Test Bank For Gerontological Nursing 10th Edition By Charlotte Eliopoulos 9781975161002 Chapter 1-39

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b. complicationsgfromgdiseasegincreasedgmortality.
c. oldergadultsgneedsgaregsimilargtogthosegofgallgadults.
d. preventiveghealthgcaregpracticesgincreasedglongevity.

ANS:gD

Increasedgpreventiveghealthgcaregpractices,gdiseasegcontrol,gandgfocusgongwellnessghelpedgpeoplegliv
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DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:g2gOBJ:g2

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MSC:gNCLEX:gHealthgPromotiongandgMaintenance:gGrowthgandgDevelopment

2. Thegnursegclarifiesgthatgingthegterminologygdefininggspecificgageggroups,gthegtermgagedgrefersgtogp
ersonsgwhogare:

a. 55gtog64gyearsgofgage.
b. 65gtog74gyearsgofgage.
c. 75gtog84gyearsgofgage.
d. 85gandgolder.

ANS:gC

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3. Thegnursegcautionsgthatgageismgisgagmindsetgthatginfluencesgpersonsgto:

a. discriminategagainstg personsgsolelygongthegbasisgofgage.
b. feargaging.
c. begculturallygsensitivegtogconcernsgofgaging.
d. focusgongresourcesgforgthegoldergadult.

ANS:gA

Ageismgisgagnegativegbeliefgpatterngthatginfluencesgpersonsgtogdiscriminategagainstgpersonsgsolelygon
g thegbasisgofgagegandgcangleadgtogdestructivegbehaviorsgtowardgthegoldergadult.

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ldergadultgis:

a. MedicaregandgMedicaid.
b. eliminationgofgthegmandatorygretirementgage.
c. thegAmericansgwithgDisabilitiesgAct.
d. thegDruggBenefitgProgram.

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C:gNCLEX:gN/A

5. Thegnursegclarifiesgthatgaghousinggoptiongforgthegoldergadultgthatgoffersgthegprivacygofganga
partmentgwithgrestaurant-stylegmealsgandgsomegmedicalgandgpersonalgcaregservicesgisgthe:

a. government-subsidizedghousing.
b. long-termgcaregfacility.
c. assisted-livinggcenter.
d. groupghousinggplan.

ANS:gC

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livinggarrangementsgoffergthegprivacygofgangapartmentgorgcondominiumgwithgmealsgpreparedgandgser
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hisgmountingghospitalgbillgandgasksgifghisgMedicaregcoveragegwillgpaygforghisgcare.gThegnursesg
mostghelpfulgresponsegisgYes.gMedicare:

a. paysg100%gofgallgmedicalgcostsgforgpersonsgoldergthang65.
b. PartgBgpaysghospitalgcostsgandgphysiciangfees.
c. PartgAgpaysgforginpatientghospitalgcosts.
d. PartgDgpaysg80%gofgthegchargesgmadegbygphysicians.

ANS:gC

MedicaregPartgAgpaysginpatientghospitalgcosts,gPartgBgpaysg80%gofgphysiciansgcharges,gandgPartgDgh
elpsgdefraygprescriptiongdruggcosts.