Chapter 5- Gerontological Nursing and Health Promotion correctly answered 2023/2024

Chapter 5- Gerontological Nursing and Health Promotion 1. A nurse is explaining to a new colleague the similarities and differences between gerontology and geriatrics. Which of the following situations would most likely be addressed by a geriatrician rather than a gerontologist? A) Teaching older adults techniques to identify and deal with age-related changes B) Organizing and leading exercise classes to facilitate mobility C) Identifying and treating a client's vascular dementia D) Rearranging an older adult's apartment to minimize the risk of falls - correct answer Ans: C 2. A nurse works with a program that performs interviews, blood work, and digital rectal examinations aimed at identifying older men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The program also facilitates bathroom alterations in older adults' homes to ensure men with BPH have easy access to a toilet. Which of the following components of health promotion has yet to be implemented in the program? A) Screening B) Risk assessment C) Environmental modification D) Risk-reduction interventions - correct answer Ans: D 3. A nurse is teaching nursing students about the importance of health promotion among older adults. Which of the following statements by a student indicates a need for further teaching? A) "Teaching older adults how to live with diabetes would be a useful health promotion initiative." B) "I can see why we would want to promote timely discharge back to the community following hospitalization." C) "I think that attending to spiritual growth could likely be a part of health promotion." D) "If we could promote healthy, simple diets, then some diseases could likely be prevented." - correct answer Ans: B 4. Which of the following interventions most closely aligns with the practices of health promotion? A) Leading a flexibility and mobility class among older adults B) Providing presurgical teaching to an older adult prior to hip replacement C) Administering an anti-inflammatory and analgesics to an older adult with osteoarthritis D) Teaching an older adult how to administer her inhaled bronchodilators independently - correct answer Ans: A 5. Which of the following circumstances would be most likely to render a screening program unnecessary? A) Treatment of the disease is available at low cost. B) The disease follows a predictable course. C) The disease is more common among older adults than among younger and middle-aged adults.