Which statement is true about analgesic medications for older
adults? - ANSWER -Stool softeners and laxatives
should be used
with opioids.
The older adult has osteoarthritis in the cervical spine and wants
to receive injections of corticosteroids into the
back for pain relief. To prevent complications of the therapy, which
of the following should the nurse instruct the
patient to avoid? -
ANSWER -Hypocalcemia
Which type of pain tends to occur along a well-defined path in a
region of the body persistently? - ANSWER -
Postherpetic
pain
,Which is a true statement about sleep in older adults? - ANSWER -
The time spent in bed increases, but the time
spent asleep
decreases.
Which is a true statement about sleeping in older adults? - ANSWER
-Sleep disturbances in the older adult can be
caused by cardiovascular
disease, arthritis, or diabetes
An older man has Alzheimer's disease, and his wife says he is up
and wandering around the house at night. Which intervention
should the nurse implement to increase the man's duration of
sleep? - ANSWER -Instruct the wife to increase his daily physical
activity
An older female adult maintains an active lifestyle playing various
games with friends. She reports to the NP that she experiences
wakefulness during the night and an inability to fall asleep after
waking up at night. Which intervention should the NP suggest to
improve the quality of this woman's sleep? - ANSWER -Inquire
about her nightly sleep rituals
Residents of a nursing home taking which medication(s) are at risk
for sleep disturbances as an adverse effect of
Mrs. Cameron is a 72-year-old woman who comes to see her nurse
practitioner for pain in her right thigh. The nurse practitioner
assesses that Mrs. Smith has bruises on her thigh and muscle
weakness distally, near the knee. The nurse practitioner suspects
which of the following - ANSWER -Tendon rupture
Which Ca/Vit,D combination is suitable for the daily diet of elders
- ANSWER -Calcium 1500 mg and vitamin D
600 to
800 units
When other symptoms are presented with atrophic vaginitis, a
biopsy is used as the diagnostic test to rule out
which of the following diagnoses? Select all that apply. -
ANSWER -Squamous cell hyperplasia
Lichen
sclerosis
, Lichen
planus
The nurse practitioner is conducting a safety class with community-
living older adults. Which of the following should she include in her
teaching of risks of burns for this population? Select all that apply. -
ANSWER -Thinner skin.
Less vascularity.
Diminished nerve function.
A weakened immune system.
Mr. Watson,75 years old, comes to the urgent care center with
complaints of fever, fast heartbeat, a swollen gland
under his right arm, and redness in his upper left arm that has hurt
for 2 to 3 days. The patient says that he has
had the redness in his arm for months without any difficulty.
The nurse practitioner suspects which of the
following? Select all that apply. - ANSWER
-Cellulitis of upper left arm
A 59-year-old female was admitted to the hospital for malaise,
headache, fever, and flu-like symptoms. She has a
decreased appetite and is having trouble sleeping. After a couple of
days, she complains to the nurse practitioner
of itching, burning, and tingling pain around her waist. The nurse
practitioner advises the nursing staff to observe
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