Social Work Practice In Healthcare Advanced Approaches And Emerging Trends 1st Edition By Allen – Test Bank

Chapter 11: Gerontological Healthcare Social Work Practice

Multiple Choice
1. The number of overall deaths per 1,000 in a given population is the __________________.
a. Health status
b. Health disparity rate
c. Death ratio
*d. Crude death rate
@ Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: Demographic Influences; Question type: MC

2. Much of the long-term care received by the frail elderly is provided informally by __________________________.
a. Adult sons
b. Spouses
*c. Adult daughters
d. Neighbors
@ Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Healthcare And Social Service Needs Of The Aging Population; Evolution of Medical Social Work Practice: Question type: MC

3. The availability of family caregivers is predicted to _________________ over time.
a. Increase
*b. Decrease
c. Level out
d. Stay the same
@ Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: Present Health Status Of The Aging Population; Question type: MC

4. There are ____________________ stages in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
*a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 8
@ Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Intervention With An Aging Population; Question type: MC

5. ______________ begin with the onset of physical and/or social problems and attempt to contain any resulting functional impairments.
a. Primary interventions
*b. Secondary interventions
c. Community interventions
d. Tertiary interventions
@ Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: Interventions With An Aging Population: Question type: MC

6. The primary purpose of reminiscence therapy is to stimulate memory in order to make connections with the past and possibly provides an opportunity for conscious or unconscious resolution of unresolved grief or other issues. ____________________________ reminiscence involves the pleasant recollection of past memories for the purpose of enjoyment.
*a. Simple reminiscence
b. Evaluative reminiscence
c. Offensive-defensive reminiscence
d. Complex reminiscence
@ Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: Intervention With An Aging Population: Question type: MC

7. _________________ are employed with older patients and their caregivers when the patient experiences more profound functional impairments and support is needed for ongoing care.
a. Primary interventions
b. Secondary interventions
c. Community interventions
*d. Tertiary interventions
@ Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: Intervention With An Aging Population: Question type: MC

8. Lisa is working in a community hospital on the medical surgical unit. Her patient, Ruth, is 82 years old. Ruth was brought to the hospital with a severe bowel obstruction and ended up needing surgery. When Ruth woke up from the surgery, she was very agitated and repeatedly tried to get out of bed. Lisa also observed that Ruth was unable to follow the topic of conversation, and Ruth was picking at the air like she was trying to catch bugs that only Ruth could see. Lisa immediately became concerned that Ruth was suffering from ______________________.
a. Alzheimer’s disease
b. Vascular dementia
c. Depression
*d. Delirium
@ Cognitive domain: Applied; Comprehension; Answer location: Interventions With An Aging Population; Question type: MC

9. The highest rate of suicide in the United States is among ____________.
a. Elderly white females
b. Elderly African American females
*c. Elderly white males
d. Elderly African American females
@ Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: Intervention With An Aging Population; Question type: MC

10. ____________________ interventions focus on preventing problems from occurring and are exemplified in health and wellness programs as well as targeted efforts to intervene with specific problems like alcoholism.
*a. Primary interventions
b. Secondary interventions
c. Community interventions
d. Tertiary interventions
@ Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: Intervention With An Aging Population: Question type: MC