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A nurse who works on a subacute medical unit of a hospital has noticed that the
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population of older adults being admitted to the unit has been increasing over the past few
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years. The nurse engages a colleague in a discussion about this finding. Which statement
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by the colleague would be most reflective of current thinking about older adults?
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A)"Fortunately, Social Security ensures a sufficient level of income for people over 65."
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B)"It helps that older people don't have to incur any costs for their medical care." C)"Most
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of the older clients on the unit will have come to us from nursing homes." D)"It's
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reassuring older adults are receiving more concern than in decades past." - D)"It's
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reassuring older adults are receiving more concern than in decades past."
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A public health nurse who directs a homecare program that serves an area with a large
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population of older adults is conducting a long-term strategic plan. Which phenomenon
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would be most important for the nurse to integrate when planning for the future? A)While
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life expectancy will continue to rise, the percentage of older adults in the United States
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relative to the overall population will decrease. B)By 2030, it is expected that the number
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of adults over age 85 will triple. C)Both life expectancy and the percentage of people over
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65 in the population will increase in coming decades. D)Chronic conditions are expected
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to gradually cause a decrease in the number of older adults in 10 years. - C)Both life
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expectancy and the percentage of people over 65 in the population will increase in
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coming decades.
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A nurse who practices in a long-term care facility is providing care for a 101-year-old
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black female. The nurse's coworker states, "It's gratifying that black people in this country
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are finally reaching the same levels of health that white people are enjoying." Which
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response would be most appropriate? A)"Actually, the difference in life expectancy
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between blacks and whites is growing, not shrinking." B)"We've not yet arrived at a place
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where the life expectancies are equal between black and white people, but the gap is
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decreasing gradually." C)"Black women do tend to live longer than white women, but the
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overall life expectancies when men are included are not yet equal." D)"Since the 1980s,
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the life expectancies of black and white Americans have remained nearly the same." -
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A)"Actually, the difference in life expectancy between blacks and whites is growing, not
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shrinking."
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A nurse is providing care to a group of older adults who attend activities at the local senior
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center. When interacting with the group, the nurse notes that more of the women than
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men live alone. Which phenomena would the nurse most likely attribute to this situation?
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A)Women tend to live longer than men and marry men older than themselves. B)Men
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tend to have greater access to care facilities due to higher incomes and savings. C)Men
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are more likely to live with younger family members following the death of a spouse.
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, D)Social pressures tend to stigmatize older men who live alone. - A)Women tend to live
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longer than men and marry men older than themselves.
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A nurse is conducting a class for a group of nurses who are employed at the local
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community health center that serves a large older adult population. As part of the class,
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the nurse discusses the impact of the older adult's financial status on their life. The nurse
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determines that the teaching was successful based on which statement by the group?
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A)"The percentage of older people living below the poverty level has been increasing."
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B)"The financial needs of most older adults are well met by Social Security income alone."
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C)"The recent decline in housing prices has made many older adults 'asset rich and cash
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poor.'" D)"Women 65 years of age and older are the fastest growing group of
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employment." - C)"The recent decline in housing prices has made many older adults
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'asset rich and cash poor.'"
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A nursing care aide employed on a medical unit of a hospital expresses frustration that
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"old people get sick so much more often than young people." Which response by the
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nurse would be most appropriate? A)"Truthfully, the prevalence of obesity and
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accompanying chronic illnesses mean that young people actually have more chronic
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conditions than older adults." B)"It's actually a myth that older adults require more
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hospitalization than young people." C)"Actually, older adults experience fewer acute
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illnesses than younger people; it's just that they tend to take longer to recover from them."
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D)"With the increase in life expectancies in recent years, most older people actually live
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free of chronic diseases until very late in life." - C)"Actually, older adults experience fewer
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acute illnesses than younger people; it's just that they tend to take longer to recover from
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them."
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) A nurse is conducting a presentation for a group of older adults at the local community
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center about chronic illnesses. When describing the effect of chronic illness on this
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population, which concept would be most important for the nurse to integrate into the
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discussion? A)Chronic illnesses constitute the leading cause of death for older adults.
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B)More older adults die from acute illnesses than from chronic diseases. C)While chronic
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diseases used to be the leading cause of death, this trend is no longer true. D)While
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cancer rates have fallen, other chronic diseases remain a common cause of death. -
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A)Chronic illnesses constitute the leading cause of death for older adults
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The board of a large chain of hospitals has commissioned a strategic plan to meet the
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care needs of baby boomers in coming years. When developing a plan for the future,
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which characteristic would be most important to incorporate into the plan? Select all that
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apply. A)Baby boomers typically have fewer children to help with care later than those of
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earlier generations. B)Adjusting for inflation, baby boomers have lower incomes than their
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parents had. C)Due to technology, baby boomers have more leisure time than other
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adults. D)Baby boomers perform physical exercise more frequently than other adults.
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E)The educational level of baby boomers is usually lower than preceding generations. -
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A)Baby boomers typically have fewer children to help with care later than those of earlier
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generations
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D)Baby boomers perform physical exercise more frequently than other adults.
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, An 85-year-old man has been admitted to the hospital with exacerbation of his chronic
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obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). His family has expressed concern about their
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ability to pay for his present and future care. The nurse offers support and guidance to the
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family, offering suggestions based on which aspect associated with the payment for care
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services by older adults? A)The financial burden of care for most older adults is minimal
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due to ownership of high-value assets. B)Private insurers most often cover the payment
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for long-term care of older adults. C)Most older adults have their basic care needs
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provided in a long-term facility. D)Federal money pays for more care than do older adults
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or private insurers. - D)Federal money pays for more care than do older adults or private
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insurers.
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A nurse is providing care to an 89-year-old female resident of a nursing home. While
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visiting, the resident's daughter makes a statement about older adults. Which statement,
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if made by the resident's daughter, would require the nurse to respond? A)"It seems like
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more and more people are living well into their 80s like my mom." B)"My mom has a
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house worth loads of money but little cash flow, like many older adults." C)"It seems like
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heart disease is getting more common even though people live longer than they used to."
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D)"There are more women living to my mother's age than there are men." - C)"It seems
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like heart disease is getting more common even though people live longer than they used
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to."
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A gerontological nurse is preparing a plan of care for an older adult applying the error
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theory of aging as the foundation of the plan. Which concept would the nurse most likely
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integrate into the plan? A)Perpetuation of DNA mutations results in organ and system
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malfunction. B)Age-related dysfunction of organs and body systems results in DNA
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mutation. C)The number of cell divisions is genetically predetermined. D)Errors in organ
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function contribute to changes in the cells' genetic code - A)Perpetuation of DNA
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mutations results in organ and system malfunction
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A gerontological nurse is conducting an in-service presentation to a group of nurses
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working at a long-term care facility about the various theories of aging. When describing
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the error theory of aging, the nurse explains the steps involved. Which step would the
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nurse describe first? A)Organ, tissue, and system malfunction B)Perpetuation of mutation
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during cell divisions C)DNA mutation D)Overall decline in body functions E)Decline in
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body function - C)DNA mutation
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A nurse is explaining to an older adult client that many of the changes in his body that are
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currently causing him frustration may have their origins in genetic changes that may have
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in fact benefited him during his younger years. Which theory of aging underlies the
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nurse's explanation? A)Disposable soma theory B)Free radical theory C)Mutation
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accumulation theory D)Antagonistic pleiotropy theory - D)Antagonistic pleiotropy theory
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An 80-year-old female client who enjoys good health explains to the nurse that she
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attributes her health status to her regular intake of berries, fruit juices, and green tea,
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which she states "help cleanse the damaging molecules out of my body." The nurse
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