Geratric Nursing RN Certification

Question 1

What age group is considered the young old?

Answer 1

65-74

Question 2

What age group is considered the middle old?

Answer 2

75-84

Question 3

What age group is considered the old-old?

Answer 3

85-99

Question 4

What age group is considered the elite old?

Answer 4

those 100 or greater.

Question 5

What is a benign lesion?

Answer 5

seborrheic Keratosis

Question 6

What is another word for skin tag?

Answer 6

acrochordon

Question 7

Actinic Keratosis can also be defined as what?

Answer 7

malignant skin lesion

Question 8

Name some of the cardiovascular effects related to aging.

Answer 8

left ventricle becomes thicker and less compliant, decreased filling during diastole=which results in lower stroke volume and reduction in cardiac output

Question 9

What is another term for Medicare?

Answer 9

Social Insurance

Question 10

What is another term or Medicaid and Disability?

Answer 10

Means tested insurance

Question 11

What year did Medicare in act DRG’s?

Answer 11

1984

Question 12

What does the ethical principal Advocacy mean?

Answer 12

Championing the needs of others. This principal involved ensuring that the patients are fully informed and able to access all benefits to which they are entitled.

Question 13

What does the ethical principal of Autonomy mean?

Answer 13

The concept that each person has the right to make independent decisions. This belief is the foundation of patient self-determination and is considered the most important ethical principal.

Question 14

What is meant by the ethical term Beneficence?

Answer 14

Doing good. For nurses, this includes finding alternative ways to provide the greatest good, and doing no harm to patients.

Question 15

What is meant by the ethical term Nonmaleficence?

Answer 15

Doing no harm. All nurses should avoid harming patients.

Question 16

What does confidentiality mean?

Answer 16

The right to privacy. This concept is the basis of HIPPA.

Question 17

What is meant by the ethical term Fidelity?

Answer 17

Keeping promises and being faithful to one’s commitments and responsibilities. Nurses should keep commitments and honor their word to patients.

Question 18

What is meant by the ethical term Justice?

Answer 18

Fairness of an act or situation. Nurses should treat patients fairly and ensure that they receive services that they deserve.

Question 19

Define quality and sanctity of life……..

Answer 19

Quality of life is a perception based on personal values, which vary widely and may change depending on the situation. Sanctity of life is the belief that all life is valuable, regardless of someone’s level of functioning.

Question 20

What is meant by the ethical term Veracity?

Answer 20

Truthfulness. Nurses should be truthful with patients.

Question 21

Name some of the reasons that research in gerontological nursing is important………

Answer 21

the need to improve nursing practice and maintain professional credibility. To create and influence the development of health policies.

Question 22

What is meant by Phenomenological in relationship to Qualitative Research in geriatric studies?

Answer 22

Describe experiences as they are lived from the perspective of study participants.

Question 23

What is meant by Grounded theory in relationship to Qualitative Research in geriatric studies?

Answer 23

Understand basic social processes, roots are in sociology.

Question 24

What is meant by Ethnography in relationship to Qualitative Research in geriatric studies?

Answer 24

Understand a culture or subculture from it’s own perspective; roots are in anthropology.

Question 25

What is meant by Historiography in relationship to Qualitative Research in geriatric studies?

Answer 25

Understanding past events.

Question 26

What is meant by Content analysis in relationship to Qualitative Research in geriatric studies?

Answer 26

Classify words in text by their theoretical importance

Question 27

In Quantitative Research what type of study is “descriptive?”

Answer 27

used to delineate characteristics of a sample or setting

Question 28

In Quantitative Research what type of study is “correlational?”

Answer 28

used to study a population by systemically examining a representative sample; findings generalized to the population represented by the sample

Question 29

In Quantitative Research what type of study is “experimental?”

Answer 29

used to test hypotheses about casual relationships

Question 30

In Quantitative Research what type of study is “Quasi-experimental?”

Answer 30

used to test hypotheses about casual relationships.

Question 31

“Reliability” is the term used to assess rigor of a research study. What does reliability refer to?

Answer 31

Reflects consistency or reproducibility of scores obtained with the measure.

Question 32

“Validity” is the term used to assess rigor of a research study. What does validity refer to?

Answer 32

Reflects the extent to which an instrument represents the concept being measured within a specific situation

Question 33

“Sensitivity” is the term used to assess rigor of a research study. What does sensitivity refer to?

Answer 33

Ability to measure or detect relevant change in the concept

Question 34

In data collection the term “observation” means what?

Answer 34

allows the concept to be studied in its natural environment. It can answer questions about human behavior

Question 35

In data collection the term “self-report” means what?

Answer 35

is done through questionnaires, surveys, or interviews. It answers questions about facts, beliefs, feelings, and attitudes.

Question 36

In data collection the term “existing data” refers to what?

Answer 36

include public records, medical records, and national databases. This data can be used to answer a new question.

Question 37

In data collection the term “physiological measures” refers to what?

Answer 37

include blood pressure, heart rate, pulse (measurable criteria)

Question 38

Descriptive statistics means?

Answer 38

give precise, standard ways to summarize and communicate complex information about a sample

Question 39

Inferential statistics means?

Answer 39

allow for probability inferences about a sample

Question 40

What does evidence based practice refer to?

Answer 40

used to describe activities or treatments that are based on the results of clinical research