ACCURATE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS
The cnurse cis cpreparing cto cinterview can colder-adult cclient. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cactions cis
cmost cappropriate?
a) Ensure call cassistive cdevices care cin cplace.
b) Interview cthe cclient cand ccaregiver ctogether.
c) Perform cthe cinterview cbefore cadministering canalgesics.
d) Move con cto cthe cnext cquestion cif cthe cclient cdoes cnot crespond cquickly. c-
cCORRECT cANSWER c>>>a)Ensure call cassistive cdevices care cin cplace.
All cassistive cdevices, csuch cas cglasses cand chearing caids, cshould cbe cin cplace cwhen
cinterviewing can colder-adult cclient. cIt cis cbest cto cinterview cthe cclient cand ccaregiver
cseparately cto censure ca creliable cassessment crelated cto celder cmistreatment. cThe cclient
cshould cbe cfree cfrom cpain cduring cthe cassessment cand cmay cneed cextra ctime cto crespond
cto cquestions.
,A c70-year-old cman chas cjust cbeen cdiagnosed cwith cchronic cobstructive cpulmonary cdisease
c(COPD). cAt cwhat cpoint cshould cthe cnurse cbegin cto cinclude cthe cclient's cwife cin cthe
cteaching caround cthe cmanagement cof cthe cdisease?
a) As csoon cas cpossible
b) When cthe cclient crequests cassistance cfrom chis cspouse cand cfamily
c) When cthe cclient cbecomes cunable cto cmanage chis csymptoms cindependently
d) After cthe cclient chas chad cthe copportunity cto cadjust cto chis ctreatment cregimen c-
cCORRECT cANSWER c>>>a)As csoon cas cpossible
1 c | c P c a cg ce
,In cthe cmanagement cof cchronic cillness, cit cis cdesirable cto cinclude cfamily ccaregivers cin cclient
ceducation cand csymptom-management cefforts cas cearly cin cthe cdiagnosis cas cpossible.
A cnurse cwho cis cproviding ccare cfor can c81-year-old cfemale cclient crecognizes cthe cneed cto
cmaximize cthe cclient's cmobility cduring cher crecovery cfrom csurgery. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing
cstatements cprovides cthe cbest crationale cfor cthe cnurse's cactions?
a) Lack cof cstimulation ccontributes cto cthe cdevelopment cof ccognitive cdeficits cin colder
cadults. cb)Pharmacokinetics care cimproved cby cclient cmobility.
c) Continued cactivity cprevents cdeconditioning.
d) Regularly cscheduled cphysical crehabilitation cprovides can cimportant csense cof cpurpose cfor
colder cclients. c c - CORRECT cANSWER c>>>c)Continued cactivity cprevents
cdeconditioning.
Older cadults care chighly csusceptible cto cdeconditioning, ca cprocess cthat ccan cbe cslowed cor
cprevented cby cregular cphysical cactivity. cThis cconsideration csupersedes cany cpossible ceffect
con cpharmacokinetics, cprevention cof ccognitive cdeficits, cor cthe cclient's csense cof cpurpose.
The cnurse cis cassessing can celderly cclient cwho chas carrived cto cthe cemergency cdepartment
cvia cambulance cfrom chome cwhere cshe clives cwith cher cadult cdaughter. cThe cclient chas ca
clarge cpressure culcer con cthe csacrum, cthree clarge cbruises con cthe cupper cback, cappears
cdepressed cand cwithdrawn. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cwould cthe cnurse csuscept crelated cto
cthis cclient?
a) Elder cmistreatment
b) Social cisolation
c) A cstroke
d) Hypoglycemia c - c CORRECT c ANSWER c >>>a)Elder c mistreatment
There care cseveral ctypes cof celder cmistreatment. cIn cthis cscenario, cthe cnurse cwould csuspect
celder cmistreatment crelated cto cphysical cneglect c(pressure culcers), cphysical cabuse c(bruises),
cor cpsychological cor cemotional cabuse c(withdrawn cand cdepressed).
2 c | c P c a cg ce
, Which cof cthe cfollowing care csymptoms cof can coverwhelmed ccaregiver? c(Select call cthat
capply.) ca)Powerlessness
b) Depression
cc)Resentmen
t
cd)Inadequac
y
e) Fatigue c - c CORRECT c ANSWER c >>>ALL c ANSWERS c ARE c CORRECT
Caregivers cmay cdevelop ca csense cof cbeing coverwhelmed cand chave cfeelings cof cinadequacy,
powerlessness, cand cdepression. cThe cstress cof ccaregiving cmay cresult cin cemotional cproblems
csuch cas cdepression, canger, cand cresentment. cThe cburden cof ccaregiving cmay clead cto csocial
cisolation, cwhich ccan cbe ccharacterized cby cincreased ctime ccommitments cand cfatigue.
The cnurse cis ccaring cfor ca cclient cadmitted cto cthe chospital cwith cpneumonia. cUpon
cassessment, cthe cnurse cnotes ca ctemperature cof c38.6°C c(101.5°F), ca cproductive ccough cwith
cyellow csputum, cand ca crespiratory crate cof c20 cbreaths/minute. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing
cnursing cdiagnoses cis cmost cappropriate cbased cupon cthis cassessment?
a) Hyperthermia crelated cto cinfectious cillness
b) Ineffective cthermoregulation crelated cto cchilling
c) Ineffective cbreathing cpattern crelated cto cpneumonia
d) Ineffective cairway cclearance crelated cto cthick csecretions c- cCORRECT cANSWER
>>>a)Hyperthermia crelated cto cinfectious cillness
Because cthe cclient chas cspiked ca ctemperature cand chas ca cdiagnosis cof cpneumonia, cthe
clogical cnursing cdiagnosis cis chyperthermia crelated cto cinfectious cillness. cThere cis cno
cevidence cof ca cchill, cand cthe cclient's cbreathing cpattern cis cwithin cnormal climits cat c20
cbreaths/minute. cThere cis cno cevidence cof cineffective cairway cclearance cfrom cthe
cinformation cgiven cbecause cthe cclient cis cexpectorating csputum.