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By Authors: Sue Meiner,and Jennifer Yeager
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eBookfISBN:f9780323498098
PaperbackfISBN:f9780323498111
PaperbackfISBN:f9780323848381
TablefoffContents
PartfI:fIntroductionftofGerontologicfNursing
1. OverviewfoffGerontologicfNursing
2. TheoriesfRelatedftofCarefoffthefOlderfAdult
3. LegalfandfEthicalfIssues
4. AssessmentfoffthefOlderfAdult
PartfII:fInfluencesfonfHealthfandfIllness
5. CulturalfInfluences
6. FamilyfInfluences
7. SocioeconomicfandfEnvironmentalfInfluences
8. HealthfPromotionfandfIllness/DisabilityfPrevention
PartfIII:fInfluencesfonfQualityfoffLife
9. Nutrition
10. SleepfandfActivity
11. Safety
12. SexualityfandfAging
,13. Pain
14. InfectionfandfInflammation
PartfIV:fDiagnosticfStudiesfandfPharmacologicfManagement
15. LaboratoryfandfDiagnosticfTests
16. DrugsfandfAging
PartfV:fNursingfCarefoffPhysiologicfandfPsychologicfDisorders
17. IntegumentaryfFunction
18. SensoryfFunction
19. CardiovascularfFunction
20. RespiratoryfFunction
21. GastrointestinalfFunction
22. UrinaryfFunction
23. MusculoskeletalfFunction
24. CognitivefandfNeurologicfFunction
25. EndocrinefFunction
PartfVI:fHealthfCarefTransitions
26. HealthfCarefDeliveryfSettingsfandfOlderfAdults
27. ChronicfIllnessfandfRehabilitation
28. Cancer
29. LossfandfEnd-of-LifefIssues
, GerontologicfNursingf6thfEditionfMeinerfTestfBank
Chapter 01: Overview of Gerontologic Nursing
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Meiner: Gerontologic Nursing, 6th Edition
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MULTIPLEfCHOICE
1. Inf2010,fthefrevisedfStandardsfandfScopefoffGerontologicalfNursingfPracticefwasfpu
blished.fThefnursefwouldfusefthesefstandardsfto
a. promotefthefpracticefoffgerontologicfnursingfwithinfthefacutefcarefsetting.
b. definefthefconceptsfandfdimensionsfoffgerontologicfnursingfpractice.
c. elevatefthefpracticefoffgerontologicfnursing.
d. incorporatefthefconceptsfoffhealthfpromotion,fhealthfmaintenance,fdiseasefpr
evention,fandfself-care
ANS:f D
ThefcurrentfpublishingfoffthefStandardsfandfScopefoffGerontologicalfNursingfPracticefinf2010f
incorporatesfthefinputfoffgerontologicfnursesffromfacrossfthefUnitedfStatesfandfincludesfcompr
ehensivefconceptsfandfdimensionsfimportantftofthosefpracticingfgerontologicfnursing.fItfwasfno
tfintendedftofpromotefgerontologicfnursingfpracticefwithinfacutefcarefsettings,fdefinefconceptsf
orfdimensionsfoffgerontologicfnursingfpractice,forfelevatefthefpracticefoffgerontologicfnursing.
DIF: Remembering OBJ: 1-1 TOP:
N/AfMSC:f SafefandfEffectivefCarefEnvironment
2. Whenfattemptingftofminimizefthefeffectfoffageismfonfthefpracticefoffnursingfolderfadults,fafnurs
efneedsftoffirst NURSINGTB.COM
a. recognizefthatfnursesfmustfactfasfadvocatesfforfagingfpatients.
b. acceptfthatfthisfpopulationfrepresentsfafsubstantialfportionfoffthosefrequiringfnu
rsingfcare.
c. self-reflectfandfformulatefone’sfpersonalfviewfoffagingfandfthefolderfpatient.
d. recognizefageismfasfafformfoffbigotryfsharedfbyfmanyfAmericans.
ANS:f C
Ageismfisfanfever-
increasingfprejudicialfviewfoffthefeffectsfoffthefagingfprocessfandfoffthefolderfpopulationfasfafw
hole.fWithfnursesfbeingfmembersfoffafsocietyfholdingfsuchfviews,fitfisfcriticalfthatfthefindividua
lfnursefself-
reflectsfonfpersonalffeelingsfandfdeterminesfwhetherfsuchffeelingsfwillfaffectfthefnursingfcareft
hatfheforfshefprovidesftofthefagingfpatient.fActingfasfanfadvocatefisfanfimportantfnursingfrolefinfa
llfsettings.fSimplyfacceptingfaffactfdoesfnotfhelpfendfageism,fnorfdoesfrecognizingfageismfasfaff
ormfoffbigotry.
DIF: Applying OBJ: 1-6 TOP: IntegratedfProcess:fTeaching-
LearningfMSC:f SafefandfEffectivefCarefEnvironment
3. Thefnursefplanningfcarefforfanfolderfadultfwhofhasfrecentlyfbeenfdiagnosedfwithfrheumatoidfarth
ritisfviewsfthefpriorityfcriterionfforfcontinuedfindependenceftofbefthefpatient’s
a. age.
b. financialfstatus.
c. gender.
d. functionalfstatus.