Geri exam 3 questions with verified
answers
The nurse is preparing to assist in the surgical removal of eschar from a trochanter pressure injury that
reveals bone and tendons. The nurse correctly documents this injury as which stage? - correct answer
✔✔Stage 4
During an assessment the nurse pinches the skin over an older client's forehead and sternum. What is
the nurse assessing in this client? - correct answer ✔✔turgor
An older client reports a mole on the neck has changed in color from brown to blue and red. What
direction should the nurse provide to this client? - correct answer ✔✔See a dermatologist
The nurse suggests that an older client bathe every 3 to 4 days. What did the nurse assess prior to
making this recommendation to the client? - correct answer ✔✔dry skin
The nurse is concerned that an older client may not be able to self-inject insulin as prescribed. What
health problem did the nurse assess to make this clinical determination? - correct answer ✔✔arthritis of
the hands
The nurse practitioner is assessing an 84-year-old client who has come to the health center for an
evaluation. The client reports feeling tired and chilly, and having dry skin and coarse hair. The nurse
practitioner interprets these findings as suggestive of which condition? - correct answer
✔✔Hypothyroidism
The nurse notes that an older client is not remembering information provided during a teaching session.
What should the nurse consider as affecting this client's ability to learn? - correct answer ✔✔anxiety
A nurse in a long-term care facility teaches aides to assist several older adults with bathing each day.
Which intervention should the nurse include in the teaching? - correct answer ✔✔Dry skin thoroughly,
particularly between the toes and other areas where skin touches.
, During a home visit the nurse notes that an older client with diabetes has slurred speech. What should
the nurse assess first? - correct answer ✔✔blood glucose level
The nurse notes that a mole on an older client's back is about the size of a pea. When documenting, in
which category should the nurse place this information? - correct answer ✔✔diameter
The nurse notes that an older client has a 2 cm x 2 cm area of redness at the top of the buttocks after
sitting in a chair for 30 minutes. What action should the nurse take? - correct answer ✔✔Change the
client's position
An older client placed on a flotation mattress develops a stage 2 pressure injury on the upper right
buttock region. What should this finding indicate to the nurse? - correct answer ✔✔The client was not
repositioned
An older adult client comes to the clinic for a check-up. Which finding would the nurse identify as
suspicious for cancer? - correct answer ✔✔A sore that does not heal
A gerontological nurse is developing a program for a group of older adult clients at the community health
center to address cancer in this population. The nurse understands that cancer affects all age groups, not
just older adults, but certain cancers are more prevalent in this age group. Which factor would the nurse
need to address when developing the program? - correct answer ✔✔Prolonged exposure to carcinogens
A nurse who works in an oncologist's office is talking with a client diagnosed with cancer who has
exhausted all conventional treatments. The client says she has heard that she can be cured by a healer
who uses massage therapy. Which response by the nurse would be most therapeutic? - correct answer
✔✔"Let's check the National Cancer Institute website to find out about this treatment."
A daughter promises to attend college at a local university if her father, who has cancer, is alive to see
her graduate high school. Which stage of the grieving process is this daughter demonstrating? - correct
answer ✔✔Bargaining
An older adult with cancer asks the nurse about using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
treatments for cancer. Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate? - correct answer
✔✔"The therapies focus on treating the whole person, not just the disease."
answers
The nurse is preparing to assist in the surgical removal of eschar from a trochanter pressure injury that
reveals bone and tendons. The nurse correctly documents this injury as which stage? - correct answer
✔✔Stage 4
During an assessment the nurse pinches the skin over an older client's forehead and sternum. What is
the nurse assessing in this client? - correct answer ✔✔turgor
An older client reports a mole on the neck has changed in color from brown to blue and red. What
direction should the nurse provide to this client? - correct answer ✔✔See a dermatologist
The nurse suggests that an older client bathe every 3 to 4 days. What did the nurse assess prior to
making this recommendation to the client? - correct answer ✔✔dry skin
The nurse is concerned that an older client may not be able to self-inject insulin as prescribed. What
health problem did the nurse assess to make this clinical determination? - correct answer ✔✔arthritis of
the hands
The nurse practitioner is assessing an 84-year-old client who has come to the health center for an
evaluation. The client reports feeling tired and chilly, and having dry skin and coarse hair. The nurse
practitioner interprets these findings as suggestive of which condition? - correct answer
✔✔Hypothyroidism
The nurse notes that an older client is not remembering information provided during a teaching session.
What should the nurse consider as affecting this client's ability to learn? - correct answer ✔✔anxiety
A nurse in a long-term care facility teaches aides to assist several older adults with bathing each day.
Which intervention should the nurse include in the teaching? - correct answer ✔✔Dry skin thoroughly,
particularly between the toes and other areas where skin touches.
, During a home visit the nurse notes that an older client with diabetes has slurred speech. What should
the nurse assess first? - correct answer ✔✔blood glucose level
The nurse notes that a mole on an older client's back is about the size of a pea. When documenting, in
which category should the nurse place this information? - correct answer ✔✔diameter
The nurse notes that an older client has a 2 cm x 2 cm area of redness at the top of the buttocks after
sitting in a chair for 30 minutes. What action should the nurse take? - correct answer ✔✔Change the
client's position
An older client placed on a flotation mattress develops a stage 2 pressure injury on the upper right
buttock region. What should this finding indicate to the nurse? - correct answer ✔✔The client was not
repositioned
An older adult client comes to the clinic for a check-up. Which finding would the nurse identify as
suspicious for cancer? - correct answer ✔✔A sore that does not heal
A gerontological nurse is developing a program for a group of older adult clients at the community health
center to address cancer in this population. The nurse understands that cancer affects all age groups, not
just older adults, but certain cancers are more prevalent in this age group. Which factor would the nurse
need to address when developing the program? - correct answer ✔✔Prolonged exposure to carcinogens
A nurse who works in an oncologist's office is talking with a client diagnosed with cancer who has
exhausted all conventional treatments. The client says she has heard that she can be cured by a healer
who uses massage therapy. Which response by the nurse would be most therapeutic? - correct answer
✔✔"Let's check the National Cancer Institute website to find out about this treatment."
A daughter promises to attend college at a local university if her father, who has cancer, is alive to see
her graduate high school. Which stage of the grieving process is this daughter demonstrating? - correct
answer ✔✔Bargaining
An older adult with cancer asks the nurse about using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
treatments for cancer. Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate? - correct answer
✔✔"The therapies focus on treating the whole person, not just the disease."
