TOP: rN/A rMSC: rSafe rand rEffective rCare rEnvironment
r
2. When rattempting rto rminimize rthe reffect rof rageism ron rthe rpractice rof rnursing rolder radults, ra
nurse rneeds rto rfirst:
r
a. recognize rthat rnurses rmust ract ras radvocates rfor raging rpatients.
b. accept rthat rthis rpopulation rrepresents ra rsubstantial rportion rof rthose rrequiring
rnursing rcare.
c. self-reflect rand rformulate rones rpersonal rview rof raging rand rthe rolder rpatient.
d. recognize rageism ras ra rform rof rbigotry rshared rby rmany rAmericans.
ANS: rC
,Ageism ris ran rever-increasing rprejudicial rview rof rthe reffects rof rthe raging rprocess rand rof rthe rolder
population ras ra rwhole. rWith rnurses rbeing rmembers rof ra rsociety rholding rsuch rviews, rit ris rcritical
r
r that rthe rindividual rnurse rself-reflect ron rpersonal rfeelings rand rdetermine rwhether rsuch rfeelings
r will raffect rthe rnursing rcare rthat rhe ror rshe rprovides rto rthe raging rpatient. rActing ras ran radvocate ris
r an rimportant rnursing rrole rin rall rsettings. rSimply raccepting ra rfact rdoes rnot rhelp rend rageism, rnor
r does rrecognizing rageism ras ra rform rof rbigotry.
a. increased ravailability rof rin-home rcare rservices.
b. government rsupport rof rretired rcitizens.
c. effective rantibiotic rtherapies.
d. the rdevelopment rof rlife-extending rtherapies.
ANS: rC
The rhealth rand rultimate rautonomy rof rolder rAmericans rhas rbeen rpositively rimpacted rby rthe
r development rof rantibiotics, rbetter rsanitation, rand rvaccines. rThese rpublic rhealth rmeasures rhave
r been rmore rinstrumental rin rincreasing rthe rnumbers rof rhealthy, rindependent rolder rAmericans rthan
have rin-home rcare rservices, rgovernment rprograms, ror rlife-extending rtherapies.
r
r TOP: rNursing rProcess: rPlanning rMSC: rPhysiologic rIntegrity
6. A rnurse rworking rwith rthe rolder radult rpopulation ris rmost rlikely rto rassess ra rneed rfor ra rfinancial
social rservices rreferral rfor ra(n):
r
a. white rmale.
b. black rfemale.
c. Hispanic rmale.
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