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Primary Care of the Maturing & Aged Family
Practicum Chamberlain
A 77-year-old Hispanic Catholic Nun (retired) who immigrated to the United States 15
years ago lives alone but in an apartment complex where her sister lives as well. She is
being discharged home after a hospitalization for congestive heart failure with
prescriptions for 8 different medications. She is considered at risk for noncompliance due
to the following contributing factors except:
Ethnic background
A 78-year-old patient who is dying of colon cancer with metastases to the liver is refusing
to eat or drink. He is alert and oriented, and states that he has no desire to eat, which is
causing the family great distress. In order to best address the client and family, you should:
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, Educate the family that this is normal behavior in this situation
A 79-year-old female client resides independently in the community. The client’s daughter
is concerned because her mother insists on wearing a sweater and keeps all of the
windows closed even though it is 90 degrees Fahrenheit outside. The nurse practitioner
initially recognizes that this behavior may be related to:
age-related neurosensory changes that diminish awareness of temperature changes
An 88-year-old, being admitted to rule out lung cancer, is assessed using the short form of
the Geriatric Depression Scale tool. When it is determines that the earned score is 9, the
nurse practitioner initially:
asks if they have any thoughts of committing suicide
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