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Chapter 01: Trends and Issues
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Williams: Basic Geriatric Nursing, 8th Edition
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@bipersonal @bicare @biservices?
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b. Long-term @bicare @bifacility
c. Assisted-living @bicenter
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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
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. 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.
c. A durable power of attorney for health care transfers decision-making authority for
health care to a designated person.
d. A living will transfers authority to the physician.
ANS: C
8. The daughter of a resident in a long-term care facility is frustrated with her 80-year-old
mother’s refusal to eat. Which response would be the most appropriate?
a. The refusal to eat is an effort to maintain a portion of independence and
self-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 institutional 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 will have been
met
d. When the physician and a family member agree that the criteria in the living will
have been met
ANS: C
10. In the 1980s, Medicare initiated a program of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) to reduce
hospital costs. How did the DRGs reduce hospital costs?
a. By classifying various diagnoses as ineligible for hospitalization
b. By allotting a set amount of hospital days and prospective payment on the basis of
the admitting diagnosis
c. By specifying particular physicians to treat specified diagnoses
d. By using frequency of a particular diagnosis to set a payment schedule
ANS: B
11. Which facility would be recommended for a patient who has had a hip replacement and
needs physical therapy?
a. Basic care facility
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Bank
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Chapter 01: Trends and Issues
@bi @bi @bi @bi
Williams: Basic Geriatric Nursing, 8th Edition
@bi @bi @bi @bi @bi
MULTIPLE @biCHOICE
1. What @bifact @biexplains @bithe @bishift @biof @bihealth @bicare @bifocus @bitoward @bithe @biolder @biadult @biin @bithe
@bilate @bi1960s?
a. Disability @biwas @biviewed @bias @biunavoidable.
b. Complications @bifrom @bidisease @biincreased @bimortality.
c. Older @biadults’ @bineeds @biare @bisimilar @bito @bithose @biof @biall @biadults.
d. Preventive @bihealth @bicare @bipractices @biincreased
longevity. @biANS: @ b i D
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2. To @biwhat @biage @bigroup @bidoes @bithe @biterm @bi“aged” @biapply?
a. 55–64 @biyears @biof @biage
b. 65–74 @biyears @biof @biage
c. 75–84 @biyears @biof @biage
d. 85@biand
older @biANS:
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3. Which @biis @bitrue @biof @biageism?
a. It @biis @bidiscrimination @biagainst @bipersons @bisolely @bion @bithe @bibasis @biof @biage.
b. It @bicauses @bia @biperson @bito @bifear @biaging.
c. It @biinvolves @bithe @biuse @biof @bicultural @bisensitivity @bito @biaddress @biconcerns @biof @biaging.
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4. What @biis @bithe @bimost @bibeneficial @bilegislation @bithat @bihas @biinfluenced @bihealth @bicare @bifor @bithe
@biolder @biadult?
a. Medicare @biand @biMedicaid
b. Elimination @biof @bithe @bimandatory @biretirement @biage
c. The @biAmericans @biwith @biDisabilities @biAct
d. The @biDrug @biBenefit
Program @biANS: @ b i A
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5. What @bihousing @bioption @bifor @bithe @biolder @biadult @bioffers @bithe @biprivacy @biof @bian
@biapartment @biwith @birestaurant-style @bimeals @biand @bisome @bimedical @biand
@bipersonal @bicare @biservices?
a. Government-subsidized @bihousing
b. Long-term @bicare @bifacility
c. Assisted-living @bicenter
d. Group @bihousing
plan @biANS: @ b i C
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,6. The @bi75-year-old @biman @biwho @bihas @bibeen @bihospitalized @bifollowing @bia @bisevere @bicase
@biof @bipneumonia @biis @biconcerned @biabout @bihis @bimounting @bihospital @bibill @biand @biasks @biif
@bihis @biMedicare @bicoverage @biwill @bipay @bifor @bihis @bicare. @biWhat @biwould @bibe @bithe @bimost
@bihelpful @biresponse @biby @bithe @binurse?
a. Medicare @biPart @biC @bipays @bi50% @biof @biall @bimedical @bicosts @bifor @bipersons @biolder @bithan @bi65.
, 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
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. 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.
c. A durable power of attorney for health care transfers decision-making authority for
health care to a designated person.
d. A living will transfers authority to the physician.
ANS: C
8. The daughter of a resident in a long-term care facility is frustrated with her 80-year-old
mother’s refusal to eat. Which response would be the most appropriate?
a. The refusal to eat is an effort to maintain a portion of independence and
self-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 institutional 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 will have been
met
d. When the physician and a family member agree that the criteria in the living will
have been met
ANS: C
10. In the 1980s, Medicare initiated a program of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) to reduce
hospital costs. How did the DRGs reduce hospital costs?
a. By classifying various diagnoses as ineligible for hospitalization
b. By allotting a set amount of hospital days and prospective payment on the basis of
the admitting diagnosis
c. By specifying particular physicians to treat specified diagnoses
d. By using frequency of a particular diagnosis to set a payment schedule
ANS: B
11. Which facility would be recommended for a patient who has had a hip replacement and
needs physical therapy?
a. Basic care facility
