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Test hBank hAdvanced hPractice hNursing hin hthe hCare hof hOlder hAdults h2nd
h EditionhKennedy-Malone

,Test Bank Advanced
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Practice Nursing h




inthe Care of Older
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h Adults 2 h h Edition
h Kennedy-Malone

,1. Mrs. hSmith, h75 hyears hold, hreports hthat hshe his hweak, hhas hdifficulty hurinating, hand his
hdehydrated. hAlthough hshe his hafebrile, hthe hnurse hconducts ha hthorough hphysical hexamination,
hincluding hurinalysis handhcomplete hblood hcount h(CBC). hThe htotal hassessment his hnecessary
hbecause:
1. All hbody hsystems hinteract, hand hsymptoms hcould hindicate ha hvariety hof hdiagnoses.
2. The hsymptoms hare hvague hand hmay hbe hsigns hof haging.
3. There hmay hbe hother hsigns hor hsymptoms hmore hindicative hof hthe hcondition.
4. Mrs. hSmith hmay hnot hbe hreporting hall hsignificant hinformation. h- h1.
hAnswer: h1hPage: h2




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h1.
The hclinician hmust hbe haware hthat hall hthe hsystems hinteract hand, hin hdoing hso, hcan hincrease hthe
holderhperson's hvulnerability hto hillness/disease.
2.
The hnurse hmust hnot hattribute hsymptoms honly hto hthe haging
hprocess.h3.
There hmay hbe hcomorbidities haccompanying hthis
hcondition.h4.
Assumptions hof hnot hreporting hproperly hmay hnot hbe htrue.

2. A hpatient hwith hrenal hdisease hhas hblood hwork hdrawn, hand hthe hresults hshow han hincrease
hin hserum hcreatinine. hThe hnurse hpractitioner hneeds hto hknow hwhich hof hthe hfollowing
hlaboratory hvalues hbeforehordering hmedications?


1. CBC
2. Culture hand hsensitivity hof hthe hurine
3. Creatinine hclearance
4. Uric hacid hlevels h- h2.
hAnswer: h3hPage: h3




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h1.
A hCBC hwill hnot hevaluate hkidney hfunction hfor ha hpatient hwith hrenal
hdisease.h2.

, A hculture hand hsensitivity htest hreflects hthe hpresence hof han hinfection hand hthe hantibiotic hto hwhich
hthehorganism his hsensitive.
3.
The hcalculation hof hcreatinine hclearance hprovides han hestimation hof hrenal
hfunction.h4.
Uric hacid hlevel his helevated hin hthe hpresence hof hgout.

3. hWhich hof hthe hfollowing hstatements his htrue hregarding hdiagnostic htesting?

1. A htest his hordered hfor ha hspecific hpurpose.
2. A htest his hthe hmost hinvasive havailable.
3. There his hno hneed hto hdiscuss hresults hwith hthe hpatient.
4. If ha htest his hneeded, hit hshould hbe hordered hregardless hof hrisk hto hthe hpatient. h-
h3. hAnswer:h1 hPage: h3




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h1.
The hnurse hpractitioner hshould hhave ha hplan hfor hthe huse hof heach htest hresult hvalue
hobtained.h2.
When hconsidering hwhich hlaboratory htests hto horder, hit his hworth hremembering hthe hdoctrine hprimum hno
hnnocere—first, hdo hno hharm.
3.
Once hlaboratory htests hare havailable hfor hreview, htests hresults hshould hbe hdiscussed hwith hthe
hpatient, hwith habnormal htest hresults hinterpreted hfor hthe haging hindividual hand haddressed hwith hthe
hpatient hand hcaregivers.h4.
Any hrisks hinvolved hin hlaboratory htesting hmust hbe hconsidered hconcerning hthe hpatient's hclinical
hconditionhand hweighed hagainst hthe htest's hexpected hbenefits.


4. hJaney, h25 hyears hold, hmay hexperience harthritis hdifferently hthan h65-year-old hMrs. hJohnson hbecause:

1. The hbody hundergoes hphysiological hchanges hwith haging.
2. A hhealthy hbody hdoes hnot hexperience hsignificant hchanges has hone hgets holder.
3. Older hpatients hdo hnot hfeel hany hsystemic hsymptoms, hsuch has hmalaise hand hweight hloss.
4. Even hthough hthe hsame hjoints hare husually haffected, hage hmakes hit hfeel hdifferent. h- h4.
hAnswer: h1hPage: h5




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h1.
Knowledge hof hthe hbimodality hof hage honset hof hcertain hdisease hconditions hwill haid hthe hadvanced
hpracticehnurse hin havoiding hmisdiagnosis hor hdelay hin hdiagnosis hdue hto hlack hof hrecognition.
2.
Symptoms hof hrheumatoid harthritis hmay hbe hdifferent hdepending hon hthe hage hof hthe hpatient.

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