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Gerontological Nursing Ch 1-3 Exam Practice Questions and Answers Aging is determined by: - Ans:-Society and Culture - What age was considered "old" in 1935, when Social Security was created? - What age was considered "old" in 2000? - Ans:-- 65 - 70 - Young old: - Middle old: - Old old: - A...

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Gerontological Nursing Ch 1-3 Exam Practice
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Aging is determined by: - Ans:✔✔-Society and Culture


- What age was considered "old" in 1935, when Social Security was created?


- What age was considered "old" in 2000? - Ans:✔✔-- 65




- 70


- Young old:


- Middle old:


- Old old: - Ans:✔✔-- Young old: 65 to 70


- Middle old: 75 to 84


- Old old: 85 and above


The ratio of women to men is 50/50, up until what age? - Ans:✔✔-60


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Aging was devalued in what time period? - Ans:✔✔-Late 1800s


Supercentenarian - Ans:✔✔-110+


What are the four major factors of aging? - Ans:✔✔-1. Decade born.


2. Gender.


3. Ethnicity.


4. Health.


Are disparities increasing or decreasing? - Ans:✔✔-Increasing


What is essential to meet the needs of the rapidly growing, ethnically diverse elderly population? -

Ans:✔✔-- Increasing numbers of health care providers from different cultures


- Ensuring cultural competence of all providers


Why are changes in global aging making it more challenging to meet the needs of the aging global

community? - Ans:✔✔-The number of younger adults providing care and financial support are

decreasing.


By 2050, the number of people 60 years and older is likely to exceed the number of people... - Ans:✔✔-

15 years and younger




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Health is influenced by: - Ans:✔✔-Culture and Age


Wellness: - Ans:✔✔-One's whole being: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual.


Functional abilities: - Ans:✔✔-The ability to live independently, to enjoy family and life.


Maslow's 5 levels of Needs: - Ans:✔✔-1. Self-Actualization: morality, creativity, acceptance, lack of

prejudice.


2. Self-Esteem/Self-Efficacy: confidence, achievement, respect of others.


3. Belonging: friends, family, sexual intimacy.


4. Safety/Security: family, health, morality, employment.


5. Basic Needs: air, food, water, homeostasis, sleep.


Which level is considered the highest level of wellness? - Ans:✔✔-Self-actualization; it is seen as people

reaching out beyond themselves and finding meaning and a sense of fulfillment.


Healthy People 2020: - Ans:✔✔-1. Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve health in all

groups.


2. Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death.


3. Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all.



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