BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING BOOK (Chapter 001
ONLY) Test Exam with Verified Answers 2023/2024
Sub-stages of childhood? correct answers Infant, toodler, preschool, school age, and adolescence
Geriatric correct answers pertaining to treatment of older people
Gerontology correct answers study of the aging process
Gerontics correct answers Coined by Gunter and Estes in 1979 to define the nursing care and services
provided to older adults
Chronological age correct answers the number of years a person has lived
What is the age requirement for retirement? correct answers 65 or older
What category is ages 55-64? correct answers Older
What category is ages 64-74? correct answers Elderly
What category is ages 75-84? correct answers Aged
Does the American society value its older adults? correct answers No, the US is a youth-oriented society
Gerontophobia correct answers the fear of aging and the refusal to accept older adults into the
mainstream of society
Examples: teens buy anti-wrinkle creams, 30 year old women consider facelifts, etc.
Ageism correct answers The disliking of aging and older adults based on the belief that aging makes
people unattractive, unintelligent, and unproductive
*it is an emotional prejudice/discrimination against people based solely on their age
Can ageism have a negative effect on the way health care workers relate to older pts? correct answers
Yes
*can in turn result in poor health care outcomes and poor pt care
Nursing Competence in Aging (NCA) correct answers Started in 2002
Focuses on enhancing competence in geriatrics by expanding nurses' knowledge, skills, and attitudes
Age discrimination correct answers different and unequal treatment of people based solely on their age
Examples: refusing to hire older people, not approving them for home loans, and limiting the types or
amounts of health care they can receive
*AGE DISCRIMINATION IS ILLEGAL
Demographics correct answers statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it
, Demographers are concerned with a population's size, distribution, and vital statistics (birth, death, age
at death, marriages, race)
Life expectancy correct answers the number of years a person can be expected to live
Projected from the time of birth
The life expectancy throughout history has been low because... correct answers -environmental hazards
-wars
-accidents
-food and water scarcity
-inadequate sanitation
-contagious diseases
During biblical times the life expectancy was... correct answers 20 years
Some people did live longer, but 40 years was considered a good and long life
By 1776 the life expectancy was... correct answers 35 years
Was not uncommon for people to live into their 60s
*the Declaration of Independence was signed in this year
By 1860s the life expectancy was... correct answers 40 years
2.7% of the American population was older than age 65 at this time
*the American Civil War was going on at this time
By the beginning of the 20th century the life expectancy was... correct answers 47 years
4% of the American population was age 65 or older
During the 20th century the life expectancy was... correct answers 77.4 years
Individuals older than age 85 now make up what percentage of the US population? correct answers 4%
Do women outlive men? correct answers Yes, by 2.6 years
White women have a life expectancy of... correct answers 81 years
Black women have a life expectancy of... correct answers 78.1 years
White men have a life expectancy of... correct answers 76.5 years
Black men have a life expectancy of... correct answers 71.8 years
Hispanic women have a life expectancy of... correct answers 84 years
Hispanic men have a life expectancy of... correct answers 79.1 years
Age cohort correct answers a group of people born during the same time period
When were the "baby boomers" born? correct answers After WW2
ONLY) Test Exam with Verified Answers 2023/2024
Sub-stages of childhood? correct answers Infant, toodler, preschool, school age, and adolescence
Geriatric correct answers pertaining to treatment of older people
Gerontology correct answers study of the aging process
Gerontics correct answers Coined by Gunter and Estes in 1979 to define the nursing care and services
provided to older adults
Chronological age correct answers the number of years a person has lived
What is the age requirement for retirement? correct answers 65 or older
What category is ages 55-64? correct answers Older
What category is ages 64-74? correct answers Elderly
What category is ages 75-84? correct answers Aged
Does the American society value its older adults? correct answers No, the US is a youth-oriented society
Gerontophobia correct answers the fear of aging and the refusal to accept older adults into the
mainstream of society
Examples: teens buy anti-wrinkle creams, 30 year old women consider facelifts, etc.
Ageism correct answers The disliking of aging and older adults based on the belief that aging makes
people unattractive, unintelligent, and unproductive
*it is an emotional prejudice/discrimination against people based solely on their age
Can ageism have a negative effect on the way health care workers relate to older pts? correct answers
Yes
*can in turn result in poor health care outcomes and poor pt care
Nursing Competence in Aging (NCA) correct answers Started in 2002
Focuses on enhancing competence in geriatrics by expanding nurses' knowledge, skills, and attitudes
Age discrimination correct answers different and unequal treatment of people based solely on their age
Examples: refusing to hire older people, not approving them for home loans, and limiting the types or
amounts of health care they can receive
*AGE DISCRIMINATION IS ILLEGAL
Demographics correct answers statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it
, Demographers are concerned with a population's size, distribution, and vital statistics (birth, death, age
at death, marriages, race)
Life expectancy correct answers the number of years a person can be expected to live
Projected from the time of birth
The life expectancy throughout history has been low because... correct answers -environmental hazards
-wars
-accidents
-food and water scarcity
-inadequate sanitation
-contagious diseases
During biblical times the life expectancy was... correct answers 20 years
Some people did live longer, but 40 years was considered a good and long life
By 1776 the life expectancy was... correct answers 35 years
Was not uncommon for people to live into their 60s
*the Declaration of Independence was signed in this year
By 1860s the life expectancy was... correct answers 40 years
2.7% of the American population was older than age 65 at this time
*the American Civil War was going on at this time
By the beginning of the 20th century the life expectancy was... correct answers 47 years
4% of the American population was age 65 or older
During the 20th century the life expectancy was... correct answers 77.4 years
Individuals older than age 85 now make up what percentage of the US population? correct answers 4%
Do women outlive men? correct answers Yes, by 2.6 years
White women have a life expectancy of... correct answers 81 years
Black women have a life expectancy of... correct answers 78.1 years
White men have a life expectancy of... correct answers 76.5 years
Black men have a life expectancy of... correct answers 71.8 years
Hispanic women have a life expectancy of... correct answers 84 years
Hispanic men have a life expectancy of... correct answers 79.1 years
Age cohort correct answers a group of people born during the same time period
When were the "baby boomers" born? correct answers After WW2
