Question 1

A nurse is discussing sexuality with an older adult. Which action will the nurse take?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ask closed-ended questions about specific symptoms the patient may experience. 
B)  Provide information about the prevention of sexually transmitted infections. 
C)  Discuss the issues of sexuality in a group in a private room. 
D)  Explain that sexuality is not necessary as one ages. 
A)  Ask closed-ended questions about specific symptoms the patient may experience. 
B)  Provide information about the prevention of sexually transmitted infections. 
C)  Discuss the issues of sexuality in a group in a private room. 
D)  Explain that sexuality is not necessary as one ages.

Question 2

A nurse is using different strategies to meet older patients' psychosocial needs. Match the strategy the nurse is using to its description.
-Body image

Accepted Answer

A) Respecting the older adult's uniqueness 
B) Improving level of awareness 
C) Listening to the patient's past recollections 
D) Accepting describing of patient's perspective 
E) Offering help with grooming and hygiene 
A) Respecting the older adult's uniqueness 
B) Improving level of awareness 
C) Listening to the patient's past recollections 
D) Accepting describing of patient's perspective 
E) Offering help with grooming and hygiene

Question 3

A nurse is using different strategies to meet older patients' psychosocial needs. Match the strategy the nurse is using to its description.
-Reminiscence

Accepted Answer

A) Respecting the older adult's uniqueness 
B) Improving level of awareness 
C) Listening to the patient's past recollections 
D) Accepting describing of patient's perspective 
E) Offering help with grooming and hygiene 
A) Respecting the older adult's uniqueness 
B) Improving level of awareness 
C) Listening to the patient's past recollections 
D) Accepting describing of patient's perspective 
E) Offering help with grooming and hygiene

Question 4

A nurse is caring for an older adult. Which goal is $\bold{priority}$?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adjusting to career 
B)  Adjusting to divorce 
C)  Adjusting to retirement 
D)  Adjusting to grandchildren 
A)  Adjusting to career 
B)  Adjusting to divorce 
C)  Adjusting to retirement 
D)  Adjusting to grandchildren

Question 5

A nurse is developing a plan of care for an older adult. Which information will the nurse consider?

Accepted Answer

A)  Should be standardized because most geriatric patients have the same needs 
B)  Needs to be individualized to the patient's unique needs 
C)  Focuses on the disabilities that all aging persons face 
D)  Must be based on chronological age alone 
A)  Should be standardized because most geriatric patients have the same needs 
B)  Needs to be individualized to the patient's unique needs 
C)  Focuses on the disabilities that all aging persons face 
D)  Must be based on chronological age alone

Question 6

A nurse is teaching a health promotion class for older adults. In which order will the nurse list the most common to least common conditions that can lead to death in older adults?
1) Chronic obstructive lung disease
2) Cerebrovascular accidents
3) Heart disease
4) Cancer

Accepted Answer

A)  4, 1, 2, 3 
B)  3, 4, 1, 2 
C)  2, 3, 4, 1 
D)  1, 2, 3, 4 
A)  4, 1, 2, 3 
B)  3, 4, 1, 2 
C)  2, 3, 4, 1 
D)  1, 2, 3, 4

Question 7

A nurse is using different strategies to meet older patients' psychosocial needs. Match the strategy the nurse is using to its description.
-Validation therapy

Accepted Answer

A) Respecting the older adult's uniqueness 
B) Improving level of awareness 
C) Listening to the patient's past recollections 
D) Accepting describing of patient's perspective 
E) Offering help with grooming and hygiene 
A) Respecting the older adult's uniqueness 
B) Improving level of awareness 
C) Listening to the patient's past recollections 
D) Accepting describing of patient's perspective 
E) Offering help with grooming and hygiene

Question 8

An older patient with dementia and confusion is admitted to the nursing unit after hip replacement surgery. Which action will the nurse include in the plan of care?

Accepted Answer

A)  Keep a routine. 
B)  Continue to reorient. 
C)  Allow several choices. 
D)  Socially isolate patient. 
A)  Keep a routine. 
B)  Continue to reorient. 
C)  Allow several choices. 
D)  Socially isolate patient.

Question 9

An older-adult patient has developed acute confusion. The patient has been on tranquilizers for the past week. The patient's vital signs are normal. What should the nurse do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Take into account age-related changes in body systems that affect pharmacokinetic activity. 
B)  Increase the dose of tranquilizer if the cause of the confusion is an infection. 
C)  Note when the confusion occurs and medicate before that time. 
D)  Restrict phone calls to prevent further confusion. 
A)  Take into account age-related changes in body systems that affect pharmacokinetic activity. 
B)  Increase the dose of tranquilizer if the cause of the confusion is an infection. 
C)  Note when the confusion occurs and medicate before that time. 
D)  Restrict phone calls to prevent further confusion.

Question 10

A nurse is obtaining a history on an older adult. Which finding will the nurse most typically find?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lives in a nursing home 
B)  Lives with a spouse 
C)  Lives divorced 
D)  Lives alone 
A)  Lives in a nursing home 
B)  Lives with a spouse 
C)  Lives divorced 
D)  Lives alone

Question 11

A nurse is observing for the universal loss in an older-adult patient. What is the nurse assessing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Loss of finances through changes in income 
B)  Loss of relationships through death 
C)  Loss of career through retirement 
D)  Loss of home through relocation 
A)  Loss of finances through changes in income 
B)  Loss of relationships through death 
C)  Loss of career through retirement 
D)  Loss of home through relocation

Exam 14: Older Adult

A nurse is discussing sexuality with an older adult. Which action will the nurse take?

A nurse is using different strategies to meet older patients' psychosocial needs. Match the strategy the nurse is using to its description. -Body image

A nurse is using different strategies to meet older patients' psychosocial needs. Match the strategy the nurse is using to its description. -Reminiscence

A nurse is caring for an older adult. Which goal is priority\bold{priority}priority ?

A nurse is developing a plan of care for an older adult. Which information will the nurse consider?

A nurse is teaching a health promotion class for older adults. In which order will the nurse list the most common to least common conditions that can lead to death in older adults? 1) Chronic obstructive lung disease 2) Cerebrovascular accidents 3) Heart disease 4) Cancer

A nurse is using different strategies to meet older patients' psychosocial needs. Match the strategy the nurse is using to its description. -Validation therapy

An older patient with dementia and confusion is admitted to the nursing unit after hip replacement surgery. Which action will the nurse include in the plan of care?

An older-adult patient has developed acute confusion. The patient has been on tranquilizers for the past week. The patient's vital signs are normal. What should the nurse do?

A nurse is obtaining a history on an older adult. Which finding will the nurse most typically find?

A nurse is observing for the universal loss in an older-adult patient. What is the nurse assessing?

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