NURSING FOR WELLNESS IN OLDER
ADULTS NINTH EDITION FINAL PAPER
CHAPTERS ONE TO TWENTY NINE 2026
QUESTIONS ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥done to identify older individuals who are in need of further, more in-
depth assessment.
Answer: Health Screening
⩥Information gathered from the older person's point of view. Fear,
anxiety, frustration, and pain are examples of subjective information.
Answer: Subjective Data
⩥first phase of a comprehensive, nursing-focused health assessment,
provide a subjective account of the older adult's current and past health
status.
Answer: Health History
⩥measurement of the older adult's ability to perform basic self-care
tasks, or ADLs, and tasks that require more complex activities for
independent living, referred to as IADLs.
Answer: Functional Status Assessment
, ⩥Include information that can be gathered using the senses of vision,
hearing, touch, and smell.
Answer: Objective Data
⩥information is collected by means of direct observation, physical
examination, and laboratory or diagnostic tests.
Answer: Objective
⩥• Perform it in a location that promotes physical comfort of the older
adult.
• Maintain Privacy and provide adequate warmth
Answer: Physical Assessment
⩥Physical Assessment ahould take?
Answer: 30-45 minutes
⩥SUCCESSFUL AGING
Answer: • Avoiding disease and disability
• High cognitive and physical function
• Engagement with life
⩥defined as "the delivery of specialized nursing care services in the
home health care setting".
ADULTS NINTH EDITION FINAL PAPER
CHAPTERS ONE TO TWENTY NINE 2026
QUESTIONS ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥done to identify older individuals who are in need of further, more in-
depth assessment.
Answer: Health Screening
⩥Information gathered from the older person's point of view. Fear,
anxiety, frustration, and pain are examples of subjective information.
Answer: Subjective Data
⩥first phase of a comprehensive, nursing-focused health assessment,
provide a subjective account of the older adult's current and past health
status.
Answer: Health History
⩥measurement of the older adult's ability to perform basic self-care
tasks, or ADLs, and tasks that require more complex activities for
independent living, referred to as IADLs.
Answer: Functional Status Assessment
, ⩥Include information that can be gathered using the senses of vision,
hearing, touch, and smell.
Answer: Objective Data
⩥information is collected by means of direct observation, physical
examination, and laboratory or diagnostic tests.
Answer: Objective
⩥• Perform it in a location that promotes physical comfort of the older
adult.
• Maintain Privacy and provide adequate warmth
Answer: Physical Assessment
⩥Physical Assessment ahould take?
Answer: 30-45 minutes
⩥SUCCESSFUL AGING
Answer: • Avoiding disease and disability
• High cognitive and physical function
• Engagement with life
⩥defined as "the delivery of specialized nursing care services in the
home health care setting".
