Exam 7: Socioeconomic and Environmental Influences

A nurse working with older adults recognizes that the patient at greatest risk for homelessness is the

The nurse who volunteers at a community center for older people refers which people to the Supplemental Security Income office? (Select all that apply. )

A nurse volunteers at a facility that provides free lunches for older adults.To minimize the tendency of these patients to withdraw socially,what action by the nurse is best?

A patient who grew up during the 1930s in an urban community has been prescribed several medications for a variety of chronic health issues.To help ensure medication compliance based on knowledge of this age cohort,what action by the nurse is best?

The nurse is educating an 80-year-old patient regarding a newly prescribed medication.The nurse's teaching strategies include which of the following? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse recognizes that health and wellness are better among the educated older adult population because they tend to

The nurse is addressing a senior citizens group that is composed of members who are 75 years of age and older.The nurse expects that the group will be primarily

An older patient appears to have few friends and little family.What action by the nurse is best?

A patient is not competent to manage financial affairs.What legal recourse does the older person have?

The nurse is presenting an educational workshop at a senior center where most of the patients will be 75 years or older.What does the nurse consider about this population when designing the presentation?

When preparing an educational program focused on chronic illnesses that at least a third of the older adult population is likely to experience,the nurse includes information on which of the following? (Select all that apply. )

A 69-year-old patient who has both Medicare and long-term supplemental health care insurance shares with the nurse that he is in need of a visual examination as a follow-up after his cataract surgery.The nurse suggests that such treatment is most likely covered by

Which patient is most likely to be seen at a clinic that services older adults who are at or below the poverty level?

To best respect an older patient's autonomy when assisting him in finding appropriate,affordable housing,the nurse takes which action?

An adult child of an older adult confides in the nurse that the patient has lost most of her friends because of her negative behavior.What action by the nurse is best?

The nurse who works with veterans from the 1940s and 1950s knows that individuals in this cohort are more likely than older adults to

An adult daughter brings a patient to the gerontology clinic and reports that the patient has become increasingly withdrawn and no longer goes out during the day.What response by the nurse is best?

An older adult is planning to move to an assisted living facility.What advice does the nurse provide to the adult children?

An older couple is considering moving into a retirement community.What reaction by the nurse is best?

An older woman lives alone.What action by the nurse is best to keep the patient from becoming a victim of crime?