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Gerontology final Exam
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A PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE IS PLANNING AN IMMUNIZATION CLINIC
FOR OLDER ADULTS. THE NURSE SHOULD INSTRUCT THE CLIENTS
ATTENDING THE CLINIC TO HAVE AN INFLUENZA VACCINE DURING
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TIMES?
A. IF THEY HAVE NEVER HAD INFLUENZA
B. EVERY TEN YEARS
C. ONLY IF IN A HIGH-RISK GROUP
D. ANNUALLY IN THE FALL - ANS ✔D
A NURSE IS TAKING AN OLDER ADULT CLIENT'S HISTORY. THE CLIENT
REPORTS BEING DEPRESSED AND HAVING DIFFICULTY SLEEPING FOR
SEVERAL MONTHS. IN EVALUATING THE CLIENT'S SLEEP
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DISTURBANCE, THE NURSE SHOULD BE GUIDED BY KNOWLEDGE OF
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?
A. OLDER ADULTS REQUIRE MUCH LESS SLEEP THAN YOUNG ADULTS
B. OLDER ADULTS SELDOM AWAKE AT NIGHT ONCE THEY FALL
ASLEEP
C. OLDER ADULTS HAVE AN INCREASE IN DEEP SLEEP
D. ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION FREQUENTLY CAUSE DISTURBED SLEEP
PATTERNS - ANS ✔D
A NURSE IN ALONG TERM CARE FACILITY IS CARING FOR A CLIENT.
THE CLIENT'S CHILDREN REPORT TO THE CHARGE NURSE THAT
THEIR FATHER REPORTS ANOTHER CLIENT WANDERING INTO HIS
ROOM DURING THE NIGHT DISRUPTING HIS SLEEP. THE FAMILY
REQUESTS THAT THE NURSE USE RESTRAINTS ON THE WANDERING
CLIENT. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ALTERNATIVES TO USING
RESTRAINTS SHOULD THE NURSE CONSIDER?
A. LOCK THE CLIENT'S ROOM SO THAT THE WANDERING CLIENT
CANNOT ENTER
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B. REQUEST A PRESCRIPTION FOR ANTI-ANXIETY MEDICATION FOR
THE WANDERING CLIENT
C. ASSIGN THE WANDERING CLIENT TO A ROOM CLOSER TO THE
NURSE'S STATION
D. PROVIDE VISUAL AND AUDITORY STIMULI FOR THE WANDERING
CLIENT - ANS ✔C
A NURSE IS CARING FOR AN OLDER ADULT CLIENT WHO IS DYING.
THE CLIENT TELLS THE NURSE I JUST WANT TO LIVE ONE MORE
MONTH SO I CAN SEE MY GRANDCHILD GET MARRIED. THE NURSE
SHOULD RECOGNIZE THAT ACCORDING TO KUBLER-ROSS STAGES OF
GRIEF, THE CLIENT IS IN THE STAGE OF WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?
A. DEPRESSION
B. ACCEPTANCE
C. DENIAL
D. BARGAINING - ANS ✔D
Gerontology final
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Gerontology final Exam
Questions with Correct Verified
Answers 2024/2025
A PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE IS PLANNING AN IMMUNIZATION CLINIC
FOR OLDER ADULTS. THE NURSE SHOULD INSTRUCT THE CLIENTS
ATTENDING THE CLINIC TO HAVE AN INFLUENZA VACCINE DURING
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TIMES?
A. IF THEY HAVE NEVER HAD INFLUENZA
B. EVERY TEN YEARS
C. ONLY IF IN A HIGH-RISK GROUP
D. ANNUALLY IN THE FALL - ANS ✔D
A NURSE IS TAKING AN OLDER ADULT CLIENT'S HISTORY. THE CLIENT
REPORTS BEING DEPRESSED AND HAVING DIFFICULTY SLEEPING FOR
SEVERAL MONTHS. IN EVALUATING THE CLIENT'S SLEEP
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DISTURBANCE, THE NURSE SHOULD BE GUIDED BY KNOWLEDGE OF
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?
A. OLDER ADULTS REQUIRE MUCH LESS SLEEP THAN YOUNG ADULTS
B. OLDER ADULTS SELDOM AWAKE AT NIGHT ONCE THEY FALL
ASLEEP
C. OLDER ADULTS HAVE AN INCREASE IN DEEP SLEEP
D. ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION FREQUENTLY CAUSE DISTURBED SLEEP
PATTERNS - ANS ✔D
A NURSE IN ALONG TERM CARE FACILITY IS CARING FOR A CLIENT.
THE CLIENT'S CHILDREN REPORT TO THE CHARGE NURSE THAT
THEIR FATHER REPORTS ANOTHER CLIENT WANDERING INTO HIS
ROOM DURING THE NIGHT DISRUPTING HIS SLEEP. THE FAMILY
REQUESTS THAT THE NURSE USE RESTRAINTS ON THE WANDERING
CLIENT. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ALTERNATIVES TO USING
RESTRAINTS SHOULD THE NURSE CONSIDER?
A. LOCK THE CLIENT'S ROOM SO THAT THE WANDERING CLIENT
CANNOT ENTER
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B. REQUEST A PRESCRIPTION FOR ANTI-ANXIETY MEDICATION FOR
THE WANDERING CLIENT
C. ASSIGN THE WANDERING CLIENT TO A ROOM CLOSER TO THE
NURSE'S STATION
D. PROVIDE VISUAL AND AUDITORY STIMULI FOR THE WANDERING
CLIENT - ANS ✔C
A NURSE IS CARING FOR AN OLDER ADULT CLIENT WHO IS DYING.
THE CLIENT TELLS THE NURSE I JUST WANT TO LIVE ONE MORE
MONTH SO I CAN SEE MY GRANDCHILD GET MARRIED. THE NURSE
SHOULD RECOGNIZE THAT ACCORDING TO KUBLER-ROSS STAGES OF
GRIEF, THE CLIENT IS IN THE STAGE OF WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?
A. DEPRESSION
B. ACCEPTANCE
C. DENIAL
D. BARGAINING - ANS ✔D
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