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Chapter 01: Trends and Issues Williams: Basic Geriatric Nursing 8th Edition
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1. Which fact explains the shift of health care focus toward the older adult in the late 1960s?
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c. Older adults‘ needs are similar to those of all adults
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d. Preventive health care practices increased longevity.
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Increased preventive health care practices, disease control, and focus on wellness helped people liv
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2. To which age group does the term ―aged‖ apply?
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The term aged refers to persons who are 75–84 years of age.
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3. Which is true of ageism?
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a. It is discrimination against persons solely on the basis of age.
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b. It causes a person to fear aging.
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c. It involves the use of cultural sensitivity to address concerns of agin
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d. It focuses on resources for the older adult.
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Ageism is a negative belief pattern that influences persons to discriminate against persons solely on t
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he basis of age and can lead to destructive behaviors toward the older adult.
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4. Which legislation has been the most beneficial legislation that has influenced health care for the
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The broadest sweeping legislation beneficial to the older adult is Medicare and Medicaid. The eli
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mination of the mandatory retirement age does not apply to health care. The Americans with Dis
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abilities Act deals with all Americans with disabilities, not just the older adult. The Drug Benefit P
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rogram was added to Medicare, but deals only with medications.
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5. Which housing option for the older adult offers the privacy of an apartment with restaurant-
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style meals and some medical and personal care services?
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