PNR 170 Caring for Older Adults Holistically Exam 1 & 2 Latest Update 2024-2025 Questions and Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+
"The science of Human Caring" is:
- a nationally accepted philosophy of nursing
- authored by Dr. John Wadsworth, former Dean and Distinguished Professor at the
- a philosophy that addresses the body, mind, and physicality of all human beings
- a philosophy of nursing that calls for the practice of individual caring
University of Colorado
5. All the above - CORRECT ANSWER: a nationally accepted philosophy of nursing,
authored by Dr. John Wadsworth, former Dean and Distinguished Professor at the University of Colorado, a philosophy that addresses the body, mind and physicality of all human beings, a philosophy of nursing that calls for the practice of individual caring All the above
A client is being admitted to the facility. During the admission assessment you discover the client speaks and understands very little English. To provide optimal care you will
need to:'
- Contact a trained interpreter to assist
- Request the family member to translate
- Write instructions in large letters
- Locate someone in the facility to interpret - CORRECT ANSWER: Locate someone in
the facility to interpret
A common symptom of myocardial infarction in an older adult is:
- Chest pain
- Lethargy
- Confusion
4. 2 and 3 - CORRECT ANSWER: Lethargy and confusion
A common tool used for evaluating ADL's is:
- Lawton's scale
- The mini-mental status examination
- The Katz scale
4. 1 and 3 - CORRECT ANSWER: The Katz scale
A common tool used to assess delirium in older adults is:
- Mini-Cog
- Geriatric Depression Scale
3. MMSE
4.CAM - CORRECT ANSWER: CAM
Abuse manifest as all of the following: 1 / 3
- Lacerations, bruises on the face, broken bones
- Increased tearfulness, withdrawing from others, feelings of worthlessness
- Bruising, on the genitals, increase in pressure ulcers, weight loss
4. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: Lacerations, bruises on the face, broken
bones, increased tearfulness, withdrawing from others, feeling of worthlessness, bruising on the genitals, increased pressure ulcers, weight loss All of the above
Activities of daily living include:
- Shopping
- Managing finances
- Bathing
4. Using the telephone - CORRECT ANSWER: Bathing
Age-related changes that affect nutrition include:
- Increase in the ability to taste a wide variety of foods
- Increase in body fat
- Increase in lean body mass
4. Increased metabolic rate because of aging thyroid - CORRECT ANSWER: Increase
body fat
All laboratory test results for older adults should be:
- Evaluated against younger clients
- Evaluated against the other older adults
- Elevated against the client's total clinical situation
- Evaluated against the person's CBC results - CORRECT ANSWER: Elvuated against
the client's total clinical situation
All of the following can cause electrolyte imbalances except:
- Vomiting
- Diuretics
- Diarrhea
4. Antibiotics - CORRECT ANSWER: Antibiotics
An important health problem that the nurse should help the older adult prevent is:
- Fecal impaction
- Dehydration
- Malnutrition
- All of the Above - CORRECT ANSWER: Fecal impaction, Dehydration, Malnutrition
All of the above
As a nurse manage you should be cognizant of your interaction with all employees. If you were to want to be everyone's buddy or make sure everyone is your best friend, you
would be subject to:
- Halo error
- Leniency error 2 / 3
- Recency error
4. Partiality error - CORRECT ANSWER: Leniency error
As an LPN communicating with your patient while completing a patient assessment, you realize an important part of that assessment and most honest form of
communication is:
- Nonverbal communication
- Verbal communication with facial movements
- Sitting and listening
4. Your patient education skills - CORRECT ANSWER: Sitting and listening
As an LPN you must practice with the definition of your states'd nurse practice act. The best way for you to determine whether the current job description is within the nurse
practice act is to:
- Ask your co-workers
- Read the nurse practice act for your state
- Read the policies and procedure manual at your place of employment
- Discuss it with the personal office during the hiring interview - CORRECT ANSWER:
Read the nurse practice act for your state
As your patient is brought back indoors he seems confused, less responsive than normal, is breathing quickly, has rapid heart rate, and is slightly slurring his speech. In addition to alerting your supervisor, which initial intervention do you perform?
- Check to see whether his extremities feel cold to the touch, and place a few extra
- Remove his light jacket, and turn on the air conditioning up to high
- Seat him in front of the fan, and bring him a glass of ice water
- Instruct the CNA to keep an eye on him, and then take his vitals again in an hour -
blankets on him
CORRECT ANSWER: Check to see whether his extremities feel cold to the touch, and place a few extra blankets on him
Basis components of an exercise routine for older people are:
- Strengthening ,endurance, and flexibility
- Strengthening,dieting, and power walking
- Strengthening, dieting, and aerobics
4. Strengthening, aerobics, and ChoseMyPlate - CORRECT ANSWER:
Strengthening,endurance, and flexibility
Chronopharmacology relates to:
1.What time people wake up in the morning
- The science of time-release and entericcoated medications
- The correlation between one's circadian rhythm and medication effectiveness
- The correlation between one's circadian rhythm and injection effectiveness -
CORRECT ANSWER: The correlation between one's circadian rhythm and medication
effectiveness
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