FULL TEST BANK FOR
GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING 9TH EDITION
BY CHARLOTTE ELIOPOULOS
ALL CHAPTERS 1-36 | VERIFIED ANSWERS
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 THE AGING POPULATION ................................................................................................. 3
CHAPTER 2 THEORIES OF AGING ...................................................................................................... 17
CHAPTER 3 DIVERSITY ....................................................................................................................... 25
CHAPTER 4 LIFE TRANSITIONS AND STORY ....................................................................................... 36
CHAPTER 5 COMMON AGING CHANGES .......................................................................................... 48
CHAPTER 6 THE SPECIALTY OF GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING ........................................................... 63
CHAPTER 7 HOLISTIC ASSESSMENT AND CARE PLANNING ............................................................... 74
CHAPTER 8 LEGAL ASPECTS OF GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING .......................................................... 87
CHAPTER 9 ETHICAL ASPECTS OF GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING .................................................... 100
CHAPTER 10 CONTINUUM OF CARE IN GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING............................................ 109
CHAPTER 11 NUTRITION AND HYDRATION..................................................................................... 122
CHAPTER 12 SLEEP AND REST ......................................................................................................... 136
CHAPTER 13 COMFORT AND PAIN MANAGEMENT ........................................................................ 147
CHAPTER 14 SAFETY ........................................................................................................................ 159
CHAPTER 15 SPIRITUALITY .............................................................................................................. 170
CHAPTER 16 SEXUALITY AND INTIMACY ......................................................................................... 178
CHAPTER 17 SAFE MEDICATION USE .............................................................................................. 190
CHAPTER 18 RESPIRATION .............................................................................................................. 201
CHAPTER 19 CIRCULATIONS............................................................................................................ 213
CHAPTER 20 DIGESTION AND BOWEL ELIMINATION...................................................................... 225
CHAPTER 21 URINARY ELIMINATION .............................................................................................. 237
CHAPTER 22 REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM HEALTH ............................................................................... 249
CHAPTER 23 MOBILITY .................................................................................................................... 281
CHAPTER 24 NEUROLOGIC FUNCTION............................................................................................ 293
CHAPTER 25 VISION AND HEARING ................................................................................................ 303
CHAPTER 26 ENDOCRINE FUNCTION .............................................................................................. 310
CHAPTER 27 SKIN HEALTH .............................................................................................................. 322
CHAPTER 28 CANCER ...................................................................................................................... 335
CHAPTER 29 MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS..................................................................................... 347
CHAPTER 30 DELIRIUM AND DEMENTIA......................................................................................... 362
CHAPTER 31 LIVING IN HARMONY WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS .................................................. 375
CHAPTER 32 REHABILITATIVE AND RESTORATIVE CARE CHA MULTIPLE CHOICE .......................... 387
CHAPTER 34 LONG-TERM CARE ...................................................................................................... 399
CHAPTER 35 FAMILY CAREGIVING .................................................................................................. 412
CHAPTER 36 END-OF-LIFE CARE ...................................................................................................... 422
,CHAPTER 1 THE AGING POPULATION
TEST BANK MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. THE NURSE EXPLAINS THAT IN THE LATE 1960S, HEALTH CARE FOCUS WAS AIMED AT THE
OLDER ADULT BECAUSE:
A. DISABILITY WAS VIEWED AS UNAVOIDABLE.
B. COMPLICATIONS FROM DISEASE INCREASED MORTALITY.
C. OLDER ADULTS NEEDS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE OF ALL ADULTS.
D. PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE PRACTICES INCREASED LONGEVITY.
ANS: D
INCREASED PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE PRACTICES, DISEASE CONTROL, AND FOCUS ON WELLNESS
HELPED PEOPLE LIVE LONGER.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: COMPREHENSION REF: 2 OBJ: 2
TOP: AGING TRENDS KEY: NURSING PROCESS STEP: IMPLEMENTATION
MSC: NCLEX: HEALTH PROMOTION AND MAINTENANCE: GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
2. THE NURSE CLARIFIES THAT IN THE TERMINOLOGY DEFINING SPECIFIC AGE GROUPS, THE
TERM AGED REFERS TO PERSONS WHO ARE:
A. 55 TO 64 YEARS OF AGE.
B. 65 TO 74 YEARS OF AGE.
C. 75 TO 84 YEARS OF AGE.
D. 85 AND OLDER.
ANS: C
THE TERM AGED REFERS TO PERSONS WHO ARE 75 TO 84 YEARS OF AGE. DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL:
COMPREHENSION REF: 2, TABLE 1-1 OBJ: 1 TOP: AGE CATEGORIES KEY: NURSING PROCESS STEP:
IMPLEMENTATION
, MSC: NCLEX: HEALTH PROMOTION AND MAINTENANCE: GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
3. THE NURSE CAUTIONS THAT AGEISM IS A MINDSET THAT INFLUENCES PERSONS TO:
A. DISCRIMINATE AGAINST PERSONS SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF AGE.
B. FEAR AGING.
C. BE CULTURALLY SENSITIVE TO CONCERNS OF AGING.
D. FOCUS ON RESOURCES FOR THE OLDER ADULT.
ANS: A
AGEISM IS A NEGATIVE BELIEF PATTERN THAT INFLUENCES PERSONS TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST
PERSONS SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF AGE AND CAN LEAD TO DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS TOWARD THE
OLDER ADULT.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: COMPREHENSION REF: 5 OBJ: 3 TOP: AGEISM KEY: NURSING PROCESS STEP:
IMPLEMENTATION
MSC: NCLEX: PSYCHOSOCIAL INTEGRITY: PSYCHOSOCIAL ADAPTATION
4. THE NURSE POINTS OUT THAT THE MOST BENEFICIAL LEGISLATION THAT HAS INFLUENCED
HEALTH CARE FOR THE OLDER ADULT IS:
A. MEDICARE AND MEDICAID.
B. ELIMINATION OF THE MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE.
C. THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.
D. THE DRUG BENEFIT PROGRAM.
ANS: A
THE BROADEST SWEEPING LEGISLATION BENEFICIAL TO THE OLDER ADULT IS MEDICARE AND
MEDICAID.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: APPLICATION REF: 16 OBJ: 6
TOP: LEGISLATION KEY: NURSING PROCESS STEP: IMPLEMENTATION MSC: NCLEX: N/A
GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING 9TH EDITION
BY CHARLOTTE ELIOPOULOS
ALL CHAPTERS 1-36 | VERIFIED ANSWERS
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 THE AGING POPULATION ................................................................................................. 3
CHAPTER 2 THEORIES OF AGING ...................................................................................................... 17
CHAPTER 3 DIVERSITY ....................................................................................................................... 25
CHAPTER 4 LIFE TRANSITIONS AND STORY ....................................................................................... 36
CHAPTER 5 COMMON AGING CHANGES .......................................................................................... 48
CHAPTER 6 THE SPECIALTY OF GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING ........................................................... 63
CHAPTER 7 HOLISTIC ASSESSMENT AND CARE PLANNING ............................................................... 74
CHAPTER 8 LEGAL ASPECTS OF GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING .......................................................... 87
CHAPTER 9 ETHICAL ASPECTS OF GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING .................................................... 100
CHAPTER 10 CONTINUUM OF CARE IN GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING............................................ 109
CHAPTER 11 NUTRITION AND HYDRATION..................................................................................... 122
CHAPTER 12 SLEEP AND REST ......................................................................................................... 136
CHAPTER 13 COMFORT AND PAIN MANAGEMENT ........................................................................ 147
CHAPTER 14 SAFETY ........................................................................................................................ 159
CHAPTER 15 SPIRITUALITY .............................................................................................................. 170
CHAPTER 16 SEXUALITY AND INTIMACY ......................................................................................... 178
CHAPTER 17 SAFE MEDICATION USE .............................................................................................. 190
CHAPTER 18 RESPIRATION .............................................................................................................. 201
CHAPTER 19 CIRCULATIONS............................................................................................................ 213
CHAPTER 20 DIGESTION AND BOWEL ELIMINATION...................................................................... 225
CHAPTER 21 URINARY ELIMINATION .............................................................................................. 237
CHAPTER 22 REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM HEALTH ............................................................................... 249
CHAPTER 23 MOBILITY .................................................................................................................... 281
CHAPTER 24 NEUROLOGIC FUNCTION............................................................................................ 293
CHAPTER 25 VISION AND HEARING ................................................................................................ 303
CHAPTER 26 ENDOCRINE FUNCTION .............................................................................................. 310
CHAPTER 27 SKIN HEALTH .............................................................................................................. 322
CHAPTER 28 CANCER ...................................................................................................................... 335
CHAPTER 29 MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS..................................................................................... 347
CHAPTER 30 DELIRIUM AND DEMENTIA......................................................................................... 362
CHAPTER 31 LIVING IN HARMONY WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS .................................................. 375
CHAPTER 32 REHABILITATIVE AND RESTORATIVE CARE CHA MULTIPLE CHOICE .......................... 387
CHAPTER 34 LONG-TERM CARE ...................................................................................................... 399
CHAPTER 35 FAMILY CAREGIVING .................................................................................................. 412
CHAPTER 36 END-OF-LIFE CARE ...................................................................................................... 422
,CHAPTER 1 THE AGING POPULATION
TEST BANK MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. THE NURSE EXPLAINS THAT IN THE LATE 1960S, HEALTH CARE FOCUS WAS AIMED AT THE
OLDER ADULT BECAUSE:
A. DISABILITY WAS VIEWED AS UNAVOIDABLE.
B. COMPLICATIONS FROM DISEASE INCREASED MORTALITY.
C. OLDER ADULTS NEEDS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE OF ALL ADULTS.
D. PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE PRACTICES INCREASED LONGEVITY.
ANS: D
INCREASED PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE PRACTICES, DISEASE CONTROL, AND FOCUS ON WELLNESS
HELPED PEOPLE LIVE LONGER.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: COMPREHENSION REF: 2 OBJ: 2
TOP: AGING TRENDS KEY: NURSING PROCESS STEP: IMPLEMENTATION
MSC: NCLEX: HEALTH PROMOTION AND MAINTENANCE: GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
2. THE NURSE CLARIFIES THAT IN THE TERMINOLOGY DEFINING SPECIFIC AGE GROUPS, THE
TERM AGED REFERS TO PERSONS WHO ARE:
A. 55 TO 64 YEARS OF AGE.
B. 65 TO 74 YEARS OF AGE.
C. 75 TO 84 YEARS OF AGE.
D. 85 AND OLDER.
ANS: C
THE TERM AGED REFERS TO PERSONS WHO ARE 75 TO 84 YEARS OF AGE. DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL:
COMPREHENSION REF: 2, TABLE 1-1 OBJ: 1 TOP: AGE CATEGORIES KEY: NURSING PROCESS STEP:
IMPLEMENTATION
, MSC: NCLEX: HEALTH PROMOTION AND MAINTENANCE: GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
3. THE NURSE CAUTIONS THAT AGEISM IS A MINDSET THAT INFLUENCES PERSONS TO:
A. DISCRIMINATE AGAINST PERSONS SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF AGE.
B. FEAR AGING.
C. BE CULTURALLY SENSITIVE TO CONCERNS OF AGING.
D. FOCUS ON RESOURCES FOR THE OLDER ADULT.
ANS: A
AGEISM IS A NEGATIVE BELIEF PATTERN THAT INFLUENCES PERSONS TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST
PERSONS SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF AGE AND CAN LEAD TO DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS TOWARD THE
OLDER ADULT.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: COMPREHENSION REF: 5 OBJ: 3 TOP: AGEISM KEY: NURSING PROCESS STEP:
IMPLEMENTATION
MSC: NCLEX: PSYCHOSOCIAL INTEGRITY: PSYCHOSOCIAL ADAPTATION
4. THE NURSE POINTS OUT THAT THE MOST BENEFICIAL LEGISLATION THAT HAS INFLUENCED
HEALTH CARE FOR THE OLDER ADULT IS:
A. MEDICARE AND MEDICAID.
B. ELIMINATION OF THE MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE.
C. THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.
D. THE DRUG BENEFIT PROGRAM.
ANS: A
THE BROADEST SWEEPING LEGISLATION BENEFICIAL TO THE OLDER ADULT IS MEDICARE AND
MEDICAID.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: APPLICATION REF: 16 OBJ: 6
TOP: LEGISLATION KEY: NURSING PROCESS STEP: IMPLEMENTATION MSC: NCLEX: N/A
