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1. A 77-year-old Hispanic Catholic Nun (retired) who immigrated to the
United States 15 years ago lives alone but in an apartment complex where
her sister lives as well. She is being discharged home after a hospitalization
for congestive heart failure with prescriptions for 8 different medications.
She is considered at risk for noncompliance due to the following
contributing factors except:
Ethnic background
2. A 78-year-old patient who is dying of colon cancer with metastases to the
liver is refusing to eat or drink. He is alert and oriented, and states that he
has no desire to eat, which is causing the family great distress. In order to
best address the client and family, you should:
Educate the family that this is normal behavior in this situation
3. A 79-year-old female client resides independently in the community. The
client’s daughter is concerned because her mother insists on wearing a
sweater and keeps all of the windows closed even though it is 90 degrees
Fahrenheit outside. The nurse practitioner initially recognizes that this
behavior may be related to:
age-related neurosensory changes that diminish awareness of
temperature changes
4. An 88-year-old, being admitted to rule out lung cancer, is assessed using the
short form of the Geriatric Depression Scale tool. When it is determines that
the earned score is 9, the nurse practitioner initially:
asks if they have any thoughts of committing suicide
5. The area in which nurse practitioners have the greatest effect on the safe,
effective medication therapy of an older client is:
educating the client to all aspects of the medication.
6. The Beers list is an effective tool for healthcare professionals prescribing
and/or managing the medication therapy of older adults since it identifies
medications that for this population:
have a higher than usual risk for injury
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7. A client who reported, “a problem sleeping” shows an understanding of
good sleep hygiene when:
limiting the afternoon nap to just 30 minutes
8. Common causes of dyspnea in the older adult may include which of the
following?
Heart failure
Asthma
Chronic obstructive lung disease
Pneumonia
9. Common ethical issues in the nursing home may include which of the
following?
Quality of life
Decision-making capacity
Preservation of autonomy
Surrogate decision making
10.The cost of nursing home care is significant. The primary payer for nursing
home care is:
Medicaid and private pay.
11.Each of the following assessment finding is a contributor to an older client’s
risk for falls except:
client has a history of contact dermatitis and psoriasis
12.Each of the following data supports the diagnosis of sleep apnea in the older
adult except:
followed a vegetarian diet for last 28 years
13.Factors that affect the pharmacokinetics of lipophilic medications in older
include:
greater adipose tissue ratio to body mass
14.The following precautions are beneficial in minimizing an older adult’s risk
of being a victim of fraud except:
Rely on the advice of people who only friends have recommended.
15.In order to focus on the older population with the greatest risk for suicide the
nurse practitioner would conduct a depression that targets:
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