Question 1

Which activities should the nurse evaluate in an assessment of an older patient's functional status? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Possessing the ability to prepare nutritious meals independently 
B)  Having the financial resources available to live independently 
C)  Performing regular, simple maintenance on their primary residence 
D)  Effectively toileting themselves for both bowel and bladder elimination 
E)  Safely moving around their residence without an increased risk for falls 
A)  Possessing the ability to prepare nutritious meals independently 
B)  Having the financial resources available to live independently 
C)  Performing regular, simple maintenance on their primary residence 
D)  Effectively toileting themselves for both bowel and bladder elimination 
E)  Safely moving around their residence without an increased risk for falls

Question 2

A nursing diagnosis of hopelessness would be considered for an individual who:

Accepted Answer

A)  Was consistently overprotected by family members 
B)  Was raised by parents who were strict disciplinarians 
C)  Had inconsistent, unpredictable physical care as an infant 
D)  As a teenager always felt unaccepted by his social peers 
A)  Was consistently overprotected by family members 
B)  Was raised by parents who were strict disciplinarians 
C)  Had inconsistent, unpredictable physical care as an infant 
D)  As a teenager always felt unaccepted by his social peers

Question 3

The nurse is preparing to educate a group of middle-aged adults on longevity strategies.Which behaviors would the nurse stress? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Having warm and caring people in your life 
B)  Engaging in age-appropriate exercise on a regular basis 
C)  Accepting the fact that aging negatively impacts your life 
D)  Seeking help if changes of aging cause depression or anxiety 
E)  Avoiding retirement for as long as possible in order to keep active 
A)  Having warm and caring people in your life 
B)  Engaging in age-appropriate exercise on a regular basis 
C)  Accepting the fact that aging negatively impacts your life 
D)  Seeking help if changes of aging cause depression or anxiety 
E)  Avoiding retirement for as long as possible in order to keep active

Question 4

A patient is involved in a smoking cessation program that encourages self-control therapy interventions.Which intervention would the nurse suggest to this patient?

Accepted Answer

A)  Limiting the act of smoking to certain times of the day 
B)  Keeping a behavioral diary that tracks when the patient smokes 
C)  Identifying the factors that initially encouraged the patient to start smoking 
D)  Making plans that involve spending the money saved when the smoking stops 
A)  Limiting the act of smoking to certain times of the day 
B)  Keeping a behavioral diary that tracks when the patient smokes 
C)  Identifying the factors that initially encouraged the patient to start smoking 
D)  Making plans that involve spending the money saved when the smoking stops

Question 5

Which nursing intervention supports the principles on which the cross-links theory of aging is based?

Accepted Answer

A)  Applying an elastin sustaining moisturizer to an adult patient's skin 
B)  Assessing a patient's family history for genetic diseases and disorders 
C)  Questioning a patient regarding long-term exposure to environmental toxins 
D)  Assisting an adult patient is selecting foods that are high in vitamins A, C, and E 
A)  Applying an elastin sustaining moisturizer to an adult patient's skin 
B)  Assessing a patient's family history for genetic diseases and disorders 
C)  Questioning a patient regarding long-term exposure to environmental toxins 
D)  Assisting an adult patient is selecting foods that are high in vitamins A, C, and E

Which activities should the nurse evaluate in an assessment of an older patient's functional status? Select all that apply.

A nursing diagnosis of hopelessness would be considered for an individual who:

The nurse is preparing to educate a group of middle-aged adults on longevity strategies.Which behaviors would the nurse stress? Select all that apply.

A patient is involved in a smoking cessation program that encourages self-control therapy interventions.Which intervention would the nurse suggest to this patient?

Which nursing intervention supports the principles on which the cross-links theory of aging is based?

Psychiatric Nursing: Theory, Principles, and Trends

Nursing Practice in the Clinical Setting

The Nursing Process and Standards of Care

Therapeutic Communication: Interviews and Interventions

Adaptation to Stress

Neurobiology in Mental Health and Mental Disorder

Culture, Ethnicity, and Spirituality

Legal and Ethical Aspects in Clinical Practice

Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders

Somatoform, Factitious, and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders: Depression, Bipolar, and Adjustment Disorders

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Personality Disorders

Substance Related Disorders and Addictive Behaviors

Cognitive Disorders: Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic Disorders

Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence

Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa

Sleep Disorders: Dyssomnias and Parasomnias

Sexual Disorders: Sexual Dysfunctions and Paraphilias

Crisis: Theory and Intervention

Suicide: Prevention and Intervention

Violence: Anger, Abuse, and Aggression

Forensic Nursing

Psychopharmacology

Therapies: Theory and Clinical Practice

Complementary and Alternative Therapies

Grief: In Loss and Death

Mental and Emotional Responses to Medical Illness

Community Mental Health Nursing for Patients with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness

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Exam 7: Human Development Across the Life Span

Which activities should the nurse evaluate in an assessment of an older patient's functional status? Select all that apply.

A nursing diagnosis of hopelessness would be considered for an individual who:

The nurse is preparing to educate a group of middle-aged adults on longevity strategies.Which behaviors would the nurse stress? Select all that apply.

A patient is involved in a smoking cessation program that encourages self-control therapy interventions.Which intervention would the nurse suggest to this patient?

Which nursing intervention supports the principles on which the cross-links theory of aging is based?

Psychiatric Nursing: Theory, Principles, and Trends

Nursing Practice in the Clinical Setting

The Nursing Process and Standards of Care

Therapeutic Communication: Interviews and Interventions

Adaptation to Stress

Neurobiology in Mental Health and Mental Disorder

Culture, Ethnicity, and Spirituality

Legal and Ethical Aspects in Clinical Practice

Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders

Somatoform, Factitious, and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders: Depression, Bipolar, and Adjustment Disorders

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Personality Disorders

Substance Related Disorders and Addictive Behaviors

Cognitive Disorders: Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic Disorders

Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence

Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa

Sleep Disorders: Dyssomnias and Parasomnias

Sexual Disorders: Sexual Dysfunctions and Paraphilias

Crisis: Theory and Intervention

Suicide: Prevention and Intervention

Violence: Anger, Abuse, and Aggression

Forensic Nursing

Psychopharmacology

Therapies: Theory and Clinical Practice

Complementary and Alternative Therapies

Grief: In Loss and Death

Mental and Emotional Responses to Medical Illness

Community Mental Health Nursing for Patients with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness

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