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1) Theknursekiskpreparingktokdischargekankolderkclientkwithkinstructionskonksmokingkcessation.kThekn
ursekstatesktokakcolleague,k"Thiskclientkhaskbeenksmokingkforkyearskandkisn'tkgoingktokstopknow."kWh
ichknegativekstereotypekofkagingkdoesktheknurse'skstatementkmostkreflect?
1. Oldkpeoplekarekexpectedktokbeksick.
2. Oldkpeoplekareksetkinktheirkways.
3. Oldkpeoplekdoknotkvaluekhealthkpromotionkeducation.
4. Oldkpeoplekarekakdrainkonksocietalkresources.k
Answer:k 3
Explanation:k 1.kManykolderkadultskhavekchronickdiseasekbutkfunctionkwell.
2. Oftenkpeoplekcharacterizekthekelderlykinkaknegativekway,kbelievingkthatkafterkakcertainkage,kthin
gskcannotkbekchanged.kOlderkpeoplekcanklearnknewkthingskandktakekupknewkhobbiesktheykcankenjo
ykandkgiveklifekmeaningkandkpleasure.
3. Althoughkitkmayknotkbekpossiblektokreversekallkthekdamage,kitkiskneverktooklatektokstopksmokingkc
igarettes.kPeoplekwhokquitksmokingkatkankolderkagekenjoykbetterkhealthkoutcomes.
4. Olderkpeoplekcontributekgreatlyktoksocietykbykvolunteering,khelpingkwithkgrandchildren,k
mentoringkothers,kandkcontinuekworking.
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CognitivekLevel:k Applying
ClientkNeed:kHealthkPromotionkandkMaintenancek
ClientkNeedkSub:kHigh-
RiskkBehaviorskNurs/IntegkConc.:k NursingkProce
ss:kPlanning
LearningkOutcome:k 3.kIdentifykcommonkmythskofkagingkandktheirkcontributionktokageism.

2) Theknursekiskplanningktokconductkeducationkforkolderkadultkclientskregardingkpreventativekhea
lthkscreenings.kWhichktypekofkscreeningkdoesktheknursekanticipatekeducatingkthiskpopulationkon?
1. Glaucoma
2. Nutrition
3. Ankannualkmammogram
4. Prostate-specifickantigen
Answer:k 3
Explanation:k 1.kAkglaucomakscreeningkiskrecommendedkannuallykforkthosekatkriskkforkglaucoma.
2. Nutritionalkassessmentkandkcounselingkarekencouragedkforkthosekwithkdiabeteskorkrenalkdisease.
3. Theknursekwillkdiscusskthekimportancekofkannualkmammograms.kOlderkwomenkarekthekfastestkg
rowingkpopulationkinkthekUnitedkStates.
4. Akprostate-
specifickantigenkiskrecommendedkyearlykforkmenkunderkthekagekofk70.kPagekRef:k7
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LearningkOutcome:k 1.kInterpretkdemographickdatakaccordingktokrace,kgender,kandkage.

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3) Whilekcompletingkankadmissionkassessment,ktheknurseklearnskthatkakfemalekadultkpatientkhasks
mokedkakpackkofkcigaretteskdailykfork20kyearskandkworkskatkakchemicalkplant.kFromkthiskinforma
tion,kwhatkiskthiskpatientkmostkatkriskkfor?
1. Declinekinkmusclekmass
2. Nutritionalkdeficiencies
3. Depressionkandksocialkisolation
4. Occupationalkhazardkshorteningklifekexpectancyk
Answer:k 4
Explanation:k 1.kWhilekmusclekmasskdoesknaturallykdeclinekinkolderkadults,ktherekisknokindicationkth
atkshekisknotkphysicallykactive.
2. Inkolderkadults,kadequateknutritionkcankbekakconcern,kyetktherekisknokindicationkthatkshekisknotka
dequatelyknourished.
3. Inkolderkadults,kdepressionkandksocialkisolationkarekakrisk,kyetktherekisknokindicationkthatkshekiskn
otksociallykactive.
4. Exposurektokoccupationalkriskkfactorskhaskbeenkknownktokaffectklifekexpectancykinkmenkandkwillkh
avektheksamekeffectkonkwomenkgivenksimilarkcircumstances.
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ClientkNeedkSub:kHigh-
RiskkBehaviorskNurs/IntegkConc.:k NursingkProce
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LearningkOutcome:k 2.kRelatekleadingkcauseskofkmorbiditykandkmortalitykamongkolderkadults.

4) Theknursekiskcaringkforkankolderkadultkwithkakchronickdisease.kWhichkiskreflectivekofkaktertiaryki
nterventionktokhelpkslowkdownkthekprogressionkofkthekclient'skillness?
1. Assesskthekclient'skmobility
2. Integratekphysicalktherapy
3. Discusskinjury-preventionkmeasureskwithinkthekhome
4. Obtainkakreferralkforkoccupationalktherapyk
Answer:k 2
Explanation:k 1.kAssessmentkofkthekclient'skmobilitykiskreflectivekofksecondarykprevention.
2. Thekintegrationkofkphysicalktherapykforkakclientkwithkchronickdiseasekreflectskaktertiaryki
nterventionktokpromotekrestorationkandkpreventkorkslowkdownkfurtherkdebilitation.
3. Discussingkinjurykpreventionkiskhealthkpromotionkorkprimarykprevention.
4. Obtainingkakreferralkforkankoccupationalktherapistkreflectskaksecondarykmeasurekofkpreventionkink
whichktherekiskankearlykdiagnosiskandkpromptktreatment.
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ClientkNeed:k PhysiologicalkIntegrity
ClientkNeedkSub:kReductionkofkRiskkPotentialkNur
s/IntegkConc.:k NursingkProcess:kAssessment
LearningkOutcome:k 4.kDescribekthekeffectskofkchronickdisease.