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Which of the following improves attitudes toward aging and older adults?
a. Staying away from older adults
b. Education about older adults
c. Travelling to older communities
d. Watching the portrayals of older adults in movies and on TV - b. Education about older adults
What best describes nurses as a care provider?
a. Determine client's need
b. Provide direct nursing care
c. Help client recognize and cope with stressful psychological situation
d. Works in combined effort with all those involved in patient's care - c. Help client recognize and cope
with stressful psychological situation
not sure
As a student nurse, you understand that it is important to study Gerontological Nursing because:
a. it is fixed and unchanging.
b. it provides a way to understand the aging process and provide quality care to older adults
c. it can help predict the responses that the body can do in during aging.
d. it gives positive outlook to older adults. - b. it provides a way to understand the aging process and
provide quality care to older adults
Nurse Beth told Mr. Dela Cruz about ways to decrease the risk of heart disease. What role of a
gerontologic nurse did Nurse Beth portray?
,a. Manager
b. Advocate
c. Teacher
d. Provider of Care - c. Teacher
Nurse Beth explains medical and nursing procedures to Mr. Dela Cruz's family members. What role did
Nurse Beth play in this situation?
a. Manager
b. Advocate
c. Teacher
d. Provider of Care - b. Advocate
What role involves gerontological nurses being aware of current research literature, continuing to read
and put into practice the results of reliable and valid studies?
a. Research Consumer
b. Advocate
c. Teacher
d. Provider of Care - a. Research Consumer
As a nurse manager, Nurse Beth knows that she needs to develop the following skills except;
a. Time management
b. Assertiveness
c. Staff insubordination
d. Communication - c. Staff insubordination
,A primary care provider's order indicate that a consent form needs to be signed. Since the nurse was not
present when the primary care provider discussed the procedure, which statement best illustrates the
nurse fulfilled the client advocate role?
a. "The doctor has asked that you sign this consent form."
b. "Do you have any questions about the procedure?"
c. "What were you told about the procedure you are going to have?"
d. "Remember that you can change your mind and cancel the procedure." - b. "Do you have any
questions about the procedure?
A nurse who reads research articles and incorporates research findings into nursing practice would
demonstrate which of the following roles?
a. Collaborator
b. Primary Investigator
c. Producer
d. Consumer - d. Consumer
The nurse clarifies to a group of clients that the field of nursing interest that specializes in disease
prevention, increasing autonomy and self care, and maintenance of function for older adults is
a. gerontology.
b. geriatrics.
c. developmental psychology.
d. public health. - b. geriatrics.
An 80-year-old patient, who lives at home with a spouse, is instructed to follow a 2 g sodium diet. The
patient states, "I've always eaten the same way all my life, and I'm not going to change now." To
promote optimal dietary adherence, the gerontological nurse's initial approach is to:
a. inform the patient about the need to follow the diet.
, b. inquire about the patient's current food preferences and eating habits.
c. list the variety of foods that are allowed on the diet.
d. provide dietary instruction to the patient's spouse, who prepares the meals. - a. inform the patient
about the need to follow the diet.
Which best describes what guides the appropriate nursing care of an aging adult?
a. Evidence-based practice developed with ongoing research into the needs and outcomes of older
adults
b. General nursing care previously practices
c. Facility policies and procedures
d. Physician orders for patient complaints - a. Evidence-based practice developed with ongoing research
into the needs and outcomes of older adults
When teaching an independent older adult patient how to self-administer insulin, the most productive
approach is to:
a. facilitate involvement in a small group where the skill is being taught.
b. gather information about the patient's family health history.
c. provide frequent, competitive skills testing to enhance learning.
d. use repeated return demonstrations to promote the patient's retention of the involved tasks. - a.
facilitate involvement in a small group where the skill is being taught.
A 90-year-old patient comes to the clinic with a family member. During the health history, the patient is
unable to respond to questions in a logical manner. The gerontological nurse's action is to:
a. ask the family member to answer the questions.
b. ask the same questions in a louder and lower voice.
c. determine if the patient knows the name of the current president.
d. rephrase the questions slightly, and slowly repeat them in a lower voice. - d. rephrase the questions
slightly, and slowly repeat them in a lower voice.
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