Test Bank for Basic Geriatric Nursing, 7th Edition by Patricia A. Williams – Complete Chapters 1–20

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Chapter./01:./Trends./and./Issues
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MULTIPLE./CHOICE

1. What./fact./explains./the./shift./of./health./care./focus./toward./the./older./adult./in./the./lat
e./1960s?
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.ANS:. / D
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2. To./what./age./group./does./the./term./“aged”./apply?
a. 55–64./years./of./age
b. 65–74./years./of./age
c. 75–84./years./of./age
d. 85./and./ol
derANS:. / C

3. Which./is./true./of./ageism?
a. It./is./discrimination./against./persons./solely./on./the./basis./of./age.
b. It./causes./a./person./to./fear./aging.
c. It./involves./the./use./of./cultural./sensitivity./to./address./concerns./of./aging.
d. It./focuses./on./ resources N
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t h e ./Iold eGr ./adBul.t.C ./M
ANS:. / A

4. What./is./the./most./beneficial./legislation./that./has./influenced./health./care./for./the./olde
r./adult?
a. Medicare./and./Medicaid
b. Elimination./of./the./mandatory./retirement./age
c. The./Americans./with./Disabilities./Act
d. The./Drug./Benefit
./ ProgramANS:. / A

5. What./housing./option./for./the./older./adult./offers./the./privacy./of./an./apart
ment./withrestaurant-
style./meals./and./some./medical./and./personal./care./services?
a. Government-subsidized./housing
b. Long-term./care./facility
c. Assisted-living./center
d. Group./housing
./ planANS:. / C

6. The./75-year-
old./man./who./has./been./hospitalized./following./a./severe./case./of./pneumonia./is./co
ncerned./about./his./mounting./hospital./bill./and./asks./if./his. / Medicare. / coverage. /

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will. / pay. / for. / his. / care.. / What. / would. / be. / the. / most. / helpful

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response./by./the./nurse?
a. Medicare./Part./C./pays./50%./of./all./medical./costs./for./persons./older./than./65.

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b. Medicare./Part./B./pays./hospital./costs./and./physician./fees.
c. Medicare./Part./A./pays./for./inpatient./hospital./costs.
d. Medicare./Part./D./pays./80%./of./the./charges./made./by
physicians.ANS:. / C
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7. The./daughter./of./a./patient./who./has./been./diagnosed./with./terminal./cancer./asks
./which./documents./are./required./to./allow./her./to./make./health./care./decisions./for
./her./parent../Whichresponse./would./provide./the./most./accurate./information./to./th
e./daughter?
a. Advance./directives./indicate./the./degree./of./intervention./desired./by./the./patient.
b. A./‘Do./Not./Resuscitate’./document./signed./by./the./patient./transfers
./authority./to./thenext./of./kin.
c. A./durable./power./of./attorney./for./health./care./transfers./decision-
making./authority./forhealth./care./to./a./designated./person.
d. A./living./will./transfers./authority./to./the
physician.ANS:. / C
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8. The./daughter./of./a./resident./in./a./long-
term./care./facility./is./frustrated./with./her./80-./year-
oldmother’s./refusal./to./eat../Which./response./would./be./the./most./appropriate?
a. The./refusal./to./eat./is./an./effort./to./maintain./a./portion./o
f./independence./andself-direction.
b. The./refusal./to./eat./is./an./indication./of./approaching./Alzheimer./disease.
c. The./refusal./to./eat./is./an./effort./to./gain./attention.
d. The./refusal./to./eat./is./an./indication./of./the./dislike./of./the./institutiona
l./food.ANS:. / A

9. When./do./the./conditions./of./a./living./will./go./into./effect?
a. When./the./patient./declares./that./desire./in./writing
b. When./a./family./member./indicates./the./desire./for./curative./therapy./to./cease
c. When./two./physicians./agree./in./writing./that./the./criteria./in./the./living./wil
l./have./beenmet
d. When./the./physician./and./a./family./member./agree./that./the./criteria./in./th
e./living./willhave./been./met
ANS:. / C

10. In./the./1980s,./Medicare./initiated./a./program./of./diagnosis-
related./groups./(DRGs)./to./reducehospital./costs../How./did./the./DRGs./reduce./ho
spital./costs?
a. By./classifying./various./diagnoses./as./ineligible./for./hospitalization
b. By./allotting./a./set./amount./of./hospital./days./and./prospective./payment./on./th
e./basis./ofthe./admitting./diagnosis
c. By./specifying./particular./physicians./to./treat./specified./diagnoses
d. By./using./frequency./of./a./particular./diagnosis./to./set./a./payment
scheduleANS:. / B
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11. Which./facility./would./be./recommended./for./a./patient./who./has./had./a./hi
p./replacement./andneeds./physical./therapy?
a. Basic./care./facility