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Geriatric Final Exam 2024What housing option for the older adult offers the privacy of an
apartment with
restaurant-style meals and some medical and personal care services?
a. Government-subsidized housing
b. Long-term care facility
c. Assisted-living center
d. Group housing plan Answer: c
What type of abuse is demonstrated by restraining an older adult in a
recliner?
a. Physical abuse
b. Neglect
c. Emotional abuse
d. Self-neglect Answer: a
Which type of elder abuse is demonstrated by the nonprovision of
medical care?
a. Physical abuse
b. Neglect
c. Emotional abuse
d. Self-neglect Answer: b
,Which type of elder abuse is demonstrated by a health care worker
eating a resident's
candy without permission?
a. Physical abuse
b. Neglect
c. Emotional abuse
d. Self-neglect Answer: c
The nurse is aware that a person's attitude about aging is influenced
mainly by his or
her __________. (Select all that apply.)
a. life experiences
b. income level
c. level of education
d. current age
e. occupation Answer: ad
The nurse reminds a patient who was born in 1965 that eligibility for full
Social
Security benefits for persons of this age is now the age of __________.
Answer: 67
,The theory that identifies an unstable molecule as the causative factor in
aging is the
_____ theory.
a. free radical
b. molecular
c. neuroendocrine
d. crosslink Answer: a
A patient uses good health maintenance practices. What aging theory
most accurately
relates to the patient's practices?
a. Wear-and-tear
b. Free radical
c. Neuroendocrine
d. Molecular Answer: a
The patient asks the nurse to describe the neuroendocrine theory of
aging. What would
be an appropriate response by the nurse?
a. It relates thyroid function to age-related changes.
b. Adrenal corticosteroids inhibit the aging process.
c. The stimulation and/or inhibition of the hypothalamus causes age-
related changes.
, d. The adrenal medulla inhibits epinephrine, causing age-related changes.
Answer: c
What is true of the psychosocial theories of aging?
a. They focus on methods to delay the aging process.
b. They are directed at decreasing depression in the older adult.
c. They are organized to enhance the perception of aging.
d. They attempt to explain responses to the aging process. Answer: d
What is the major objection to the disengagement theory?
a. The theory justifies ageism.
b. The theory addresses the diversity of older adults.
c. The theory does not clarify the aging process.
d. The theory diminishes the self-esteem of the older adult. Answer:
a
An 80-year-old teaches Sunday school each week and delivers food for
Meals on
Wheels. What theory of aging would apply?
a. Newman's developmental
b. The life course
c. The activity
d. The disengagement Answer: c
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