lOMoAR cPSD| 32635183
lOMoAR cPSD| 32635183
HESI REVIEW QUESTIONS ON OLDER AGE PATIENTS
CHAPTER 8 WITH WELL EXPLAINED ANSWERS 2024
UPDATE|REAL EXAM GRADED A+!!!
UNIT 3:
CHAPTER 8
REVIEW QUESTIONS
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Question
Which of the following special abilities would not be needed in performing and assessing an
older adult?
A. Listening patiently
B. Allowing for pauses while the older adult thinks
C. Asking questions that are frequently asked
D. Understanding that he or she might need to obtain data from all available sources
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Answer
C
The nurse needs to have the ability to ask questions that are not often asked. The nurse
needs to have the ability to be patient when listening to older adults. Older adults do not
often move,speak, or respond as fast as younger individuals. The nurse, along with being
patient, needs to be comfortable enough to allow for pauses while the older adult thinks
about the question andhis or her answer. The nurse needs to have the ability to look beyond
what the patient or familyhas to offer and use the physician’s office notes, data from the
hospital, and laboratory and procedure results, to name a few, to perform an assessment.
lOMoAR cPSD| 32635183
HESI REVIEW QUESTIONS ON OLDER AGE PATIENTS
CHAPTER 8 WITH WELL EXPLAINED ANSWERS 2024
UPDATE|REAL EXAM GRADED A+!!!
UNIT 3:
CHAPTER 8
REVIEW QUESTIONS
, lOMoAR cPSD| 32635183
Question
Which of the following special abilities would not be needed in performing and assessing an
older adult?
A. Listening patiently
B. Allowing for pauses while the older adult thinks
C. Asking questions that are frequently asked
D. Understanding that he or she might need to obtain data from all available sources
, lOMoAR cPSD| 32635183
Answer
C
The nurse needs to have the ability to ask questions that are not often asked. The nurse
needs to have the ability to be patient when listening to older adults. Older adults do not
often move,speak, or respond as fast as younger individuals. The nurse, along with being
patient, needs to be comfortable enough to allow for pauses while the older adult thinks
about the question andhis or her answer. The nurse needs to have the ability to look beyond
what the patient or familyhas to offer and use the physician’s office notes, data from the
hospital, and laboratory and procedure results, to name a few, to perform an assessment.
