GERO exam 3 questions and answers
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The nurse is conducting a functional assessment on a patient who has just been admitted to the
skilled care rehabilitation facility. Which of the following best describes the functional
assessment?
A. It excludes the patient's medical diagnosis and history.
B. It includes an assessment of the patient's physical, cognitive, affective, and social status.
C. It excludes the patient's chief complaint and reason for seeking health care.
D. It includes the new drugs a patient has been placed on when coming to the facility. - correct
answer ✔✔B. It includes an assessment of the patient's physical, cognitive, affective, and social
status.
Which of the following is not an age-related, non-pathological change with age:
o Diminished intelligence
o Diminished ability to learn new complex information
o A delayed response time (motor output or reaction time)
o Minor loss of recent memory - correct answer ✔✔o Diminished intelligence
Which of the following is not a purpose of cognitive assessment?
o Conducted to determine the presence or absence of impairment.
o Conducted to diagnose specific pathological conditions (e.g., delirium or dementia
o Conducted to determine capacity to consent to treatment
o Conducted to track cognitive function over time as a means for fol-lowing the progression or
regression of impairment - especially in response to treatment - correct answer ✔✔o
Conducted to diagnose specific pathological conditions (e.g., delirium or dementia
,Which of the following cognitive disorders has an abrupt onset
o Amnesia
o Delirium
o Dementia
o Depression - correct answer ✔✔delirium
When should nurses conduct a cognitive assessment?
o Before making important health care decisions as an adjunct to determining an individual's
capacity to consent
o During hospitalization, every 24 hours throughout hospitalization
o Before making major changes in pharmacotherapy
o As follow-up to hospital care, within 3 months of discharge - correct answer ✔✔o During
hospitalization, every 24 hours throughout hospitalization
Which of the following patients is lethargic or somnolent (altered level of consciousness)?
o The patient that is awake and aware of normal external and internal.
o The patient is difficult to arouse or requires continuous stimulation to elicit a response.
o The patient tends to drift to sleep when not stimulated, may show diminished spontaneous
movement, may lose their train of thought, or their ideas may wander.
o The person may mumble or groan in response to persistent and vigorous physical stimulation.
- correct answer ✔✔o The patient tends to drift to sleep when not stimulated, may show
diminished spontaneous movement, may lose their train of thought, or their ideas may wander.
Which is of the following is an ideal time to assess a patient's cognitive status?
o Immediately upon awakening from sleep.
o Immediately before and after meals.
o Immediately before and after medical diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.
, o One hour after administering an analgesic to a patient in pain. - correct answer ✔✔o One
hour after administering an analgesic to a patient in pain.
Which is of the following disorders is associated with altered level of consciousness or
alertness?
o Depression
o Dementia
o Delirium
o Dementia and Depression - correct answer ✔✔delirium
Which is of the following disorders is associated with disorientation?
o Depression
o Dementia
o Delirium
o Amnesia - correct answer ✔✔delirium
Which is of the following disorders is associated with perceptual disturbances?
o Depression
o Dementia
o Delirium
o Dementia and Depression - correct answer ✔✔delirium
The nurse is caring for a severely depressed older patient. To best effect change in the patient's
emotional state, the nurse's initial goal is to:
o plan interventions that will enhance the patient's self-esteem.
o introduce the patient to new coping skills.
o assess the patient's potential to self-harm.
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The nurse is conducting a functional assessment on a patient who has just been admitted to the
skilled care rehabilitation facility. Which of the following best describes the functional
assessment?
A. It excludes the patient's medical diagnosis and history.
B. It includes an assessment of the patient's physical, cognitive, affective, and social status.
C. It excludes the patient's chief complaint and reason for seeking health care.
D. It includes the new drugs a patient has been placed on when coming to the facility. - correct
answer ✔✔B. It includes an assessment of the patient's physical, cognitive, affective, and social
status.
Which of the following is not an age-related, non-pathological change with age:
o Diminished intelligence
o Diminished ability to learn new complex information
o A delayed response time (motor output or reaction time)
o Minor loss of recent memory - correct answer ✔✔o Diminished intelligence
Which of the following is not a purpose of cognitive assessment?
o Conducted to determine the presence or absence of impairment.
o Conducted to diagnose specific pathological conditions (e.g., delirium or dementia
o Conducted to determine capacity to consent to treatment
o Conducted to track cognitive function over time as a means for fol-lowing the progression or
regression of impairment - especially in response to treatment - correct answer ✔✔o
Conducted to diagnose specific pathological conditions (e.g., delirium or dementia
,Which of the following cognitive disorders has an abrupt onset
o Amnesia
o Delirium
o Dementia
o Depression - correct answer ✔✔delirium
When should nurses conduct a cognitive assessment?
o Before making important health care decisions as an adjunct to determining an individual's
capacity to consent
o During hospitalization, every 24 hours throughout hospitalization
o Before making major changes in pharmacotherapy
o As follow-up to hospital care, within 3 months of discharge - correct answer ✔✔o During
hospitalization, every 24 hours throughout hospitalization
Which of the following patients is lethargic or somnolent (altered level of consciousness)?
o The patient that is awake and aware of normal external and internal.
o The patient is difficult to arouse or requires continuous stimulation to elicit a response.
o The patient tends to drift to sleep when not stimulated, may show diminished spontaneous
movement, may lose their train of thought, or their ideas may wander.
o The person may mumble or groan in response to persistent and vigorous physical stimulation.
- correct answer ✔✔o The patient tends to drift to sleep when not stimulated, may show
diminished spontaneous movement, may lose their train of thought, or their ideas may wander.
Which is of the following is an ideal time to assess a patient's cognitive status?
o Immediately upon awakening from sleep.
o Immediately before and after meals.
o Immediately before and after medical diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.
, o One hour after administering an analgesic to a patient in pain. - correct answer ✔✔o One
hour after administering an analgesic to a patient in pain.
Which is of the following disorders is associated with altered level of consciousness or
alertness?
o Depression
o Dementia
o Delirium
o Dementia and Depression - correct answer ✔✔delirium
Which is of the following disorders is associated with disorientation?
o Depression
o Dementia
o Delirium
o Amnesia - correct answer ✔✔delirium
Which is of the following disorders is associated with perceptual disturbances?
o Depression
o Dementia
o Delirium
o Dementia and Depression - correct answer ✔✔delirium
The nurse is caring for a severely depressed older patient. To best effect change in the patient's
emotional state, the nurse's initial goal is to:
o plan interventions that will enhance the patient's self-esteem.
o introduce the patient to new coping skills.
o assess the patient's potential to self-harm.
