Deck 25: International Perspectives on Aging

Question 1

The purpose of this initiative is to promote national policies that preserve the rights, dignity, and security of older adults worldwide and ensure that older adults are included in international agendas:

A) the International Council on Aging
B) the National Institute Worldwide Aging Initiative
C) the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing
D) the World Health Organization Doctrine on Aging

Answer 1

the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing

Question 2

Citizens in developed countries tend to live longer while at the same time birth rates are declining. Consequences of these trends include:

A) adequate social services.
B) declining economic support.
C) an increasing work force.
D) improved health care.

Answer 2

declining economic support.

Question 3

As individuals in developed nations live longer:

A) prevention of chronic disease is increasingly emphasized.
B) the incidence of chronic diseases is increasing.
C) comorbidities from chronic disease are increasing.
D) all of the above

Answer 3

all of the above

Question 4

On this continent, few countries or states have policies on aging:

A) North America
B) Africa
C) Asia
D) South America

Question 5

Least developed countries include those that are identified by the United Nations as having:

A) a high proportion of young adults.
B) high child mortality rates.
C) unstable governments.
D) a greater incidence of chronic disease.

Question 6

Strategies to deal with various aspects of the aging population have been launched in several Canadian Provinces. Alberta, in particular, has been a leader in developing residences suited to caring for people with:

A) dementia.
B) diabetes.
C) cancer.
D) heart problems.

Question 7

According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information, this term is used to describe nonacute hospital days:

A) limited level of care
B) transition care
C) nonacute care
D) alternate level of care

Question 8

The main cause of death in Guatemala is:

A) noncommunicable disease.
B) sexually transmitted disease (STDs).
C) infectious disease.
D) childbirth.

Question 9

Relocation of young adults from rural origins to cities where jobs are more prevalent has led to which of the following:

A) an increasing trend toward nuclear families
B) inadequate resources to care for rural dwelling older adults
C) increased spread of communicable diseases
D) all of the above

Question 10

Nursing's role in Africa:

A) is broader in scope than in many developed nations.
B) has developed into many specialties.
C) primarily is concerned with the care of older adults.
D) does not require licensure.

Question 11

After years of violent civil war Guatemala is now a democratic republic, however, the country is still faced by many challenges including:

A) a predominance of older adults.
B) a predominance of citizens living in poverty.
C) lack of a national language.
D) an oversupply of health care providers.

Question 12

Care of older adults in Ireland is adversely affected by:

A) an increasing marriage rate.
B) extended family structure.
C) economic-induced migration.
D) cultural traditions.

Question 13

Growth in Norway's senior population is a consequence of:

A) high birth rates and high immigration rates.
B) high birth rates, an increasing life span, and high immigration rates.
C) low birth rates and increasing immigration rates.
D) increasing life expectancy, high immigration rates, and improved health care.