NUR 257 Final Exam with correct answers
Why should you have your elderly patients bring in all medications
that they take? (OTC, herbal, etc.) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔To
assess for possible drug interactions
Fall RF Include: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔incontinence, burns,
poor vision, sensory deficits, age, meds, weakness, environmental
hazards, footwear, and some diseases/disorders.
What meds can increase fall risk? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔BP
meds and sedation
Education for a pt on BP meds: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔change
positions slowly (orthostatic hypotension)
Example of environmental hazards that can increase the fall risk: -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-loose rugs
-inadequate lighting
Ways to decrease environmental hazards in the home of a patient at
,high fall risk? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- add night lights
- install handrails
- remove loose rugs
- clean environment with a clear path.
What diseases/disorders could increase a pt's fall risk? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Neurological and cardiovascular disorders.
Those at risk for social isolation: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔those
in frail health.
primary prevention definition: - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔maximizing health through strategies that are set in place
before an illness or injury occur.
Primary Prevent Examples: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-
immunizations
- sunscreen
- safety classes
Secondary Prevention Definition: - CORRECT ANSWERS
, ✔✔maximizing health through strategies that are set in place at the
early stages of illness and injury.
Secondary Prevention Examples: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-
ANY screening
- BP screening, mass screening, etc.
Houses built before 1978 used... - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔lead-
based paint
Tertiary Prevention Definition: - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔maximizing health and wellness through long-term
management and treatment of persons with chronic conditions;
QOL is maintained.
Tertiary Prevention Examples: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-
support groups
- palliative care
- rehabilitation programs.
Ethics: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔moral principles that govern a
Why should you have your elderly patients bring in all medications
that they take? (OTC, herbal, etc.) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔To
assess for possible drug interactions
Fall RF Include: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔incontinence, burns,
poor vision, sensory deficits, age, meds, weakness, environmental
hazards, footwear, and some diseases/disorders.
What meds can increase fall risk? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔BP
meds and sedation
Education for a pt on BP meds: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔change
positions slowly (orthostatic hypotension)
Example of environmental hazards that can increase the fall risk: -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-loose rugs
-inadequate lighting
Ways to decrease environmental hazards in the home of a patient at
,high fall risk? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- add night lights
- install handrails
- remove loose rugs
- clean environment with a clear path.
What diseases/disorders could increase a pt's fall risk? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Neurological and cardiovascular disorders.
Those at risk for social isolation: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔those
in frail health.
primary prevention definition: - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔maximizing health through strategies that are set in place
before an illness or injury occur.
Primary Prevent Examples: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-
immunizations
- sunscreen
- safety classes
Secondary Prevention Definition: - CORRECT ANSWERS
, ✔✔maximizing health through strategies that are set in place at the
early stages of illness and injury.
Secondary Prevention Examples: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-
ANY screening
- BP screening, mass screening, etc.
Houses built before 1978 used... - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔lead-
based paint
Tertiary Prevention Definition: - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔maximizing health and wellness through long-term
management and treatment of persons with chronic conditions;
QOL is maintained.
Tertiary Prevention Examples: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-
support groups
- palliative care
- rehabilitation programs.
Ethics: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔moral principles that govern a
