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Gerontological Nursing and Health Promotion 1. A nurse is explaining to a new colleague the similarities and differences between gerontology and geriatrics. Which of the following situations would most likely be addressed by a geriatrician rather than a gerontologist? A) Teaching older adults techniques to identify and deal with age-related changes B) Organizing and leading exercise classes to facilitate mobility C) Identifying and treating a client's vascular dementia D) Rea...

Geriatric Nursing Exam 1 What is aging determined by? - Correct answer Society and Culture" "In 1935 social security set "old" at what age? - Correct answer 65 years old." "In the 2000s what was set as "old"? - Correct answer Closer to 70 years of age." "What is young-old? - Correct answer 65-74 years." "What is middle-old? - Correct answer 75-84 years." "What is old-old? - Correct answer Older than 85 years." "What does aging depend on? - Correct answer Deca...

Final Exam Review (Geriatric Nursing Pre-Test) A 63-year-old patient is returning home after being hospitalized for injuries received during a robbery and home invasion. Although neighborhood robberies are rampant, the patient has lived in the same house for 50 years and does not want to move. The patient receives a monthly social security check. The gerontological nurse's most appropriate step is to: - Correct answer advise the patient to arrange for someone to visit regularly or move into ...

Exam 3 Practice Questions: GERO Which of the following are risk factors for the development of osteoporosis? (Select all that apply.) a. Smoking b. Being obese c. Advancing age d. Sedentary lifestyle e. High alcohol consumption - Correct answer a. Smoking c. Advancing age d. Sedentary lifestyle e. High alcohol consumption" "The classic signs of OA include (Select all that apply.) a. palpable crepitus. b. joint pain and stiffness. c. generalized fatigue and malaise. d. ac...

Eliopoulos Chapter 6- The Specialty of Gerontological Nursing 1. Prior to the beginning of a gerontological nursing course, a nursing student questions why the course is not classified as geriatric nursing. How can the instructor best respond? A) "Gerontological nursing implies health promotion activities that can accompany aging, not solely nursing care of the sick." B)"Gerontological nursing focuses on issues related to normal aging and excludes the direct care of acutely ill older a...

ANCC Gero Review Questions When an older patient is hospitalized, Medicare reimburses for this inpatient care by which of the following mechanisms? A. Medicare B B. Medicare A C. Medicare D D. Medigap - Correct answer B. Medicare A" "Gerontological nurses are expected to evaluate research to implement evidence-based practice. Which of the following studies provides the strongest evidence to change practice? A. Randomized control clinical trial B. Qualitative phenomenological st...

Test 1 - NEA BC assertive communication - Correct answer a communication style characterized by confidence and consideration for others" "Fogging - Correct answer Assertive skill in which a person responds to a criticism by making noncommittal statements that cannot be argued against" "passive communication - Correct answer A form of communication in which the individual fails to say what is meant" "cybernetic model - Correct answer Nurse executive who wants to implement a prog...

Review questions for exam 2: 1. Which activity performed by a nurse is related to maintaining competency in nursing practice? 1. Asking another nurse about how to change the settings on a medication pump 2. Regularly attending unit staff meetings 3. Participating as a member of the professional nursing council 4. Attending a review course in preparation for a certification examination - Correct answer Attending a review course in preparation for a certification examination" "2. W...

Nursing Management Exam 2 Which is a pitfall of list making? A) Being too flexible B) Looking at one's list too often C) Including an unreasonable number of items on one's list - Correct answers including an unreasonable number of items on ones' list" "T/F According to bran, one should master personal time by setting many priorities and sticking to them. - Correct answers F" "Which is the first step in the time management process? - Correct answers allowing enough time for...

Nursing Executive Administrator Advanced - Board Certification Set 5 An employee who was fired for reporting unsafe staffing conditions at a healthcare fa- cility files a whistleblower lawsuit against his former employer. Which of the following would be used by the judicial system in upholding a charge of whistleblowing from the employee? a. Did the employee threaten to release information about unsafe conditions to the media? b. Had the employee reported the complaint, in writing, to th...