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TOWARD HEALTH AGING:
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PART1FoundationsforClinicalJudgmenttoPromoteHealthyAging ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i




1GerontologicalNursingAcrosstheContinuum of
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Care ,i 2 Aging, Health, and Wellness in a ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i




Global Community 3 Theories of Aging
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4ProvidingCross-CulturalCare ,i ,i ,i




5 Economics and Health Care in Late ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i




Life 6PromotingExcellenceinLong-
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Term Care PART 2 Foundations for
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Taking Action
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7TherapeuticCommunicationWithOlder Adults
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8 CognitiveHealth and Learning
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9Recognizing andAnalyzing Cues to Maximize
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Outcomes 10UsingLaboratoryDatainClinical
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Judgment ,i




11SafeMedicationUse ,i ,i ,i




PART 3 Clinical Judgment to Promote Wellness and Function , i , i , i , i , i , i , i , i




12VisualHealth ,i ,i




13AuditoryHealth ,i ,i




14HealthySkin ,i ,i




15NutritionalHealth ,i ,i




16HydrationandOral Health ,i ,i ,i ,i




17Elimination
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18Sleep ,i




19ActivityandExercise ,i ,i ,i




20 Falls and Fall Risk Reduction ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i




21SafeandSecure
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Environments
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PART 4 Clinical Judgment to PromoteWellness for Persons With ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i




Chronic Illnesses
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22 Living Well With Chronic ,i ,i ,i ,i




Illness 23VascularDisorders
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24RespiratoryDisorders ,i




25NeurocognitiveDisorders ,i




26 Care of Individuals With Neurocognitive ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i




Disorders 27EndocrineandImmuneDisorders
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28Common Musculoskeletal
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Disorders 29PainandComfort , i ,i ,i ,i




30MentalHealth ,i ,i

,PART5ClinicalJudgmenttoPromoteHealthy
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AgingWithOlderAdultsandFamilies 31
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Ethics, Decision Making, and
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Mistreatment 32Relationships,Roles,
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and Life Transitions 33 Intimacy and
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Sexual Health
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34Loss,Death,andPalliativeCare
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, 35SpiritualHealth,Meaning,andSelf-Actualization
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Chapter01:GerontologicalNursingAcrosstheContinuumof
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Care
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Touhy: Toward Healthy Aging, 11th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE ,i




1. When did serious and well-controlled research studies on aging first become
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available?
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b. Sincetheturnofthe20th century. ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i




c. Following theGreatDepression. ,i ,i ,i




d. Since the year 2000. , i ,i , i




ACCURATE
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REASONING:->>>Only in the past 60 years have serious and carefully controlled ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i




research studies flourished. Before that, anecdotal evidence was used to illustrate
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issuesassumed tobe universal, making all the remaining options incorrect.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering TOPIC: Integrated
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Process: Teaching/Learning MSC: Patient Needs: Health
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Promotion and Maintenance
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2. The son of a nursing home resident asks a nursing attendant:
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, “What is the significance of
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,that you are, but not all of the nursing attendants are.” What response best
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a. “National certification as a gerontological nursing attendant is a ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i




wayto demonstratespecial knowledge in caring for older
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adults.”
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attendants who have worked in this setting for 2 or more
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c. “National certification is only available to nursing attendants who ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i




have a Baccalaureate degree in nursing.”
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d. “Only advanced practice nursing attendants, like nursing ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i




attendant practitioners, are certified in gerontology.”
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REASONING:->>>National certificationisawaytodemonstratespecial expertise in ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i ,i




caring
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continuum of care, and
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Baccalaureate degrees. There is both a generalist
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nursing certification. The generalist functions in a variety of
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careto older adults and their families. The specialist has advanced gerontological
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education at a master’s level.
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