Test Bank Gerontologic Nursing 6th Edition (Meiner, 2025) Chapter 1-29 | All Chapters

TEST BANK
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GERONTOLOGIC NURSING 6TH EDITION BY MEINER
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nn ALL CHAPTERS 1-29 COVERED
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
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NEWEST VERSION.
nn nn

,Part nnI: nnIntroduction nnto nnGerontologic nnNursing

1. Overview nnof nnGerontologic nnNursing

2. Theories nnRelated nnto nnCare nnof nnthe nnOlder nnAdult

3. Legal nnand nnEthical nnIssues

4. Assessment nnof nnthe nnOlder nnAdult



Part nnII: nnInfluences nnon nnHealth nnand nnIllness

5. Cultural nnInfluences

6. Family nnInfluences

7. Socioeconomic nnand nnEnvironmental nnInfluences

8. Health nnPromotion nnand nnIllness/Disability nnPrevention



Part nnIII: nnInfluences nnon nnQuality nnof nnLife

9. Nutrition

10. Sleep nnand nnActivity

11. Safety

12. Sexualitynnand nnAging

,13. Pain

14. Infection nnand nnInflammation



Part nnIV: nnDiagnostic nnStudies nnand nnPharmacologic nnManagement

15. Laboratory nnand nnDiagnostic nnTests

16. Drugs nnand nnAging



Part nnV: nnNursing nnCare nnof nnPhysiologic nnand nnPsychologic nnDisorders

17. Integumentary nn Function

18. Sensory nnFunction

19. Cardiovascular nnFunction

20. Respiratory nnFunction

21. Gastrointestinal nnFunction

22. Urinary nnFunction

23. Musculoskeletal nnFunction

24. Cognitive nnand nnNeurologic nnFunction

25. Endocrine nnFunction



Part nnVI: nnHealth nnCare nnTransitions

26. Health nnCare nnDelivery nnSettings nnand nnOlder nnAdults

27. Chronic nnIllness nnand nnRehabilitation

28. Cancer

29. Loss nnand nnEnd-of-Life nnIssues

, Gerontologic nnNursing nn6th nnEdition nnMeiner nnTest
nnBank



Chapter 01: Overview of Gerontologic Nursing
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Meiner: Gerontologic Nursing, 6th Edition
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MULTIPLE nnCHOICE

1. In nn2010, nnthe nnrevised nnStandards nnand nnScope nnof nnGerontological nnNursing
nnPractice nnwas nnpublished. nnThe nnnurse nnwould nnuse nnthese nnstandards nnto

a. promote nnthe nnpractice nnof nngerontologic nnnursing nnwithin nnthe nnacute nncare nnsetting.
b. define nnthe nnconcepts nnand nndimensions nnof nngerontologic nnnursing nnpractice.
c. elevate nnthe nnpractice nnof nngerontologic nnnursing.
d. incorporate nnthe nnconcepts nnof nnhealth nnpromotion, nnhealth nnmaintenance,
nndisease nnprevention, nnand nnself-care



ANS: n n D
The nncurrent nnpublishing nnof nnthe nnStandards nnand nnScope nnof nnGerontological nnNursing
nnPractice nnin nn20 nn10 nnincorporates nnthe nninput nnof nngerontologic nnnurses nnfrom nnacross nnthe

nnUnited nnStates nnand nnincludes nnc nnomprehensive nnconcepts nnand nndimensions nnimportant nnto

nnthose nnpracticing nngerontologic nnnursing. nnIt nnwas nnnot nnintended nnto nnpromote nngerontologic

nnnursing nnpractice nnwithin nnacute nncare nnsettings, nndefine nnconcepts nnor nndimensions nnof

nngerontologic nnnursing nnpractice, nnor nnelevate nnthe nnpractice nnof nngerontol nnogic nnnursing.




DIF: Remembering OBJ: 1-1 TOP:
nnN/A nnMSC: n n Safe nnand nnEffective nnCare nnEnvironment



2. When nnattempting nnto nnminimize nnthe nneffect nnof nnageism nnon nnthe nnpractice nnof nnnursing nnolder
nnadults, nna nnnurse nnneeds nnto nnfirst NURSINGTB.COM
a. recognize nnthat nnnurses nnmust nnact nnas nnadvocates nnfor nnaging nnpatients.
b. accept nnthat nnthis nnpopulation nnrepresents nna nnsubstantial nnportion nnof nnthose
nnrequiring nnnursing nncare.

c. self-reflect nnand nnformulate nnone‟s nnpersonal nnview nnof nnaging nnand nnthe nnolder nnpatient.
d. recognize nnageism nn as nna nnform nnof nnbigotry nnshared nnby nnmany nnAmericans.
ANS: n n C
Ageism nnis nnan nnever-
increasing nnprejudicial nnview nnof nnthe nneffects nnof nnthe nnaging nnprocess nnand nnof nnthe nnolder
nnpopulation nnas nna nnwhole. nnWith nnnurses nnbeing nnmembers nnof nna nnsociety nnholding nnsuch

nnviews, nnit nnis nncritical nnthat nnthe nnin nndividual nnnurse nnself-

reflects nnon nnpersonal nnfeelings nnand nndetermines nnwhether nnsuch nnfeelings nnwill nnaffect nnthe
nnnursing nncar nne nnthat nnhe nnor nnshe nnprovides nnto nnthe nnaging nnpatient. nnActing nnas nnan nnadvocate

nnis nnan nnimportant nursing nnr nnole nnin nnall nnsettings. nnSimply nnaccepting nna nnfact nndoes nnnot
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nnhelp nnend nnageism, nnnor nndoes nnrecognizing nnag nneism nnas nna nnform nnof nnbigotry.




DIF: Applying OBJ: 1-6 TOP: Integrated nnProcess:
nnTeaching- nnLearning nnMSC: n n Safe nnand nnEffective nnCare nnEnvironment




3. The nnnurse nnplanning nncare nnfor nnan nnolder nnadult nnwho nnhas nnrecently nnbeen nndiagnosed nnwith
nnrheumatoid nnarthritis nnviews nnthe nnpriority nncriterion nnfor nncontinued nnindependence nnto nnbe

nnthe nnpatient‟s

a. age.
b. financial nnstatus.
c. gender.
d. functional nnstatus.