Final Exam Review (Geriatric Nursing Pre-Test)
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For an individual with age- A young child talking in a cafeteria line
related hearing loss, which
sound is most difficult to
hear?
Pain of gastrointestinal substernal chest discomfort
origin is best
differentiated from pain of
cardiac origin by the
presence of:
The progression of distance walked before leg pain starts.
intermittent claudication is
measured by the:
An early sign of alcohol diaphoresis.
withdrawal is:
A stage III pressure ulcer deep craters with or without undermining and full-
is characterized by: thickness skin loss involving subcutaneous tissue
The primary risk factor for immobility.
the development of
pressure ulcers in older
adult patients is:
,An 80-year-old resident of glaucoma.
a retirement center states
that something is wrong
with the lighting in the
room because colored
rings appear around the
light bulbs. The resident
most likely has:
The most common cause arthritis.
of chronic pain in older
adults is:
A 72-year-old man with adherence to his medication regimen, inhalation
asthma, chronic therapy, and instruction about methods of conserving
obstructive pulmonary energy.
disease, and chronic
anxiety is admitted to a
nursing home. Care plan
objectives for this man
include:
A 65-year-old man with a a lung tumor.
45-year history of smoking
complains of a change in
his cough pattern, a
nonproductive cough, and
an ache in his chest. The
man's chest x-ray reveals
an infiltrate. The
gerontological nurse
suspects:
Which symptom in older Confusion
adults is most indicative of
a urinary tract infection?
, Which is a risk factor for Prolonged antibiotic therapy
vaginitis in older adult
women?
Which condition might be Dehydration
indicated by an increase in
hemoglobin values?
An 83-year-old female adduction of the hip can cause dislocation of the
patient underwent a total prosthesis.
hip replacement three
days ago. She should not
cross her legs because:
A 76-year-old patient with exercise
osteoarthritis complains of
pain, stiffness, and
deformities of the fingers.
The gerontological nurse
recommends
A factor that contributes decreased activity
to hypothermia in older
adults is:
Heat stroke is a serious absence of sweating
form of hyperthermia that
is characterized by
A gerontological nurse is demonstrate the proper way to put on a shirt.
teaching dressing
techniques to a patient
with right hemiplegia and
a severe speech
impairment. An
appropriate first step in
the nurse's teaching would
be to:
Older adults with rigidity and tremor at rest.
Parkinson disease exhibit:
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Terms in this set (75)
For an individual with age- A young child talking in a cafeteria line
related hearing loss, which
sound is most difficult to
hear?
Pain of gastrointestinal substernal chest discomfort
origin is best
differentiated from pain of
cardiac origin by the
presence of:
The progression of distance walked before leg pain starts.
intermittent claudication is
measured by the:
An early sign of alcohol diaphoresis.
withdrawal is:
A stage III pressure ulcer deep craters with or without undermining and full-
is characterized by: thickness skin loss involving subcutaneous tissue
The primary risk factor for immobility.
the development of
pressure ulcers in older
adult patients is:
,An 80-year-old resident of glaucoma.
a retirement center states
that something is wrong
with the lighting in the
room because colored
rings appear around the
light bulbs. The resident
most likely has:
The most common cause arthritis.
of chronic pain in older
adults is:
A 72-year-old man with adherence to his medication regimen, inhalation
asthma, chronic therapy, and instruction about methods of conserving
obstructive pulmonary energy.
disease, and chronic
anxiety is admitted to a
nursing home. Care plan
objectives for this man
include:
A 65-year-old man with a a lung tumor.
45-year history of smoking
complains of a change in
his cough pattern, a
nonproductive cough, and
an ache in his chest. The
man's chest x-ray reveals
an infiltrate. The
gerontological nurse
suspects:
Which symptom in older Confusion
adults is most indicative of
a urinary tract infection?
, Which is a risk factor for Prolonged antibiotic therapy
vaginitis in older adult
women?
Which condition might be Dehydration
indicated by an increase in
hemoglobin values?
An 83-year-old female adduction of the hip can cause dislocation of the
patient underwent a total prosthesis.
hip replacement three
days ago. She should not
cross her legs because:
A 76-year-old patient with exercise
osteoarthritis complains of
pain, stiffness, and
deformities of the fingers.
The gerontological nurse
recommends
A factor that contributes decreased activity
to hypothermia in older
adults is:
Heat stroke is a serious absence of sweating
form of hyperthermia that
is characterized by
A gerontological nurse is demonstrate the proper way to put on a shirt.
teaching dressing
techniques to a patient
with right hemiplegia and
a severe speech
impairment. An
appropriate first step in
the nurse's teaching would
be to:
Older adults with rigidity and tremor at rest.
Parkinson disease exhibit:
