcessJStep:JImpleme
ntation
MSC:JNCLEX:JHealthJPromotionJandJMaintenance:JGrowthJandJDevelopment
3. TheJnurseJcautionsJthatJageismJisJaJmindsetJthatJinfluencesJpersonsJto:
a. discriminateJagainstJpersonsJsolelyJonJtheJbasisJofJage.
b. fearJaging.
c. beJculturallyJsensitiveJtoJconcernsJofJaging.
d. focusJonJresourcesJforJtheJolderJadult.
ANS:JA
AgeismJisJaJnegativeJbeliefJpatternJthatJinfluencesJpersonsJtoJdiscriminateJagainstJpersonsJsolelyJonJt
heJbasisJofJageJandJcanJleadJtoJdestructiveJbehaviorsJtowardJtheJolderJadult.
DIF:JCognitiveJLevel:JComprehensionJREF:J5JOBJ:J3JTOP:J
AgeismJKEY:JNursingJProcessJStep:JImplementation
MSC:JNCLEX:JPsychosocialJIntegrity:JPsychosocialJAdaptation
4. TheJnurseJpointsJoutJthatJtheJmostJbeneficialJlegislationJthatJhasJinfluencedJhealthJcareJforJtheJold
erJadultJis:
a. MedicareJandJMedicaid.
b. eliminationJofJtheJmandatoryJretirementJage.
c. theJAmericansJwithJDisabilitiesJAct.
d. theJDrugJBenefitJProgram.
ANS:JA
TheJbroadestJsweepingJlegislationJbeneficialJtoJtheJolderJadultJisJMedicareJandJMedicaid.
, TestJBankJForJGerontologicalJNursingJ10thJEdition
DIF:JCognitiveJLevel:JApplicationJREF:J16JOBJ:J6
TOP:JLegislationJKEY:JNursingJProcessJStep:JImplementationJMSC
:JNCLEX:JN/A
5. TheJnurseJclarifiesJthatJaJhousingJoptionJforJtheJolderJadultJthatJoffersJtheJprivacyJofJanJapa
rtmentJwithJrestaurant-styleJmealsJandJsomeJmedicalJandJpersonalJcareJservicesJisJthe:
a. government-subsidizedJ housing.
b. long-termJcareJfacility.
c. assisted-livingJcenter.
d. groupJhousingJplan.
ANS:JC
Assisted-
livingJarrangementsJofferJtheJprivacyJofJanJapartmentJorJcondominiumJwithJmealsJpreparedJandJserv
ed,JlimitedJmedicalJcare,JandJaJvarietyJofJpersonalJservices.
DIF:JCognitiveJLevel:JApplicationJREF:J14JOBJ:J9
TOP:JHousingJOptionsJKEY:JNursingJProcessJStep:JImplementationJMSC:J
NCLEX:JPhysiologicalJIntegrity:JPhysiologicalJAdaptation
6. TheJ75-year-
oldJmanJwhoJhasJbeenJhospitalizedJfollowingJaJsevereJcaseJofJpneumoniaJisJconcernedJaboutJhi
sJmountingJhospitalJbillJandJasksJifJhisJMedicareJcoverageJwillJpayJforJhisJcare.JTheJnursesJmostJ
helpfulJresponseJisJYes.JMedicare:
a. paysJ100%JofJallJmedicalJcostsJforJpersonsJolderJthanJ65.
b. PartJBJpaysJhospitalJcostsJandJphysicianJfees.
c. PartJAJpaysJforJinpatientJhospitalJcosts.
d. PartJDJpaysJ80%JofJtheJchargesJmadeJbyJphysicians.
ANS:JC
MedicareJPartJAJpaysJinpatientJhospitalJcosts,JPartJBJpaysJ80%JofJphysiciansJcharges,JandJPartJDJhel
psJdefrayJprescriptionJdrugJcosts.