TEST BANK FOR GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING
10TH EDITION BY ELIOPOULOS
,TEST BANK FOR GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING
10TH EDITION BY ELIOPOULOS
CHAPTER 1 THE AGING POPULATION
TEST BANK MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. THE NURSE EXPLAINS THAT IN THE LATE 1960S, HEALTH CARE FOCUS WAS AIMED AT THE OLDER ADULT
BECAUSE:
A. DISABILITY WAS VIEWED AS UNAVOIDABLE.
B. COMPLICATIONS FROM DISEASE INCREASED MORTALITY.
C. OLDER ADULTS NEEDS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE OF ALL ADULTS.
D. PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE PRACTICES INCREASED LONGEVITY.
ANSWER: D
INCREASED PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE PRACTICES, DISEASE CONTROL, AND FOCUS ON WELLNESS HELPED PEOPLE
LIVE LONGER.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: COMPREHENSION REF: 2 OBJ: 2
TOP: AGING TRENDS KEY: NURSING PROCESS STEP: IMPLEMENTATION
MSC: NCLEX: HEALTH PROMOTION AND MAINTENANCE: GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
2. THE NURSE CLARIFIES THAT IN THE TERMINOLOGY DEFINING SPECIFIC AGE GROUPS, THE TERM AGED
REFERS TO PERSONS WHO ARE:
A. 55 TO 64 YEARS OF AGE.
B. 65 TO 74 YEARS OF AGE.
C. 75 TO 84 YEARS OF AGE.
D. 85 AND OLDER.
,ANSWER: C
THE TERM AGED REFERS TO PERSONS WHO ARE 75 TO 84 YEARS OF AGE. DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: COMPREHENSION
REF: 2, TABLE 1-1 OBJ: 1 TOP: AGE CATEGORIES KEY: NURSING PROCESS STEP: IMPLEMENTATION
MSC: NCLEX: HEALTH PROMOTION AND MAINTENANCE: GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
3. THE NURSE CAUTIONS THAT AGEISM IS A MINDSET THAT INFLUENCES PERSONS TO:
A. DISCRIMINATE AGAINST PERSONS SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF AGE.
B. FEAR AGING.
C. BE CULTURALLY SENSITIVE TO CONCERNS OF AGING.
D. FOCUS ON RESOURCES FOR THE OLDER ADULT.
ANSWER: A
AGEISM IS A NEGATIVE BELIEF PATTERN THAT INFLUENCES PERSONS TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST PERSONS SOLELY
ON THE BASIS OF AGE AND CAN LEAD TO DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS TOWARD THE OLDER ADULT.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: COMPREHENSION REF: 5 OBJ: 3 TOP: AGEISM KEY: NURSING PROCESS STEP:
IMPLEMENTATION
MSC: NCLEX: PSYCHOSOCIAL INTEGRITY: PSYCHOSOCIAL ADAPTATION
4. THE NURSE POINTS OUT THAT THE MOST BENEFICIAL LEGISLATION THAT HAS INFLUENCED HEALTH CARE
FOR THE OLDER ADULT IS:
A. MEDICARE AND MEDICAID.
B. ELIMINATION OF THE MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE.
C. THE AMERICANSWER WITH DISABILITIES ACT.
D. THE DRUG BENEFIT PROGRAM.
ANSWER: A
THE BROADEST SWEEPING LEGISLATION BENEFICIAL TO THE OLDER ADULT IS MEDICARE AND MEDICAID.
, DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: APPLICATION REF: 16 OBJ: 6
TOP: LEGISLATION KEY: NURSING PROCESS STEP: IMPLEMENTATION MSC: NCLEX: N/A
5. THE NURSE CLARIFIES THAT A HOUSING OPTION FOR THE OLDER ADULT THAT OFFERS THE PRIVACY OF AN
APARTMENT WITH RESTAURANT-STYLE MEALS AND SOME MEDICAL AND PERSONAL CARE SERVICES IS THE:
A. GOVERNMENT-SUBSIDIZED HOUSING.
B. LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY.
C. ASSISTED-LIVING CENTER.
D. GROUP HOUSING PLAN.
ANSWER: C
ASSISTED-LIVING ARRANGEMENTS OFFER THE PRIVACY OF AN APARTMENT OR CONDOMINIUM WITH MEALS
PREPARED AND SERVED, LIMITED MEDICAL CARE, AND A VARIETY OF PERSONAL SERVICES.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: APPLICATION REF: 14 OBJ: 9
TOP: HOUSING OPTIONS KEY: NURSING PROCESS STEP: IMPLEMENTATION MSC: NCLEX: PHYSIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY:
PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATION
6. THE 75-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED FOLLOWING A SEVERE CASE OF PNEUMONIA IS
CONCERNED ABOUT HIS MOUNTING HOSPITAL BILL AND ASKS IF HIS MEDICARE COVERAGE WILL PAY FOR HIS CARE.
THE NURSES MOST HELPFUL RESPONSE IS YES. MEDICARE:
A. PAYS 100% OF ALL MEDICAL COSTS FOR PERSONS OLDER THAN 65.
B. PART B PAYS HOSPITAL COSTS AND PHYSICIAN FEES.
C. PART A PAYS FOR INPATIENT HOSPITAL COSTS.
D. PART D PAYS 80% OF THE CHARGES MADE BY PHYSICIANSWER.
ANSWER: C
MEDICARE PART A PAYS INPATIENT HOSPITAL COSTS, PART B PAYS 80% OF PHYSICIANSWER CHARGES, AND PART D
HELPS DEFRAY PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: APPLICATION REF: 16 OBJ: 6
10TH EDITION BY ELIOPOULOS
,TEST BANK FOR GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING
10TH EDITION BY ELIOPOULOS
CHAPTER 1 THE AGING POPULATION
TEST BANK MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. THE NURSE EXPLAINS THAT IN THE LATE 1960S, HEALTH CARE FOCUS WAS AIMED AT THE OLDER ADULT
BECAUSE:
A. DISABILITY WAS VIEWED AS UNAVOIDABLE.
B. COMPLICATIONS FROM DISEASE INCREASED MORTALITY.
C. OLDER ADULTS NEEDS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE OF ALL ADULTS.
D. PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE PRACTICES INCREASED LONGEVITY.
ANSWER: D
INCREASED PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE PRACTICES, DISEASE CONTROL, AND FOCUS ON WELLNESS HELPED PEOPLE
LIVE LONGER.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: COMPREHENSION REF: 2 OBJ: 2
TOP: AGING TRENDS KEY: NURSING PROCESS STEP: IMPLEMENTATION
MSC: NCLEX: HEALTH PROMOTION AND MAINTENANCE: GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
2. THE NURSE CLARIFIES THAT IN THE TERMINOLOGY DEFINING SPECIFIC AGE GROUPS, THE TERM AGED
REFERS TO PERSONS WHO ARE:
A. 55 TO 64 YEARS OF AGE.
B. 65 TO 74 YEARS OF AGE.
C. 75 TO 84 YEARS OF AGE.
D. 85 AND OLDER.
,ANSWER: C
THE TERM AGED REFERS TO PERSONS WHO ARE 75 TO 84 YEARS OF AGE. DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: COMPREHENSION
REF: 2, TABLE 1-1 OBJ: 1 TOP: AGE CATEGORIES KEY: NURSING PROCESS STEP: IMPLEMENTATION
MSC: NCLEX: HEALTH PROMOTION AND MAINTENANCE: GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
3. THE NURSE CAUTIONS THAT AGEISM IS A MINDSET THAT INFLUENCES PERSONS TO:
A. DISCRIMINATE AGAINST PERSONS SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF AGE.
B. FEAR AGING.
C. BE CULTURALLY SENSITIVE TO CONCERNS OF AGING.
D. FOCUS ON RESOURCES FOR THE OLDER ADULT.
ANSWER: A
AGEISM IS A NEGATIVE BELIEF PATTERN THAT INFLUENCES PERSONS TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST PERSONS SOLELY
ON THE BASIS OF AGE AND CAN LEAD TO DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS TOWARD THE OLDER ADULT.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: COMPREHENSION REF: 5 OBJ: 3 TOP: AGEISM KEY: NURSING PROCESS STEP:
IMPLEMENTATION
MSC: NCLEX: PSYCHOSOCIAL INTEGRITY: PSYCHOSOCIAL ADAPTATION
4. THE NURSE POINTS OUT THAT THE MOST BENEFICIAL LEGISLATION THAT HAS INFLUENCED HEALTH CARE
FOR THE OLDER ADULT IS:
A. MEDICARE AND MEDICAID.
B. ELIMINATION OF THE MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE.
C. THE AMERICANSWER WITH DISABILITIES ACT.
D. THE DRUG BENEFIT PROGRAM.
ANSWER: A
THE BROADEST SWEEPING LEGISLATION BENEFICIAL TO THE OLDER ADULT IS MEDICARE AND MEDICAID.
, DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: APPLICATION REF: 16 OBJ: 6
TOP: LEGISLATION KEY: NURSING PROCESS STEP: IMPLEMENTATION MSC: NCLEX: N/A
5. THE NURSE CLARIFIES THAT A HOUSING OPTION FOR THE OLDER ADULT THAT OFFERS THE PRIVACY OF AN
APARTMENT WITH RESTAURANT-STYLE MEALS AND SOME MEDICAL AND PERSONAL CARE SERVICES IS THE:
A. GOVERNMENT-SUBSIDIZED HOUSING.
B. LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY.
C. ASSISTED-LIVING CENTER.
D. GROUP HOUSING PLAN.
ANSWER: C
ASSISTED-LIVING ARRANGEMENTS OFFER THE PRIVACY OF AN APARTMENT OR CONDOMINIUM WITH MEALS
PREPARED AND SERVED, LIMITED MEDICAL CARE, AND A VARIETY OF PERSONAL SERVICES.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: APPLICATION REF: 14 OBJ: 9
TOP: HOUSING OPTIONS KEY: NURSING PROCESS STEP: IMPLEMENTATION MSC: NCLEX: PHYSIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY:
PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATION
6. THE 75-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED FOLLOWING A SEVERE CASE OF PNEUMONIA IS
CONCERNED ABOUT HIS MOUNTING HOSPITAL BILL AND ASKS IF HIS MEDICARE COVERAGE WILL PAY FOR HIS CARE.
THE NURSES MOST HELPFUL RESPONSE IS YES. MEDICARE:
A. PAYS 100% OF ALL MEDICAL COSTS FOR PERSONS OLDER THAN 65.
B. PART B PAYS HOSPITAL COSTS AND PHYSICIAN FEES.
C. PART A PAYS FOR INPATIENT HOSPITAL COSTS.
D. PART D PAYS 80% OF THE CHARGES MADE BY PHYSICIANSWER.
ANSWER: C
MEDICARE PART A PAYS INPATIENT HOSPITAL COSTS, PART B PAYS 80% OF PHYSICIANSWER CHARGES, AND PART D
HELPS DEFRAY PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: APPLICATION REF: 16 OBJ: 6
