Questions and Answers
A client has been prescribed medications by the physician. the nurse providing the
client with instructions on taking the medications and knows that which type of
medication can be powdered and mixed with liquids or soft foods for oral
administration?
A. Enteric-coated tablets
B. Immediate release tablets
C. Capsulated medication
D. orally disintegrated tablets - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..B. Immediate release tablets
rationale: The nurse should tell the client that only immediate release tablets can be
powdered and mixed with liquids and soft foods
for oral administration. However, they should be taken immediately. Capsulated
medication, immediate release tablets, and orally disintegrated tablets are not
powdered. A capsule's tablet makes it easier to swallow than a tablet, which may
dissolve in mouth if not swallowed quickly.
A nurse at a community center is speaking to group of healthy older adult clients about
health promotion. Which of the following health examinations should the nurse
recommend to all clients over 50 years of age performed annually?
A. Electrocardiogram (EKG)
B. Colonoscopy examination
C. chest x-ray
D. Glaucoma examination - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..D. Glaucoma examination
A nurse at a community outreach clinic should recognize which of the following as an
example of co-morbidity in an older adult client who is homeless?
A. Inadequate shelter & clothing for weather
B. malnutrition & poverty
C. dementia & tuberculosis
D. lack of preventative healthcare and immunizations - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..C. dementia and
tuberculosis
rationale: the term co-morbidity refers to medical conditions that co-exist in a client. The
number of co-morbid conditions is used to provide an indication of the health status
(and risk of death) of clients. Dementia ( a mental illness) and Tuberculosis ( a physical
illness) occurring in an individual client is an example of co morbidity increases client's
risk
, A nurse in a long term facility is caring for an older adult client who has dementia. Which
of the following finding should the nurse recognize most likely seen in this client?
A. obsessive thoughts
B. phobia
C. agnosia
D. hallucinations - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..C. agnosia
rationale: disorders that cause dementia include conditions that impair the vascular or
neurologic structure of the brain. Agnosia the inability to identify familiar objects,is a key
to finding dementia
A nurse is assisting with tympanometry. The nurse should identify the risk for which of
the following manifestations during tympanometry?
A. Sensorineural hearing loss
B. Confusion
C. Transient Vertigo
D. Disequilibrium and dizziness - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..C. Transient vertigo
rationale: tympanometry measures variations in air pressure in the external ear canal.
This test may cause transient vertigo, dizziness and nausea
A nurse is caring a group of healthy older adult clients at an adult day care center. The
nurse is discussing the normal effects of aging on the sexual response. The nurse
should include information on the possibility of which of the following?
A. a decreased sexual desire in both sexes
B. vaginal wall thickening
C. decreased refractory time in men
D. painful orgasms in women - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..D. painful orgasms in women
A nurse is caring for a 65 year old male client who reports dribbling after voiding and an
inability to empty his bladder completely. The nurse should recognize these
manifestations are most consistent with which of the following?
A. urinary tract infection
B. urethral obstruction
C. stress incontinence
D. mental deterioration - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..B. urethral obstruction
A nurse is caring for a client who has a serum potassium level of 3.1 mEq/ L. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. obtain an ECG
B. administer oral potassium
C. encourage potassium rich foods
D. monitor I & O - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..A. obtain an ECG
rationale: will assist in determining dysrhythmias