NUR 2214 / NUR2214 Nursing
Care of the Older Adult | Exam 1
| Latest - Rasmussen
Question:
A nurse speaks at a staff development in-service. Which of the following
statements by a nurse participant shows the need for education?
Answer:
"It's inaccurate to link the prevalence of particular diseases with particular
minority groups."
Question:
A graduate nurse expresses an interest in focusing future study to healthy
aging. Toward which of the following resources should the experienced
nurse steer the graduate nurse?
Answer:
Healthy People 2020
,Question:
An 80-year-old is seen in the emergency department for a fall. The client
has bruises on the upper arms and appears depressed. The client is
accompanied by a grandchild, who is unkempt, glassy-eyed, and whose
breath smells of alcohol. Which of the following should be a priority with
the nurse?
A. Determine whether legal interventions are appropriate.
B. Assess the client's degree of frailty and chronic health problems.
C. Assess whether the older adult is safe in the home environment.
D. Determine the mental capacity of the older adult.
Answer:
Assess whether the older adult is safe in the home environment.
Question:
A home care nurse admits an older adult with macular degeneration. Which
of the following assessment questions is most appropriate?
A. "Do you have difficulty opening your medication bottles?"
B. "What medications do you take each day?"
C. "How do you organize your medications?"
D. "How many medications do you take each day?"
Answer:
How do your organize your medications?
,Question:
A nurse's colleague states, "Older people who live in the country are a lot
healthier than city folk." Which statement by the nurse is most
appropriate?
A. "Unfortunately, no. And this is mostly attributable to the problem of
homelessness."
B. "But chronic conditions are more common among rural adults."
C. "Overall, yes. Higher levels of family support translate into longer
average life spans for rural adults."
D. "The differences aren't large, but rural adults do have better health
outcomes than do city dwellers."
Answer:
"But chronic conditions are more common among rural adults."
Question:
A graduate nurse expresses an interest in focusing future study to healthy
aging. Toward which of the following fields should the experienced nurse
steer the graduate nurse?
A. Palliative care
B. Gerontological nursing
C. Nursing home administration
D. Social work
Answer:
Gerontological nursing
, Question:
A home health nurse visits a client who has a history of alcoholism and
dementia. The client's words are incoherent, and the client's clothes are
filthy. The client is unsteady and leaning to the right, and the room in the
rooming house is in disarray. The only word that the nurse can clearly
identify is "no." Which action by the nurse is most appropriate at this time?
A. Ask the neighbors what has been happening.
B. Call emergency services for transport to a hospital.
C. Search the room for empty bottles.
D. Leave and return later.
Answer:
Call emergency services for transport to a hospital.`
Question:
A nurse in the long-term care facility plans care to improve quality of life.
Which of the following actions is most likely to enhance the older adult's
connectedness?
Answer:
Advocating for a husband and wife to remain in the same room of a long-
term care facility, as is their preference
Care of the Older Adult | Exam 1
| Latest - Rasmussen
Question:
A nurse speaks at a staff development in-service. Which of the following
statements by a nurse participant shows the need for education?
Answer:
"It's inaccurate to link the prevalence of particular diseases with particular
minority groups."
Question:
A graduate nurse expresses an interest in focusing future study to healthy
aging. Toward which of the following resources should the experienced
nurse steer the graduate nurse?
Answer:
Healthy People 2020
,Question:
An 80-year-old is seen in the emergency department for a fall. The client
has bruises on the upper arms and appears depressed. The client is
accompanied by a grandchild, who is unkempt, glassy-eyed, and whose
breath smells of alcohol. Which of the following should be a priority with
the nurse?
A. Determine whether legal interventions are appropriate.
B. Assess the client's degree of frailty and chronic health problems.
C. Assess whether the older adult is safe in the home environment.
D. Determine the mental capacity of the older adult.
Answer:
Assess whether the older adult is safe in the home environment.
Question:
A home care nurse admits an older adult with macular degeneration. Which
of the following assessment questions is most appropriate?
A. "Do you have difficulty opening your medication bottles?"
B. "What medications do you take each day?"
C. "How do you organize your medications?"
D. "How many medications do you take each day?"
Answer:
How do your organize your medications?
,Question:
A nurse's colleague states, "Older people who live in the country are a lot
healthier than city folk." Which statement by the nurse is most
appropriate?
A. "Unfortunately, no. And this is mostly attributable to the problem of
homelessness."
B. "But chronic conditions are more common among rural adults."
C. "Overall, yes. Higher levels of family support translate into longer
average life spans for rural adults."
D. "The differences aren't large, but rural adults do have better health
outcomes than do city dwellers."
Answer:
"But chronic conditions are more common among rural adults."
Question:
A graduate nurse expresses an interest in focusing future study to healthy
aging. Toward which of the following fields should the experienced nurse
steer the graduate nurse?
A. Palliative care
B. Gerontological nursing
C. Nursing home administration
D. Social work
Answer:
Gerontological nursing
, Question:
A home health nurse visits a client who has a history of alcoholism and
dementia. The client's words are incoherent, and the client's clothes are
filthy. The client is unsteady and leaning to the right, and the room in the
rooming house is in disarray. The only word that the nurse can clearly
identify is "no." Which action by the nurse is most appropriate at this time?
A. Ask the neighbors what has been happening.
B. Call emergency services for transport to a hospital.
C. Search the room for empty bottles.
D. Leave and return later.
Answer:
Call emergency services for transport to a hospital.`
Question:
A nurse in the long-term care facility plans care to improve quality of life.
Which of the following actions is most likely to enhance the older adult's
connectedness?
Answer:
Advocating for a husband and wife to remain in the same room of a long-
term care facility, as is their preference
