ATI Older Adults 3.1 EXAM |LATEST VERSION |NEW UPDATE |GUARANTEED PASS| |BEST STUDYING MATERIAL
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ATI 3.1
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ATI 3.1
A nurse is caring for an older adult client in the emergency department who is experiencing nausea and indigestion. Which of the following assessment findings requires an immediate intervention?
- ANSWER Left shoulder pain
A nurse is assessing an older adult client diagnosed with osteopenia 2 yea...
ATI Older Adults 3.1 EXAM |LATEST
VERSION |NEW UPDATE |GUARANTEED
PASS|2024-2025 |BEST STUDYING
MATERIAL
A nurse is caring for an older adult client in the emergency department who is experiencing
nausea and indigestion. Which of the following assessment findings requires an immediate
intervention?
- ANSWER Left shoulder pain
A nurse is assessing an older adult client diagnosed with osteopenia 2 years ago. Which of the
following current findings indicates this condition has deteriorated?
- ANSWER Kyphosis
A nurse is obtaining a health history from an older adult client. Which of the following actions
by the nurse promotes the establishment of trust and rapport?
- ANSWER The nurse avoids interrupting the client.
A nurse is teaching an older adult client about strategies to prevent bone loss. Which of the
following information should be included?
- ANSWER Vitamin D supplements may be required.
A nurse is assessing breath sounds on an older adult client and auscultates intermittent coarse
bubbling sounds that do not clear with coughing. Which of the following terms should the nurse
use to document the findings?
- ANSWER Crackle
,A nurse is visiting an older adult client who is recovering from a total hip replacement at home.
The client is extremely restless, crying, and indicates they are experiencing incision site pain
rated as 9 on a scale of 1 to 10. Their caregiver, who was sleeping on the couch when the nurse
arrived, yells, "Hey, I gave you your pill an hour ago. Quit complaining." Which of the following
nursing actions is the priority?
- ANSWER Assess for potential medication misuse
A nurse is providing an in-service educational session on nutritional assessment of older adult
clients for a group of newly licensed nurses. Which of the following should the nurse include
when discussing physical changes that affect adequate nutrition?
- ANSWER Decreased Dexterity
A nurse is assessing an older adult client who is experiencing constipation. Which of the
following actions by the client requires further education?
- ANSWER Use a laxative every 3 day
A nurse is performing an abdominal assessment. Which of the following quadrants of the
abdomen should the nurse auscultate first?
- ANSWER Right lower quadrant
A nurse is assessing an older adult client. The nurse recognizes that which of the following
findings can affect the client's ability to perform activities of daily living (ADLs)? Select all that
apply.
- ANSWER Arthritic changes in upper extremities
A nurse is assessing an older adult client following a head injury with loss of consciousness.
Which of the following findings should the nurse address?
- ANSWER Clear Nasal Drainage
A nurse is performing an eye assessment of an older adult client and identifies a corneal
ulceration. Which of the following conditions most likely contributed to this finding?
, - ANSWER Entropion
A nurse is educating an older adult client about home safety. Which of the following information
should the nurse include?
- ANSWER Older adults are more susceptible to injury from external stimuli.
A nurse is documenting skin assessment findings that reveal skin lesions that are less than 10
mm in diameter, flat, and brown in color. Which of the following terms should be used? -
ANSWER Macule
A nurse is performing a skin assessment of an older adult client and identifies an area of tissue
sloughing, eschar, and exposed muscle on the sacrum. Which of the following terms will the
nurse use to document this pressure injury?
- ANSWER Stage 4
A nurse is performing an assessment of an older adult client who reports eye pain and floaters.
Which of the following nursing actions is appropriate?
- ANSWER Recommend referral to an eye specialist.
Stumbled when walking into examination room
Hesitancy to shower
Difficulty rising from a seated position
A nurse is performing my skin assessment of an older adult client and identifies an area of tissue
slowing, ask her, and expose my soul on the sacrum. Which of the following terms will the nurse
use a document this pressure injury
- ANSWER Stage four
A nurse is assessing an older adult client, following a head injury with loss of consciousness,
which of the following financial the nurse address
- ANSWER Clear, nasal drainage
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