Geri. Exam (ch. 6,7,8,9) |! |! |! |!
questions with accurate |! |! |!
detailed answers |!
The nurse clarifies that the difference between a health screening and health
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assessment is that a health screening: - Correct answer ✔ |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
|! - Correct answer ✔oral temperature
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The nurse is aware that the most common health threat for the older adult,
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regardless of ethnicity, is: - Correct answer ✔diabetes|! |! |! |! |! |! |!
To establish rapport, the nurse should initiate the health interview by saying:
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- Correct answer ✔"Hello, Mrs. Smith. My name is Alice. We'll start with a
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few questions before the physical exam."
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The 94-year-old woman has come to the health assessment interview with
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her 70-year-old daughter, who answers all the interview questions for her
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mother. The nurse's best approach to this situation would be to: - Correct
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answer ✔look directly at the patient and say, "Mrs. Smith, now I'd like to
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hear from you about your health."
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, When interviewing a 90-year-old Chinese woman who is accompanied by her
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daughter, the interviewer should: - Correct answer ✔use social conversation
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and indirect questions
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The nurse appropriately uses a variety of communication techniques during
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the health interview, which include: - Correct answer ✔keeping questions
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simple
Because the nurse is aware that the 86-year-old woman has age-related loss of
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subcutaneous fat and a lowered metabolism rate, the nurse will take special
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precautions to: - Correct answer ✔prevent the patient from becoming chilled
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during the examination. |! |!
The most effective method to take an older adult's temperature is to use a(n):
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- Correct answer ✔electronic thermometer, because it only takes a few
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seconds to assess temperature. |! |! |!
The nurse explains that the lowest recommended daily caloric intake to meet
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nutritional needs of the older adult safely is _____ calories. - Correct answer
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✔1200
The 65-year-old woman brags that by using the Myplate.gov guidelines for
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nutrition, she has lost 15 lb. The nurse reminds her that in order to maintain
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the weight loss, she should incorporate which of the following interventions?
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- Correct answer ✔exercise
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|! - Correct answer ✔mainly proteins
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questions with accurate |! |! |!
detailed answers |!
The nurse clarifies that the difference between a health screening and health
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assessment is that a health screening: - Correct answer ✔ |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
|! - Correct answer ✔oral temperature
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The nurse is aware that the most common health threat for the older adult,
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regardless of ethnicity, is: - Correct answer ✔diabetes|! |! |! |! |! |! |!
To establish rapport, the nurse should initiate the health interview by saying:
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
- Correct answer ✔"Hello, Mrs. Smith. My name is Alice. We'll start with a
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
few questions before the physical exam."
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The 94-year-old woman has come to the health assessment interview with
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
her 70-year-old daughter, who answers all the interview questions for her
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mother. The nurse's best approach to this situation would be to: - Correct
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
answer ✔look directly at the patient and say, "Mrs. Smith, now I'd like to
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
hear from you about your health."
|! |! |! |! |!
, When interviewing a 90-year-old Chinese woman who is accompanied by her
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
daughter, the interviewer should: - Correct answer ✔use social conversation
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and indirect questions
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The nurse appropriately uses a variety of communication techniques during
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
the health interview, which include: - Correct answer ✔keeping questions
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simple
Because the nurse is aware that the 86-year-old woman has age-related loss of
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
subcutaneous fat and a lowered metabolism rate, the nurse will take special
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
precautions to: - Correct answer ✔prevent the patient from becoming chilled
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
during the examination. |! |!
The most effective method to take an older adult's temperature is to use a(n):
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
- Correct answer ✔electronic thermometer, because it only takes a few
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
seconds to assess temperature. |! |! |!
The nurse explains that the lowest recommended daily caloric intake to meet
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
nutritional needs of the older adult safely is _____ calories. - Correct answer
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✔1200
The 65-year-old woman brags that by using the Myplate.gov guidelines for
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
nutrition, she has lost 15 lb. The nurse reminds her that in order to maintain
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
the weight loss, she should incorporate which of the following interventions?
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- Correct answer ✔exercise
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|! - Correct answer ✔mainly proteins
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