,Chapter q01: qOverview qof qGerontologic
qNursing qMeiner: qGerontologic qNursing, q6th
qEdition qMULTIPLE qCHOICE
1. In q2010, qthe qrevised qStandards qand qScope qof qGerontological qNursing qPractice qwas qpublished. qThe qnurse qwould
quse qthese qstandards qto:
a. promote qthe qpractice qof qgerontologic qnursing qwithin qthe qacute qcare qsetting.
b. define qthe qconcepts qand qdimensions qof qgerontologic qnursing qpractice.
c. elevate qthe qpractice qof qgerontologic qnursing.
d. incorporate qsuggested qinterventions qfrom qothers qwho qpractice qgerontologic
qnursing. qANS: qD
The qcurrent qpublishing qof qthe qStandards qand qScope qof qGerontological qNursing qPractice qin q2010 qincorporates qthe
qinput qof qgerontologic qnurses qfrom qacross qthe qUnited qStates. qIt qwas qnot qintended qto qpromote qgerontologic qnursing
qpractice qwithin qacute qcare qsettings, qdefine qconcepts qor qdimensions qof qgerontologic qnursing qpractice, qor qelevate qthe
qpractice qof qgerontologic qnursing. qDIF: qRemembering q(Knowledge) qREF: qPage q2 qOBJ: q1-1
TOP: qN/A qMSC: qSafe qand qEffective qCare qEnvironment
2. qWhen qattempting qto qminimize qthe qeffect qof qageism qon qthe qpractice qof qnursing qolder qadults, qa qnurse qneeds qto qfirst:
a. recognize qthat qnurses qmust qact qas qadvocates qfor qaging qpatients.
b. accept qthat qthis qpopulation qrepresents qa qsubstantial qportion qof qthose qrequiring qnursing qcare.
c. self-reflect qand qformulate qone’s qpersonal qview qof qaging qand qthe qolder qpatient.
d. recognize qageism qas qa qform qof qbigotry qshared qby qmany
qAmericans. qANS: qC
Ageism qis qan qever-increasing qprejudicial qview qof qthe qeffects qof qthe qaging qprocess qand qof qthe qolder qpopulation qas qa
qwhole. qWith qnurses qbeing qmembers qof qa qsociety qholding qsuch qviews, qit qis qcritical qthat qthe qindividual qnurse qself-
reflect qon qpersonal qfeelings qand qdetermine qwhether qsuch qfeelings qwill qaffect qthe qnursing qcare qthat qhe qor qshe qprovides
qto qthe qaging qpatient. qActing qas qan qadvocate qis qan qimportant qnursing qrole qin qall qsettings. qSimply qaccepting qa qfact
qdoes qnot qhelp qend qageism, qnor qdoes qrecognizing qageism qas qa qform qof qbigotry.
DIF: qApplying q(Application) qREF: qN/A qOBJ: q1-9
TOP: qTeaching-Learning qMSC: qSafe qand qEffective qCare qEnvironment
3. When qdiscussing qfactors qthat qhave qhelped qto qincrease qthe qnumber qof qhealthy, qindependent qolder qAmericans,
qthe qnurse qincludes qthe qimportance qof:
a. increased qavailability qof qin-home qcare qservices.
b. government qsupport qof qretired qcitizens.
c. effective qantibiotic qtherapies.
d. the qdevelopment qof qlife-extending
qtherapies. qANS: qC
The qhealth qand qultimate qautonomy qof qolder qAmericans qhas qbeen qpositively qimpacted qby qthe qdevelopment qof
qantibiotics, qbetter qsanitation, qand qvaccines. qThese qpublic qhealth qmeasures qhave qbeen qmore qinstrumental qin qincreasing
qthe qnumbers qof qhealthy, qindependent qolder qAmericans qthan qhave qin-home qcare qservices, qgovernment qprograms, qor
qlife-extending qtherapies.
DIF: qRemembering q(Knowledge) qREF: qPage q2 qOBJ: q3-3
TOP: qNursing qProcess: qImplementation qMSC: qHealth qPromotion qand qMaintenance
4. Based qon qcurrent qdata, qwhen qpresenting qan qolder qadult’s qdischarge qteaching qplan, qthe qnurse qincludes qthe qpatient’s:
a. nonrelated qcaretaker.
b. paid qcaregiver.
c. family qmember.
,d. intuitional qrepresentative.
, ANS: qC
Less qthan q4% qof qolder qadults qlive qin qa qformal qhealth qcare qenvironment. qThe qmajority qof qthe qgeriatric qpopulation qlives
qat qhome qor qwith qfamily qmembers.
DIF: qApplying q(Application) qREF: qN/A qOBJ: q3-3
TOP: qNursing qProcess: qPlanning qMSC: qSafe qand qEffective qCare qEnvironment
5. The qnurse qplanning qcare qfor qan qolder qadult qwho qhas qrecently qbeen qdiagnosed qwith qrheumatoid qarthritis qviews qthe
qpriority qcriterion qfor qcontinued qindependence qto qbe qthe qpatient’s:
a. age.
b. financial qstatus.
c. gender.
d. functional
qstatus. qANS: qD
Maintaining qthe qfunctional qstatus qof qolder qadults qmay qavert qthe qonset qof qphysical qfrailty qand qcognitive qimpairment, qtwo
qconditions qthat qincrease qthe qlikelihood qof qinstitutionalization.
DIF: qRemembering q(Knowledge) qREF: qPage q8 qOBJ: q1-6
qTOP: qNursing qProcess: qPlanning qMSC: qPhysiologic
qIntegrity
6. A qnurse qworking qwith qthe qolder qadult qpopulation qis qmost qlikely qto qassess qa qneed qfor qa qfinancial qsocial qservice’s
qreferral qfor qa(n):
a. white qmale.
b. black qfemale.
c. Hispanic qmale.
d. Asian qAmerican
qfemale. qANS: qB
The qpoverty qrate qamong qolder qblack qwomen qis qsubstantially qhigher qthan qthat qseen qamong qmales qor qfemales qof qother
qethnic qgroups. qWhite qmales qhad qthe qleast qpoverty.
DIF: qApplying q(Application) qREF: qN/A qOBJ: q1-4
TOP: qNursing qProcess: qAssessment qMSC: qSafe qand qEffective qCare qEnvironment
7. Which qof qthe qfollowing qstatements qmade qby qa qnurse qpreparing qto qcomplete qa qhealth qassessment qand qhistory qon
qan qolder qpatient qreflects qan qunderstanding qof qthe qgeneral qhealth qstatus qof qthis qpopulation?
a. “I’ll qneed qto qdocument qwell qregarding qthe qmedications qthe qpatient qis qcurrently qprescribed.”
b. “I qwould qlike qto qunderstand qhow qsupportive qthe qpatient’s qfamily qmembers qare.”
c. “Most qolder qpatients qare qbeing qtreated qfor qa qvariety qof qchronic qhealth qcare qissues.”
d. “It qwill qbe qinteresting qto qsee qwhether qthis qpatient qsees qherself qas qbeing
qhealthy.” qANS: qD
It qis qa qmisconception qthat qold qage qis qsynonymous qwith qdisease qand qillness. qThe qnurse qshould qalways qdetermine qthe
qpatient’s qsense qof qwellness qand qindependence qwhen qconducting qa qhealth qand qhistory qassessment. qAn qassessment qof
qmedication quse qand qfamily qsupport qis qimportant qfor qany qpatient. qMany qolder qadults qdo qhave qchronic qhealth qconditions,
qbut qtheir qperception qis qmore qimportant qthan qa qsingle qnumber.
DIF: qApplying q(Application) qREF: qN/A qOBJ: q1-4
TOP: qNursing qProcess: qAssessment qMSC: qHealth qPromotion
8. The qnurse qis qcaring qfor qan qolder qadult qwho qhas qbeen qadmitted qto qan qacute qcare qhospital qfor qtreatment qof qa
qfractured qfemur. qThe qfamily qexpresses qconcern qabout qthe qpatient’s qpending qtransfer qto qa qsubacute qcare qfacility.
qWhat qresponse qby qthe qnurse qis qbest?
a. “Acute qcare qfacilities qlack qthe qlong-term qphysical qtherapy qsupport qyour qdad qrequires.”
b. “Your qdad qwill qbe qmuch qhappier qin qa qmore qserene, qprivate qenvironment.”
c. “The qsubacute qfacility qwill qfocus qon qhelping qyour qdad qmaintain qhis qindependence.”
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qNursing qMeiner: qGerontologic qNursing, q6th
qEdition qMULTIPLE qCHOICE
1. In q2010, qthe qrevised qStandards qand qScope qof qGerontological qNursing qPractice qwas qpublished. qThe qnurse qwould
quse qthese qstandards qto:
a. promote qthe qpractice qof qgerontologic qnursing qwithin qthe qacute qcare qsetting.
b. define qthe qconcepts qand qdimensions qof qgerontologic qnursing qpractice.
c. elevate qthe qpractice qof qgerontologic qnursing.
d. incorporate qsuggested qinterventions qfrom qothers qwho qpractice qgerontologic
qnursing. qANS: qD
The qcurrent qpublishing qof qthe qStandards qand qScope qof qGerontological qNursing qPractice qin q2010 qincorporates qthe
qinput qof qgerontologic qnurses qfrom qacross qthe qUnited qStates. qIt qwas qnot qintended qto qpromote qgerontologic qnursing
qpractice qwithin qacute qcare qsettings, qdefine qconcepts qor qdimensions qof qgerontologic qnursing qpractice, qor qelevate qthe
qpractice qof qgerontologic qnursing. qDIF: qRemembering q(Knowledge) qREF: qPage q2 qOBJ: q1-1
TOP: qN/A qMSC: qSafe qand qEffective qCare qEnvironment
2. qWhen qattempting qto qminimize qthe qeffect qof qageism qon qthe qpractice qof qnursing qolder qadults, qa qnurse qneeds qto qfirst:
a. recognize qthat qnurses qmust qact qas qadvocates qfor qaging qpatients.
b. accept qthat qthis qpopulation qrepresents qa qsubstantial qportion qof qthose qrequiring qnursing qcare.
c. self-reflect qand qformulate qone’s qpersonal qview qof qaging qand qthe qolder qpatient.
d. recognize qageism qas qa qform qof qbigotry qshared qby qmany
qAmericans. qANS: qC
Ageism qis qan qever-increasing qprejudicial qview qof qthe qeffects qof qthe qaging qprocess qand qof qthe qolder qpopulation qas qa
qwhole. qWith qnurses qbeing qmembers qof qa qsociety qholding qsuch qviews, qit qis qcritical qthat qthe qindividual qnurse qself-
reflect qon qpersonal qfeelings qand qdetermine qwhether qsuch qfeelings qwill qaffect qthe qnursing qcare qthat qhe qor qshe qprovides
qto qthe qaging qpatient. qActing qas qan qadvocate qis qan qimportant qnursing qrole qin qall qsettings. qSimply qaccepting qa qfact
qdoes qnot qhelp qend qageism, qnor qdoes qrecognizing qageism qas qa qform qof qbigotry.
DIF: qApplying q(Application) qREF: qN/A qOBJ: q1-9
TOP: qTeaching-Learning qMSC: qSafe qand qEffective qCare qEnvironment
3. When qdiscussing qfactors qthat qhave qhelped qto qincrease qthe qnumber qof qhealthy, qindependent qolder qAmericans,
qthe qnurse qincludes qthe qimportance qof:
a. increased qavailability qof qin-home qcare qservices.
b. government qsupport qof qretired qcitizens.
c. effective qantibiotic qtherapies.
d. the qdevelopment qof qlife-extending
qtherapies. qANS: qC
The qhealth qand qultimate qautonomy qof qolder qAmericans qhas qbeen qpositively qimpacted qby qthe qdevelopment qof
qantibiotics, qbetter qsanitation, qand qvaccines. qThese qpublic qhealth qmeasures qhave qbeen qmore qinstrumental qin qincreasing
qthe qnumbers qof qhealthy, qindependent qolder qAmericans qthan qhave qin-home qcare qservices, qgovernment qprograms, qor
qlife-extending qtherapies.
DIF: qRemembering q(Knowledge) qREF: qPage q2 qOBJ: q3-3
TOP: qNursing qProcess: qImplementation qMSC: qHealth qPromotion qand qMaintenance
4. Based qon qcurrent qdata, qwhen qpresenting qan qolder qadult’s qdischarge qteaching qplan, qthe qnurse qincludes qthe qpatient’s:
a. nonrelated qcaretaker.
b. paid qcaregiver.
c. family qmember.
,d. intuitional qrepresentative.
, ANS: qC
Less qthan q4% qof qolder qadults qlive qin qa qformal qhealth qcare qenvironment. qThe qmajority qof qthe qgeriatric qpopulation qlives
qat qhome qor qwith qfamily qmembers.
DIF: qApplying q(Application) qREF: qN/A qOBJ: q3-3
TOP: qNursing qProcess: qPlanning qMSC: qSafe qand qEffective qCare qEnvironment
5. The qnurse qplanning qcare qfor qan qolder qadult qwho qhas qrecently qbeen qdiagnosed qwith qrheumatoid qarthritis qviews qthe
qpriority qcriterion qfor qcontinued qindependence qto qbe qthe qpatient’s:
a. age.
b. financial qstatus.
c. gender.
d. functional
qstatus. qANS: qD
Maintaining qthe qfunctional qstatus qof qolder qadults qmay qavert qthe qonset qof qphysical qfrailty qand qcognitive qimpairment, qtwo
qconditions qthat qincrease qthe qlikelihood qof qinstitutionalization.
DIF: qRemembering q(Knowledge) qREF: qPage q8 qOBJ: q1-6
qTOP: qNursing qProcess: qPlanning qMSC: qPhysiologic
qIntegrity
6. A qnurse qworking qwith qthe qolder qadult qpopulation qis qmost qlikely qto qassess qa qneed qfor qa qfinancial qsocial qservice’s
qreferral qfor qa(n):
a. white qmale.
b. black qfemale.
c. Hispanic qmale.
d. Asian qAmerican
qfemale. qANS: qB
The qpoverty qrate qamong qolder qblack qwomen qis qsubstantially qhigher qthan qthat qseen qamong qmales qor qfemales qof qother
qethnic qgroups. qWhite qmales qhad qthe qleast qpoverty.
DIF: qApplying q(Application) qREF: qN/A qOBJ: q1-4
TOP: qNursing qProcess: qAssessment qMSC: qSafe qand qEffective qCare qEnvironment
7. Which qof qthe qfollowing qstatements qmade qby qa qnurse qpreparing qto qcomplete qa qhealth qassessment qand qhistory qon
qan qolder qpatient qreflects qan qunderstanding qof qthe qgeneral qhealth qstatus qof qthis qpopulation?
a. “I’ll qneed qto qdocument qwell qregarding qthe qmedications qthe qpatient qis qcurrently qprescribed.”
b. “I qwould qlike qto qunderstand qhow qsupportive qthe qpatient’s qfamily qmembers qare.”
c. “Most qolder qpatients qare qbeing qtreated qfor qa qvariety qof qchronic qhealth qcare qissues.”
d. “It qwill qbe qinteresting qto qsee qwhether qthis qpatient qsees qherself qas qbeing
qhealthy.” qANS: qD
It qis qa qmisconception qthat qold qage qis qsynonymous qwith qdisease qand qillness. qThe qnurse qshould qalways qdetermine qthe
qpatient’s qsense qof qwellness qand qindependence qwhen qconducting qa qhealth qand qhistory qassessment. qAn qassessment qof
qmedication quse qand qfamily qsupport qis qimportant qfor qany qpatient. qMany qolder qadults qdo qhave qchronic qhealth qconditions,
qbut qtheir qperception qis qmore qimportant qthan qa qsingle qnumber.
DIF: qApplying q(Application) qREF: qN/A qOBJ: q1-4
TOP: qNursing qProcess: qAssessment qMSC: qHealth qPromotion
8. The qnurse qis qcaring qfor qan qolder qadult qwho qhas qbeen qadmitted qto qan qacute qcare qhospital qfor qtreatment qof qa
qfractured qfemur. qThe qfamily qexpresses qconcern qabout qthe qpatient’s qpending qtransfer qto qa qsubacute qcare qfacility.
qWhat qresponse qby qthe qnurse qis qbest?
a. “Acute qcare qfacilities qlack qthe qlong-term qphysical qtherapy qsupport qyour qdad qrequires.”
b. “Your qdad qwill qbe qmuch qhappier qin qa qmore qserene, qprivate qenvironment.”
c. “The qsubacute qfacility qwill qfocus qon qhelping qyour qdad qmaintain qhis qindependence.”
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