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By Authors: Sue Meiner,and Jennifer Yeager
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eBookkISBN:k9780323498098
PaperbackkISBN:k9780323498111
PaperbackkISBN:k9780323848381
TablekofkContents
PartkI:kIntroductionktokGerontologickNursing
1. OverviewkofkGerontologickNursing
2. TheorieskRelatedktokCarekofkthekOlderkAdult
3. LegalkandkEthicalkIssues
4. AssessmentkofkthekOlderkAdult
PartkII:kInfluenceskonkHealthkandkIllness
5. CulturalkInfluences
6. FamilykInfluences
7. SocioeconomickandkEnvironmentalkInfluences
8. HealthkPromotionkandkIllness/DisabilitykPrevention
PartkIII:kInfluenceskonkQualitykofkLife
9. Nutrition
10. SleepkandkActivity
11. Safety
12. SexualitykandkAging
,13. Pain
14. InfectionkandkInflammation
PartkIV:kDiagnostickStudieskandkPharmacologickManagement
15. LaboratorykandkDiagnostickTests
16. DrugskandkAging
PartkV:kNursingkCarekofkPhysiologickandkPsychologickDisorders
17. IntegumentarykFunction
18. SensorykFunction
19. CardiovascularkFunction
20. RespiratorykFunction
21. GastrointestinalkFunction
22. UrinarykFunction
23. MusculoskeletalkFunction
24. CognitivekandkNeurologickFunction
25. EndocrinekFunction
PartkVI:kHealthkCarekTransitions
26. HealthkCarekDeliverykSettingskandkOlderkAdults
27. ChronickIllnesskandkRehabilitation
28. Cancer
29. LosskandkEnd-of-LifekIssues
, GerontologickNursingk6thkEditionkMeinerkTestkBank
Chapter 01: Overview of Gerontologic Nursing
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Meiner: Gerontologic Nursing, 6th Edition
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MULTIPLEkCHOICE
1. Ink2010,kthekrevisedkStandardskandkScopekofkGerontologicalkNursingkPracticekwaskp
ublished.kTheknursekwouldkusekthesekstandardskto
a. promotekthekpracticekofkgerontologicknursingkwithinkthekacutekcareksetting.
b. definekthekconceptskandkdimensionskofkgerontologicknursingkpractice.
c. elevatekthekpracticekofkgerontologicknursing.
d. incorporatekthekconceptskofkhealthkpromotion,khealthkmaintenance,kdiseasek
prevention,kandkself-care
ANS:k D
ThekcurrentkpublishingkofkthekStandardskandkScopekofkGerontologicalkNursingkPracticekink201
0kincorporateskthekinputkofkgerontologicknurseskfromkacrosskthekUnitedkStateskandkincludeskco
mprehensivekconceptskandkdimensionskimportantktokthosekpracticingkgerontologicknursing.kItk
wasknotkintendedktokpromotekgerontologicknursingkpracticekwithinkacutekcareksettings,kdefinekc
onceptskorkdimensionskofkgerontologicknursingkpractice,korkelevatekthekpracticekofkgerontologi
cknursing.
DIF: Remembering OBJ: 1-1 TOP:
N/AkMSC:k SafekandkEffectivekCarekEnvironment
2. Whenkattemptingktokminimizekthekeffectkofkageismkonkthekpracticekofknursingkolderkadults,kakn
ursekneedsktokfirst NURSINGTB.COM
a. recognizekthatknurseskmustkactkaskadvocateskforkagingkpatients.
b. acceptkthatkthiskpopulationkrepresentskaksubstantialkportionkofkthosekrequiringk
nursingkcare.
c. self-reflectkandkformulatekone’skpersonalkviewkofkagingkandkthekolderkpatient.
d. recognizekageismkaskakformkofkbigotryksharedkbykmanykAmericans.
ANS:k C
Ageismkiskankever-
increasingkprejudicialkviewkofkthekeffectskofkthekagingkprocesskandkofkthekolderkpopulationkaska
kwhole.kWithknurseskbeingkmemberskofkaksocietykholdingksuchkviews,kitkiskcriticalkthatkthekindi
vidualknursekself-
reflectskonkpersonalkfeelingskandkdetermineskwhetherksuchkfeelingskwillkaffectktheknursingkcare
kthatkhekorkshekprovidesktokthekagingkpatient.kActingkaskankadvocatekiskankimportantknursingkrol
ekinkallksettings.kSimplykacceptingkakfactkdoesknotkhelpkendkageism,knorkdoeskrecognizingkagei
smkaskakformkofkbigotry.
DIF: Applying OBJ: 1-6 TOP: IntegratedkProcess:kTeaching-
LearningkMSC:k SafekandkEffectivekCarekEnvironment
3. Theknursekplanningkcarekforkankolderkadultkwhokhaskrecentlykbeenkdiagnosedkwithkrheumatoidka
rthritiskviewskthekprioritykcriterionkforkcontinuedkindependencektokbekthekpatient’s
a. age.
b. financialkstatus.
c. gender.
d. functionalkstatus.