Author Question: In the Scope and Standards of Gerontological Nursing Practice, which does the Ameri-can Nurses' ... (Read 121 times)

nummyann · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

In the Scope and Standards of Gerontological Nursing Practice, which does the Ameri-can Nurses' Association (ANA) identify as a vulnerable group of elders who need spe-cialized nursing care?

a. Elders greater than 90 years old
b. Female elders in nursing homes
c. Elders receiving Medicare and Medicaid
d. Elders belonging to a minority group

Question 2

Which had a major influence in shifting the care of elders away from the family and sti-mulated the growth of nursing homes in the 1960s?

a. Medicare and Medicaid
b. Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
c. American Nurses Association (ANA)
d. Health maintenance organizations (HMO)

mtmmmmmk · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D

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A Incorrect. The ANA identifies elders greater than 85 years old as a group who can benefit from specialized nursing care.
B Incorrect. The ANA does not target female elders who live in nursing homes for specialized care, even though females are likely to represent the majority of eld-ers over 85 years old.
C Incorrect. The ANA specifies elders with limited financial and social resources.
D Correct. The ANA identifies as vulnerable elders over 85 years old and minori-ties and those with limited financial and social resources.

Answer to Question 2

A

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A Correct. With the passage of nationalized health care for elders, Medicare and Medicaid facilitated health care access to all citizens over 65 years old The health care access stimulated the transition of elder care away from families and to the federal government, thus stimulating the growth of the nursing home in-dustry.
B Incorrect. The Hartford Institute has sponsored significant improvements in ge-rontological nursing practice, research, and education.
C The ANA responded to changes in the care of elders with the advent of Medi-care.
D Incorrect. HMOs have had a significant impact on the management of care but were virtually nonexistent in the 1960s.