Nursing for Wellness in Older Adults by Carol A. Miller 9th Edition test bank

TEST BANK
fx

,Chapterfx1fxSeeingfxOlderfxAdultsfxThroughfxthefxEyesfxoffxWellness

1. Infx2010,fxthefxrevisedfxStandardsfxandfxScopefxoffxGerontologicalfxNursingfxPracticefxwasfxpu
blished.fxThefxnursefxwouldfxusefxthesefxstandardsfxto:

a. promotefxthefxpracticefxoffxgerontologicfxnursingfxwithinfxthefxacutefxcarefxsetting.
b. definefxthefxconceptsfxandfxdimensionsfxoffxgerontologicfxnursingfxpractice.
c. elevatefxthefxpracticefxoffxgerontologicfxnursing.
d. incorporatefxsuggestedfxinterventionsfxfromfxothersfxwhofxpracticefxgerontol
ogicfxnursing.


ANS:fxD

ThefxcurrentfxpublishingfxoffxthefxStandardsfxandfxScopefxoffxGerontologicalfxNursingfxPracticefxi
nfx2010fxincorporatesfxthefxinputfxoffxgerontologicfxnursesfxfromfxacrossfxthefxUnitedfxStates.fxItfx
wasfxnotfxintendedfxtofxpromotefxgerontologicfxnursingfxpracticefxwithinfxacutefxcarefxsettings,fxd
efinefxconceptsfxorfxdimensionsfxoffxgerontologicfxnursingfxpractice,fxorfxelevatefxthefxpracticefxo
ffxgerontologicfxnursing.

DIF:fxRememberingfx(Knowledge)fxREF:fxMCS:fx2fxOBJ:fx1-

1fxTOP:fxN/AfxMSC:fxSafefxandfxEffectivefxCarefxEnvironme

nt

2. Thefxnursefxplanningfxcarefxforfxanfxolderfxadultfxwhofxhasfxrecentlyfxbeenfxdiagnosedfxwithfxr
heumatoidfxarthritisfxviewsfxthefxpriorityfxcriterionfxforfxcontinuedfxindependencefxtofxbefxthefx
patients:

a. age.
b. financialfxstatus.
c. gender.
d. functionalfxstatus.


ANS:fxD

Maintainingfxthefxfunctionalfxstatusfxoffxolderfxadultsfxmayfxavertfxthefxonsetfxoffxphysicalfxfrailtyfx
andfxcognitivefximpairment,fxtwofxconditionsfxthatfxincreasefxthefxlikelihoodfxoffxinstitutionalizati
on.

,DIF:fxRememberingfx(Knowledge)fxREF:fxMCS:fx8fxOBJ:fx1-6

, TOP:fxNursingfxProcess:fxPlanningfxMSC:fxPhysiologicfxIntegrity

3. Whenfxattemptingfxtofxminimizefxthefxeffectfxoffxageismfxonfxthefxpracticefxoffxnursingfxolder
fxadults,fxafxnursefxneedsfxtofxfirst:


a. recognizefxthatfxnursesfxmustfxactfxasfxadvocatesfxforfxagingfxpatients.
b. acceptfxthatfxthisfxpopulationfxrepresentsfxafxsubstantialfxportionfxoffxthosefxre
quiringfxnursingfxcare.
c. self-reflectfxandfxformulatefxonesfxpersonalfxviewfxoffxagingfxandfxthefxolderfxpatient.
d. recognizefxageismfxasfxafxformfxoffxbigotryfxsharedfxbyfxmanyfxAmericans.


ANS:fxC
Ageismfxisfxanfxever-
increasingfxprejudicialfxviewfxoffxthefxeffectsfxoffxthefxagingfxprocessfxandfxoffxthefxolderfxpopulati
onfxasfxafxwhole.fxWithfxnursesfxbeingfxmembersfxoffxafxsocietyfxholdingfxsuchfxviews,fxitfxisfxcriti
calfxthatfxthefxindividualfxnursefxself-
reflectfxonfxpersonalfxfeelingsfxandfxdeterminefxwhetherfxsuchfxfeelingsfxwillfxaffectfxthefxnursing
fxcarefxthatfxhefxorfxshefxprovidesfxtofxthefxagingfxpatient.fxActingfxasfxanfxadvocatefxisfxanfximport

antfxnursingfxrolefxinfxallfxsettings.fxSimplyfxacceptingfxafxfactfxdoesfxnotfxhelpfxendfxageism,fxnor
fxdoesfxrecognizingfxageismfxasfxafxformfxoffxbigotry.



DIF:fxApplyingfx(Application)fxREF:fxN/AfxOBJ:fx1-9

TOP:fxTeaching-LearningfxMSC:fxSafefxandfxEffectivefxCarefxEnvironment

4. Whenfxdiscussingfxfactorsfxthatfxhavefxhelpedfxtofxincreasefxthefxnumberfxoffxhealthy,fxindepend
entfxolderfxAmericans,fxthefxnursefxincludesfxthefximportancefxof:

a. increasedfxavailabilityfxoffxin-homefxcarefxservices.
b. governmentfxsupportfxoffxretiredfxcitizens.
c. effectivefxantibioticfxtherapies.
d. thefxdevelopmentfxoffxlife-extendingfxtherapies.


ANS:fxC

ThefxhealthfxandfxultimatefxautonomyfxoffxolderfxAmericansfxhasfxbeenfxpositivelyfximpactedfxbyf
xthefxdevelopmentfxoffxantibiotics,fxbetterfxsanitation,fxandfxvaccines.fxThesefxpublicfxhealthfxmea

suresfxhavefxbeenfxmorefxinstrumentalfxinfxincreasingfxthefxnumbersfxoffxhealthy,fxindependentfxol