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A nurse is admitting an older adult client who fell at home and was unable to get up. The client was not discovered until 3 days later by a family member. The client is admitted with a fractured hip, malnutrition, and dehydration. Which of the following lab values, noted on admission, should indicate to the nurse that the malnutrition is a long standing problem? A. Increased Sodium B. Decreased Albumin C. Increased BUN D. Decreased blood sugar - Answers >>B. Decreased Albumin A nurse is ca...

ATI Gerontology Final, QUIZ ATI Learning Systems RN 3.0 Gerontology, Older Adult Final ATI Questions from previous exams

ATI Gerontology Final Questions a nurse at a long term care facility is contributing to a plan for an older adult client who has dementia. which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan? use photographs as memory triggers

ATI GERONTOLOGY FINAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS The nurse should apply the nursing process priority-setting framework. The nurse can use the nursing process to plan client care and prioritize nursing actions. Each step of the nursing process builds on the previous step, beginning with assessment or data collection. Before the nurse can formulate a plan of action, implement a nursing intervention, or notify the provider of a change in the client's status, she must first collect adequate data from the...

A- social withdrawal B- chronic physical disability C- emotional impairment D- cognitive dysfunction ATI GERONTOLOGY EXAM Answer- b Physical disability is the most common reason older adult clients have difficulty performing ADLs. Self-care deficit, the nursing diagnosis that describes the inability of the client to perform self-care activities necessary for optimum health and function,is associated with several physical etiologic factors: activity intolerance, pain, neuromuscular ...

A nurse is admitting an older adult client who fell at home and was unable to get up. The client was not discovered until 3 days later by a family member. The client is admitted with a fractured hip, malnutrition, and dehydration. Which of the following lab values, noted on admission, should indicate to the nurse that the malnutrition is a long standing problem? A. Increased Sodium B. Decreased Albumin C. Increased BUN D. Decreased blood sugar - Answers >>B. Decreased Albumin A nurse is ca...

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ATI Gerontology Final, QUIZ ATI Learning Systems RN 3.0 Gerontology, Older Adult Final ATI Questions from previous exams a nurse at a long term care facility is contributing to a plan for an older adult client who has dementia. which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan? use photographs as memory triggers a nurse is reinforcing teaching with an older adult client who is healthy and has chronic constipation about establishing a bowel retraining program. which of ...