Post-Test: Elder Abuse: An Alarming Saga
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Instructions: (1) After reading the article, take the following test and send completed test to: CE ([email protected]),
PSNA, 3605 Vartan Way, Suite 204, Harrisburg, PA 17110. (2) To pass the test, you must score at least 80%. Once PSNA
receives your test, it will be checked for accuracy and a certificate will be e-mailed. (3) Test may be completed at ce.psna.org.
(4) This education is free to PSNA members and $15 for non-members.
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1. According to the definition,
which of the following
describes elder abuse?
a. It may include physical,
emotional, sexual, and/or
financial abuse.
b. It may include exploitation.
c. It may include neglect and
abandonment.
d. It may include all of the
above.
2. Financial abuse consists of the
following manifestations:
a. Attends to all physical
and emotional needs with
nurturing care
b. Lives next door to the victim
and visits often
c. Is closely connected to the
victim and refuses a neighbor
visitation privileges
d. Works at the county long-
term care facility
5. Statistics report that
approximately 1 in _ elderly
individuals over age 60 are
abused.
a. Humiliation and isolation
of the victim
b. Unauthorized property
transfer of the victim’s
assets
c. Bruising and weight loss
d. Leaving the victim on a
park bench
a. 14
b. 50
c. 25
d. 10
3. Police receive up to 95% of
reports for suspected elder
abuse.
a. True
b. False
a. A woman age 75
b. Physically and financially
dependent on relatives
c. Family that live hours away
d. All of the above
4. Which of the following
characteristics best profiles an
abuser? 7. A nurse must report suspected
elder abuse, even if the incident
occurs outside of the work
environment.
6. Features of a targeted elderly
individual for potential abuse
include:
a. True
b. False
8. The nurse’s initial step in the
case of suspected elder abuse
should be to:
a. Contact the family members
b. Contact the National
Council on Aging
c. Contact the Area Agency
on Aging: Older Adults
Protective Services
d. Contact the Governor’s
office
9. Nurses should be role models
and advocates for prevention of
elder abuse in order to:
a. Combat the injustice of
elder abuse
b. Gain admiration of the
public
c. Advance a nursing
professional profile
d. Continue nursing education
10. A majority of abusers of
elderly individuals are family
members.
a. True
b. False
Expiration of CE: Dec 31, 2022
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