Question 1

Which of the following sounds may be difficult for an older person to hear?

Accepted Answer

A)  Telephone ringing 
B)  Clothes dryer running 
C)  Car horn honking 
D)  Child crying 
A)  Telephone ringing 
B)  Clothes dryer running 
C)  Car horn honking 
D)  Child crying

Question 2

Which of the following will remain unchanged in an older person when he or she exercises?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cardiac output 
B)  Heart rate 
C)  Blood pressure 
D)  Heart rhythm 
A)  Cardiac output 
B)  Heart rate 
C)  Blood pressure 
D)  Heart rhythm

Question 3

The focus on the relief of suffering,in all of its dimensions,is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  aggressive care 
B)  advance directives 
C)  hospice care 
D)  palliative care 
A)  aggressive care 
B)  advance directives 
C)  hospice care 
D)  palliative care

Question 4

A critical care nurse recognizes that the following interventions can decrease negative physical,functional,and cognitive long-term outcomes associated with critical illness.

Accepted Answer

A)  Avoidance of restraints 
B)  Medication management to enhance orientation 
C)  Use of restraints 
D)  Use of indwelling catheters 
E)  Noise reduction 
A)  Avoidance of restraints 
B)  Medication management to enhance orientation 
C)  Use of restraints 
D)  Use of indwelling catheters 
E)  Noise reduction

Question 5

An older patient is admitted to the hospital with a hip fracture.Which of the following nursing interventions would be a priority?

Accepted Answer

A)  Facilitate frequent deep breathing. 
B)  Administer stool softeners. 
C)  Perform neurologic checks. 
D)  Frequently offer liquids to drink. 
A)  Facilitate frequent deep breathing. 
B)  Administer stool softeners. 
C)  Perform neurologic checks. 
D)  Frequently offer liquids to drink.

Exam 41: The Older Adult Patient

Which of the following sounds may be difficult for an older person to hear?

Which of the following will remain unchanged in an older person when he or she exercises?

The focus on the relief of suffering,in all of its dimensions,is referred to as

A critical care nurse recognizes that the following interventions can decrease negative physical,functional,and cognitive long-term outcomes associated with critical illness.

An older patient is admitted to the hospital with a hip fracture.Which of the following nursing interventions would be a priority?

Critical Care Nursing Practice

Ethical Issues

Legal Issues

Genetics and Genomics in Critical Care

Patient and Family Education

Psychosocial and Spiritual Alterations and Management

Sleep Alterations and Management

Nutrition Alterations and Management

Pain and Pain Management

Sedation,Agitation,Delirium: Assessment and Management

End-Of-Life Issues

Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology

Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment

Cardiovascular Diagnostic Procedures

Cardiovascular Disorders

Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management

Pulmonary Anatomy and Physiology

Pulmonary Clinical Assessment

Pulmonary Diagnostic Procedures

Pulmonary Disorders

Pulmonary Therapeutic Management

Neurologic Anatomy and Physiology

Neurologic Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures

Neurologic Disorders and Therapeutic Management

Kidney Anatomy and Physiology

Kidney Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures

Kidney Disorders and Therapeutic Management

Gastrointestinal Anatomy and Physiology

Gastrointestinal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures

Gastrointestinal Disorders and Therapeutic Management

Endocrine Anatomy and Physiology

Endocrine Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures

Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic Management

Trauma

Shock,sepsis,and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome

Burns

Organ Donation and Transplantation

Hematologic Disorders and Oncologic Emergencies

The Obstetric Patient

The Pediatric Patient

The Perianesthesia Patient

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