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Which person is most likely to experience health disparities?
A. A 65-year-old affluent Hispanic man living in a city
B. A 70-year-old married white man living in a rural area
C. A 75-year-old widowed African American woman living alone
D. A80-year-old Asian woman living with her daughter and family - correct answer ✔✔C. A 75-
year-old widowed African American woman living alone
What should the nurse do when providing nursing care to an older adult with a different cultural
background?
A. Have the family provide care so no customs are violated
B. Assess how cultural variables affect the patient's health
C. Focus only on the patient's needs and ignore the nurse's beliefs
D. Overlook the differences and provide the patient generalized care - correct answer ✔✔B.
Assess how cultural variables affect the patient's health
A 75-year-old patient has remained unmarried and childless. She shares with you that she feels
her life has little meaning and no one cares if she lives or dies. She wishes she had made
different choices so that she was now not alone. The issue the patient needs to resolve is
A. premature disengagement.
B. ego integrity versus despair.
,C. inability to provide continuity.
D. overinvolvement in gerotranscendence. - correct answer ✔✔B. ego integrity versus despair.
A nurse caring for an 80-year-old patient would like to use reminiscence as therapy. Which
question best encourages reminiscence?
A. What is your favorite food?
B. How many children do you have?
C. Does your religion provide you comfort?
D. What are some of your favorite childhood memories? - correct answer ✔✔D. What are some
of your favorite childhood memories?
What is the best approach to take when obtaining a health history from an older adult?
A. Choose a private, quiet area in a comfortable room
B. Ask a family member to respond to some of the questions
C. Raise your voice if the patient does not appear to hear you
D. Take thorough notes during the interview, asking detailed questions as needed - correct
answer ✔✔A. Choose a private, quiet area in a comfortable room
A nurse who needs to assess a patient's ability to perform ADLs will choose which tool for this
assessment?
A. OASIS
B. Katz Index
C. Fulmer SPICES
D. Global Deterioration Scale - correct answer ✔✔B. Katz Index
, In performing a physical assessment for an older adult, the nurse anticipates finding which of
the following normal physiological changes of aging? (Select all that apply.)
A. Irregular heart rate
B. Increased salivation
C. Reduced muscle mass
D. Decreased lower leg hair
E. Diminished bowel sounds - correct answer ✔✔C. Reduced muscle mass
D. Decreased lower leg hair
A nurse performing a health history on an older adult patient determines that further follow-up
is required for which non-age-related finding?
A. Early feelings of satiety
B. Occasional constipation
C. Seeing halos around lights
D. Difficulty hearing some conversations - correct answer ✔✔C. Seeing halos around lights
Which option refers to the highest level of human functioning according to Maslow?
a. Biological and physical integrity
b. Safety and security
c. Self-esteem
d. Self-actualization - correct answer ✔✔d. self- actualization
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Which person is most likely to experience health disparities?
A. A 65-year-old affluent Hispanic man living in a city
B. A 70-year-old married white man living in a rural area
C. A 75-year-old widowed African American woman living alone
D. A80-year-old Asian woman living with her daughter and family - correct answer ✔✔C. A 75-
year-old widowed African American woman living alone
What should the nurse do when providing nursing care to an older adult with a different cultural
background?
A. Have the family provide care so no customs are violated
B. Assess how cultural variables affect the patient's health
C. Focus only on the patient's needs and ignore the nurse's beliefs
D. Overlook the differences and provide the patient generalized care - correct answer ✔✔B.
Assess how cultural variables affect the patient's health
A 75-year-old patient has remained unmarried and childless. She shares with you that she feels
her life has little meaning and no one cares if she lives or dies. She wishes she had made
different choices so that she was now not alone. The issue the patient needs to resolve is
A. premature disengagement.
B. ego integrity versus despair.
,C. inability to provide continuity.
D. overinvolvement in gerotranscendence. - correct answer ✔✔B. ego integrity versus despair.
A nurse caring for an 80-year-old patient would like to use reminiscence as therapy. Which
question best encourages reminiscence?
A. What is your favorite food?
B. How many children do you have?
C. Does your religion provide you comfort?
D. What are some of your favorite childhood memories? - correct answer ✔✔D. What are some
of your favorite childhood memories?
What is the best approach to take when obtaining a health history from an older adult?
A. Choose a private, quiet area in a comfortable room
B. Ask a family member to respond to some of the questions
C. Raise your voice if the patient does not appear to hear you
D. Take thorough notes during the interview, asking detailed questions as needed - correct
answer ✔✔A. Choose a private, quiet area in a comfortable room
A nurse who needs to assess a patient's ability to perform ADLs will choose which tool for this
assessment?
A. OASIS
B. Katz Index
C. Fulmer SPICES
D. Global Deterioration Scale - correct answer ✔✔B. Katz Index
, In performing a physical assessment for an older adult, the nurse anticipates finding which of
the following normal physiological changes of aging? (Select all that apply.)
A. Irregular heart rate
B. Increased salivation
C. Reduced muscle mass
D. Decreased lower leg hair
E. Diminished bowel sounds - correct answer ✔✔C. Reduced muscle mass
D. Decreased lower leg hair
A nurse performing a health history on an older adult patient determines that further follow-up
is required for which non-age-related finding?
A. Early feelings of satiety
B. Occasional constipation
C. Seeing halos around lights
D. Difficulty hearing some conversations - correct answer ✔✔C. Seeing halos around lights
Which option refers to the highest level of human functioning according to Maslow?
a. Biological and physical integrity
b. Safety and security
c. Self-esteem
d. Self-actualization - correct answer ✔✔d. self- actualization
