Care of The Older Adult -TEST BANK /Care of The Older Adult -TEST BANK. A negative attitude towards aging and the aged is called: A. geriatrics B. racism C. ageism D. ethnocentrism Answer: C Which of the following is not considered a core competency for nurses caring for older adults? A. Analyze th...
A wnegative wattitude wtowards waging wand wthe waged wis wcalled:
A. geriatrics
B. racism
C. ageism
D. ethnocentrism
Answer: wC
Which wof wthe wfollowing wis wnot wconsidered wa wcore wcompetency wfor wnurses wcaring wfor wolder wadults?
A. Analyze wthe wimpact wof wan waging wsociety won wthe whealth wcare wsystem
B. Obtain wcertification win wgerontological wnursing
C. Prevent wor wreduce wcommon wrisk wfactors wthat wcontribute wto wfunctional wdecline
D. Recognize wone's wown wattitudes wabout waging
Answer: wB
The wnurse wwishes wto wobtain wbasic wcertification win wthe wspecialty wof wgerontological wnursing. wWhich wof wthe
wfollowing wis wtrue wabout wthis wcredential?
A. there wis wan wexperience wrequirement
B. one wmust wpass wan wexam
C. one wmust whave wa wBSN
D. a wand wb wonly
Answer: wD
When wthe wnurse wreads wan warticle wand wuses wthe wfindings wof wa wstudy wto wimprove wthe wquality wof wthe
wpatients wfor wwhom wshe wcares, wshe wis wimplementing wthe wrole wof:
A. teacher
B. manager
C. research wconsumer
D. advocate
Answer: wC
A wlawyer wwishes wto whire wa wnurse wconsultant wwho whas wadvanced weducation wand wcertification win wgerontology.
wBased won wtheir wlisted wcredentials, wwhich wof wthe wfollowing wnurses wbest wfits whis wwishes?
A. Sally wSmith, wRN, wBSN, wBC
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,B. Mary wMalloy, wRN, wMS, wGNP
C. Andy wJones, wLPN, wCRRC
D. Greg wReed, wRN, wMSN
Answer: wB
The wAACN/John wA. wHartford wFoundation wCompetencies ware whelpful wto wnurses wbecause wthey:
A. offer wsuggestions wabout whow wto wgain wemployment win wgeriatrics
B. provide wa wguideline wfor wthe wknowledge wthat wis wexpected wto wprovide wquality wcare wto wolder wadults
C. were wdesigned wto wprepare wnurses wto wpass wthe wState wBoard wExam
D. were wwritten wfor wnurses wworking won wa wgraduate wdegree win wgerontology
Answer: wB
The wnurse whas wa wquestion wabout wthe wappropriateness wof wan wolder wpatient's wmedication wdose. wWhich wof wthe
wfollowing wprofessionals wwould wbe wbest wqualified wto wanswer wsuch wa wquestion?
A. the wgeropsychologist
B. the wgeropharmacist
C. the wfinancial wgerontologist
D. the wgerontological wrehabilitation wnurse
Answer: wB
The whealth wcare wprofessional wwho wwants wto wgain wexperience win wworking wwith wolder wadults wwho ware wpost-
acutely wrecovering wfrom wserious willness wor winjury, whave wchallenging wmedical wissues wneeding w24 whour wper wday
wnursing, wbut wwho wcannot wyet wtolerate wa wfull wrehabilitation wprogram wmay wbe wbest wsuited wfor wemployment
win wwhat wsetting:
A. acute wcare whospital
B. assisted wliving
C. rehabilitation
D. subacute wcare
Answer: wD
Which wof wthe wfollowing wlevels wof wcare wwould wbe wmost wappropriate wfor wa whealthy w84 wyear wold wman wwho
wcan wtake wcare wof whimself, wbut wwants wto wlive win wa wplace wwhere whe wcan wsocialize wand whave whelp wavailable
wif wneeded?
A. a wgroup wfoster whome
B. a wtransitional wcare wunit
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,C. an windependent wunit win wa wsenior wliving wcomplex
D. assisted wliving win wa wnursing whome
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, Answer: wC
Which wof wthe wfollowing wis wnot wtrue wabout wassisted wliving wfacilities?
A. if wtheir wcare wneeds wbecome wtoo wgreat, wthey wmay whave wto wseek wother wliving warrangements
B. persons wpay wfor wassistance wout wof wpocket
C. the waverage wresident wis win whis w60's
D. they whave wassumed wabout w15% wof wthe wprevious wnursing whome wpopulation
Answer: wC
A wperson waged w84 wwould wbe wclassified, waccording wto wcurrent wsystems, was:
A. young
B. middle
C. old
D. very wold
Answer: wB
The wclinical wnurse wspecialist w(CNS) win wgerontology wdiffers wfrom wthe wGNP win wthat:
A. the wGNP wusually wworks win wa wcollaborative wpractice wwith wa wphysician
B. the wCNS whas wless weducation wthan wthe wGNP
C. the wGNP whas wa wdoctorate
D. the wCNS wdoes wless wconsulting wthan wthe wGNP
Answer: wA
What wis wthe wmost wcompelling wreason wfor whealth wprofessionals wto wbe weducated win wthe warea wof wgerontology?
A. to waddress wthe wcomprehensive wnursing wshortage
B. to wmake wan wincrease win wsalary
C. to wprepare wto wbe wchallenged wby wthe weducated wbaby wboomers
D. to wprepare wto wcare wfor wthe wgrowing wnumber wof wolder wpersons win wthe wpopulation
Answer: wD
An wintergenerational wapproach wto wcare wfor wthe waging wis wadvisable wbecause wof wwhat wfact?
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