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A nurse learns that the fastest growing subset of the older population is which
group? - ANSWER✔✔Old old
A nurse working with older adults in the community plans programming to
improve morale
and emotional health in this population. What activity would best meet this goal? -
ANSWER✔✔Exercise program to improve physical function
A nurse caring for an older client on a medical-surgical unit notices the client
reports frequent
constipation and only wants to eat softer foods such as rice, bread, and puddings.
What assessment would the nurse perform first? - ANSWER✔✔Perform an oral
assessment.
A nurse caring for an older adult has provided education on high-fiber foods.
Which menu selection by the client demonstrates a need for further review? -
ANSWER✔✔White rice
A nurse is working with an older client admitted with mild dehydration. What
teaching does
the nurse provide to best address this issue? - ANSWER✔✔"Have something to
drink every 1 to 2 hours"
A home health care nurse is planning an exercise program with an older adult who
lives at
home independently but whose mobility issues prevent much activity outside the
home.
Which exercise regimen would be most beneficial to this adult? -
ANSWER✔✔Building strength and flexibility
An older adult recently retired and reports "being depressed and lonely." What
information would the nurse assess as a priority? - ANSWER✔✔Role of work in
the adult's life
, A nurse is assessing coping in older women in a support group fr recent widows
.Which statement by a participant best indicates potential for successful coping? -
ANSWER✔✔"I have had the same best friend for decades."
A home health care nurse has conducted a home safety assessment for an older
adult. There
are five concrete steps leading out from the front door. Which intervention would
be most
helpful in keeping the older adult safe on the steps? - ANSWER✔✔Teach the
client to hold the handrail when using the steps
An older adult is brought to the emergency department because of sudden onset of
confusion. After the client is stabilized and comfortable, what assessment by the
nurse is most important? - ANSWER✔✔Determine if there are new medications.
An older adult client takes medication three times a day and becomes confused
about which medication should be taken at which time. The client refuses to use a
pill sorter with slots for different times, saying "Those are for old people." What
action by the nurse would be most helpful? - ANSWER✔✔Put color-coded
stickers on the bottle caps.
An older adult client is in the hospital. The client is ambulatory and independent.
What intervention by the nurse would be most helpful in preventing falls in this
client? - ANSWER✔✔Keep the light on in the bathroom at night.
AN older client had hip replacement surgery and the surgeon prescribed morphine
sulfate for pain. The client is allergic to morphine and reports pain and muscle
spasms. When the nurse calls the surgeon, which medication would he or she
suggest in place of the morphine? - ANSWER✔✔Hydromorphone hydrochloride
A nurse admits an older adult from a home environment. The client lives with an
adult son and daughter in law. The client has urine burns on the skin, no dentures,
and several pressure injuries. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate? -
ANSWER✔✔Report the findings per agency policy.
A nurse is caring for an older client in the hospital is concerned the client is not
competent to give consent for upcoming surgery. What action by the nurse is the
best? - ANSWER✔✔Discuss concerns with the health care team.
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