NUR260 Final Exam questions with answers

NUR260 Final Exam questions with |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




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the nurse visits the homes of a client who recently died. Which
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statement best explains the reason for the nurses visit? - |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Check on the family to make sure a crisis
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is not occuring
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An older, widowed male spends most of his time home alone,
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reflecting on his past. He has resigned from his community
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positions. What aging theory does this clients behavior |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


represent? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔disengagement |\ |\ |\ |\




Pt w/ history of cardiovascular disease refuses to stop eating
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canned soups + potato chips. The nurse should perform which
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priority assessment? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Blood pressure
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Which expected physical challenges occur when an older client is
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dying? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Pain, constipation + respiratory
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distress


Which end of life nursing diagnosis is associated w/ the aging
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client + emaciaiton? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Impaired skin
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integrity

,What activity demonstrates a nurse's understanding of effective
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care for the dying client and the family? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Asking about needs and how the nurse can help meet them
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Palliative care is best described as: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔provision of holistic care to patients experiencing incurable |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


health states |\




What statement made by client diagnosed w/terminal illness
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indicates achievement of fundamental goal of end-of-life care -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔"I'm physically and emotionally
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comfortable."


What intervention demonstrates attention to a fundamental right
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of all individuals facing death? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔When
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death is imminent, a staff member stays with a client who is
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dying


Which is the most important nursing action for the older dying
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client engaged in silent depression? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔sitting silently |\




Which end-of-life nursing diagnosis is associated with the aging
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client and fear? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔disturbed thought
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proces


The charge nurse should intervene when overhearing a
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gerontological nurse make which statement to a client? - |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\

,CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔"i wont give you your medicine until you
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behave"


Pt upset because adult son wants pt to receive a specific
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treatment, but pt does not want. Which RN action? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔support the client's right to refuse the treatment
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When establishing a bowel routine for an older adult, what should
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the nurse include in the plan of care? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Establish a toileting schedule. |\ |\ |\




An older adult client displays flat affect and is crying. RN notices
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open religious text in client's lap. RN action? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Ask the client if he or she would like to talk about
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what was just read. |\ |\ |\




Which statement made by a gerontological nurse to a new
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graduate nurse is most accurate? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔healthcare system is currently greatly impacted by the aging |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


of baby boomer
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What is the nurse's best action to assist a client suffering from
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presbyopia? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Provide more light to see |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


adequately.


The charge nurse on a gerontological skilled care unit must
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intervene when making which observation? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Nursing assistants discussing incontinent episodes of clients
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in the hall
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, An older female states she feels "old, wrinkled, and worthless."
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What is the nurse's best response? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔"Tell
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me your concerns about feeling worthless."
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An older adult's family member asks the nurse what is meant by
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"holistic" care. What is the nurse's best response? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Health promotion through balance of the mind,
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body, and spirit |\ |\




The nurse feels a need to spend more time on spiritual health.
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What action should RN take to support this intention? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Attend a Bible study group on Wednesday evenings
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when able
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The nurse teaches the importance of using sunscreen. Which
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theory of aging is the nurse's teaching based upon? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔radiation |\




Older adult whose adult children have recently moved out of
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state appears depressed w/flat affect. Best RN response? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It's very normal to experience a sense of
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loss right now.|\ |\




The daughter of an older client is seen sitting outside, crying
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while talking with their spouse over the phone. What should the
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nurse say to the daughter> - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔"this must
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be very overwhelming for you"
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