TEST BANK FOR GERONTOLOGIC NURSING 5TH EDITION BY SUE E. MEINER||ALL CHAPTERS||ISBN NO:9780323266024||COMPLETE GUIDE A+
TEST BANK FOR GERONTOLOGIC NURSING 5TH EDITION BY SUE E. MEINER||ALL CHAPTERS||ISBN NO:9780323266024||COMPLETE GUIDE A+
TEST BANK FOR GERONTOLOGIC NURSING 5TH EDITION BY SUE E...
DIF: Remembering n(Knowledge) REF: n n Page n2 OBJ: n n 3-3
TOP: n Nursing nProcess: nImplementation MSC: n Health nPromotion nand nMaintenance
4. Based non ncurrent ndata, nwhen npresenting nan nolder nadult‟s ndischarge nteaching nplan,
nthe nnurse nincludes nthe npatient‟s:
a. nonrelated ncaretaker.
b. paid ncaregiver.
c. family nmember.
d. intuitional nrepresentative.
ANS: n C
Less nthan n4% nof nolder nadults nlive nin na nformal nhealth ncare nenvironment. nThe nmajority
nof nthe ngeriatric npopulation nlives nat nhome nor nwith nfamily nmembers.
DIF: Applying n(Application) REF: n n N/A OBJ: n n 3-3
TOP: n Nursing nProcess: nPlanning MSC: n Safe nand nEffective nCare nEnvironment
5. The nnurse nplanning ncare nfor nan nolder nadult nwho nhas nrecently nbeen ndiagnosed nwith
nrheumatoid narthritis nviews nthe npriority ncriterion nfor ncontinued nindependence nto nbe nthe
npatient‟s:
a. age.
b. financial nstatus.
c. gender.
d. functional nstatus.
ANS: n D
Maintaining nthe nfunctional nstatus nof nolder nadults nmay navert nthe nonset nof nphysical nfrailty
nand ncognitive nimpairment, ntwo nconditions nthat nincrease nthe nlikelihood nof
ninstitutionalization.
DIF: Remembering n(Knowledge) REF: n Page n8 OBJ: n 1-
6 nTOP: n Nursing nProcess: nPlanning MSC: n Physiologic nIntegrity
6. A nnurse nworking nwith nthe nolder nadult npopulation nis nmost nlikely nto nassess na nneed nfor na
nfinancial nsocial nservice‟s nreferral nfor na(n):
a. white nmale.
b. black nfemale.
c. Hispanic nmale.
d. Asian nAmerican nfemale.
ANS: n B
The npoverty nrate namong nolder nblack nwomen nis nsubstantially nhigher nthan nthat nseen
namong nmales nor nfemales nof nother nethnic ngroups. nWhite nmales nhad nthe nleast npoverty.
DIF: Applying n(Application) REF: n n N/A OBJ: n n 1-4
TOP: n Nursing nProcess: nAssessment MSC: n Safe nand nEffective nCare nEnvironment
, 7. Which nof nthe nfollowing nstatements nmade nby na nnurse npreparing nto ncomplete na nhealth
nassessment nand nhistory non nan nolder npatient nreflects nan nunderstanding nof nthe ngeneral
nhealth nstatus nof nthis npopulation?
a. “I‟ll nneed nto ndocument nwell nregarding nthe nmedications nthe npatient nis
ncurrently nprescribed.”
b. “I nwould nlike nto nunderstand nhow nsupportive nthe npatient‟s nfamily nmembers nare.”
c. “Most nolder npatients nare nbeing ntreated nfor na nvariety nof nchronic nhealth ncare nissues.”
d. “It nwill nbe ninteresting nto nsee nwhether nthis npatient nsees nherself nas nbeing nhealthy.”
ANS: n D
It nis na nmisconception nthat nold nage nis nsynonymous nwith ndisease nand nillness. nThe nnurse
nshould nalways ndetermine nthe npatient‟s nsense nof nwellness nand nindependence nwhen
nconducting na nhealth nand nhistory nassessment. nAn nassessment nof nmedication nuse nand
nfamily nsupport nis nimportant nfor nany npatient. nMany nolder nadults ndo nhave nchronic nhealth
nconditions, nbut ntheir nperception nis nmore nimportant nthan na nsingle nnumber.
DIF: Applying n(Application) REF: n N/A OBJ: n 1-
4 nTOP: n Nursing nProcess: nAssessment MSC: n Health nPromotion
8. The nnurse nis ncaring nfor nan nolder nadult nwho nhas nbeen nadmitted nto nan nacute ncare
nhospital nfor ntreatment nof na nfractured nfemur. nThe nfamily nexpresses nconcern nabout
nthe npatient‟s npending ntransfer nto na nsubacute ncare nfacility. nWhat nresponse nby nthe
nnurse nis nbest?
a. “Acute ncare nfacilities nlack nthe nlong-term nphysical ntherapy nsupport
nyour ndad nrequires.”
b. “Your ndad nwill nbe nmuch nhappier nin na nmore nserene, nprivate nenvironment.”
c. “The nsubacute nfacility nwill nfocus non nhelping nyour ndad nmaintain nhis nindependence.”
d. “Insurance, nincluding nMedicare, nwill ncover nonly na nlimited namount nof ntime nhere.”
ANS: n C
The ntransfer nof nthe npatient nto na nsubacute nfacility nis nbased non nthe nneed nto nmaintain nthe
npatient‟s nlevel nof nfunction nand nindependence, na ntask nthe nacute ncare nfacility nis nnot
nprepared nto naddress nonce nthe npatient nis nphysiologically nstable. nThe npatient nmay nor
nmay nnot nbe nhappier nin nthe nnew nsetting; nthe nnurse nshould nnot nmake nthis njudgment. nIt
nis ntrue nthat ninsurance nonly npays nfor na nlimited namount nof ntime nin nan nacute ncare nfacility,
nbut nthis nis nnot nthe nbest nreason nfor nthe npatient nto ntransfer.
DIF: Applying n(Application) REF: n N/A OBJ: n 1-
6 nTOP: n Communication nand nDocumentation
MSC: n Health nPromotion nand nMaintenance
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