NUR 130: Exam One QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS!!
A nurse working with older adults in the community plans programming to improve morale and emotional health in this population. What activity would best meet this goal? - ANSWER Exercise program to improve physical function
A nurse caring ...
,A nurse working with older adults in the community plans programming to
improve morale and emotional health in this population. What activity would best
meet this goal? - ANSWER Exercise program to improve physical function
A nurse caring for an older client on a medical-surgical unit notices the client
reports frequent constipation and only wants to eat softer foods such as rice, bread,
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and puddings. What assessment should the nurse perform first? - ANSWER
Perform an oral assessment
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A nursing faculty member working with students explains that the fastest growing
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subset of the older population is which group? - ANSWER Old old
A nurse is working with an older client admitted with mild dehydration. What
teaching does the nurse provide to best address this issue? - ANSWER Having
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something to drink every 1 to 2 hours
A nurse caring for an older adult has provided education on high-fiber foods.
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Which menu selection by the client demonstrates a need for further review? -
ANSWER White rice
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A home health care nurse is planning an exercise program with an older client who
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lives at home independently but whose mobility issues prevent much activity
outside the home. Which exercise regimen would be most beneficial to this adult? -
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ANSWER Building strength and flexibility
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An older adult recently retired and reports being depressed and lonely. What
information should the nurse assess as a priority? - ANSWER Role of work in
the adults life
A nurse is assessing coping in older women in a support group for recent widows.
Which statement by a participant best indicates potential for successful coping? -
ANSWER I have had the same best friends for decades
, A home health care nurse has conducted a home safety assessment for an older
adult. There are five concrete steps leading out from the front door. Which
intervention would be most helpful in keeping the older adult safe on the steps? -
ANSWER Installing contrasting color strips at the edge of each steps
An older adult is brought to the emergency department because of sudden onset of
confusion. After the client is stabilized and comfortable, what assessment by the
nurse is most important? - ANSWER Determine if there are new medications
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An older adult client takes medication three times a day and becomes confused
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about which medication should be taken at which time. The client refuses to use a
pill sorter with slots for different times, saying Those are for old people. What
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action by the nurse would be most helpful? - ANSWER Putting color coded
stickers on the bottle caps
An older adult client is in the hospital. The client is ambulatory and independent.
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What intervention by the nurse would be most helpful in preventing falls in this
client? - ANSWER Keeping the light on in the bathroom
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An older client had hip replacement surgery and the surgeon prescribed morphine
sulfate for pain. The client is allergic to morphine and reports pain and muscle
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spasms. When the nurse calls the surgeon, which medication should he or she
suggest in place of the morphine? - ANSWER Hydromorphone hydrochloride
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(Dilaudid)
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A nurse admits an older client from a home environment where she lives with her
adult son and daughter-in-law. The client has urine burns on her skin, no dentures,
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and several pressure ulcers. What action by the nurse is most appropriate? -
ANSWER Report the findings per agency policies
A nurse caring for an older client in the hospital is concerned the client is not
competent to give consent for upcoming surgery. What action by the nurse is best?
- ANSWER Discuss concerns with the health care team
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