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Final Eliopoulos Gerontological Nursing 8thEd Common Aging Changes CH 5 Eliopoulos Gerontological Nursing 8th Ed - The Aging Population CH 1 Questions with Answers
Which of the following phenomena most likely accounts for the fact that more women than men live alone later in life?
A) Women t...
which of the following phenomena most likely accou
which of the following statements most accurately
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Final Eliopoulos Gerontological Nursing 8thEd Common Aging Changes CH 5
Eliopoulos Gerontological Nursing 8th Ed - The Aging Population CH 1
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Which of the following phenomena most likely accounts for the fact that more women than men live
alone later in life?
A) Women tend to both live longer than men and marry men older than themselves.
B) Men tend to have greater access to care facilities due to higher incomes and savings.
C) Men are more likely to live with younger family members following the death of a spouse.
D) Social pressures tend to stigmatize older men who live alone. - correct answers Ans: A
Feedback:
The facts that women live longer than men and often marry men older than themselves account for
their higher rates of living alone in old age. Men are not noted to have greater access to care facilities, to
be more likely to live with younger family members or to face stigma for living alone.
Which of the following statements most accurately captures the financial status of older adults in the
United States?
A) The percentage of older people living below the poverty level has been increasing.
B) The financial needs of most older adults are well met by Social Security income alone.
C) The recent decline in housing prices has made many older adults "asset rich and cash poor."
D) Women 65 years of age and older is the fastest growing group of employment. - correct answers Ans:
C
Feedback:
The percentage of older people living below the poverty level has been declining, with about 10% now
falling into this category. Most older people depend on Social Security for more than half of their
income. Although the median net worth of older households is nearly twice the national average
because of the high prevalence of home ownership by elders, many older adults are "asset rich and cash
poor." The recent decline in housing prices, however, has made that asset a less valuable one for many
older adults. There has been a significant rise in the percentage of middle-aged women who are
employed, although there has been little change in the labor force participation of women 65 years of
age and older.
,A care aide employed on a geriatric medicine unit of a hospital expresses frustration that "old people get
sick so much more often than young people." What is the nurse's most appropriate response to this
statement?
A) "In fact, the prevalence of obesity and accompanying chronic illnesses mean that young people
actually have more chronic conditions than older adults."
B) "It's actually a myth that older adults require more hospitalization than young people."
C) "Actually, older adults experience fewer acute illnesses than younger people, it's just that they tend
to take longer to recover from them."
D) "With the increase in life expectancies in recent years, most older people actually live free of chronic
diseases until very late in life." - correct answersAns: C
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The incidence of acute illness is lower among older adults than younger adults, though recovery times
tend to be longer. Older adults tend to have a higher incidence of chronic illness and require more
frequent and longer hospitalizations.
Which of following statements most accurately captures the role of chronic illness in the lives of older
adults?
A) Chronic illnesses constitute the leading cause of death for older adults.
B) More older adults die from acute illnesses than from chronic diseases.
C) While chronic diseases used to be the leading cause of death, this is no longer the case.
D) While cancer rates have fallen, other chronic diseases remain a common cause of death. - correct
answersAns: A
Feedback:
Chronic illnesses constitute the leading cause of death for older adults, exceeding those attributed to
acute illnesses. The presence of heart disease as a cause of death has decreased in recent years, while at
the same time cancer has become more prevalent.
The board of a large chain of hospitals has commissioned a strategic plan in order to meet the care
needs of baby boomers in coming years. Which of the following trends constitute a sound basis for
understanding the baby boomer generation and conducting future planning? Select all that apply.
,A) Baby boomers tend to have fewer children than members of earlier generations.
B) Adjusted for inflation, baby boomers have lower incomes than their parents had.
C) Due to technology, baby boomers have more leisure time than other adults.
D) Baby boomers perform physical exercise more frequently than other adults. - correct answersAns: A,
D
Feedback:
Baby boomers have had fewer children than generations that preceded them and they tend to exercise
more often. Their incomes tend to be higher while they enjoy less leisure time.
The family of an 85-year-old man who has been admitted to hospital with exacerbation of his chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has expressed concern about their ability to pay for his present
and future care. Which of the following statements most accurately conveys the reality of payment for
care services by older adults?
A) The high value of assets owned by older adults makes the financial burden of care minimal for most
older adults.
B) Payment for long-term care of adults is most often covered by private insurers.
C) Most older adults have their basic care needs provided in a long-term facility.
D) Overall, federal money pays for more care than do older adults themselves or private insurers. -
correct answersAns: D
Feedback:
Most money for the care of older adults comes from federally funded programs. The burden of
payment is still significant for most older adults and a minority of older adults receive care in an
institutional living environment.
Which of the following statements by the daughter of an 87-year-old resident of a nursing home would
the nurse most likely want to correct or clarify?
A) "It seems like more and more people are living well into their 80s like my mom."
B) "My mom has a house worth loads of money but little cash flow, like many older adults."
C) "It seems like heart disease is getting more common even though people live longer than they used
to."
D) "There are more women living to my mother's age than there are men." - correct answersAns: C
, Feedback:
The incidence of heart disease as a cause of death is on the decline. More Americans are indeed
achieving old age and many older adults have valuable assets but little cash flow. Female longevity
continues to exceed that of males.
From the late 1980s to the present, the gap in life expectancy between individuals in the Caucasian and
African American communities has widened. Which of the following most clearly accounts for this
trend?
A) Acute illness in the black population has increased
B) Infant mortality and complications of childbirth in the white population have declined
C) The life expectancy of African Americans has not increased at the same rate as that of the white
population
D) Deaths from homicide in the white population have increased - correct answersAns: C
Feedback:
The gap in life expectancy between white individuals and African Americans has widened because the
life expectancy of African Americans has not increased at the same pace as that of Caucasians. The U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services attributes this decline to an increase in deaths from homicide
and AIDS.
Two related and important trends in the elderly population are:
A) The growing gap in life expectancy between males and females and the number of women living
alone
B) The increase in life expectancy of white and black people.
C) The continued burden of acute disease and the low levels of education among the elderly
D) The increased burden of chronic illness and the shifting causes of death with advancing age - correct
answersAns: D
Feedback:
The role of chronic illness in death rates is both significant and represents a shift from the past. The gap
in life expectancy between men and women is narrowing. The life expectancy of black people has been
recently declining. The generation now entering the senior years is better educated than generations
past.
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