deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing Test Review Chapter 40 & 41

A nurse takes into consideration the most common cause of physical change in an older adult is? - Impaired mobility How often would you encourage an older adult who is active to exercise? - 20 - 30 minutes 3 times a week. If you are a home health nurse who is going to a home to make a risk assessment and you find an older adult who has their own home. She wears glasses with a missing eye piece and soft soled, floppy shoes. She uses a rolling walker to get around and has no carpet. What would be the highest risk for a fall for this patient? - Soft soled, floppy shoes If an older adult patient is too weak to walk after surgery the nurse would work with what specialist? - Physical therapist You have a patient with presbycusis. How would you effectively communicate with them? - Use a slower and deeper voice What would a nurse's strategy be that might be helpful in preventing falls on a skilled unit? - Put the call bell within reach. What would be a risk for falls that a home health nurse might find in a home when they go to assess the home for hazards? - Scatter rugs present in all the rooms. An older adult is rearranging her kitchen to better fit her needs. As a nurse, you would encourage her to avoid having to reach up and would encourage her to place all items below the level of her? - Head An older adult in a skilled facility tells the nurse that he has controlled incontinence with an herbal remedy. What herbal remedy would be effective for him? - Pumpkin seeds The nurse uses the behavioral technique of habit voiding to reduce uriniary incontinence. What else is this called? - Timed voiding