NUR 257 /NUR257 Midterm Exam | Aging
and Chronic Illness in Nursing |
Questions and Verified Answers Graded
A+ | Latest 2024/2025
Mrs. Harris, 83-year-old women who has returned to the
community following knee replacement surgery. The community
health nurse recognizes that Mrs. Harris has prescriptions for nine
different medications for the treatment of varied health problems.
In addition, she has experienced occasional episodes of dizziness
and lightheadedness since her discharge. The nurse should
identify which of the following nursing diagnoses?
a. risk for infection related to polypharmacy and hypotension
b. risk for falls related to polypharmacy and impaired balance
c. adult failure to thrive related to chronic disease and circulatory
disturbance
d. disturbed thought processes related to adverse drug effects
and hypotension - Correct Answer - b, risk for falls related to
polypharmacy and impaired balance
,for several years, a community health nurse has been working
with a 78-year-old man who requires a wheelchair for mobility.
The nurse is aware that the interactions between disabilities and
aging are not yet clearly understood. This interaction varies,
depending on what variable?
a. socioeconomics
b. ethnicity
c. education
d. pharmacotherapy - Correct Answer - a, socioeconomics
gerontologic nursing is a specialty area of nursing that provides
care for the elderly in our population. What goal of care should a
gerontologic nurse prioritize when working with this population?
a. helping older adults determine how to reduce their use of
external resources
b. helping older adults use their strengths to optimize
independence
c. helping older adults promote social integration
,d. helping older adults identify the weaknesses that most limit
them - Correct Answer - b, helping older adults use their
strengths to optimize
based on a patient's vague explanations for recurring injuries, the
nurse suspects that a community-dwelling older adult may be the
victim of abuse. What is the nurse's primary responsibility?
a. report the findings to adult protective services
b. confront the suspected perpetrator
c. gather evidence to corroborate the abuse
d. work with the family to promote healthy conflict resolution. -
Correct Answer - a, report the findings to adult protective
serevices
you are the nurse caring for an elderly patient with cardiovascular
disease. The patient comes to the clinic with a suspected
respiratory infection and is diagnosed with pneumonia. As the
nurse, what do you know about the altered responses of older
adults?
a. treatments for older adults need to be more holistic than
treatments used in the younger population.
, b. the altered responses of older adults reinforce the need for the
nurse to monitor all body systems to identify possible systemic
complications.
c. the altered responses of older adults define the nursing
interactions with the patient.
d. older adults become hypersensitive to antibiotic treatments for
infectious disease states. - Correct Answer - b, the altered
responses of older adults reinforce the need for the nurse to
monitor all body systems to identify possible systemic
complications
falls, which are a major health problem in the elderly population,
occur from multifactorial causes. When implementing a
comprehensive plan to reduce the incidence of falls on a geriatric
unit, what risk factors should nurses identify? Select all that apply.
a. medication effects
b. overdependence on assistive devices
c. poor lighting
d. sensory impairment
e. ineffective use of coping strategies - Correct Answer - a,c,d
(medication effects, poor lighting, sensory impairment)
and Chronic Illness in Nursing |
Questions and Verified Answers Graded
A+ | Latest 2024/2025
Mrs. Harris, 83-year-old women who has returned to the
community following knee replacement surgery. The community
health nurse recognizes that Mrs. Harris has prescriptions for nine
different medications for the treatment of varied health problems.
In addition, she has experienced occasional episodes of dizziness
and lightheadedness since her discharge. The nurse should
identify which of the following nursing diagnoses?
a. risk for infection related to polypharmacy and hypotension
b. risk for falls related to polypharmacy and impaired balance
c. adult failure to thrive related to chronic disease and circulatory
disturbance
d. disturbed thought processes related to adverse drug effects
and hypotension - Correct Answer - b, risk for falls related to
polypharmacy and impaired balance
,for several years, a community health nurse has been working
with a 78-year-old man who requires a wheelchair for mobility.
The nurse is aware that the interactions between disabilities and
aging are not yet clearly understood. This interaction varies,
depending on what variable?
a. socioeconomics
b. ethnicity
c. education
d. pharmacotherapy - Correct Answer - a, socioeconomics
gerontologic nursing is a specialty area of nursing that provides
care for the elderly in our population. What goal of care should a
gerontologic nurse prioritize when working with this population?
a. helping older adults determine how to reduce their use of
external resources
b. helping older adults use their strengths to optimize
independence
c. helping older adults promote social integration
,d. helping older adults identify the weaknesses that most limit
them - Correct Answer - b, helping older adults use their
strengths to optimize
based on a patient's vague explanations for recurring injuries, the
nurse suspects that a community-dwelling older adult may be the
victim of abuse. What is the nurse's primary responsibility?
a. report the findings to adult protective services
b. confront the suspected perpetrator
c. gather evidence to corroborate the abuse
d. work with the family to promote healthy conflict resolution. -
Correct Answer - a, report the findings to adult protective
serevices
you are the nurse caring for an elderly patient with cardiovascular
disease. The patient comes to the clinic with a suspected
respiratory infection and is diagnosed with pneumonia. As the
nurse, what do you know about the altered responses of older
adults?
a. treatments for older adults need to be more holistic than
treatments used in the younger population.
, b. the altered responses of older adults reinforce the need for the
nurse to monitor all body systems to identify possible systemic
complications.
c. the altered responses of older adults define the nursing
interactions with the patient.
d. older adults become hypersensitive to antibiotic treatments for
infectious disease states. - Correct Answer - b, the altered
responses of older adults reinforce the need for the nurse to
monitor all body systems to identify possible systemic
complications
falls, which are a major health problem in the elderly population,
occur from multifactorial causes. When implementing a
comprehensive plan to reduce the incidence of falls on a geriatric
unit, what risk factors should nurses identify? Select all that apply.
a. medication effects
b. overdependence on assistive devices
c. poor lighting
d. sensory impairment
e. ineffective use of coping strategies - Correct Answer - a,c,d
(medication effects, poor lighting, sensory impairment)
