Deck 33: Long-Term Care

Question 1

The modern nursing home movement can be dated to:

A)Dame Cicely Saunders introduction of hospice care
B)The Roman Empire
C)Institution of Social Security in the 1930s
D)Passage of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The most effective intervention focused on quality of life in nursing home settings is provided by:

A)Activity therapy
B)Occupational therapy
C)Psychology
D)Interdisciplinary team

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The Minimum Data Set (MDS)is designed to:

A)Gather extensive and consistent measures of resident status and progress
B)Minimize the amount of effort required to assess residents and their families
C)Ensure that a single discipline completes the initial assessment of a resident
D)Reduce paperwork and reimbursement for new nursing home admissions

Answer 3

A

Question 4

A model of care in nursing homes that incorporates children,animals,and plants into the environment is the:

A)Eden alternative
B)Wellspring program
C)Montessori program
D)Cognitive-behavioral therapy program

Question 5

Abilities that may be maintained late into the course of dementia and can be the focus of intervention include all of the following EXCEPT:

A)Recent memory
B)Priming
C)Skills and habits
D)Classical conditioning

Question 6

Of the following,which is an intervention goal most likely to be addressed by a physical therapist?

A)Falls prevention
B)Roles and habits
C)Socialization
D)Medication management

Question 7

After the passage of Medicare,nursing home quality:

A)Improved immediately,supporting positive aging
B)Remained poor in most institutional settings
C)Deteriorated as a result of lower reimbursement
D)Improved dramatically in for-profit nursing homes

Question 8

A program focuses on encouraging older adults to make use of procedural memory,with repeated practice and gradual addition of task components over time.This approach can best be described as:

A)Cognitive practice
B)Environmental intervention
C)Wellspring approach
D)Spaced retrieval

Question 9

Nursing home administrators and directors typically need how much continuing education to maintain their licenses?

A)40 hours per year
B)10 hours per year
C)An amount dictated by state law and regulations
D)None

Question 10

Which of the following individuals has the highest risk for nursing home admission?

A)A 67-year-old married male with chronic diabetes
B)A 90-year-old female widow with dementia
C)A divorced 78-year-old African American man
D)A 62-year-old unemployed former waitress