ATI Learning System Gerontology

ATI Learning System Gerontology Final Quiz a community health nurse is assessing an older adult client who lives alone. the nurse finds that, although the client is able to answer all questions appropriately, the client has a decreased attention span, expresses feelings of overwhelming sadness, and has a low energy level. the nurse should identify that the client is exhibiting manifestations of which of the following disorders - depression a community health nurse is visiting the home of an older adult client and her caregiver. the client has excoriations two her wrists and ankles. which of the following actions should the nurse take first - interview the client in private a home-health nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and is using a fentanyl transdermal patch for pain control. which of the following actions should the nurse take when caring for this client - avoid using a heating pad on the area with the patch a nurse at a long term facility is planning care for a client who has Alzheimer's disease and wanders at night. which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan - assign the client to a room closer to the nurse's station a nurse at a long-term care facility is planning care for an adult client who has dementia. which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan - use photographs as memory triggers a nurse at a long-term care facility is teaching an older adult client about ambulating with a quad-cane. which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching - "hold the cane in the hand on the stronger side of your body" a nurse in an assisted living facility is assessing an older adult client who moved in 3 months ago following the death of his partner. the client reports awakening early in the morning and admits to feeling very sad. the nurse should identify that the. client is experiencing which of the following types of grief - acute grief a nurse is admitting an older adult client who has urinary incontinence and smells strongly of urine. the client's partner, who has been caring for her at home, states that he is sorry and embarrassed about the unpleasant smell. which of the following responses should the nurse make - "it must be difficult to ca