TEST BANK Nursing for Wellness in Older Adults 9th, North American Edition by Carol A Miller , ISBN: 9781975179137 Chapter 1-29|newest sdition 2024|2025 A+

,TOP: N/A MSC: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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2. The nurse planning care for an older adult who has recently been diagnosed with
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rheumatoid arthritis views the priority criterion for continued independence to be
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a. age.
b. financial status. fhki




c. gender.
d. functional status. fhki




ANS: D fhki




Maintaining the functional status of older adults may avert the onset of physical
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fhkifrailty and cognitive impairment, two conditions that increase the likelihood of
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DIF: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: MCS: 8 OBJ: 1-6
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,TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: Physiologic Integrity
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2. When attempting to minimize the effect of ageism on the practice of nursing
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fhki older adults, a nurse needs to first:
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a. recognize that nurses must act as advocates for aging patients.
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b. accept that this population represents a substantial portion of those
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requiring nursing care.
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c. self-reflect and formulate ones personal view of aging and the older patient.
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d. recognize ageism as a form of bigotry shared by many Americans.
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ANS: C fhki




Ageism is an ever-increasing prejudicial view of the effects of the aging process and
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of the older population as a whole. With nurses being members of a society
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fhki holding such views, it is critical that the individual nurse self-reflect on personal
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fhki feelings and determine whether such feelings will affect the nursing care that he
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fhki or she provides to the aging patient. Acting as an advocate is an important
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fhki nursing role in all settings. Simply accepting a fact does not help end ageism, nor
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fhki does recognizing ageism as a form of bigotry.
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DIF: Applying (Application) REF: N/A OBJ: 1-9
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TOP: Teaching-Learning MSC: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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3. When discussing factors that have helped to increase the number of healthy,
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a. increased availability of in-home care services. fhki fhki fhki fhki fhki




b. government support of retired citizens. fhki fhki fhki fhki




c. effective antibiotic therapies. fhki fhki




d. the development of life-extending therapies.
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ANS: C fhki




The health and ultimate autonomy of older Americans has been positively impacted
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fhki by the development of antibiotics, better sanitation, and vaccines. These public
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