NUl 176/l NU176l Examl 4–l Geriatricl
Nursingl Reviewl |l Galenl (Latestl 2026/l
2027l Update)l 100%l Verifiedl Questionsl &l
Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l Whatl shouldl wel ensurel ptl hasl tol bel inl walkingl program?
Answer:
abilityl tol walk,l goodl fittingl shoes
Q:l Ifl ptl takingl foodl home,l howl canl wel help?
Answer:
checkl withl familyl aboutl additionall foodl resources
Q:l Whenl wel dischargel ptl whatl shouldl wel do?
Answer:
makel surel theyl havel helpl atl homel withl ADLs,l cleaning,l animals
Q:l Whatl tol rememberl aboutl eachl ptl losingl theirl independence?
Answer:
takel lossl differently
Q:l Whyl wouldl al ptl bel avoidingl participation?
Answer:
decreasedl sensel ofl selfl worth
,Q:l Whatl isl thel purposel ofl rehab?
Answer:
highestl levell ofl functioning
Q:l Whatl tol dol whenl al ptl isl disorientedl andl havingl difficultyl followingl directions?
Answer:
simplel stepl byl stepl instructions
Q:l Ifl dischargedl ptl hasl multiplel outpatientl therapiesl whatl dol wel do?
Answer:
makel surel theyl dol notl overlap,l getl Drl orl casel management
Q:l Whatl tol dol beforel discharge?
Answer:
assessl ptl forl abilityl tol functionl independentlyl ifl askingl questionsl aboutl medsl orl
transportation,l wel needl tol makel surel itl al safel discharge,l raisel concernsl withl doctor
Q:l Whyl wouldl Alzheimersl ptl havel issuesl withl inappropriatel touching?
Answer:
cognitivel impairment,l misinterpretingl sociall boundariesl disconnectsl inl theirl brain
Q:l Howl tol assessl ptsl abilityl tol think?
Answer:
givel al samplel riddlel andl askl tol explainl thel answer
, Q:l Whatl isl abbreviatedl mentall testl score?l (AMTS)
Answer:
quickl 10l questionl screeningl tooll tol checkl forl cognitivel impairmentl byl assessingl
orientation,l memory,l andl attentionl throughl questionsl aboutl age,l date,l place,l andl
recallingl anl address
Q:l Whatsl thel differencel inl delusionsl andl hallucinations?
Answer:
delusionsl arel whenl ptl believel thingsl thatl couldl notl bel true
Q:l Whatl tol dol ifl ptl isl hallucinating?
Answer:
calmlyl assessl situationl andl acknowledgmentl fearl withoutl agreeingl withl it
Q:l Whenl dealingl withl agitatedl pt,l whatl dol youl do?
Answer:
usel softl andl calml voice,l takel theml tol safel spacel ,neverl wantl tol restrain,l 4-6l feetl away
Q:l Whatl tol dol ifl ptl hasl suicidall thoughts?
Answer:
hoardingl meds,l givingl awayl belongings,l notl leavingl house,l notl participatingl inl hobbiesl
needl furtherl assessment,l dol notl leavel alone
Q:l Whatl arel somel safetyl measuresl tol remember?
Nursingl Reviewl |l Galenl (Latestl 2026/l
2027l Update)l 100%l Verifiedl Questionsl &l
Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l Whatl shouldl wel ensurel ptl hasl tol bel inl walkingl program?
Answer:
abilityl tol walk,l goodl fittingl shoes
Q:l Ifl ptl takingl foodl home,l howl canl wel help?
Answer:
checkl withl familyl aboutl additionall foodl resources
Q:l Whenl wel dischargel ptl whatl shouldl wel do?
Answer:
makel surel theyl havel helpl atl homel withl ADLs,l cleaning,l animals
Q:l Whatl tol rememberl aboutl eachl ptl losingl theirl independence?
Answer:
takel lossl differently
Q:l Whyl wouldl al ptl bel avoidingl participation?
Answer:
decreasedl sensel ofl selfl worth
,Q:l Whatl isl thel purposel ofl rehab?
Answer:
highestl levell ofl functioning
Q:l Whatl tol dol whenl al ptl isl disorientedl andl havingl difficultyl followingl directions?
Answer:
simplel stepl byl stepl instructions
Q:l Ifl dischargedl ptl hasl multiplel outpatientl therapiesl whatl dol wel do?
Answer:
makel surel theyl dol notl overlap,l getl Drl orl casel management
Q:l Whatl tol dol beforel discharge?
Answer:
assessl ptl forl abilityl tol functionl independentlyl ifl askingl questionsl aboutl medsl orl
transportation,l wel needl tol makel surel itl al safel discharge,l raisel concernsl withl doctor
Q:l Whyl wouldl Alzheimersl ptl havel issuesl withl inappropriatel touching?
Answer:
cognitivel impairment,l misinterpretingl sociall boundariesl disconnectsl inl theirl brain
Q:l Howl tol assessl ptsl abilityl tol think?
Answer:
givel al samplel riddlel andl askl tol explainl thel answer
, Q:l Whatl isl abbreviatedl mentall testl score?l (AMTS)
Answer:
quickl 10l questionl screeningl tooll tol checkl forl cognitivel impairmentl byl assessingl
orientation,l memory,l andl attentionl throughl questionsl aboutl age,l date,l place,l andl
recallingl anl address
Q:l Whatsl thel differencel inl delusionsl andl hallucinations?
Answer:
delusionsl arel whenl ptl believel thingsl thatl couldl notl bel true
Q:l Whatl tol dol ifl ptl isl hallucinating?
Answer:
calmlyl assessl situationl andl acknowledgmentl fearl withoutl agreeingl withl it
Q:l Whenl dealingl withl agitatedl pt,l whatl dol youl do?
Answer:
usel softl andl calml voice,l takel theml tol safel spacel ,neverl wantl tol restrain,l 4-6l feetl away
Q:l Whatl tol dol ifl ptl hasl suicidall thoughts?
Answer:
hoardingl meds,l givingl awayl belongings,l notl leavingl house,l notl participatingl inl hobbiesl
needl furtherl assessment,l dol notl leavel alone
Q:l Whatl arel somel safetyl measuresl tol remember?
