Test Bank For Ebersole and Hess'
Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging,
Canadian Edition, 3rd - 2023 All Chapters -
9780323778749
, 1. Which of the following statements is true about gerontological nursing for patients of
different races and ethnic backgrounds? - CORRECT ANSWERS-d. Facial expressions,
body language, posture, and touch are important elements of
communication between a nurse and a patient from different ethnicities.
15. An older adult receives speech therapy for dysarthria. Which advice should the
nurse offer
the older adult to enhance the speech therapist's work? - CORRECT ANSWERS-c.
Practise facial exercises regularly.
18. How is fertility rate defined? - CORRECT ANSWERS-b. The average number of
children born to a person in their lifetime
3. When working with an interpreter, which of the following principles should the nurse
understand? - CORRECT ANSWERS-d. The nurse should face the patient, rather than
the interpreter.
4. A resident in a nursing home insists that a priest hear his confession. The resident is
very
anxious, and the nursing home does not have a Roman Catholic chaplain. Which one of
the
following interventions should the nurse implement? - CORRECT ANSWERS-d.
Contact a Roman Catholic church, and request that the priest visit the resident.
5. An older person who is a Chinese man of traditional beliefs has a blood pressure of
80/54
mm Hg and refuses to remain in bed. Which intervention should the nurse use to
promote
and maintain his health? - CORRECT ANSWERS-c. Ask about his perceptions and
treatment ideas.
7. An older adult living in long-term care begins to forget where activities occur, so the
nurse
engages her in reminiscence. Which goal of reminiscence is the most relevant to
improve
the nurse's communication with this older adult? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Reminiscence provides cognitive stimulation.
Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging,
Canadian Edition, 3rd - 2023 All Chapters -
9780323778749
, 1. Which of the following statements is true about gerontological nursing for patients of
different races and ethnic backgrounds? - CORRECT ANSWERS-d. Facial expressions,
body language, posture, and touch are important elements of
communication between a nurse and a patient from different ethnicities.
15. An older adult receives speech therapy for dysarthria. Which advice should the
nurse offer
the older adult to enhance the speech therapist's work? - CORRECT ANSWERS-c.
Practise facial exercises regularly.
18. How is fertility rate defined? - CORRECT ANSWERS-b. The average number of
children born to a person in their lifetime
3. When working with an interpreter, which of the following principles should the nurse
understand? - CORRECT ANSWERS-d. The nurse should face the patient, rather than
the interpreter.
4. A resident in a nursing home insists that a priest hear his confession. The resident is
very
anxious, and the nursing home does not have a Roman Catholic chaplain. Which one of
the
following interventions should the nurse implement? - CORRECT ANSWERS-d.
Contact a Roman Catholic church, and request that the priest visit the resident.
5. An older person who is a Chinese man of traditional beliefs has a blood pressure of
80/54
mm Hg and refuses to remain in bed. Which intervention should the nurse use to
promote
and maintain his health? - CORRECT ANSWERS-c. Ask about his perceptions and
treatment ideas.
7. An older adult living in long-term care begins to forget where activities occur, so the
nurse
engages her in reminiscence. Which goal of reminiscence is the most relevant to
improve
the nurse's communication with this older adult? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Reminiscence provides cognitive stimulation.
