, Basic Geriatric Nursing 7th Edition Williams Test Bank
Table of Contents
Unit One: Overview of Aging
1. Trends and Issues
2. Theories of Aging
3. Physiologic Changes
Unit Two: Basic Skills for Gerontologic Nursing
4. Health Promotion, Health Maintenance, and Home Health Considerations
5. Communicating with Older Adults
6. Maintaining Fluid Balance and Meeting Nutrition Needs
7. Medications and Older Adults
8. Health Assessment for Older Adults
9. Meeting Safety Needs of Older Adults
Unit Three: Psychosocial Care of the Elderly
10. Cognition and Perception
11. Self-Perception and Self-Concept
12. Roles and Relationships
13. Coping and Stress
14. Values and Beliefs
15. End-of-Life Care
16. Sexuality and Aging
Unit Four: Physical Care of the Elderly
17. Care of Aging Skin and Mucous Membranes
18. Elimination
19. Activity and Exercise
20. Sleep and Rest
, Basic Geriatric Nursing 7th Edition Williams Test Bank
Basic Geriatric Nursing 7th Edition Williams Test Bank
Chapter 01: Trends and Issues
Williams: Basic Geriatric Nursing, 7th 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. Which is true of ageism?
a. It is discrimination against persons solely on the basis of age.
b. It causes a person to fear aging.
c. It involves the use of cultural sensitivity to address concerns of aging.
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ANS: A
4. 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
d. The Drug Benefit Program
ANS: A
5. 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
6. 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.
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Table of Contents
Unit One: Overview of Aging
1. Trends and Issues
2. Theories of Aging
3. Physiologic Changes
Unit Two: Basic Skills for Gerontologic Nursing
4. Health Promotion, Health Maintenance, and Home Health Considerations
5. Communicating with Older Adults
6. Maintaining Fluid Balance and Meeting Nutrition Needs
7. Medications and Older Adults
8. Health Assessment for Older Adults
9. Meeting Safety Needs of Older Adults
Unit Three: Psychosocial Care of the Elderly
10. Cognition and Perception
11. Self-Perception and Self-Concept
12. Roles and Relationships
13. Coping and Stress
14. Values and Beliefs
15. End-of-Life Care
16. Sexuality and Aging
Unit Four: Physical Care of the Elderly
17. Care of Aging Skin and Mucous Membranes
18. Elimination
19. Activity and Exercise
20. Sleep and Rest
, Basic Geriatric Nursing 7th Edition Williams Test Bank
Basic Geriatric Nursing 7th Edition Williams Test Bank
Chapter 01: Trends and Issues
Williams: Basic Geriatric Nursing, 7th 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. Which is true of ageism?
a. It is discrimination against persons solely on the basis of age.
b. It causes a person to fear aging.
c. It involves the use of cultural sensitivity to address concerns of aging.
d. It focuses on resources N
for R
the IoldeG
r adB
u.lt.C M
ANS: A
4. 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
d. The Drug Benefit Program
ANS: A
5. 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
6. 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.
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