TEST BANK - Basic Geriatric
Nursing, 8th Edition by Patricia A.
Williams
ALL CHAPTERS 1-20| VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
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, Table of Contents
Unit One: Overview of Aging
Chapter 1. Trends and Issues
Chapter 2. Theories of Aging
Chapter 3.Physiologic Changes
Unit Two: Basic Skills for Gerontologic Nursing
Chapter 4. Health Promotion, Health Maintenance, and Home Health Considerations
Chapter 5. Communicating with Older Adults
Chapter 6. Maintaining Fluid Balance and Meeting Nutrition Needs
Chapter 7. Medications and Older Adults
Chapter 8. Health Assessment for Older Adults
Chapter 9. Meeting Safety Needs of Older Adults
Unit Three: Psychosocial Care of the Elderly
Chapter 10. Cognition and Perception
Chapter 11.Self-Perception and Self-Concept
Chapter 12. Roles and Relationships
Chapter 13. Coping and Stress
Chapter 14. Values and Beliefs
Chapter 15. End-of-Life Care
Chapter 16. Sexuality and Aging
Unit Four: Physical Care of the Elderly
Chapter 17. Care of Aging Skin and Mucous Membranes
Chapter 18. Elimination
Chapter 19. Activity and Exercise
Chapter 20. Sleep and Rest
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, Chapter 01: Trends and Issues
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What fact explains the shift of health care focus toward the older adult in the late 1960s?
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.
CORRECT ANSWER: D
2. To what age group does the term ―aged‖ apply?
a. 55–64 years of age
b. 65–74 years of age
c. 75–84 years of age
d. 85andolder
CORRECT ANSWER: C
3. Which is true of ageism?
a. It is discrimination against persons solely on the basis of age.
b. It causes a person to fear aging.
c. It involves the use of cultural sensitivity to address concerns of aging.
d. It focuses on resources for the older adult
CORRECT ANSWER: A
4. What is the most beneficial legislation that has influenced health care for the older adult?
a. Medicare and Medicaid
b. Elimination of the mandatory retirement age
c. The Americans with Disabilities Act
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d. The Drug Benefit Program
CORRECT ANSWER: A
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, 5. What housing option for the older adult offers the privacy of an apartment with restaurant-style meals and
medical and personal care services?
a. Government-subsidized housing
b. Long-term care facility
c. Assisted-living center
d. Group housing plan
CORRECT ANSWER: C
6. The 75-year-old man who has been hospitalized following a severe case of pneumonia is concerned about
his mounting hospital bill and asks if his Medicare coverage will pay for his care. What would be the most
helpful response by the nurse?
a. Medicare Part C pays 50% of all medical costs for persons older than 65.
b. Medicare Part B pays hospital costs and physician fees.
c. Medicare Part A pays for inpatient hospital costs.
d. Medicare Part D pays 80% of the charges made by physicians.
CORRECT ANSWER: C
7. The daughter of a patient who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer asks which documents are required
to allow her to make health care decisions for her parent. Which response would provide the most accurate
information to the daughter?
a. Advance directives indicate the degree of intervention desired by the patient.
b. A ‗Do Not Resuscitate‘ document signed by the patient transfers authority to the next of kin.
c. A durable power of attorney for health care transfers decision-making authority for health care to a
designated person.
d. A living will transfers authority to the physician.
CORRECT ANSWER: C
8. The daughter of a resident in a long-term care facility is frustrated with her 80-year-old mother‘s refusal to
eat Which response would be the most appropriate?
a. The refusal to eat is an effort to maintain a portion of independence and self-direction.
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b. The refusal to eat is an indication of approaching Alzheimer disease.
c. The refusal to eat is an effort to gain attention.
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Nursing, 8th Edition by Patricia A.
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ALL CHAPTERS 1-20| VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
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, Table of Contents
Unit One: Overview of Aging
Chapter 1. Trends and Issues
Chapter 2. Theories of Aging
Chapter 3.Physiologic Changes
Unit Two: Basic Skills for Gerontologic Nursing
Chapter 4. Health Promotion, Health Maintenance, and Home Health Considerations
Chapter 5. Communicating with Older Adults
Chapter 6. Maintaining Fluid Balance and Meeting Nutrition Needs
Chapter 7. Medications and Older Adults
Chapter 8. Health Assessment for Older Adults
Chapter 9. Meeting Safety Needs of Older Adults
Unit Three: Psychosocial Care of the Elderly
Chapter 10. Cognition and Perception
Chapter 11.Self-Perception and Self-Concept
Chapter 12. Roles and Relationships
Chapter 13. Coping and Stress
Chapter 14. Values and Beliefs
Chapter 15. End-of-Life Care
Chapter 16. Sexuality and Aging
Unit Four: Physical Care of the Elderly
Chapter 17. Care of Aging Skin and Mucous Membranes
Chapter 18. Elimination
Chapter 19. Activity and Exercise
Chapter 20. Sleep and Rest
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, Chapter 01: Trends and Issues
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What fact explains the shift of health care focus toward the older adult in the late 1960s?
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.
CORRECT ANSWER: D
2. To what age group does the term ―aged‖ apply?
a. 55–64 years of age
b. 65–74 years of age
c. 75–84 years of age
d. 85andolder
CORRECT ANSWER: C
3. Which is true of ageism?
a. It is discrimination against persons solely on the basis of age.
b. It causes a person to fear aging.
c. It involves the use of cultural sensitivity to address concerns of aging.
d. It focuses on resources for the older adult
CORRECT ANSWER: A
4. What is the most beneficial legislation that has influenced health care for the older adult?
a. Medicare and Medicaid
b. Elimination of the mandatory retirement age
c. The Americans with Disabilities Act
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d. The Drug Benefit Program
CORRECT ANSWER: A
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, 5. What housing option for the older adult offers the privacy of an apartment with restaurant-style meals and
medical and personal care services?
a. Government-subsidized housing
b. Long-term care facility
c. Assisted-living center
d. Group housing plan
CORRECT ANSWER: C
6. The 75-year-old man who has been hospitalized following a severe case of pneumonia is concerned about
his mounting hospital bill and asks if his Medicare coverage will pay for his care. What would be the most
helpful response by the nurse?
a. Medicare Part C pays 50% of all medical costs for persons older than 65.
b. Medicare Part B pays hospital costs and physician fees.
c. Medicare Part A pays for inpatient hospital costs.
d. Medicare Part D pays 80% of the charges made by physicians.
CORRECT ANSWER: C
7. The daughter of a patient who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer asks which documents are required
to allow her to make health care decisions for her parent. Which response would provide the most accurate
information to the daughter?
a. Advance directives indicate the degree of intervention desired by the patient.
b. A ‗Do Not Resuscitate‘ document signed by the patient transfers authority to the next of kin.
c. A durable power of attorney for health care transfers decision-making authority for health care to a
designated person.
d. A living will transfers authority to the physician.
CORRECT ANSWER: C
8. The daughter of a resident in a long-term care facility is frustrated with her 80-year-old mother‘s refusal to
eat Which response would be the most appropriate?
a. The refusal to eat is an effort to maintain a portion of independence and self-direction.
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b. The refusal to eat is an indication of approaching Alzheimer disease.
c. The refusal to eat is an effort to gain attention.
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