Test Bank – Basic Geriatric Nursing, 8th Edition (Patricia A. Williams) | Verified Q&A | ISBN 9780323826853 (2025 Edition)

Test Bank

Basic Geriatric Nursing 8thEdition

,Chapter 01: Trends and Issues Williams: Basic Geriatric Nursing 8th Edition


MULTIPLEwsCHOICE


1. Whichwsfactws explainswsthewsshiftwsofwshealthwscarewsfocuswstowardwsthewsolderwsadultw s inwsthewslatews1960s?
a. Disabilitywswaswsviewedwsaswsunavoidable.
b. Complicationswsfromwsdiseasewsincreasedwsmortality.
c. Olderwsadults‘wsneedswsarewssimilarwstowsthosewsofwsallwsa
dults.
d. Preventivewshealthwscarewspracticeswsincreasedwslongev
ity.

ANS:wsD
Increasedwspreventivewshealthwscarewspractices,wsdiseasewscontrol,wsandwsfocuswsonwswellnesswshelpedwspeopl
ewslivewslonger.


PTS:w s w s 1 DIF: 4 REF:w s w s p.ws2 OBJ:ws2
TOP:w s AgingwsTrends
KEY:wsNursingwsProcesswsStep:wsDatawsCollec
tionwsMSC:w s NCLEX:wsHealthwsPromotionwsandwsMaintenance:wsGrowthwsandwsDevelop
ment
NOT:wsUnderstanding


2. Towswhichwsagewsgroupwsdoeswsthewstermws―aged‖wsapply?
a. 55–
64wsyearswsofwsage
b. 65–
74wsyearswsofwsage
c. 75–
84wsyearswsofwsage
d. 85wsandwsolder

ANS:wsC
Thewstermwsagedwsreferswstows personswswhows arews75–84wsyearswsofwsage.


PTS:w s w s 1 DIF: 1 REF:wsp.ws 2ws|w s Tablews1.1
OBJ:w s 1
TOP:wsAgewsCategori

, eswsKEY:wsNursingwsProcesswsStep:wsDatawsCol
lection
MSC:wsNCLEX:wsHealthwsPromotionwsandwsMaintenance:wsGrowthwsandwsDevelopme
ntwsNOT:wsRemembering


3. Whichwsiswstruewsofwsageism?

, a. Itwsiswsdiscriminationwsagainstws personswssolelywsonwsthewsbasiswsofwsage.
b. Itwscauseswsawspersonwstowsfearwsaging.
c. Itwsinvolveswsthewsusewsofwsculturalwssensitivitywstowsaddresswsconcernswsof
aging.
ws

d. Itwsfocuseswsonwsresourceswsforwsthewsolderwsadult.

ANS:ws A
Ageismwsiswsawsnegativewsbeliefwspatternwsthatwsinfluenceswspersonswstowsdiscriminatewsagainstwspersonswssole
lywsonwsthewsbasiswsofwsagewsandwscanwsleadwstowsdestructivewsbehaviorswstowardwsthewsolderwsadult.


PTS:w s w s 1 DIF: 4 REF:w s w s p.ws4 OBJ:ws3
TOP:w s Ageism
KEY:wsNursingwsProcesswsStep:wsDatawsCollec
tionwsMSC:wsNCLEX:wsPsychosocialwsIntegrity:wsPsychosocialwsAd
aptationwsNOT:wsUnderstanding


4. Whichwslegislationwshaswsbeenwsthewsmostwsbeneficialwslegislationwsthatwshaswsinfluencedwshealthwscarewsforw
sthewsolderwsadult?
a. MedicarewsandwsMedicaid
b. Eliminationwsofwsthewsmandatorywsretirementw s
age
c. ThewsAmericanswswithwsDisabilitieswsAct
d. ThewsDrugwsBenefitwsProgram

ANS:ws A
ThewsbroadestwssweepingwslegislationwsbeneficialwstowsthewsolderwsadultwsiswsMedicarewsandwsMedicaid.wsT
hewseliminationwsofwsthewsmandatorywsretirementwsagewsdoeswsnotwsapplywstowshealthwscare.wsThewsAmerica
nswswithwsDisabilitieswsActwsdealswswithwsallwsAmericanswswithwsdisabilities,wsnotwsjustwsthewsolderwsadult.wsTh
ewsDrugwsBenefitwsProgramwswaswsaddedwstowsMedicare,wsbutwsdealswsonlywswithwsmedications.


PTS:w s w s 1 DIF: 4 REF:w s w s p.ws11 OBJ:ws6
TOP:w s Legislation
KEY:wsNursingwsProcesswsStep:wsImplementat
ionwsMSC:w s NCLEX:wsN/A
NOT:wsUnderstanding


5. Whichwshousingwsoptionwsforwsthewsolderwsadultwsofferswsthewsprivacywsofwsanwsapartmentwswithwsrestaurant-