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Exam 2: NUR163/ NUR 163 (Latest 2025/ 2026 Update) Concepts of Practical Nursing in the Care of Elderly Patients Review| Questions & Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)- Hondros QUESTION Which of the following is an emotion focused coping strategy? Answer: Change how you respond to the stressor QUESTION True or false: Chvosteks sign (abnormal twitching) is a manifestation of hypocalcemia and hypomagnesemia Answer: True QUESTION What medications can be used to treat pain that is associated with mobility? Answer: Anti-inflammatory Muscle relaxer Analgesic QUESTION What is the most substantial benefit for an older adult participating in balance training? Answer: Decreases the incidents of falls QUESTION What are some alternative measures to manage stress? Answer: Massage therapy Aroma therapy Imaging QUESTION A nurse who primarily cares for the elderly knows that the most common stressor for them is? Answer: Loss QUESTION True or faulse: When an event has little to no personal significance, avoiding it will help. Answer: True QUESTION What is subjective data? Answer: Data that only the subject or "patient" can feel and will tell you. Usually in a statement. QUESTION What is objective data? Answer: What you observe and can measure QUESTION What is the most effective way to talk to a patient that is hard of hearing? Answer: In a low tone and at eye level QUESTION What are some interventions to decrease the risk of pressure sores? Answer: Use of barrier cream Reposition every 2 hours Protein intake Use of waffle mattress Get wrinkles out of clothing and bedding QUESTION What are some questions to ask a patient upon admission? Answer: Current medications including supplements Allergies Recent history of falls QUESTION What can stress cause? Answer: Nausea Excessive gas QUESTION S/S of heat stroke

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Examl 2:l NUR163/l NURl 163l (Latestl
2025/l 2026l Update)l Conceptsl ofl Practicall
Nursingl inl thel Carel ofl Elderlyl Patientsl
Review|l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l
Hondros

Q:l Whichl ofl thel followingl isl anl emotionl focusedl copingl strategy?
Answer:
Changel howl youl respondl tol thel stressor



Q:l Truel orl false:l
Chvosteksl signl (abnormall twitching)l isl al manifestationl ofl hypocalcemial andl
hypomagnesemia

Answer:
True



Q:l Whatl medicationsl canl bel usedl tol treatl painl thatl isl associatedl withl mobility?
Answer:
Anti-inflammatory
Musclel relaxer
Analgesic



Q:l Whatl isl thel mostl substantiall benefitl forl anl olderl adultl participatingl inl balancel
training?

,Answer:
Decreasesl thel incidentsl ofl falls



Q:l Whatl arel somel alternativel measuresl tol managel stress?
Answer:
Massagel therapy
Aromal therapyl
Imaging



Q:l Al nursel whol primarilyl caresl forl thel elderlyl knowsl thatl thel mostl commonl stressorl
forl theml is?

Answer:
Loss



Q:l Truel orl faulse:
Whenl anl eventl hasl littlel tol nol personall significance,l avoidingl itl willl help.

Answer:
True



Q:l Whatl isl subjectivel data?
Answer:
Datal thatl onlyl thel subjectl orl "patient"l canl feell andl willl telll you.l Usuallyl inl al
statement.



Q:l Whatl isl objectivel data?
Answer:
Whatl youl observel andl canl measure

, Q:l Whatl isl thel mostl effectivel wayl tol talkl tol al patientl thatl isl hardl ofl hearing?
Answer:
Inl al lowl tonel andl atl eyel level



Q:l Whatl arel somel interventionsl tol decreasel thel riskl ofl pressurel sores?
Answer:
Usel ofl barrierl cream
Repositionl everyl 2l hours
Proteinl intake
Usel ofl wafflel mattress
Getl wrinklesl outl ofl clothingl andl bedding



Q:l Whatl arel somel questionsl tol askl al patientl uponl admission?
Answer:
Currentl medicationsl includingl supplements
Allergies
Recentl historyl ofl falls



Q:l Whatl canl stressl cause?
Answer:
Nausea
Excessivel gas



Q:l S/Sl ofl heatl stroke
Answer:
templ 104l orl higher
tachycardia
headaches
behaviorall changes

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