Exam 8: Health Assessment of Older Adults

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The 94-year-old woman has come to the health assessment interview with her 70-year-old daughter, who answers all the interview questions for her mother. What response by the nurse would be the most effective?

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Question 21

The nurse palpates a very weak pedal pulse in the right foot. What other findings would the nurse expect to find in the right foot and leg? (Select all that apply.)

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Question 22

What is the purpose of a health screening?

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Question 23

How should the nurse begin the health interview in order to most effectively build rapport with the patient?

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Question 24

What data would the nurse expect to find when performing an assessment of a 90-year-old suspected of having an upper respiratory infection?

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Question 25

When conducting a health assessment, which finding would be recorded as crackles?

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Question 26

What is the best way to assess psychological status in an older adult?

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The 94-year-old woman has come to the health assessment interview with her 70-year-old daughter, who answers all the interview questions for her mother. What response by the nurse would be the most effective?

The nurse palpates a very weak pedal pulse in the right foot. What other findings would the nurse expect to find in the right foot and leg? (Select all that apply.)

What is the purpose of a health screening?

How should the nurse begin the health interview in order to most effectively build rapport with the patient?

What data would the nurse expect to find when performing an assessment of a 90-year-old suspected of having an upper respiratory infection?

When conducting a health assessment, which finding would be recorded as crackles?

What is the best way to assess psychological status in an older adult?

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