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2024 GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING AND HEALTH PROMOTION CHAPTER 5 EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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2024 GERONTOLOGICAL NURSINGAND HEALTH PROMOTION
CHAPTER 5 EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Gerontology - CORRECT-ANSWERSthe study of aging and older adults
-multidisciplinary
-focus: healthy and successful aging
-address diversity among older adults and complexity of care
Geriatrics - CORRECT-ANSWERSfocuses on medical problems of older adults
-shifted focus from curing to caring
-interventions are based on holistic assessment with emphasis on quality of
life
1. A nurse is explaining to a new colleague the similarities and differences
between gerontology and geriatrics. Which of the following situations would
most likely be addressed by a geriatrician rather than a gerontologist?
A) Teaching older adults techniques to identify and deal with age-related
changes
B) Organizing and leading exercise classes to facilitate mobility
C) Identifying and treating a client's vascular dementia
D) Rearranging an older adult's apartment to minimize the risk of falls -
CORRECT-ANSWERSAns: C
Geriatricians are medical specialists concerned with the treatment of
diseases and disabilities common among older adults. The focus of
gerontologists is a multidisciplinary approach aimed at emphasizing healthy
and successful aging. Options A, B, and D fall under the auspices of
gerontology.
4. Which of the following interventions most closely aligns with the practices
of health promotion?
A) Leading a flexibility and mobility class among older adults
, B) Providing presurgical teaching to an older adult prior to hip replacement
C) Administering an anti-inflammatory and analgesics to an older adult with
osteoarthritis
D) Teaching an older adult how to administer her inhaled bronchodilators
independently - CORRECT-ANSWERSAns: A
The practice that best characterizes health promotion is facilitating exercise.
Presurgical teaching, administering drugs, and teaching independence with
medication are useful interventions, but they do not characterize the
behavior changes of health promotion as well as an intervention such as an
exercise class.
5. Which of the following circumstances would be most likely to render a
screening program unnecessary?
A) Treatment of the disease is available at low cost.
B) The disease follows a predictable course.
C) The disease is more common among older adults than among younger
and middle-aged adults.
D) The symptoms of the disease appear at the same time that it is
detectable by screening. - CORRECT-ANSWERSAns: D
For a screening program to be effective, the test must be able to detect the
disease in question earlier than it would be detected without screening.
While cost-effectiveness is a consideration in screening programs, low
treatment costs would not necessarily mean screening is undesirable. The
predictability of the course of a disease is not cited as a reason to forgo
screening, nor is the fact that the disease may be more common among
older adults.
6. A nurse who works with older adults is teaching a colleague about the
similarities and differences between gerontology and geriatrics. Which of the
following questions best conveys the focus of gerontology?
A) "How can we secure more funding for research and development of drugs
specifically for older adults?"
B) "How can we teach older adults about the relationship between their
lifestyle and their health?"
C) "How can we help older adults maintain wellness as they age?"
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