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PART 1 Foundations for Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging
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1 Gerontological Nursing Across the Continuu pm pm pm pm
m of Care pm pm
2 Aging, Health, and Wellness in a Glob
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al Community
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3 Theories of Aging pm pm
4 Providing Cross-Cultural Care pm pm
5 Economics and Health Care in Lat pm pm pm pm pm
e Life
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6 Promoting Excellence in Long- pm pm pm
Term Care
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PART 2 Foundations for Taking Action
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7 Therapeutic Communication With Old pm pm pm
er Adults pm
8 Cognitive Health and Learning pm pm pm
9 Recognizing and Analyzing Cues to Maximiz pm pm pm pm pm
e Outcomes
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10 Using Laboratory Data in Clinical Judgment
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11 Safe Medication Use pm pm
PART 3 Clinical Judgment to Promote Wellness and Function
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12 Visual Health pm
13 AuditoryHealth
14 Healthy Skin pm
15 Nutritional Health pm
16 Hydration and Ora pm pm
l Health
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17 Elimination
18 Sleep
19 Activity and Exercise pm pm
20 Falls and Fall Ris pm pm pm
k Reduction
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21 Safe and Secur pm pm
e Environments
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,PART 4 Clinical Judgment to Promote Wellness for Persons Wit
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h Chronic Illnesses
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22 Living Well With Chronic pm pm pm
Illness
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23 Vascular Disorders pm
24 RespiratoryDisorders
25 NeurocognitiveDisorders
26 Care of Individuals With Neurocognitiv
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e Disorders
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27 Endocrine and Immune Disorders pm pm pm
28 Common Musculoskeleta pm
l Disorders
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29 Pain and Comfort pm pm
30 Mental Health pm
PART 5 Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy
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Aging With Older Adults and Families
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31 Ethics, Decision Making, and pm pm pm
Mistreatment
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32 Relationships, Roles, and Life pm pm pm
Transitions
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33 Intimacy and Sexual Health pm pm pm
34 Loss, Death, and Palliative Care
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35 Spiritual Health, Meaning, and Self-Actualization
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, Chapter 01: Gerontological Nursing Across the Continuum of
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Care
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pm Touhy: Toward Healthy Aging, 11th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE pm
1. When did serious and well- pm pm pm pm
controlled research studies on aging first become available?
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a. Only in the past 60 years. pm pm pm pm pm
b. Since the turn of the 20th century. pm pm pm pm pm pm
c. Following the Great Depression. pm pm p m
d. Since the year 2000. pm pm pm
ACCURATE pm
ANSWER:-A
REASONING:-
>>>Only in the past 60 years have serious and carefully controlled research
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studies flourished. Before that, anecdotal evidence was used to illustrate issues
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assumed to be universal, making all the remaining options incorrect.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering TOPIC: Integrated Pr
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ocess: Teaching/Learning MSC: Patient Needs: Health Pr
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omotion and Maintenance pm pm
2. The son of a nursing home resident asks a nursing attendant: “What is the sign
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ificance of being certified in gerontology? I see that you are, but not al
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l of the nursing attendants are.” What response best answers the family memb
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er’s question? pm
a. “National certification as a gerontological nursing attendant is
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a way to demonstrate special knowledge in caring for old
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er adults.” pm
b. “National certification in gerontology is required for all nursing atte
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ndants who pm
have worked in this setting for 2 or more ye pm pm p m p m p m p m pm p m p m
ars.”
c. “National certification is only available to nursing attendan pm pm pm pm pm pm pm
ts who have a Baccalaureate degree in nursing.”
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d. “Only advanced practice nursing attendants, like nursin
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g attendant practitioners, are certified in gerontology.”
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ACCURATE pm
ANSWER:-A
REASONING:-
>>>National certification is a way to demonstrate special expertise in caring
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for older adults. It is not required for practice in any setting across t
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he continuum of care, and
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it is not exclusive to nursing attendants with Baccalaureate degree
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s. There is both a generalist and a specialist gerontological nursing certificati
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on. The generalist functions in a variety of
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PART 1 Foundations for Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging
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1 Gerontological Nursing Across the Continuu pm pm pm pm
m of Care pm pm
2 Aging, Health, and Wellness in a Glob
pm pm pm pm pm pm
al Community
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3 Theories of Aging pm pm
4 Providing Cross-Cultural Care pm pm
5 Economics and Health Care in Lat pm pm pm pm pm
e Life
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6 Promoting Excellence in Long- pm pm pm
Term Care
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PART 2 Foundations for Taking Action
pm pm pm pm pm
7 Therapeutic Communication With Old pm pm pm
er Adults pm
8 Cognitive Health and Learning pm pm pm
9 Recognizing and Analyzing Cues to Maximiz pm pm pm pm pm
e Outcomes
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10 Using Laboratory Data in Clinical Judgment
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11 Safe Medication Use pm pm
PART 3 Clinical Judgment to Promote Wellness and Function
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12 Visual Health pm
13 AuditoryHealth
14 Healthy Skin pm
15 Nutritional Health pm
16 Hydration and Ora pm pm
l Health
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17 Elimination
18 Sleep
19 Activity and Exercise pm pm
20 Falls and Fall Ris pm pm pm
k Reduction
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21 Safe and Secur pm pm
e Environments
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,PART 4 Clinical Judgment to Promote Wellness for Persons Wit
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h Chronic Illnesses
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22 Living Well With Chronic pm pm pm
Illness
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23 Vascular Disorders pm
24 RespiratoryDisorders
25 NeurocognitiveDisorders
26 Care of Individuals With Neurocognitiv
pm pm pm pm
e Disorders
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27 Endocrine and Immune Disorders pm pm pm
28 Common Musculoskeleta pm
l Disorders
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29 Pain and Comfort pm pm
30 Mental Health pm
PART 5 Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy
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Aging With Older Adults and Families
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31 Ethics, Decision Making, and pm pm pm
Mistreatment
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32 Relationships, Roles, and Life pm pm pm
Transitions
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33 Intimacy and Sexual Health pm pm pm
34 Loss, Death, and Palliative Care
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35 Spiritual Health, Meaning, and Self-Actualization
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m pm pm
, Chapter 01: Gerontological Nursing Across the Continuum of
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m pm pm pm pm pm
Care
pm
pm Touhy: Toward Healthy Aging, 11th Edition
p m pm pm pm pm
MULTIPLE CHOICE pm
1. When did serious and well- pm pm pm pm
controlled research studies on aging first become available?
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a. Only in the past 60 years. pm pm pm pm pm
b. Since the turn of the 20th century. pm pm pm pm pm pm
c. Following the Great Depression. pm pm p m
d. Since the year 2000. pm pm pm
ACCURATE pm
ANSWER:-A
REASONING:-
>>>Only in the past 60 years have serious and carefully controlled research
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studies flourished. Before that, anecdotal evidence was used to illustrate issues
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assumed to be universal, making all the remaining options incorrect.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering TOPIC: Integrated Pr
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ocess: Teaching/Learning MSC: Patient Needs: Health Pr
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omotion and Maintenance pm pm
2. The son of a nursing home resident asks a nursing attendant: “What is the sign
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ificance of being certified in gerontology? I see that you are, but not al
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l of the nursing attendants are.” What response best answers the family memb
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er’s question? pm
a. “National certification as a gerontological nursing attendant is
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a way to demonstrate special knowledge in caring for old
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er adults.” pm
b. “National certification in gerontology is required for all nursing atte
pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm
ndants who pm
have worked in this setting for 2 or more ye pm pm p m p m p m p m pm p m p m
ars.”
c. “National certification is only available to nursing attendan pm pm pm pm pm pm pm
ts who have a Baccalaureate degree in nursing.”
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d. “Only advanced practice nursing attendants, like nursin
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g attendant practitioners, are certified in gerontology.”
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ACCURATE pm
ANSWER:-A
REASONING:-
>>>National certification is a way to demonstrate special expertise in caring
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for older adults. It is not required for practice in any setting across t
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he continuum of care, and
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it is not exclusive to nursing attendants with Baccalaureate degree
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s. There is both a generalist and a specialist gerontological nursing certificati
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on. The generalist functions in a variety of
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