Gerontology Practice Questions for the Final! exam with correct answers 2024
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Gerontological nursing refers to the nursing care of:
a. the "old-old" population.
b. people who are older and in need of assistance.
c. people age 65 and older.
d. a specialized body of knowledge regarding holistic and caring principles of nursing. correct answers c. people age 65 and older.
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Gerontological nursing refers to the nursing care of:
a. the "old-old" population.
b. people who are older and in need of assistance.
c. people age 65 and older.
d. a specialized body of knowledge regarding holistic and caring principles of nursing.
correct answers c. people age 65 and older.
Older adults constitute:
a. 12.3% of the U.S. population
b. 8.4% of the U.S. population
c. 25% of the U.S. population
d. 10% of the U.S. population. correct answers a. 12.3% of the U.S. population
The underlying concept of holism is:
a. to include family and pets in the care plan.
b. to recognize persons as individuals and to see them as an entire or whole person.
c. to identify team members who will make the nursing care easier.
d. to look at the patient's face and note how he or she looks. correct answers b. to
recognize persons as individuals and to see them as an entire or whole person.
The purpose of a nursing philosophy is to be able to:
a. think like a philosopher.
b. have something positive to write on a job application
c. talk to other nurses about philosophy.
d. have a personal conviction of the type of nursing care you will give to others. correct
answers d. have a personal conviction of the type of nursing care you will give to others.
"The Science of Human Caring" is:
(Check all that apply)
a. a nationally accepted philosophy of nursing.
b. authored by Dr. John Wadsworth, former Dean and Distinguished Professor at the
University of Colorado.
c. a philosophy that addresses the body, mind, and physicality of all human beings.
d. a philosophy of nursing that calls for the practice of individual caring. correct answers
a, b, c and d.
Gerotranscendence is:
a. one of the critical tasks of old age.
b. based on Dr. Watson's developmental task of interity vs. despair.
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