CARING FOR OLDER ADULTS
HOLISTICALLY 7TH EDITION DAHLKEMPER
REVIEW FULL QUESTION SET WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ What does the Weber test look for?
Answer: Conductive hearing loss
Place tuning fork on top of head and sound/vibration should be
even on both sides
◉ What does the the Rinne test look for?
Answer: Sensorineural hearing loss
◉ What are the common mental health problems in elders?
Answer: Depression
Dementia
Alzheimer's
◉ How do you assess for depression in elders?
Answer: S - Sleep disturbances
I - Interest decreased in activities
G - Guilty feelings
, E - Energy Decreased
C - Concentration decreased
A - Appetite (increased or decreased)
P - Psychomotor function decreased
S - Suicidal Ideations
◉ How do you complete a psychiatric assessment?
Answer: Appearance
Speech
Memory/Mood
Thoughts
Perception
Orientation
◉ What is the difference between delirium and dementia?
Answer: Delirium is ACUTE confusional state with a rapid onset
and duration less than one month
Dementia is chronic, slow, progressive deterioration of mental
function, non-reversible
◉ What are elders vulnerable to disease and altered mental
status?
Answer: Decreased physiologic reserve, less flexible homeostatic
processes and decreased body defenses.
HOLISTICALLY 7TH EDITION DAHLKEMPER
REVIEW FULL QUESTION SET WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ What does the Weber test look for?
Answer: Conductive hearing loss
Place tuning fork on top of head and sound/vibration should be
even on both sides
◉ What does the the Rinne test look for?
Answer: Sensorineural hearing loss
◉ What are the common mental health problems in elders?
Answer: Depression
Dementia
Alzheimer's
◉ How do you assess for depression in elders?
Answer: S - Sleep disturbances
I - Interest decreased in activities
G - Guilty feelings
, E - Energy Decreased
C - Concentration decreased
A - Appetite (increased or decreased)
P - Psychomotor function decreased
S - Suicidal Ideations
◉ How do you complete a psychiatric assessment?
Answer: Appearance
Speech
Memory/Mood
Thoughts
Perception
Orientation
◉ What is the difference between delirium and dementia?
Answer: Delirium is ACUTE confusional state with a rapid onset
and duration less than one month
Dementia is chronic, slow, progressive deterioration of mental
function, non-reversible
◉ What are elders vulnerable to disease and altered mental
status?
Answer: Decreased physiologic reserve, less flexible homeostatic
processes and decreased body defenses.
