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, Basic wGeriatric wNursing w7th wEdition wWilliams wTest
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Chapter 01: Trends and Issues
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Williams: Basic Geriatric Nursing, 7th Edition
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MULTIPLE wCHOICE
1. What wfact wexplains wthe wshift wof whealth wcare wfocus wtoward wthe wolder wadult win wthe wlate w1960s?
a. Disability wwas wviewed was wunavoidable.
b. Complications wfrom wdisease wincreased wmortality.
c. Older wadults‘ wneeds ware wsimilar wto wthose wof wall wadults.
d. Preventive whealth wcare wpractices wincreased
longevity. wANS: w D
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2. To wwhat wage wgroup wdoes wthe wterm w―aged‖ wapply?
a. 55–64 wyears wof wage
b. 65–74 wyears wof wage
c. 75–84 wyears wof wage
d. 85 wand
older wANS: w C
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3. Which wis wtrue wof wageism?
a. It wis wdiscrimination wagainst wpersons wsolely won wthe wbasis wof wage.
b. It wcauses wa wperson wto wfear waging.
c. It winvolves wthe wuse wof wcultural wsensitivity wto waddress wconcerns wof waging.
d. It wfocuses won wresources wfor wthe wolder
adult wANS:
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4. What wis wthe wmost wbeneficial wlegislation wthat whas winfluenced whealth wcare wfor wthe wolder wadult?
a. Medicare wand wMedicaid
b. Elimination wof wthe wmandatory wretirement wage
c. The wAmericans wwith wDisabilities wAct
d. The wDrug wBenefit
Program wANS: w A
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a. Advance wdirectives windicate wthe wdegree wof wintervention wdesired wby wthe wpatient.
b. A w‗Do wNot wResuscitate‘ wdocument wsigned wby wthe wpatient wtransfers wauthority wto
wthe wnext wof wkin.
c. A wdurable wpower wof wattorney wfor whealth wcare wtransfers wdecision-making wauthority
wfor whealth wcare wto wa wdesignated wperson.
d. A wliving wwill wtransfers wauthority wto wthe
physician. wANS: w C
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8. The wdaughter wof wa wresident win wa wlong-term wcare wfacility wis wfrustrated wwith wher w80-
year-old wmother‘s wrefusal wto weat. wWhich wresponse wwould wbe wthe wmost wappropriate?
a. The wrefusal wto weat wis wan weffort wto wmaintain wa wportion wof windependence
wand wself-direction.
b. The wrefusal wto weat wis wan windication wof wapproaching wAlzheimer wdisease.
c. The wrefusal wto weat wis wan weffort wto wgain wattention.
d. The wrefusal wto weat wis wan windication wof wthe wdislike wof wthe winstitutional wfood.
ANS: w A
9. When wdo wthe wconditions wof wa wliving wwill wgo winto weffect?
a. When wthe wpatient wdeclares wthat wdesire win wwriting
b. When wa wfamily wmember windicates wthe wdesire wfor wcurative wtherapy wto wcease
c. When wtwo wphysicians wagree win wwriting wthat wthe wcriteria win wthe wliving wwill whave
wbeen wmet
d. When wthe wphysician wand wa wfamily wmember wagree wthat wthe wcriteria win wthe wliving
wwill whave wbeen wmet
a. By wclassifying wvarious wdiagnoses was wineligible wfor whospitalization
b. By wallotting wa wset wamount wof whospital wdays wand wprospective wpayment won wthe
wbasis wof wthe wadmitting wdiagnosis
c. By wspecifying wparticular wphysicians wto wtreat wspecified wdiagnoses
d. By wusing wfrequency wof wa wparticular wdiagnosis wto wset wa wpayment
schedule wANS: w B
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11. Which wfacility wwould wbe wrecommended wfor wa wpatient wwho whas whad wa whip wreplacement
wand wneeds wphysical wtherapy?
a. Basic wcare wfacility
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