Chapter 16: Problems of Late Adulthood

Chapter 16: Problems of Late Adulthood

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. _____% of older adults are living at the poverty level.

a.	Twelve
b.	Eighteen
c.	Twenty six
d.	Twenty three

 

 

ANS:  A

This is similar to the economic status of other ages.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   p. 179             OBJ:   1

TOP:   Facts and Myths of Aging                KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Assessment

MSC:  Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance

 

2. A 55-year-old man is extremely fearful of the effects of growing old. He is experiencing:

a.	Ageism
b.	Gerontophobia
c.	An age phobia
d.	Elder phobia

 

 

ANS:  B

This term also includes refusal to accept the elderly into the mainstream of society. Ageism is stereotyping the elderly as weak, dependent, and nonproductive. Age phobia and elder phobia are not used terms.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   p. 179             OBJ:   1

TOP:   Facts and Myths of Aging                KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Assessment

MSC:  Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance

 

3. Physical signs of aging usually begin in the late 30s. Physical signs of aging begin to slow after one reaches the age of approximately:

a.	35
b.	45
c.	65
d.	85

 

 

ANS:  D

Signs of aging continue to show themselves until around 85 years. Physical aging is affected by genetics, health care, lifestyle, and attitude.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   p. 179             OBJ:   N/A

TOP:   Physical Health Changes                 KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Assessment

MSC:  Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance

 

4. An elderly man has serious vision problems and is no longer allowed to obtain a driver’s license. He has been very independent until this time. Which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate for this situation?

a.	Confusion, chronic
b.	Coping, ineffective
c.	Self-esteem, risk for situational low
d.	Grieving, dysfunctional

 

 

ANS:  C

“Self-esteem, risk for situational low” is most appropriate because of his previous independence. The other options are also nursing diagnoses, but the situation does not lend itself to these diagnoses.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application           REF:   p. 182             OBJ:   2

TOP:   Physical Adaptations                       KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Nursing Diagnosis

MSC:  Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance