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

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MULTIPLEgiCHOICE

1. Whichgifactgiexplainsgithegishiftgiofgihealthgicaregifocusgitowardgithegioldergiadultgiingithegilategi1960s?
a. Disabilitygiwasgiviewedgiasgiunavoidable.
b. Complicationsgifromgidiseasegiincreasedgimortality.
c. Oldergiadults’gineedsgiaregisimilargitogithosegiofgiallgiadul
ts.
d. Preventivegihealthgicaregipracticesgiincreasedgilongevit
y.
ANS:giD
Increasedgipreventivegihealthgicaregipractices,gidiseasegicontrol,giandgifocusgiongiwellnessgihelpedgipeoplegilive
gilonger.



PTS:g i g i 1 DIF: 4 REF:g i g i p.gi2 OBJ:g i 2
TOP:g i AginggiTrends
KEY:giNursinggiProcessgiStep:giDatagiCollectio
ngiMSC:g i NCLEX:giHealthgiPromotiongiandgiMaintenance:giGrowthgiandgiDevelopment
NOT:giUnderstanding

2. Togiwhichgiagegigroupgidoesgithegitermgi“aged”giapply?
a. 55–
64giyearsgiofgiage
b. 65–
74giyearsgiofgiage
c. 75–
84giyearsgiofgiage
d. 85giandgiolder

ANS:giC
Thegitermgiagedgirefersgitogipersonsgiwhogiaregi75–84giyearsgiofgiage.

PTS:g i g i 1 DIF: 1 REF:g i p.gi2gi|g i Tablegi1.1
OBJ:g i 1
TOP:giAgegiCategories
KEY:giNursinggiProcessgiStep:giDatagiCollecti
gi

on
MSC:giNCLEX:giHealthgiPromotiongiandgiMaintenance:giGrowthgiandgiDevelopme
ntgiNOT:giRemembering

3. Whichgiisgitruegiofgiageism?
a. Itgiisgidiscriminationgiagainstgipersonsgisolelygiongithegibasisgiofgia
ge.
b. Itgicausesgiagipersongitogifeargiaging.

, c. Itgiinvolvesgithegiusegiofgiculturalgisensitivitygitogiaddressgiconcernsgiofgiagi
ng.
d. Itgifocusesgiongiresourcesgiforgithegioldergiadult.

ANS:g i A
Ageismgiisgiaginegativegibeliefgipatterngithatgiinfluencesgipersonsgitogidiscriminategiagainstgipersonsgisolelygion
githegibasisgiofgiagegiandgicangileadgitogidestructivegibehaviorsgitowardgithegioldergiadult.



PTS:g i g i 1 DIF: 4 REF:g i g i p.gi4 OBJ:g i 3
TOP:g i Ageism
KEY:giNursinggiProcessgiStep:giDatagiCollectio
ngiMSC:giNCLEX:giPsychosocialgiIntegrity:giPsychosocialgiAdaptati
ongiNOT:giUnderstanding

4. Whichgilegislationgihasgibeengithegimostgibeneficialgilegislationgithatgihasgiinfluencedgihealthgicaregiforgithegio
ldergiadult?
a. MedicaregiandgiMedicaid
b. Eliminationgiofgithegimandatorygiretirementgiag
e
c. ThegiAmericansgiwithgiDisabilitiesgiAct
d. ThegiDruggiBenefitgiProgram

ANS:g i A
ThegibroadestgisweepinggilegislationgibeneficialgitogithegioldergiadultgiisgiMedicaregiandgiMedicaid.giThegieli
minationgiofgithegimandatorygiretirementgiagegidoesginotgiapplygitogihealthgicare.giThegiAmericansgiwithgiDis
abilitiesgiActgidealsgiwithgiallgiAmericansgiwithgidisabilities,ginotgijustgithegioldergiadult.giThegiDruggiBenefitgiP
rogramgiwasgiaddedgitogiMedicare,gibutgidealsgionlygiwithgimedications.

PTS:g i g i 1 DIF: 4 REF:g i g i p.gi11 OBJ:g i 6
TOP:g i Legislation
KEY:giNursinggiProcessgiStep:giImplementatio
ngiMSC:g i NCLEX:giN/A
NOT:giUnderstanding

5. Whichgihousinggioptiongiforgithegioldergiadultgioffersgithegiprivacygiofgiangiapartmentgiwithgirestaurant-
stylegimealsgiandgisomegimedicalgiandgipersonalgicaregiservices?
a. Government-
subsidizedg i housing
b. Long-termgicaregifacility
c. Assisted-livingg i center
d. Groupgihousinggiplan

ANS:giC
Assisted-
livinggiarrangementsgioffergithegiprivacygiofgiangiapartmentgiorgicondominiumgiwithgimealsgipreparedgiandgiser
ved,gilimitedgimedicalgicare,giandgiagivarietygiofgipersonalgiservices.

PTS:g i g i 1 DIF: 3 REF:g i g i p.gi14 OBJ:g i 9
TOP:g i HousinggiOptions
KEY:giNursinggiProcessgiStep:giImplementatio
ngiMSC:g i NCLEX:giPhysiologicalgiIntegrity:giPhysiologicalgiAdaptation
NOT:giRemembering

6. Thegi75-year-
oldgimangiwhogihasgibeengihospitalizedgifollowinggiagiseveregicasegiofgipneumoniagiisgiconcernedgiaboutgihi
sgimountinggihospitalgibillgiandgiasksgiifgihisgiMedicaregicoveragegiwillgipaygiforgihisgicare.giWhichgiwouldgibeg

, thegimostgihelpfulgiresponsegibygitheginurse?
i

a. MedicaregiPartgiCgipaysgi50%giofgiallgimedicalgicostsgiforgipersonsgioldergithan
gi65.

b. MedicaregiPartgiBgipaysgihospitalgicostsgiandgiphysiciangifees.