1. The fnurse fexplains fthat fin fthe flate f1960s, fhealth fcare ffocus fwas faimed fat fthe folder
f adultfbecause:
a. disability fwas fviewed fas funavoidable.
b. complications ffrom fdisease fincreased fmortality.
c. older fadults fneeds fare fsimilar fto fthose fof fall fadults.
d. preventive fhealth fcare fpractices fincreased flongevity.
ANS: fD
Increased fpreventive fhealth fcare fpractices, fdisease fcontrol, fand f focus fon fwellness fhelped
peopleflive flonger.
f
f DIF: fCognitive fLevel: fComprehension fREF: f2, fTable f1-1 fOBJ: f1
f TOP: fAge fCategories fKEY: fNursing fProcess fStep:
Implementation
f
MSC: fNCLEX: fHealth fPromotion fand fMaintenance: fGrowth fand fDevelopment
3. The fnurse fcautions fthat fageism fis fa fmindset fthat finfluences fpersons fto:
a. discriminate fagainst fpersons fsolely fon fthe fbasis fof fage.
b. fear faging.
c. be fculturally fsensitive fto fconcerns fof faging.
d. focus fon fresources ffor fthe folder fadult.
ANS: fA
Ageism fis fa fnegative fbelief fpattern fthat finfluences fpersons fto f discriminate fagainst fpersons
solelyfon fthe fbasis fof fage fand fcan flead fto fdestructive fbehaviors ftoward fthe folder fadult.
f
4. The fnurse fpoints fout fthat fthe fmost fbeneficial flegislation fthat fhas finfluenced fhealth fcare ffor
thefolder fadult f is:
f
a. Medicare fand fMedicaid.
b. elimination fof fthe fmandatory fretirement f age.
c. the fAmericans fwith fDisabilities fAct.
d. the fDrug fBenefit fProgram.
ANS: fA
The fbroadest fsweeping flegislation fbeneficial fto fthe folder fadult fis fMedicare fand fMedicaid.
5. The fnurse fclarifies fthat fa fhousing foption ffor fthe folder fadult f that foffers fthe fprivacy fof
anfapartment fwith frestaurant-style fmeals fand fsome fmedical fand fpersonal fcare fservices fis
f
the:
f
a. government-subsidized fhousing.
b. long-term fcare ffacility.
c. assisted-living fcenter.
d. group fhousing fplan.
ANS: fC
Assisted-living farrangements foffer fthe fprivacy fof fan fapartment for fcondominium fwith
f mealsfprepared fand fserved, flimited fmedical fcare, fand fa fvariety fof fpersonal fservices.
ImplementationfMSC: fNCLEX: fPhysiological fIntegrity:
f
f Physiological fAdaptation
6. The f75-year-old fman fwho fhas fbeen fhospitalized ffollowing fa fsevere fcase fof fpneumonia fis
f concerned fabout fhis fmounting fhospital fbill fand fasks fif fhis fMedicare fcoverage fwill fpay ffor
f hisfcare. fThe fnurses fmost f helpful fresponse fis fYes. fMedicare:
a. pays f100% fof fall fmedical fcosts ffor fpersons folder fthan f65.
b. Part fB fpays fhospital fcosts fand fphysician ffees.
c. Part fA fpays ffor finpatient fhospital fcosts.
d. Part fD fpays f80% fof fthe fcharges fmade fby fphysicians.
ANS: fC
Medicare fPart fA fpays finpatient fhospital fcosts, fPart fB fpays f80% fof fphysicians fcharges, fand fPart fD
helps fdefray fprescription fdrug fcosts.
f
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