Nursing for Wellness in Older Adults Miller 8th Edition Test Bank – 100% Verified Answers

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Chapterf1fSeeingfOlderfAdultsfThroughfthefEyesfoffWellness

1. Inf2010,fthefrevisedfStandardsfandfScopefoffGerontologicalfNursingfPracticefwasfpublished.fThe
nursefwouldfusefthesefstandardsfto:
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a. promotefthefpracticefoffgerontologicfnursingfwithinfthefacutefcarefsetting.
b. definefthefconceptsfandfdimensionsfoffgerontologicfnursingfpractice.
c. elevatefthefpracticefoffgerontologicfnursing.
d. incorporatefsuggestedfinterventionsffromfothersfwhofpracticefgerontologicfn
ursing.


ANS:fD

ThefcurrentfpublishingfoffthefStandardsfandfScopefoffGerontologicalfNursingfPracticefinf2010fincor
poratesfthefinputfoffgerontologicfnursesffromfacrossfthefUnitedfStates.fItfwasfnotfintendedftofpromot
efgerontologicfnursingfpracticefwithinfacutefcarefsettings,fdefinefconceptsforfdimensionsfoffgeronto
logicfnursingfpractice,forfelevatefthefpracticefoffgerontologicfnursing.

DIF:fRememberingf(Knowledge)fREF:fMCS:f2fOBJ:f1-

1fTOP:fN/AfMSC:fSafefandfEffectivefCarefEnvironment

2. Whenfattemptingftofminimizefthefeffectfoffageismfonfthefpracticefoffnursingfolderfadults,fafnur
sefneedsftoffirst:

a. recognizefthatfnursesfmustfactfasfadvocatesfforfagingfpatients.
b. acceptfthatfthisfpopulationfrepresentsfafsubstantialfportionfoffthosefrequiringfnu
rsingfcare.
c. self-reflectfandfformulatefonesfpersonalfviewfoffagingfandfthefolderfpatient.
d. recognizefageismfasfafformfoffbigotryfsharedfbyfmanyfAmericans.


ANS:fC




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,Ageismfisfanfever-
increasingfprejudicialfviewfoffthefeffectsfoffthefagingfprocessfandfoffthefolderfpopulationfasfafwhole.f
Withfnursesfbeingfmembersfoffafsocietyfholdingfsuchfviews,fitfisfcriticalfthatfthefindividualfnursefself
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reflectfonfpersonalffeelingsfandfdeterminefwhetherfsuchffeelingsfwillfaffectfthefnursingfcarefthatfhefo
rfshefprovidesftofthefagingfpatient.fActingfasfanfadvocatefisfanfimportantfnursingfrolefinfallfsettings.fS
implyfacceptingfaffactfdoesfnotfhelpfendfageism,fnorfdoesfrecognizingfageismfasfafformfoffbigotry.

DIF:fApplyingf(Application)fREF:fN/AfOBJ:f1-9

TOP:fTeaching-LearningfMSC:fSafefandfEffectivefCarefEnvironment

3. Whenfdiscussingffactorsfthatfhavefhelpedftofincreasefthefnumberfoffhealthy,findependentfolderfAm
ericans,fthefnursefincludesfthefimportancefof:

a. increasedfavailabilityfoffin-homefcarefservices.
b. governmentfsupportfoffretiredfcitizens.
c. effectivefantibioticftherapies.
d. thefdevelopmentfofflife-extendingftherapies.


ANS:fC

ThefhealthfandfultimatefautonomyfoffolderfAmericansfhasfbeenfpositivelyfimpactedfbyfthefdevelop
mentfoffantibiotics,fbetterfsanitation,fandfvaccines.fThesefpublicfhealthfmeasuresfhavefbeenfmorefin
strumentalfinfincreasingfthefnumbersfoffhealthy,findependentfolderfAmericansfthanfhavefin-
homefcarefservices,fgovernmentfprograms,forflife-extendingftherapies.

DIF:fRememberingf(Knowledge)fREF:fMCS:f2fOBJ:f3-3

TOP:fNursingfProcess:fImplementationfMSC:fHealthfPromotionfandfMaintenance

4. Basedfonfcurrentfdata,fwhenfpresentingfanfolderfadultsfdischargefteachingfplan,fthefnurse



a. nonrelatedfcaretaker.
b. paidfcaregiver.




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, c. familyfmember.
d. intuitionalfrepresentative.


ANS:fC

Lessfthanf4%foffolderfadultsflivefinfafformalfhealthfcarefenvironment.fThefmajorityfoffthefgeriatricfp
opulationflivesfatfhomeforfwithffamilyfmembers.

DIF:fApplyingf(Application)fREF:fN/AfOBJ:f3-3

TOP:fNursingfProcess:fPlanningfMSC:fSafefandfEffectivefCarefEnvironment

5. Thefnursefplanningfcarefforfanfolderfadultfwhofhasfrecentlyfbeenfdiagnosedfwithfrheumatoidfarth
ritisfviewsfthefpriorityfcriterionfforfcontinuedfindependenceftofbefthefpatients:

a. age.
b. financialfstatus.
c. gender.
d. functionalfstatus.


ANS:fD

Maintainingftheffunctionalfstatusfoffolderfadultsfmayfavertfthefonsetfoffphysicalffrailtyfandfcognitivef
impairment,ftwofconditionsfthatfincreaseftheflikelihoodfoffinstitutionalization.

DIF:fRememberingf(Knowledge)fREF:fMCS:f8fOBJ:f1-

6fTOP:fNursingfProcess:fPlanningfMSC:fPhysiologicfIntegrity

6. Afnursefworkingfwithfthefolderfadultfpopulationfisfmostflikelyftofassessfafneedfforfaffinancialfsoci
alfservicesfreferralfforfa(n):

a. whitefmale.
b. blackffemale.
c. Hispanicfmale.




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