Gero Exam 3 Questions and answers
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Encourage the client to speak to his or hers physician about reasons for medication - correct
answer ✔✔The nurse understands the importance of medication adherence, which of the
following is the best nursing intervention to promote medication adherence.
Take their medication incorrectly (polypharmacy) - correct answer ✔✔A nurse is caring for a
patient admitted with drug toxicity, why do older people have an increased risk of drug toxicity?
Inform all physicians you may see of the medication you are going home with - correct answer
✔✔The nurse is preparing a patient for discharge from the hospital the nurse provides the wife
with information about the medications he will go home with. Which statement is the most
important for the nurse to communicate?
Ask health care providers to describe the purpose of medications - correct answer ✔✔The
nurse provides instruction about medication safety to the older adult. Which instruction is the
most appropriate?
Client reviews his medication with a physician yearly - correct answer ✔✔A nurse teaches an
older client about the misuse of medications, which subsequent behavior of the client indicates
that the instructions were effective?
Always ask and always listen - correct answer ✔✔The nurse observes an older adult client
crying, tense, and lying rigidly in bed. Which action should the nurse take first?
Trying non-opioid adjuvant drugs first before administering opioids - correct answer ✔✔Which
approach should the nurse use when considering pain management of an older adult client
recovering from injuries from a motor vehicle accident
, Complementary therapies provides added options for treating pain - correct answer ✔✔An
older adult client experiencing chronic pain asks the nurse if there is anything else that can be
done to help with the pain. The nurse considers the use of complementary therapies. Which
information about complementary therapies would the nurse integrate into the response?
The clients self report pain scale were made below 5 out of 10 while being hospitalized - correct
answer ✔✔The nurse is caring for an older client with a fractured hip, when developing the
client's plan of care which code would the nurse most likely identify as realistic?
Visual analog scale to gauge pain - correct answer ✔✔An older adult client who is cognitively
impaired is demonstrating signs of being in pain. How should the nurses assess the client's pain
level?
Home is unbearably hot in the summer and has cockroaches - correct answer ✔✔A gero nurse
is providing care to a 79 year old widow, based on the nurses understanding of the
microenvironment which aspect would the nurse expect the client to focus on first
We can develop an antibiotic resistance bacteria when we take a lot of antibiotics. - correct
answer ✔✔A nurse is assessing an older adult, the history reveals that the client is choosing an
antibiotic that was originally owned by previous infection. When talking with the client, which
information would be most important for the nurse to keep in mind.
Give the client ample fluid - correct answer ✔✔An older client has difficulty swallowing oral
medication and sometimes spits it out after the nurse leaves the clients room. Which action
should the nurse take to insure that the client takes the medication?
Decrease renal and liver function contribute to an increase half life of any drugs - correct
answer ✔✔A gero nurse is caring for older clients in an acute care facility, the clients are
receiving various medications as part of their treatment of plan. When administering the
medications to clients we integrate information about changes in pharmacogenetics in this
clients population. Identify which factor as most important
A+ rated
Encourage the client to speak to his or hers physician about reasons for medication - correct
answer ✔✔The nurse understands the importance of medication adherence, which of the
following is the best nursing intervention to promote medication adherence.
Take their medication incorrectly (polypharmacy) - correct answer ✔✔A nurse is caring for a
patient admitted with drug toxicity, why do older people have an increased risk of drug toxicity?
Inform all physicians you may see of the medication you are going home with - correct answer
✔✔The nurse is preparing a patient for discharge from the hospital the nurse provides the wife
with information about the medications he will go home with. Which statement is the most
important for the nurse to communicate?
Ask health care providers to describe the purpose of medications - correct answer ✔✔The
nurse provides instruction about medication safety to the older adult. Which instruction is the
most appropriate?
Client reviews his medication with a physician yearly - correct answer ✔✔A nurse teaches an
older client about the misuse of medications, which subsequent behavior of the client indicates
that the instructions were effective?
Always ask and always listen - correct answer ✔✔The nurse observes an older adult client
crying, tense, and lying rigidly in bed. Which action should the nurse take first?
Trying non-opioid adjuvant drugs first before administering opioids - correct answer ✔✔Which
approach should the nurse use when considering pain management of an older adult client
recovering from injuries from a motor vehicle accident
, Complementary therapies provides added options for treating pain - correct answer ✔✔An
older adult client experiencing chronic pain asks the nurse if there is anything else that can be
done to help with the pain. The nurse considers the use of complementary therapies. Which
information about complementary therapies would the nurse integrate into the response?
The clients self report pain scale were made below 5 out of 10 while being hospitalized - correct
answer ✔✔The nurse is caring for an older client with a fractured hip, when developing the
client's plan of care which code would the nurse most likely identify as realistic?
Visual analog scale to gauge pain - correct answer ✔✔An older adult client who is cognitively
impaired is demonstrating signs of being in pain. How should the nurses assess the client's pain
level?
Home is unbearably hot in the summer and has cockroaches - correct answer ✔✔A gero nurse
is providing care to a 79 year old widow, based on the nurses understanding of the
microenvironment which aspect would the nurse expect the client to focus on first
We can develop an antibiotic resistance bacteria when we take a lot of antibiotics. - correct
answer ✔✔A nurse is assessing an older adult, the history reveals that the client is choosing an
antibiotic that was originally owned by previous infection. When talking with the client, which
information would be most important for the nurse to keep in mind.
Give the client ample fluid - correct answer ✔✔An older client has difficulty swallowing oral
medication and sometimes spits it out after the nurse leaves the clients room. Which action
should the nurse take to insure that the client takes the medication?
Decrease renal and liver function contribute to an increase half life of any drugs - correct
answer ✔✔A gero nurse is caring for older clients in an acute care facility, the clients are
receiving various medications as part of their treatment of plan. When administering the
medications to clients we integrate information about changes in pharmacogenetics in this
clients population. Identify which factor as most important
