NUR2092 Health Assessment Final Exam 2023 Questions and 100% Correct Answers.

NUR2092 Health Assessment Final Exam 2023 Questions and 100% Correct Answers. Activity of Daily Living - Correct answer-Tasks that are necessary for self-care, such as eating/feeding, bathing, grooming, toileting, walking, and transferring. Advanced Activities of Daily Living - Correct answer-Activities that an older adult performs as a family member or as a member of society or community, including occupational and recreational activities. Caregiver Assessment - Correct answer-Assessment of the health and well-being of an individual's caregiver. Caregiver Burden - Correct answer-The perceived strain by the person who cares for an older, chronically ill, or disabled person. Domains of Cognition - Correct answer-Domains included in mental status assessments, such as attention, memory, orientation, language, visuospatial skills, and higher cognitive functions. Environment - Correct answer-Assessment of an indovodual's home environment and community systems, including hazards at home. Functional Ability - Correct answer-The ability of a person to perform activities necessary to live in modern society; may include driving, using the telephone, or performing personal tasks such as baking or toileting. Functional Assessment - Correct answer-A systematic assessment that includes assessment of an individual's activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, and mobility. Functional Status - Correct answer-A person's actual performance of activities and tasks associated with current life roles. Geriatric Assessment - Correct answer-Multidimensional assessment; physical examination and assessments of mental status, functional status, social and economical status, pain, and physical environment safety. Home Care - Correct answer-Supportive services provided in the home: skilled nursing care, primary care, therapy (physical, occupational, speech), social work, nutrition, case management, ADL assistance, durable medical equipment. Instrumental Activities of Daily Living - Correct answer-Functional abilities necessary for independent community living, such as, shopping, meal preparation, housekeeping, laundry, managing finances, taking medications, and using transportation. Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living - Correct answer-An instrument used to measure physical function in older adults and the chronically ill. Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living - Correct answer-An instrument used to measure an individual's ability to perform instrumental activities of daily living; may assist in assessing one's ability to live independently. Physical Performance Measures - Correct answer-Tests that measure balance, gait, motor coordination, and endurance. Social Domain - Correct answer-The domain that focuses on an individual's relationships within family, social groups, and the community. Social Networks - Correct answer-Informal supports accessed by older adults, such as family members and close friends, neighbors, church societies, neighborhood groups, and senior centers. Spiritual Assessment - Correct answer-Assessment of the individual's spiritual health. An appropriate tool to assess an individual's instrumental activities of daily living is a tool by: - Correct answer-a. Katz b. Lawton *CORRECT ANSWER* c. Tinetti d. Norbeck Which statement is true regarding an individual's functional status? - Correct answer-a. Functional status refers to one's ability to care for another person. b. An older adult's functional status is usually static over time. c. An older adult's functional status may vary from independence to disability. *CORRECT ANSWER* d. Dementia is an example of functional status. An older person is experiencing an acute change in cognition. You recognize that this disorder is? - Correct answer-a. Alzheimer dementia b. Attention deficit disorder c. Depression d. Delirium *CORRECT ANSWER* Assessment of the social domain includes: - Correct answer-a. Family relationships *CORRECT ANSWER* b. Ability to cook meals c. Ability to balance the checkbook and pay bills d. Hazards found in the home You will use which technique when assessing an older individual who has cognitive impairment? - Correct answer-a. Ask open-ended questions b. Complete the entire assessment in one session c. Ask the family members for information instead of the older individual d. Ask simple questions that have yes or no answers. *CORRECT ANSWER* An older person needs to be assessed before going home as to whether he or she is able to go outside alone safely. Which test is best for this assessment? - Correct answer-a. Up and go test *CORRECT ANSWER* b. Performance of activities of daily living c. Older americans resources and services multidimensional functional assessment questionnaire d. Lawton IADL Instrument An older adult has had surgery for a fractured hip and has a history of dementia. You should keep in mind that older adults with cognitive impairment: - Correct answer-a. Experience less pain b. can provide a self-report of pain *CORRECT ANSWER8 c. Cannot be relied on to self-report pain d. Will not express pain sensations. An appropriate use of the caregiver strain index would be which situation? - Correct answer-a. A daughter who is taking her older father home to live with her b. An older patient who lives alone c. A wife who has cared for her husband for the past 4 years at home *CORRECT ANSWER* d. A son whose parents live in an assisted living facility.