Gero Exam 4 questions and answers
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Nurse monitors older adults exercising at wellness, which of the following new assessment
findings should warrant the nurse to call first responders? - correct answer ✔✔Inability to speak
OR nurse is assisting with the positioning of a 78-year-old on the table prior to surgery. What
action should be prioritized? - correct answer ✔✔Protect the patient's skin integrity by padding
bony prominences
Why is correct body alignment important? - correct answer ✔✔Facilitates optimal function,
promotes comfort, prevents contractures and pressure ulcers
Which of the following are typical ADLs? - correct answer ✔✔Eating, feeding, toileting, dressing
When the rehab nurse is working with gero clients and focusing on the many obstacles they
have already overcome which guidelines are being exhibited? - correct answer ✔✔Emphasizing
function rather than dysfunction
After a fall in the supermarket near home, Mr. G has experienced slow recovery from hip
replacement surgery nine weeks prior. Which of the following goals should be the priority for
rehab? - correct answer ✔✔Improvement in functional capacity
Elderly people are at risk for becoming frail, which can lead to serious disability. Which of the
following is most likely to prevent or postpone frailty? - correct answer ✔✔Strengthening
exercises
, A nurse in cardiac fitness unit is helping an elderly man set goals for the coming year. He has
had one heart attack and two coronary bypasses. He can walk one block before tiring. What
goal seems most reasonable to him at the point? - correct answer ✔✔Walk 6-10 blocks every
day
Which of the following statements about the goal of persons with chronic illness are correct? -
correct answer ✔✔Healing of body, mind, spirit, appropriate care measures include living in
harmony with disease, controlling symptoms of disease
To the embarrassment of his family, an 81-year-old male has made repeated sexually
inappropriate statements to the female staff members. What should be the nurse's initial
reaction? - correct answer ✔✔Identify the underlying cause of the patient's behavior
76-year-old has been prescribed SSRI for treatment of depression. What assessment should the
nurse prioritize during the initial days of patient's therapy? - correct answer ✔✔Monitor
changes in patient's cognition and nutrition
Which of the following are possible indications of alcohol abuse? - correct answer ✔✔Frequent
injuries or falls due to clumsiness, keeping to oneself and being irritable around others,
experiencing blackouts, using alcohol to calm nerves or improve mood
80-year-old male patient receiving treatment for COPD has been displaying anxiety since
admission. What should the nurse prioritize? - correct answer ✔✔Provide a predictable routine
with explanations prior to each intervention
Which of the following are problems that older adults may confront that challenge their
emotional homeostasis? - correct answer ✔✔Altered body function, increased vulnerability to
crime and abuse, sensory deficits, greater awareness of one's own mortality
Elderly patients may need more support when facing a diagnosis of cancer than younger
patients. Why? - correct answer ✔✔They may only know about previous cancer diagnoses
when treatment options were limited
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Nurse monitors older adults exercising at wellness, which of the following new assessment
findings should warrant the nurse to call first responders? - correct answer ✔✔Inability to speak
OR nurse is assisting with the positioning of a 78-year-old on the table prior to surgery. What
action should be prioritized? - correct answer ✔✔Protect the patient's skin integrity by padding
bony prominences
Why is correct body alignment important? - correct answer ✔✔Facilitates optimal function,
promotes comfort, prevents contractures and pressure ulcers
Which of the following are typical ADLs? - correct answer ✔✔Eating, feeding, toileting, dressing
When the rehab nurse is working with gero clients and focusing on the many obstacles they
have already overcome which guidelines are being exhibited? - correct answer ✔✔Emphasizing
function rather than dysfunction
After a fall in the supermarket near home, Mr. G has experienced slow recovery from hip
replacement surgery nine weeks prior. Which of the following goals should be the priority for
rehab? - correct answer ✔✔Improvement in functional capacity
Elderly people are at risk for becoming frail, which can lead to serious disability. Which of the
following is most likely to prevent or postpone frailty? - correct answer ✔✔Strengthening
exercises
, A nurse in cardiac fitness unit is helping an elderly man set goals for the coming year. He has
had one heart attack and two coronary bypasses. He can walk one block before tiring. What
goal seems most reasonable to him at the point? - correct answer ✔✔Walk 6-10 blocks every
day
Which of the following statements about the goal of persons with chronic illness are correct? -
correct answer ✔✔Healing of body, mind, spirit, appropriate care measures include living in
harmony with disease, controlling symptoms of disease
To the embarrassment of his family, an 81-year-old male has made repeated sexually
inappropriate statements to the female staff members. What should be the nurse's initial
reaction? - correct answer ✔✔Identify the underlying cause of the patient's behavior
76-year-old has been prescribed SSRI for treatment of depression. What assessment should the
nurse prioritize during the initial days of patient's therapy? - correct answer ✔✔Monitor
changes in patient's cognition and nutrition
Which of the following are possible indications of alcohol abuse? - correct answer ✔✔Frequent
injuries or falls due to clumsiness, keeping to oneself and being irritable around others,
experiencing blackouts, using alcohol to calm nerves or improve mood
80-year-old male patient receiving treatment for COPD has been displaying anxiety since
admission. What should the nurse prioritize? - correct answer ✔✔Provide a predictable routine
with explanations prior to each intervention
Which of the following are problems that older adults may confront that challenge their
emotional homeostasis? - correct answer ✔✔Altered body function, increased vulnerability to
crime and abuse, sensory deficits, greater awareness of one's own mortality
Elderly patients may need more support when facing a diagnosis of cancer than younger
patients. Why? - correct answer ✔✔They may only know about previous cancer diagnoses
when treatment options were limited
