Test Bank for nursing for wellness in older adults miller 9th edition 2025

, NursingHforHWellnessHinHOlderHAdultsH9thHEditionHMillerHTestHBankH
ChapterH1HSeeingHOlderHAdultsHThroughHtheHEyesHofHWellness

1. InH2010,HtheHrevisedHStandardsHandHScopeHofHGerontologicalHNursingHPracticeHwasHpub
lished.HTheHnurseHwouldHuseHtheseHstandardsHto:

a. promoteHtheHpracticeHofHgerontologicHnursingHwithinHtheHacuteHcareHsetting.
b. defineHtheHconceptsHandHdimensionsHofHgerontologicHnursingHpractice.
c. elevateHtheHpracticeHofHgerontologicHnursing.
d. incorporateHsuggestedHinterventionsHfromHothersHwhoHpracticeHgerontol
ogicHnursing.


ANS:HD

TheHcurrentHpublishingHofHtheHStandardsHandHScopeHofHGerontologicalHNursingHPracticeHin
H2010HincorporatesHtheHinputHofHgerontologicHnursesHfromHacrossHtheHUnitedHStates.HItHwas

HnotHintendedHtoHpromoteHgerontologicHnursingHpracticeHwithinHacuteHcareHsettings,HdefineH

conceptsHorHdimensionsHofHgerontologicHnursingHpractice,HorHelevateHtheHpracticeHofHgeront
ologicHnursing.

DIF:HRememberingH(Knowledge)HREF:HMCS:H2HOBJ:H1-

1HTOP:HN/AHMSC:HSafeHandHEffectiveHCareHEnvironment

2. WhenHattemptingHtoHminimizeHtheHeffectHofHageismHonHtheHpracticeHofHnursingHolderH
adults,HaHnurseHneedsHtoHfirst:

a. recognizeHthatHnursesHmustHactHasHadvocatesHforHagingHpatients.
b. acceptHthatHthisHpopulationHrepresentsHaHsubstantialHportionHofHthoseHreq
uiringHnursingHcare.
c. self-reflectHandHformulateHonesHpersonalHviewHofHagingHandHtheHolderHpatient.
d. recognizeHageismHasHaHformHofHbigotryHsharedHbyHmanyHAmericans.


ANS:HC

,AgeismHisHanHever-
increasingHprejudicialHviewHofHtheHeffectsHofHtheHagingHprocessHandHofHtheHolderHpopulation
HasHaHwhole.HWithHnursesHbeingHmembersHofHaHsocietyHholdingHsuchHviews,HitHisHcriticalHt

hatHtheHindividualHnurseHself-
reflectHonHpersonalHfeelingsHandHdetermineHwhetherHsuchHfeelingsHwillHaffectHtheHnursingHc
areHthatHheHorHsheHprovidesHtoHtheHagingHpatient.HActingHasHanHadvocateHisHanHimportantHn
ursingHroleHinHallHsettings.HSimplyHacceptingHaHfactHdoesHnotHhelpHendHageism,HnorHdoesHre
cognizingHageismHasHaHformHofHbigotry.

DIF:HApplyingH(Application)HREF:HN/AHOBJ:H1-9

TOP:HTeaching-LearningHMSC:HSafeHandHEffectiveHCareHEnvironment

3. WhenHdiscussingHfactorsHthatHhaveHhelpedHtoHincreaseHtheHnumberHofHhealthy,Hindependen
tHolderHAmericans,HtheHnurseHincludesHtheHimportanceHof:

a. increasedHavailabilityHofHin-homeHcareHservices.
b. governmentHsupportHofHretiredHcitizens.
c. effectiveHantibioticHtherapies.
d. theHdevelopmentHofHlife-extendingHtherapies.


ANS:HC

TheHhealthHandHultimateHautonomyHofHolderHAmericansHhasHbeenHpositivelyHimpactedHbyHt
heHdevelopmentHofHantibiotics,HbetterHsanitation,HandHvaccines.HTheseHpublicHhealthHmeasur
esHhaveHbeenHmoreHinstrumentalHinHincreasingHtheHnumbersHofHhealthy,HindependentHolderH
AmericansHthanHhaveHin-homeHcareHservices,HgovernmentHprograms,HorHlife-
extendingHtherapies.

DIF:HRememberingH(Knowledge)HREF:HMCS:H2HOBJ:H3-3

TOP:HNursingHProcess:HImplementationHMSC:HHealthHPromotionHandHMaintenance

4. BasedHonHcurrentHdata,HwhenHpresentingHanHolderHadultsHdischargeHteachingHplan,Hth
eHnurseHincludesHtheHpatients:

a. nonrelatedHcaretaker.
b. paidHcaregiver.

, c. familyHmember.
d. intuitionalHrepresentative.


ANS:HC

LessHthanH4%HofHolderHadultsHliveHinHaHformalHhealthHcareHenvironment.HTheHmajorityH
ofHtheHgeriatricHpopulationHlivesHatHhomeHorHwithHfamilyHmembers.

DIF:HApplyingH(Application)HREF:HN/AHOBJ:H3-3

TOP:HNursingHProcess:HPlanningHMSC:HSafeHandHEffectiveHCareHEnvironment

5. TheHnurseHplanningHcareHforHanHolderHadultHwhoHhasHrecentlyHbeenHdiagnosedHwithHrhe
umatoidHarthritisHviewsHtheHpriorityHcriterionHforHcontinuedHindependenceHtoHbeHtheHpatie
nts:

a. age.
b. financialHstatus.
c. gender.
d. functionalHstatus.


ANS:HD

MaintainingHtheHfunctionalHstatusHofHolderHadultsHmayHavertHtheHonsetHofHphysicalHfrailt
yHandHcognitiveHimpairment,HtwoHconditionsHthatHincreaseHtheHlikelihoodHofHinstitutiona
lization.

DIF:HRememberingH(Knowledge)HREF:HMCS:H8HOBJ:H1-

6HTOP:HNursingHProcess:HPlanningHMSC:HPhysiologicHInte

grity

6. AHnurseHworkingHwithHtheHolderHadultHpopulationHisHmostHlikelyHtoHassessHaHneedHforHa
HfinancialHsocialHservicesHreferralHforHa(n):


a. whiteHmale.
b. blackHfemale.
c. HispanicHmale.