1. What fact explains the shift of health care focus toward the older adult in the late 1960s?
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a. Disability was viewed as unavoidable. FH FH FH FH
b. Complications from disease increased mortality. FH FH FH FH
c. Older adults’ needs are similar to those of all adults.
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d. Preventive health care practices increased longevit FH FH FH FH FH
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2. To what age group does the term “aged” apply?
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b. 65–74 years of age FH FH FH
c. 75–84 years of age FH FH FH
d. 85 and olde FH FH
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3. Which is true of ageism? FH FH FH FH
a. It is discrimination against persons solely on the basis of age.
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b. It causes a person to fear aging.
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c. It involves the use of cultural sensitivity to address concerns of aging.
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4. What is the most beneficial legislation that has influenced health care for the older adult?
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b. Elimination of the mandatory retirement age FH FH FH FH FH
c. The Americans with Disabilities Act
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d. The Drug Benefit Progra FH FH FH
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5. What housing option for the older adult offers the privacy of an apartment wi
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threstaurant-style meals and some medical and personal care services?
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a. Government-subsidized housing FH
b. Long-term care facility FH FH
c. Assisted-living center FH
d. Group housing plan FH FH F
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6. The 75-year- FH
old man who has been hospitalized following a severe case of pneumonia is concerned
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about his mounting hospital bill and asks if his Medicare coverage will pay forhis care.
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What would be the most helpful response by the nurse?
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a. Medicare Part C pays 50% of all medical costs for persons older than 65.
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