Basic Geriatric Nursing 8th Edition Williams Test Bank
TEST BANK
BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING, 8TH EDITION BY PATRICIA A.
WILLIAMS 2026, ALL CHAPTERS 1 – 20 COVERED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
,Basic Geriatric Nursing 8th Edition Williams Test Bank
, Basic Geriatric Nursing 8th Edition Williams Test Bank
Basic Geriatric Nursing 8th Edition Williams Test Bank
Chapter 01: Trends and Issues
Williams: Basic Geriatric Nursing, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What fact explains the shift of health care focus toward the older adult in the late
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
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
older ANS >>
C
3. What is the most beneficial legislation that has influenced health care for the older
adult?
a. Medicare and Medicaid
b. Elimination of the mandatory retirement age
c. The Americans with Disabilities Act
, Basic Geriatric Nursing 8th Edition Williams Test Bank
d. The Drug Benefit
Program ANS >> A
4. What housing option for the older adult offers the privacy of an
apartment with restaurant-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
plan ANS >> C
5. The 75-year-old man who has been hospitalized following a severe case of
pneumonia is concerned about his mounting hospital bill and asks if his
Medicare coverage will pay for his care. What would be the most helpful
response by the nurse?
a. Medicare Part C pays 50% of all medical costs for persons older than 65.
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
6. 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. Which response would provide the most accurate
information to the 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 the next of kin.
TEST BANK
BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING, 8TH EDITION BY PATRICIA A.
WILLIAMS 2026, ALL CHAPTERS 1 – 20 COVERED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
,Basic Geriatric Nursing 8th Edition Williams Test Bank
, Basic Geriatric Nursing 8th Edition Williams Test Bank
Basic Geriatric Nursing 8th Edition Williams Test Bank
Chapter 01: Trends and Issues
Williams: Basic Geriatric Nursing, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What fact explains the shift of health care focus toward the older adult in the late
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
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
older ANS >>
C
3. What is the most beneficial legislation that has influenced health care for the older
adult?
a. Medicare and Medicaid
b. Elimination of the mandatory retirement age
c. The Americans with Disabilities Act
, Basic Geriatric Nursing 8th Edition Williams Test Bank
d. The Drug Benefit
Program ANS >> A
4. What housing option for the older adult offers the privacy of an
apartment with restaurant-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
plan ANS >> C
5. The 75-year-old man who has been hospitalized following a severe case of
pneumonia is concerned about his mounting hospital bill and asks if his
Medicare coverage will pay for his care. What would be the most helpful
response by the nurse?
a. Medicare Part C pays 50% of all medical costs for persons older than 65.
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
6. 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. Which response would provide the most accurate
information to the 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 the next of kin.
