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1. Thegnursegexplainsgthatgingtheglateg1960s,ghealthgcaregfocusgwasgaimedgatgthegoldergadu
ltgbecause:

a. disabilitygwasgviewedgasgunavoidable.
b. complicationsgfromgdiseasegincreasedgmortality.
c. oldergadultsgneedsgaregsimilargtogthosegofgallgadults.
d. preventiveghealthgcaregpracticesgincreasedglongevity.

ANS:gD

Increasedgpreventiveghealthgcaregpractices,gdiseasegcontrol,gandgfocusgongwellnessghelpedgpeopleg
liveglonger.

DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:g2gOBJ:g2

TOP:gAginggTrendsgKEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gImplementation

MSC:gNCLEX:gHealthgPromotiongandgMaintenance:gGrowthgandgDevelopment

2. Thegnursegclarifiesgthatgingthegterminologygdefininggspecificgageggroups,gthegtermgagedgrefersgt
ogpersonsgwhogare:

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

ANS:gC

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IF:gCognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:g2,gTableg1-

1gOBJ:g1gTOP:gAgegCategoriesgKEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gImple

mentation

MSC:gNCLEX:gHealthgPromotiongandgMaintenance:gGrowthgandgDevelopment

3. Thegnursegcautionsgthatgageismgisgagmindsetgthatginfluencesgpersonsgto:

a. discriminategagainstgpersonsgsolelygongthegbasisgofgage.
b. feargaging.
c. begculturallygsensitivegtogconcernsgofgaging.
d. focusgongresourcesgforgthegoldergadult.

ANS:gA

Ageismgisgagnegativegbeliefgpatterngthatginfluencesgpersonsgtogdiscriminategagainstgpersonsgsolely
ongthegbasisgofgagegandgcangleadgtogdestructivegbehaviorsgtowardgthegoldergadult.
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DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gComprehensiongREF:g5gOBJ:g3gTO

P:gAgeismgKEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gImplementation

MSC:gNCLEX:gPsychosocialgIntegrity:gPsychosocialgAdaptation

4. Thegnursegpointsgoutgthatgthegmostgbeneficialglegislationgthatghasginfluencedghealthgcaregforgth
egoldergadultgis:

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

ANS:gA

ThegbroadestgsweepingglegislationgbeneficialgtogthegoldergadultgisgMedicaregandgMedicaid.

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DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gApplicationgREF:g16gOBJ:g6

TOP:gLegislationgKEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gImplementationgM

SC:gNCLEX:gN/A

5. Thegnursegclarifiesgthatgaghousinggoptiongforgthegoldergadultgthatgoffersgthegprivacygofga
ngapartmentgwithgrestaurant-
stylegmealsgandgsomegmedicalgandgpersonalgcaregservicesgisgthe:

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

ANS:gC

Assisted-
livinggarrangementsgoffergthegprivacygofgangapartmentgorgcondominiumgwithgmealsgpreparedgandg
served,glimitedgmedicalgcare,gandgagvarietygofgpersonalgservices.

DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gApplicationgREF:g14gOBJ:g9

TOP:gHousinggOptionsgKEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gImplementationgMS

C:gNCLEX:gPhysiologicalgIntegrity:gPhysiologicalgAdaptation

6. Theg75-year-
oldgmangwhoghasgbeenghospitalizedgfollowinggagseveregcasegofgpneumoniagisgconcernedgabo
utghisgmountingghospitalgbillgandgasksgifghisgMedicaregcoveragegwillgpaygforghisgcare.gThegnu
rsesgmostghelpfulgresponsegisgYes.gMedicare:

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

ANS:gC

MedicaregPartgAgpaysginpatientghospitalgcosts,gPartgBgpaysg80%gofgphysiciansgcharges,gandgPartg
Dghelpsgdefraygprescriptiongdruggcosts.