Chapter 33: Geriatric Psychiatry
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. An 85-year-old patient is admitted to the hospital with the diagnosis of cerebrovascular
accident and depression. The symptom that is unrelated to depression would be?
A. Crying and refusing to perform task
B. Answering I forgot to questions
C. Having positive self-esteem
D. Neglecting ADLs
2. The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) provides standards of care for which
of the following:
A. Very young
B. Older adults
C. Those who have certain intellectual communication difficulties
D. Those without medical insurance
3. In the elderly, administering medication is a great concern for the nurse since these
patients are more prone to side effects. The primary cause of this is:
A. Altered circulation and renal function
B. Accelerated gastrointestinal system
C. Enlarged Lymph nodes
D. Musculoskeletal system weakness
Completion
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, Complete each statement.
4. The federal act that establishes the standards of care for older adults is known as the Omnibus
Budget Act.
5. Major concerns of the elderly living alone in their home are: (Name 2)
Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
6. When assessing the elderly for depression, the nurse may find that a depressed person
over 70 years of age without a medical diagnosis, may have the following symptoms of
depression (select all that apply):
A. Aches
B. Pains
C. Constipation
D. One-sided weakness
E. Sleep disturbances
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: C
The patient may suffer from depression as a result of limitations produced by the stroke. The
patients cerebrovascular event also will have an impact on the patient and his family. Depression
can be evidenced by sadness, confusion, and lack of self-care.
2. ANS: B
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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. An 85-year-old patient is admitted to the hospital with the diagnosis of cerebrovascular
accident and depression. The symptom that is unrelated to depression would be?
A. Crying and refusing to perform task
B. Answering I forgot to questions
C. Having positive self-esteem
D. Neglecting ADLs
2. The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) provides standards of care for which
of the following:
A. Very young
B. Older adults
C. Those who have certain intellectual communication difficulties
D. Those without medical insurance
3. In the elderly, administering medication is a great concern for the nurse since these
patients are more prone to side effects. The primary cause of this is:
A. Altered circulation and renal function
B. Accelerated gastrointestinal system
C. Enlarged Lymph nodes
D. Musculoskeletal system weakness
Completion
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, Complete each statement.
4. The federal act that establishes the standards of care for older adults is known as the Omnibus
Budget Act.
5. Major concerns of the elderly living alone in their home are: (Name 2)
Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
6. When assessing the elderly for depression, the nurse may find that a depressed person
over 70 years of age without a medical diagnosis, may have the following symptoms of
depression (select all that apply):
A. Aches
B. Pains
C. Constipation
D. One-sided weakness
E. Sleep disturbances
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: C
The patient may suffer from depression as a result of limitations produced by the stroke. The
patients cerebrovascular event also will have an impact on the patient and his family. Depression
can be evidenced by sadness, confusion, and lack of self-care.
2. ANS: B
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