Functional Ability questions with answers
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er adults and the 24-
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Hour Functional Ability Questionnaire (24hFAQ) for outpatient postoperative patients, hav
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e been developed to assess individuals' functional ability, or ability to perform the usual dail
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y activities required to meet basic needs. What is a disadvantage to these specific tools?
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A. The measurement of efficacy and reliability of the instruments are used to assess activiti
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es of daily living (ADLs).
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B. The measurement of functional ability is often inaccurate due to the subjective nature of
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self-reporting of functional abilities. as as as
C. The observation by a healthcare provider required to measure the person's functional a
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bility is time-intensive.
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D. Completion of these assessment tools is complex and requires interprofessional effort. -
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ansB. The measurement of functional ability is often inaccurate due to the subjective natur
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e of self-reporting of functional abilities.
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The nurse is assessing a patient's ability to perform instrumental activities of d
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Daily living (IADLs). Which activities are considered in the IADLs assessment?
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(Select all that apply.)
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A. Feeding oneself
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B. Preparing a meal
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C. Balancing a checkbook
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D. Walking as
E. Toileting
as
F. Grocery shopping - ansB. Preparing a meal
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C. Balancing a checkbook
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F. Grocery shopping
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Rationale
IADLs are more complex skills that are essential to living in a community -
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(managing money, grocery shopping, cooking, taking meds, etc.)
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The nurse is assessing a patient's ability to perform basic activities of daily living (BADLs).
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Which activities are considered in the BADLs assessment? (Select all that apply.)
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A. Brushing teeth or dentures
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B. Dressing oneself in the mornings
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C. Washing, drying, and folding laundry
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D. Counting own pulse and taking heart pill
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,E. Taking the bus to the park
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F. Calling family members - ansA. Brushing teeth or dentures
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B. Dressing oneself in the mornings
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Rationale
BADLs include actions related to personal care and mobility including eating, personal hygi
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ene, and grooming activities. as as as
Which types of abilities would be assessed in the functional assessment in order to develop
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a plan of care for a patient who had a stroke 30 days ago and is now in home care rehabilita
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tion? (Select all that apply.) as as as as
A. Cognitive as
B. Social as
C. Physical as
D. Emotional as
E. Spiritual - ansA. Cognitive
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B. Social as
C. Physical as
D. Emotional as
The nurse is caring for an 85-year-
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old woman 6 weeks following a hysterectomy secondary to ovarian cancer. The patient will
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need chemotherapy and irradiation on an outpatient basis. The nurse should identify and a
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ddress which factors that could have a negative impact on the patient's recovery/healing?
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(Select all that apply.)
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A. Can feed herself and prepare meals but cannot drive to the store
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B. Lives on a fixed income and can balance her checkbook
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C. Experiences stress incontinence
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D. Cannot participate in activities at the senior center
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E. Lives alone and has no nearby relatives
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F. Has no transportation to the oncology clinic - ansC. Experiences stress incontinence
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E. Lives alone and has no nearby relatives
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F. Has no transportation to the oncology clinic
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Rationale
Stress incontinence increases the risk of falls because of urgency and rushing to get to the
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bathroom and should be addressed to prevent injuries from falling. Income and social abiliti
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es are lower priorities during this phase of recovery.
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Which information would the nurse include when teaching a client with Parkinson disease
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who is having an inadequate response to levodopa therapy about selegiline?
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A. "The primary health care provider should be contacted immediately if a severe headach
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e occurs."
as
, B. "The therapeutic blood level of the medication should be monitored each month."
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C. "The dosage of the medication can be adjusted daily depending on your response that d
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ay."
D. "Side effects of levodopa will decrease when the selegiline and levodopa are taken conc
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urrently." - as
ansA. "The primary health care provider should be contacted immediately if a severe head
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ache occurs." as
Which adverse response would a nurse assesses for when carbidopa-
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levodopa is prescribed for a client with Parkinson disease?
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Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct.
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A. Nausea as
B. Lethargy
as
C. Bradycardia
as
D. Polycythemia
as
E. Emotional changes - ansA. Nausea
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E. Emotional changes
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Rationale
Insomnia, tremors, and agitation are side effects that may occur, not lethargy. Tachycardia
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and palpitations, not bradycardia, occur. Anemia and leukopenia, not polycythemia, are ad
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verse
reactions.
The nurse is educating the caregivers of an elderly adult with advanced Parkinson disease
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about continuing care. Which information would the nurse provide?
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Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct.
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A. "Home care is a type of continuing care in which the primary objectives are
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health promotion and education."
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B. "Continuing care is necessary for clients who are recovering from an acute or
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chronic illness or disability." as as as
C. "Adult day care centers are ideal for clients whose caregivers have to be away from hom
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e during the day."
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D. "Hospice care is a continuing care system that allows terminal clients to live at home with
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comfort, independence, and dignity."
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E. "Nursing centers provide 24-
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hour custodial care to help residents achieve and maintain their highest level of functioning
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Numerous assessment tools such as the Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ) for old
as as as as as as as as as as as
er adults and the 24-
as as as as
Hour Functional Ability Questionnaire (24hFAQ) for outpatient postoperative patients, hav
as as as as as as as as as
e been developed to assess individuals' functional ability, or ability to perform the usual dail
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
y activities required to meet basic needs. What is a disadvantage to these specific tools?
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A. The measurement of efficacy and reliability of the instruments are used to assess activiti
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es of daily living (ADLs).
as as as as
B. The measurement of functional ability is often inaccurate due to the subjective nature of
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
self-reporting of functional abilities. as as as
C. The observation by a healthcare provider required to measure the person's functional a
as as as as as as as as as as as as as
bility is time-intensive.
as as
D. Completion of these assessment tools is complex and requires interprofessional effort. -
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ansB. The measurement of functional ability is often inaccurate due to the subjective natur
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
e of self-reporting of functional abilities.
as as as as as
The nurse is assessing a patient's ability to perform instrumental activities of d
as as as as as as as as as as as as
Daily living (IADLs). Which activities are considered in the IADLs assessment?
as as as as as as as as as as
(Select all that apply.)
as as as as
A. Feeding oneself
as as
B. Preparing a meal
as as as
C. Balancing a checkbook
as as as
D. Walking as
E. Toileting
as
F. Grocery shopping - ansB. Preparing a meal
as as as as as as as
C. Balancing a checkbook
as as as
F. Grocery shopping
as as
Rationale
IADLs are more complex skills that are essential to living in a community -
as as as as as as as as as as as as as
(managing money, grocery shopping, cooking, taking meds, etc.)
as as as as as as as as
The nurse is assessing a patient's ability to perform basic activities of daily living (BADLs).
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
Which activities are considered in the BADLs assessment? (Select all that apply.)
as as as as as as as as as as as
A. Brushing teeth or dentures
as as as as
B. Dressing oneself in the mornings
as as as as as
C. Washing, drying, and folding laundry
as as as as as
D. Counting own pulse and taking heart pill
as as as as as as as
,E. Taking the bus to the park
as as as as as as
F. Calling family members - ansA. Brushing teeth or dentures
as as as as as as as as as
B. Dressing oneself in the mornings
as as as as as
Rationale
BADLs include actions related to personal care and mobility including eating, personal hygi
as as as as as as as as as as as as
ene, and grooming activities. as as as
Which types of abilities would be assessed in the functional assessment in order to develop
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
a plan of care for a patient who had a stroke 30 days ago and is now in home care rehabilita
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
tion? (Select all that apply.) as as as as
A. Cognitive as
B. Social as
C. Physical as
D. Emotional as
E. Spiritual - ansA. Cognitive
as as as as
B. Social as
C. Physical as
D. Emotional as
The nurse is caring for an 85-year-
as as as as as as
old woman 6 weeks following a hysterectomy secondary to ovarian cancer. The patient will
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
need chemotherapy and irradiation on an outpatient basis. The nurse should identify and a
as as as as as as as as as as as as as
ddress which factors that could have a negative impact on the patient's recovery/healing?
as as as as as as as as as as as as
(Select all that apply.)
as as as as
A. Can feed herself and prepare meals but cannot drive to the store
as as as as as as as as as as as as
B. Lives on a fixed income and can balance her checkbook
as as as as as as as as as as
C. Experiences stress incontinence
as as as
D. Cannot participate in activities at the senior center
as as as as as as as as
E. Lives alone and has no nearby relatives
as as as as as as as
F. Has no transportation to the oncology clinic - ansC. Experiences stress incontinence
as as as as as as as as as as as as
E. Lives alone and has no nearby relatives
as as as as as as as
F. Has no transportation to the oncology clinic
as as as as as as as
Rationale
Stress incontinence increases the risk of falls because of urgency and rushing to get to the
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
bathroom and should be addressed to prevent injuries from falling. Income and social abiliti
as as as as as as as as as as as as as
es are lower priorities during this phase of recovery.
as as as as as as as as
Which information would the nurse include when teaching a client with Parkinson disease
as as as as as as as as as as as as as
who is having an inadequate response to levodopa therapy about selegiline?
as as as as as as as as as as
A. "The primary health care provider should be contacted immediately if a severe headach
as as as as as as as as as as as as as
e occurs."
as
, B. "The therapeutic blood level of the medication should be monitored each month."
as as as as as as as as as as as as
C. "The dosage of the medication can be adjusted daily depending on your response that d
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
ay."
D. "Side effects of levodopa will decrease when the selegiline and levodopa are taken conc
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
urrently." - as
ansA. "The primary health care provider should be contacted immediately if a severe head
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
ache occurs." as
Which adverse response would a nurse assesses for when carbidopa-
as as as as as as as as as
levodopa is prescribed for a client with Parkinson disease?
as as as as as as as as
Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct.
as as as as as as as as as as as as
A. Nausea as
B. Lethargy
as
C. Bradycardia
as
D. Polycythemia
as
E. Emotional changes - ansA. Nausea
as as as as as
E. Emotional changes
as as
Rationale
Insomnia, tremors, and agitation are side effects that may occur, not lethargy. Tachycardia
as as as as as as as as as as as as as
and palpitations, not bradycardia, occur. Anemia and leukopenia, not polycythemia, are ad
as as as as as as as as as as as
verse
reactions.
The nurse is educating the caregivers of an elderly adult with advanced Parkinson disease
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
about continuing care. Which information would the nurse provide?
as as as as as as as as
Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct.
as as as as as as as as as as as as
A. "Home care is a type of continuing care in which the primary objectives are
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
health promotion and education."
as as as
B. "Continuing care is necessary for clients who are recovering from an acute or
as as as as as as as as as as as as as
chronic illness or disability." as as as
C. "Adult day care centers are ideal for clients whose caregivers have to be away from hom
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
e during the day."
as as as
D. "Hospice care is a continuing care system that allows terminal clients to live at home with
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
comfort, independence, and dignity."
as as as as
E. "Nursing centers provide 24-
as as as as
hour custodial care to help residents achieve and maintain their highest level of functioning
as as as as as as as as as as as as as
