Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing Test Review Chap
40 & 41
1 . A nurse takes into consideration the most common cause of physical
change in an older adult is?: Impaired mobility
2. How often would you encourage an older adult who is active to
exercise?: 20 - 30 minutes 3 times a week.
3. If you are a home health nurse who is going to a home to make a risk
assessment and you find an older adult who has their own home. She
wears glasses with a missing eye piece and soft soled, floppy shoes. She
uses a rolling walker to get around and has no carpet. What would be the
highest risk for a fall for this patient? : Soft soled, floppy shoes
4. If an older adult patient is too weak to walk after surgery the nurse
would work with what specialist?: Physical therapist
5. You have a patient with presbycusis. How would you effectively
communicate with them? : Use a slower and deeper voice
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40 & 41
6. What would a nurse's strategy be that might be helpful in preventing
falls on a skilled unit?: Put the call bell within reach.
7. What would be a risk for falls that a home health nurse might find in a
home when they go to assess the home for hazards?: Scatter rugs present
in all the rooms.
8. An older adult is rearranging her kitchen to better fit her needs. As a
nurse, you would encourage her to avoid having to reach up and would
encourage her to place all items below the level of her?: Head
9. An older adult in a skilled facility tells the nurse that he has controlled
incontinence with an herbal remedy. What herbal remedy would be
effective for him?: Pumpkin seeds
10. The nurse uses the behavioral technique of habit voiding to reduce
uriniary incontinence. What else is this called?: Timed voiding
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40 & 41
1 . A nurse takes into consideration the most common cause of physical
change in an older adult is?: Impaired mobility
2. How often would you encourage an older adult who is active to
exercise?: 20 - 30 minutes 3 times a week.
3. If you are a home health nurse who is going to a home to make a risk
assessment and you find an older adult who has their own home. She
wears glasses with a missing eye piece and soft soled, floppy shoes. She
uses a rolling walker to get around and has no carpet. What would be the
highest risk for a fall for this patient? : Soft soled, floppy shoes
4. If an older adult patient is too weak to walk after surgery the nurse
would work with what specialist?: Physical therapist
5. You have a patient with presbycusis. How would you effectively
communicate with them? : Use a slower and deeper voice
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, Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing Test Review Chap
40 & 41
6. What would a nurse's strategy be that might be helpful in preventing
falls on a skilled unit?: Put the call bell within reach.
7. What would be a risk for falls that a home health nurse might find in a
home when they go to assess the home for hazards?: Scatter rugs present
in all the rooms.
8. An older adult is rearranging her kitchen to better fit her needs. As a
nurse, you would encourage her to avoid having to reach up and would
encourage her to place all items below the level of her?: Head
9. An older adult in a skilled facility tells the nurse that he has controlled
incontinence with an herbal remedy. What herbal remedy would be
effective for him?: Pumpkin seeds
10. The nurse uses the behavioral technique of habit voiding to reduce
uriniary incontinence. What else is this called?: Timed voiding
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