Test bank for gerontological nursing 10th edition charlotte eliopoulos

TestBankForGerontological
Nursing 10th Edition
J

, TestJBankJForJGerontologicalJNursingJ10thJEdition




Test Bank For Gerontological Nursing 10th Edition By Eliopoulos

Chapter 1 The Aging Population

Test Bank

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. TheJnurseJexplainsJthatJinJtheJlateJ1960s,JhealthJcareJfocusJwasJaimedJatJtheJolderJadultJbec
ause:

a. disabilityJwasJviewedJasJunavoidable.
b. complicationsJfromJdiseaseJincreasedJmortality.
c. olderJadultsJneedsJareJsimilarJtoJthoseJofJallJadults.
d. preventiveJhealthJcareJpracticesJincreasedJlongevity.

ANS:JD

IncreasedJpreventiveJhealthJcareJpractices,JdiseaseJcontrol,JandJfocusJonJwellnessJhelpedJpeopleJliveJ
longer.

DIF:JCognitiveJLevel:JComprehensionJREF:J2JOBJ:J2

TOP:JAgingJTrendsJKEY:JNursingJProcessJStep:JImplementation

MSC:JNCLEX:JHealthJPromotionJandJMaintenance:JGrowthJandJDevelopment

2. TheJnurseJclarifiesJthatJinJtheJterminologyJdefiningJspecificJageJgroups,JtheJtermJagedJrefersJtoJper
sonsJwhoJare:

a. 55JtoJ 64JyearsJofJage.
b. 65JtoJ 74JyearsJofJage.
c. 75JtoJ 84JyearsJofJage.
d. 85JandJolder.

ANS:JC

, TestJBankJForJGerontologicalJNursingJ10thJEdition




TheJtermJagedJrefersJtoJpersonsJwhoJareJ75JtoJ84JyearsJofJage.JDIF:J

CognitiveJLevel:JComprehensionJREF:J2,JTableJ1-

1JOBJ:J1JTOP:JAgeJCategoriesJKEY:JNursingJProcessJStep:JImpleme

ntation

MSC:JNCLEX:JHealthJPromotionJandJMaintenance:JGrowthJandJDevelopment

3. TheJnurseJcautionsJthatJageismJisJaJmindsetJthatJinfluencesJpersonsJto:

a. discriminateJagainstJpersonsJsolelyJonJtheJbasisJofJage.
b. fearJaging.
c. beJculturallyJsensitiveJtoJconcernsJofJaging.
d. focusJonJresourcesJforJtheJolderJadult.

ANS:JA

AgeismJisJaJnegativeJbeliefJpatternJthatJinfluencesJpersonsJtoJdiscriminateJagainstJpersonsJsolelyJonJt
heJbasisJofJageJandJcanJleadJtoJdestructiveJbehaviorsJtowardJtheJolderJadult.

DIF:JCognitiveJLevel:JComprehensionJREF:J5JOBJ:J3JTOP:J

AgeismJKEY:JNursingJProcessJStep:JImplementation

MSC:JNCLEX:JPsychosocialJIntegrity:JPsychosocialJAdaptation

4. TheJnurseJpointsJoutJthatJtheJmostJbeneficialJlegislationJthatJhasJinfluencedJhealthJcareJforJtheJold
erJadultJis:

a. MedicareJandJMedicaid.
b. eliminationJofJtheJmandatoryJretirementJage.
c. theJAmericansJwithJDisabilitiesJAct.
d. theJDrugJBenefitJProgram.

ANS:JA

TheJbroadestJsweepingJlegislationJbeneficialJtoJtheJolderJadultJisJMedicareJandJMedicaid.

, TestJBankJForJGerontologicalJNursingJ10thJEdition




DIF:JCognitiveJLevel:JApplicationJREF:J16JOBJ:J6

TOP:JLegislationJKEY:JNursingJProcessJStep:JImplementationJMSC

:JNCLEX:JN/A

5. TheJnurseJclarifiesJthatJaJhousingJoptionJforJtheJolderJadultJthatJoffersJtheJprivacyJofJanJapa
rtmentJwithJrestaurant-styleJmealsJandJsomeJmedicalJandJpersonalJcareJservicesJisJthe:

a. government-subsidizedJ housing.
b. long-termJcareJfacility.
c. assisted-livingJcenter.
d. groupJhousingJplan.

ANS:JC

Assisted-
livingJarrangementsJofferJtheJprivacyJofJanJapartmentJorJcondominiumJwithJmealsJpreparedJandJserv
ed,JlimitedJmedicalJcare,JandJaJvarietyJofJpersonalJservices.

DIF:JCognitiveJLevel:JApplicationJREF:J14JOBJ:J9

TOP:JHousingJOptionsJKEY:JNursingJProcessJStep:JImplementationJMSC:J

NCLEX:JPhysiologicalJIntegrity:JPhysiologicalJAdaptation

6. TheJ75-year-
oldJmanJwhoJhasJbeenJhospitalizedJfollowingJaJsevereJcaseJofJpneumoniaJisJconcernedJaboutJhi
sJmountingJhospitalJbillJandJasksJifJhisJMedicareJcoverageJwillJpayJforJhisJcare.JTheJnursesJmostJ
helpfulJresponseJisJYes.JMedicare:

a. paysJ100%JofJallJmedicalJcostsJforJpersonsJolderJthanJ65.
b. PartJBJpaysJhospitalJcostsJandJphysicianJfees.
c. PartJAJpaysJforJinpatientJhospitalJcosts.
d. PartJDJpaysJ80%JofJtheJchargesJmadeJbyJphysicians.

ANS:JC

MedicareJPartJAJpaysJinpatientJhospitalJcosts,JPartJBJpaysJ80%JofJphysiciansJcharges,JandJPartJDJhel
psJdefrayJprescriptionJdrugJcosts.