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ChapterV1VSeeingVOlderVAdultsVThroughVtheVEyesVofVWellness
1. InV2010,VtheVrevisedVStandardsVandVScopeVofVGerontologicalVNursingVPracticeVwasVpubli
shed.VTheVnurseVwouldVuseVtheseVstandardsVto:
a. promoteVtheVpracticeVofVgerontologicVnursingVwithinVtheVacuteVcareVsetting.
b. defineVtheVconceptsVandVdimensionsVofVgerontologicVnursingVpractice.
c. elevateVtheVpracticeVofVgerontologicVnursing.
d. incorporateVsuggestedVinterventionsVfromVothersVwhoVpracticeVgerontol
ogicVnursing.
ANS:VD
TheVcurrentVpublishingVofVtheVStandardsVandVScopeVofVGerontologicalVNursingVPracticeVinV
2010VincorporatesVtheVinputVofVgerontologicVnursesVfromVacrossVtheVUnitedVStates.VItVwasV
notVintendedVtoVpromoteVgerontologicVnursingVpracticeVwithinVacuteVcareVsettings,VdefineVc
onceptsVorVdimensionsVofVgerontologicVnursingVpractice,VorVelevateVtheVpracticeVofVgeronto
logicVnursing.
DIF:VRememberingV(Knowledge)VREF:VMCS:V2VOBJ:V1-
1VTOP:VN/AVMSC:VSafeVandVEffectiveVCareVEnvironment
2. WhenVattemptingVtoVminimizeVtheVeffectVofVageismVonVtheVpracticeVofVnursingVolderV
adults,VaVnurseVneedsVtoVfirst:
a. recognizeVthatVnursesVmustVactVasVadvocatesVforVagingVpatients.
b. acceptVthatVthisVpopulationVrepresentsVaVsubstantialVportionVofVthoseVreq
uiringVnursingVcare.
c. self-reflectVandVformulateVonesVpersonalVviewVofVagingVandVtheVolderVpatient.
d. recognizeVageismVasVaVformVofVbigotryVsharedVbyVmanyVAmericans.
ANS:VC
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,AgeismVisVanVever-
increasingVprejudicialVviewVofVtheVeffectsVofVtheVagingVprocessVandVofVtheVolderVpopulation
VasVaVwhole.VWithVnursesVbeingVmembersVofVaVsocietyVholdingVsuchVviews,VitVisVcriticalVt
hatVtheVindividualVnurseVself-
reflectVonVpersonalVfeelingsVandVdetermineVwhetherVsuchVfeelingsVwillVaffectVtheVnursingVc
areVthatVheVorVsheVprovidesVtoVtheVagingVpatient.VActingVasVanVadvocateVisVanVimportantVn
ursingVroleVinVallVsettings.VSimplyVacceptingVaVfactVdoesVnotVhelpVendVageism,VnorVdoesVre
cognizingVageismVasVaVformVofVbigotry.
DIF:VApplyingV(Application)VREF:VN/AVOBJ:V1-9
TOP:VTeaching-LearningVMSC:VSafeVandVEffectiveVCareVEnvironment
3. WhenVdiscussingVfactorsVthatVhaveVhelpedVtoVincreaseVtheVnumberVofVhealthy,Vindependen
tVolderVAmericans,VtheVnurseVincludesVtheVimportanceVof:
a. increasedVavailabilityVofVin-homeVcareVservices.
b. governmentVsupportVofVretiredVcitizens.
c. effectiveVantibioticVtherapies.
d. theVdevelopmentVofVlife-extendingVtherapies.
ANS:VC
TheVhealthVandVultimateVautonomyVofVolderVAmericansVhasVbeenVpositivelyVimpactedVbyVt
heVdevelopmentVofVantibiotics,VbetterVsanitation,VandVvaccines.VTheseVpublicVhealthVmeasur
esVhaveVbeenVmoreVinstrumentalVinVincreasingVtheVnumbersVofVhealthy,VindependentVolderV
AmericansVthanVhaveVin-homeVcareVservices,VgovernmentVprograms,VorVlife-
extendingVtherapies.
DIF:VRememberingV(Knowledge)VREF:VMCS:V2VOBJ:V3-3
TOP:VNursingVProcess:VImplementationVMSC:VHealthVPromotionVandVMaintenance
4. BasedVonVcurrentVdata,VwhenVpresentingVanVolderVadultsVdischargeVteachingVplan,VtheVnurse
a. nonrelatedVcaretaker.
b. paidVcaregiver.
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, c. familyVmember.
d. intuitionalVrepresentative.
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LessVthanV4%VofVolderVadultsVliveVinVaVformalVhealthVcareVenvironment.VTheVmajorityVofVt
heVgeriatricVpopulationVlivesVatVhomeVorVwithVfamilyVmembers.
DIF:VApplyingV(Application)VREF:VN/AVOBJ:V3-3
TOP:VNursingVProcess:VPlanningVMSC:VSafeVandVEffectiveVCareVEnvironment
5. TheVnurseVplanningVcareVforVanVolderVadultVwhoVhasVrecentlyVbeenVdiagnosedVwithVrhe
umatoidVarthritisVviewsVtheVpriorityVcriterionVforVcontinuedVindependenceVtoVbeVtheVpatien
ts:
a. age.
b. financialVstatus.
c. gender.
d. functionalVstatus.
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MaintainingVtheVfunctionalVstatusVofVolderVadultsVmayVavertVtheVonsetVofVphysicalVfrailtyVa
ndVcognitiveVimpairment,VtwoVconditionsVthatVincreaseVtheVlikelihoodVofVinstitutionalization
.
DIF:VRememberingV(Knowledge)VREF:VMCS:V8VOBJ:V1-
6VTOP:VNursingVProcess:VPlanningVMSC:VPhysiologicVInte
grity
6. AVnurseVworkingVwithVtheVolderVadultVpopulationVisVmostVlikelyVtoVassessVaVneedVforVa
VfinancialVsocialVservicesVreferralVforVa(n):
a. whiteVmale.
b. blackVfemale.
c. HispanicVmale.
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