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1 Gerontological Nursing Across the Continuum
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of Care 2 Aging, Health, and Wellness in a
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Global Community 3 Theories of Aging
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4 ProvidingCross-Cultural Care
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5 Economics and Health Care in Late
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Life 6 Promoting Excellence in Long-
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Term Care PART 2 Foundations for
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Taking Action
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7 Therapeutic Communication With Older
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9 Recognizing and Analyzing Cues to Maximize
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Outcomes 10 Using Laboratory Data in Clinical
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Judgment
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11 Safe Medication Use
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PART 3 Clinical Judgment to Promote Wellness and Function
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12 VisualHealth
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13 AuditoryHealth
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14 Healthy Skin
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15 NutritionalHealth
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16 Hydration and Oral
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Health 17Elimination
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19 Activity andExercise
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20 Falls and Fall Risk
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Reduction 21 Safe and Secure
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Environments
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Chronic Illnesses
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22 Living Well With Chronic
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Illness 23 Vascular Disorders
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24 RespiratoryDisorders
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25 NeurocognitiveDisorders
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26 Care of Individuals With Neurocognitive
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Disorders 27 Endocrine and Immune Disorders
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28 Common Musculoskeletal
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30 Mental Health
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,PART 5 Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy
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Aging With Older Adults and Families
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31 Ethics, Decision Making, and
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Mistreatment 32 Relationships, Roles,
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and Life Transitions 33 Intimacy and
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Sexual Health
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34 Loss, Death, and Palliative Care
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Chapter 01: Gerontological Nursing Acrossthe Continuum of
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Care
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Touhy: Toward Healthy Aging, 11th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE ee
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controlled research studies flourished. Before that, anecdotal evidence was
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used to illustrate issues assumed to be
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Health Promotion and Maintenance
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attendants who have worked in this setting for 2 or more
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expertise in caring
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setting across the continuum of care, and
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attendants with Baccalaureate degrees. There is both a generalist
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PART 1 Foundations for Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy Aging
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1 Gerontological Nursing Across the Continuum
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of Care 2 Aging, Health, and Wellness in a
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Global Community 3 Theories of Aging
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4 ProvidingCross-Cultural Care
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5 Economics and Health Care in Late
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Life 6 Promoting Excellence in Long-
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Term Care PART 2 Foundations for
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Taking Action
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7 Therapeutic Communication With Older
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Adults 8 Cognitive Health and Learning
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9 Recognizing and Analyzing Cues to Maximize
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Outcomes 10 Using Laboratory Data in Clinical
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Judgment
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11 Safe Medication Use
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PART 3 Clinical Judgment to Promote Wellness and Function
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12 VisualHealth
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13 AuditoryHealth
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14 Healthy Skin
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15 NutritionalHealth
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16 Hydration and Oral
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Health 17Elimination
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18 Sleep ee
19 Activity andExercise
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20 Falls and Fall Risk
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Reduction 21 Safe and Secure
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Environments
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Chronic Illnesses
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22 Living Well With Chronic
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Illness 23 Vascular Disorders
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24 RespiratoryDisorders
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25 NeurocognitiveDisorders
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26 Care of Individuals With Neurocognitive
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Disorders 27 Endocrine and Immune Disorders
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28 Common Musculoskeletal
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Disorders 29 Pain and Comfort e e ee ee ee
30 Mental Health
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,PART 5 Clinical Judgment to Promote Healthy
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Aging With Older Adults and Families
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31 Ethics, Decision Making, and
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Mistreatment 32 Relationships, Roles,
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and Life Transitions 33 Intimacy and
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Sexual Health
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34 Loss, Death, and Palliative Care
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, 35 Spiritual Health,Meaning,and Self-Actualization
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Chapter 01: Gerontological Nursing Acrossthe Continuum of
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Care
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Touhy: Toward Healthy Aging, 11th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE ee
1. When did serious and well-controlled research studies on aging first
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a. Only in the past 60 years. ee ee ee ee ee
b. Since the turn of the 20th century. ee ee ee ee ee ee
c. Following the Great Depression. ee ee ee
d. Since the year 2000. ee ee ee
ACCURATE
ANSWER:-
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REASONING:->>>Only in the past 60 years have serious and carefully ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee
controlled research studies flourished. Before that, anecdotal evidence was
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used to illustrate issues assumed to be
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options incorrect.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering TOPIC: Integrated
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Process:
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Health Promotion and Maintenance
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2. The son of a e nursing
e home resident asks a nursing e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
e attendant:
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gerontology? I see that you are, but not all of the nursing attendants
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are.” What response best answers the family member’s question?
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a. “National certification as a gerontological nursing attendant is ee ee ee ee ee ee ee
a way to ee demonstrate special knowledge in caring for
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older ee
adults.”
b. “National certification in gerontology is required for all nursing ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee
attendants who have worked in this setting for 2 or more
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years.” e e
c. “National certification is only available to nursing attendants ee ee ee ee ee ee ee
who have aee Baccalaureate degree in nursing.”
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d. “Only advanced practice nursing attendants, like nursing
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attendant practitioners, are certified in gerontology.”
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ACCURATE
ANSWER:-
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A
REASONING:->>>National certification is a way to demonstrate special ee ee ee ee ee ee ee
expertise in caring
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setting across the continuum of care, and
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attendants with Baccalaureate degrees. There is both a generalist
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specialist gerontological nursing certification. The generalist functions in a
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