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Which element is part of psychosocial well-being for an older adult? Avoidance of chronic disease Avoidance of disability Looking like a younger, active person Engagement with others - Answer Engagement with others How should a healthcare professional greet Estelle Barlett, a petite, wido...

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C475: Care of the Older Adult Latest
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Which element is part of psychosocial well-being for an older adult?

Avoidance of chronic disease

Avoidance of disability

Looking like a younger, active person

Engagement with others - Answer Engagement with others



How should a healthcare professional greet Estelle Barlett, a petite, widowed elder, on the first home
visit?

"Hi Sweetie. I'm a healthcare professional, Clara Jones."

"Good morning, Estelle. I'm a healthcare professional, Clara Jones."

"Hi Dear. I'm a healthcare professional, Clara Jones."

"Mrs. Barlett, I'm a healthcare professional, Clara Jones." - Answer "Mrs. Barlett, I'm a healthcare
professional, Clara Jones."



What might be an important aspect of an individualized care plan for and older adult with a low income,
who is depressed, lives in a community, is treated with antidepressants, and has favorite pastimes of
reading, cooking, and spending time with grandchildren?

A library card

Improved sleep

Improved nutrition

A daily walk - Answer A library card



A talented, accomplished, and very active elder wanted to take up painting after retirement. A recent
stroke compromised the elder's short-term memory severely. Which community-based program should
the healthcare professional suggest to the elder and family first?

,Swimming in the neighborhood pool

Taking memory-enhancer classes at the senior center

Waling to a neighborhood church

Taking painting classes at the senior center - Answer Taking painting classes at the senior center



An older patient missed an arthritis clinic appointment because the patient could not afford the pain
medication. After first meeting the patient's immediate medication needs, which steps should the
healthcare professional take in order to prevent a reoccurrence?

Ask the drug company for help

Enroll the patient in Medicare's hospice care

Recommend alternative therapies

Investigate eligibility for the Medicaid program - Answer Ask the drug company for help

Investigate eligibility for the Medicaid program



An 85-year-old widow, living alone, tripped over her beloved dog and broke her leg. Which action should
the home-care professional recommend regarding the dog?

Find the dog a good, loving home

Give the dog to a nearby family member

Call the Humane Society

FInd out the elder's ideas - Answer Find out the elder's ideas



What is an effective way to communicate with an older adult living with dementia?

Approach in a non-threatening manner

Shout to get the older adult's attention

Move the older adult's belongings out of the way

Hold the older adult's hand if the older adult is agitated - Answer Approach in a non-threatening
manner



Older women experience bone loss, which makes them more susceptible to hip fracture. How should an
environment change for an older woman after a hip fracture repair?

, Prohibit the older woman from using stairs

Have the older woman sleep on one side

Have the older woman's toilet seat raised

Advise the older woman to use the shower rather than a bath - Answer Have the older woman's toilet
seat raised



A vigorous recent widower visited his primary care team and stated that he was lonely. Which
recommendation should the team make for this patient?

Taking an antidepressant

Finding a new relationship

Moving in with his children

Taking a sleeping pill - Answer Finding a new relationship



Which lighting feature in most nursing homes compromises elder adults ability to function?

Glare

Sunlight

Even lighting

Indirect lighting - Answer Glare



The assessment of which factor in the home environment is required for a client with mobility problems?

Availability of adequate care

Presence of stairs or other obstacles

Physical limitations of caregivers

Access to Medicare - Answer Presence of stairs or other obstacles



A home care nurse visits an older patient living with dementia whose spouse is providing care. The nurse
notices a restraint sitting in the chair. What should the nurse do first in this situation?

Lecture the spouse about the risks of restraints

Find out why the spouse needs to use the restraints

Report the spouse's abuse to adult protective services

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