Test Bank for Basic Geriatric Nursing (7th Edition) by Patricia A. Williams

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Chapterdg01:dgTrendsdganddgIssues
Williams:dgBasicdgGeriatricdgNursing,dg7thdgEdition

MULTIPLEdgCHOICE

1. Whatdgfactdgexplainsdgthedgshiftdgofdghealthdgcaredgfocusdgtowarddgthedgolderdgadultd
gindgthedglatedg1960s?
a. Disabilitydgwasdgvieweddgasdgunavoidable.
b. Complicationsdgfromdgdiseasedgincreaseddgmortality.
c. Olderdgadults‟dgneedsdgaredgsimilardgtodgthosedgofdgalldgadults.
d. Preventivedghealthdgcaredgpracticesdgincrea
seddglongevity.ANS:d g D

2. Todgwhatdgagedggroupdgdoesdgthedgtermdg“aged”dgapply?
a. 55–64dgyearsdgofdgage
b. 65–74dgyearsdgofdgage
c. 75–84dgyearsdgofdgage
d. 85dganddg
olderANS:d g
C

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3. Whichdgisdgtruedgofdgageism?
a. Itdgisdgdiscriminationdgagainstdgpersonsdgsolelydgondgthedgbasisdgofdgage.
b. Itdgcausesdgadgpersondgtodgfeardgaging.
c. Itdginvolvesdgthedgusedgofdgculturaldgsensitivitydgtodgaddressdgconcernsdgofdgaging.
d. Itdgfocusesdgondgresources NfordgR
t h e dgIold eGr dgadBul.t.C dgM
ANS:d g A

4. Whatdgisdgthedgmostdgbeneficialdglegislationdgthatdghasdginfluenceddghealthdgcaredgford
gthedgolderdgadult?
a. MedicaredganddgMedicaid
b. Eliminationdgofdgthedgmandatorydgretirementdgage
c. ThedgAmericansdgwithdgDisabilitiesdgAct
d. ThedgDrugdgBene
fitdgProgramANS:d g
A

5. Whatdghousingdgoptiondgfordgthedgolderdgadultdgoffersdgthedgprivacydgofdg
andgapartmentdgwithrestaurant-
styledgmealsdganddgsomedgmedicaldganddgpersonaldgcaredgservices?
a. Government-subsidizeddghousing
b. Long-termdgcaredgfacility
c. Assisted-livingdgcenter
d. Groupdghousin
gdgplanANS:d g C

6. Thedg75-year-
olddgmandgwhodghasdgbeendghospitalizeddgfollowingdgadgseveredgcasedgofdgpneumo
niadgisdgconcerneddgaboutdghisdgmountingdghospitaldgbilldganddgasksdgifdghisd g Medic
ared g coveraged g willd g payd g ford g hisd g care.d g Whatd g wouldd g bed g thed g m
ostd g helpful

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responsedgbydgthedgnurse?
a. MedicaredgPartdgCdgpaysdg50%dgofdgalldgmedicaldgcostsdgfordgpersonsdgolderdgthandg65.

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b. MedicaredgPartdgBdgpaysdghospitaldgcostsdganddgphysiciandgfees.
c. MedicaredgPartdgAdgpaysdgfordginpatientdghospitaldgcosts.
d. MedicaredgPartdgDdgpaysdg80%dgofdgthedgchargesdgm
adedgbydgphysicians.ANS:d g C

7. Thedgdaughterdgofdgadgpatientdgwhodghasdgbeendgdiagnoseddgwithdgterminaldgcan
cerdgasksdgwhichdgdocumentsdgaredgrequireddgtodgallowdgherdgtodgmakedghealthdg
caredgdecisionsdgfordgherdgparent.dgWhichresponsedgwoulddgprovidedgthedgmostdg
accuratedginformationdgtodgthedgdaughter?
a. Advancedgdirectivesdgindicatedgthedgdegreedgofdginterventiondgdesireddgbydgthedgpatient.
b. Adg„DodgNotdgResuscitate‟dgdocumentdgsigneddgbydgthedgpatientdgtr
ansfersdgauthoritydgtodgthenextdgofdgkin.
c. Adgdurabledgpowerdgofdgattorneydgfordghealthdgcaredgtransfersdgdecision-
makingdgauthoritydgforhealthdgcaredgtodgadgdesignateddgperson.
d. Adglivingdgwilldgtransfersdgauthoritydgto
thedgphysician.ANS:d g C
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8. Thedgdaughterdgofdgadgresidentdgindgadglong-
termdgcaredgfacilitydgisdgfrustrateddgwithdgherdg80-dgyear-
oldmother‟sdgrefusaldgtodgeat.dgWhichdgresponsedgwoulddgbedgthedgmostdgapprop
riate?
a. Thedgrefusaldgtodgeatdgisdgandgeffortdgtodgmaintaindgadgp
ortiondgofdgindependencedgandself-direction.
b. ThedgrefusaldgtodgeatdgisdgandgindicationdgofdgapproachingdgAlzheimerdgdisease.
c. Thedgrefusaldgtodgeatdgisdgandgeffortdgtodggaindgattention.
d. Thedgrefusaldgtodgeatdgisdgandgindicationdgofdgthedgdislikedgofdgthedgin
stitutionaldgfood.ANS:d g A

9. Whendgdodgthedgconditionsdgofdgadglivingdgwilldggodgintodgeffect?
a. Whendgthedgpatientdgdeclaresdgthatdgdesiredgindgwriting
b. Whendgadgfamilydgmemberdgindicatesdgthedgdesiredgfordgcurativedgtherapydgtodgcease
c. Whendgtwodgphysiciansdgagreedgindgwritingdgthatdgthedgcriteriadgindgthedgl
ivingdgwilldghavedgbeenmet
d. Whendgthedgphysiciandganddgadgfamilydgmemberdgagreedgthatdgthedgcriter
iadgindgthedglivingdgwillhavedgbeendgmet
ANS:d g C

10. Indgthedg1980s,dgMedicaredginitiateddgadgprogramdgofdgdiagnosis-
relateddggroupsdg(DRGs)dgtodgreducehospitaldgcosts.dgHowdgdiddgthedgDRGsdgre
ducedghospitaldgcosts?
a. Bydgclassifyingdgvariousdgdiagnosesdgasdgineligibledgfordghospitalization
b. Bydgallottingdgadgsetdgamountdgofdghospitaldgdaysdganddgprospectivedgpayme
ntdgondgthedgbasisdgofthedgadmittingdgdiagnosis
c. Bydgspecifyingdgparticulardgphysiciansdgtodgtreatdgspecifieddgdiagnoses
d. Bydgusingdgfrequencydgofdgadgparticulardgdiagnosisdgtodgsetdgadgp
aymentdgscheduleANS:d g B

11. Whichdgfacilitydgwoulddgbedgrecommendeddgfordgadgpatientdgwhodghasdgh
addgadghipdgreplacementdgandneedsdgphysicaldgtherapy?
a. Basicdgcaredgfacility