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Geriatric Nursing Exam 1 questions with correctanswers
What is aging determined by? Correct Answer-Society and Culture
In 1935 social security set "old" at what age? Correct Answer-65 years
old.
In the 2000s what was set as "old"? Correct Answer-Closer to 70 years
of age.
What is young-old? Correct Answer-65-74 years.
What is middle-old? Correct Answer-75-84 years.
What is old-old? Correct Answer-Older than 85 years.
What does aging depend on? Correct Answer-Decade during which one
was born or his or her history, Gender, Ethnic Group, and Health.
According to Global Aging by 2050 what will happen? Correct Answer-
The number of persons 60 years and older is likely to exceed those that
are 15 years and younger.
What is health influenced by? Correct Answer-Culture and age.
,What is the definition of health? Correct Answer-Wellness is one's
whole being: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual.
What are functional abilities? Correct Answer-The person's ability to
live independently to enjoy family and life.
What is Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs? Correct Answer-It is an
organized framework for understanding individuals and their concerns
during a particular time or situation. To reach higher levels, lower levels
must be met first.
What should the gerontological nurse ensure? (Maslow's) Correct
Answer-The needs of older adults are met and that they can function at a
high level of wellness.
What are Maslow's basic needs? Correct Answer-Air, food, water, sleep,
and homeostasis.
What are Maslow's safe and secure needs? Correct Answer-Family,
health, morality, and employment.
What are Maslow's needs of belonging? Correct Answer-Friendships,
family, and sexual intimacy.
, What are Maslow's self esteem and self efficacy needs? Correct Answer-
confidence, achievement, and respect of others.
What are Maslow's self actualization needs? Correct Answer-Morality,
creativity, acceptance, and lack of prejudice.
What are the roles of a gerontological nurse? Correct Answer-Assist the
older person to achieve the highest level of functioning. Empower,
enhance, and support the client for achievement of wellness. Use
available resources.
What are some current initiatives of elder care? Correct Answer-
Promote geriatric nursing as a whole, provide wed based resources, and
build leadership skills though GNLA
Are clinical practice sites limited to acute care or nursing homes?
Correct Answer-No, it includes older adults in the community.
What has research investigated? Correct Answer-Intervention care of
dementia, reducing falls, use of restraints, pain management, delirium,
care transitions, and end of life care.
What are generalists? Correct Answer-They work in hospitals, homes or
subacute and long term facilities, or in the community providing care to
individuals and their families.
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