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ATI GerontologyA nurse is transferring an older adult client who has right sided weakness from
the bed to a wheelchair. Which of the following nursing actions should the nurse
perform to provide the safest client transfer? - ANS Maintain a straight back and
bend at the knees
An older adult client with a moderate hearing loss seeks medical attention in the
clinic. The nurse can best meet the needs of the hearing impaired client by doing
which of the following? - ANS Understanding that not all hearing impaired clients
communicate the same way
A nurse is caring for an older adult client. Which of the following interventions
should the nurse recommend to maintain muscle function and bone integrity? -
ANS Regular exercise
A nurse in the ED is caring for an older adult client. Which of the following
behaviors should indicate to the nurse neglect of an older adult client by a
caregiving family member? - ANS Forgetting to refill prescriptions
A nurse is performing a skin assessment on an older adult client Which of the
following findings should the nurse recognize as a benign, age related skin
change commonly seen in older adult clients? - ANS Liver spots
A nurse is asked to speak to a group of healthy, older adult clients about normal
aging and sexual response. The nurse should include in the discussion
techniques to help the clients adapt to which of the following? - ANS Decreased
vaginal lubrication
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who is recovering from a left sided
cerebrovascular accident (CVA) and who has hemiparesis of the right arm and
leg. Which of the following is the best place for the nurse to arrange the items
used for hygiene when setting up the client's morning hygiene care supplies? -
ANS Within the client's reach on the left side
A nurse is educating a group of assistive personnel about the care of older adult
clients. The nurse educator is including information about the developmental
, tasks of older adults. Which of the following should the nurse use as an example
of a nursing action that best meets the psychosocial tasks of older adults,
according to Erikson? - ANS Facilitating open visitation between clients and their
families
A nurse in a long-term care facility is caring for a client. The client's children
report to the charge nurse that their father reports another client wandering into
his room during the night disrupting his sleep. The family requests that the nurse
use restraints on the wandering client. Which of the following alternatives to
using restraints should the nurse consider? - ANS Assign the wandering client to
a room closer to the nurse's station
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who is dying. The client tells the nurse,
"I just want to live one more month so I can see my grandchild get married." The
nurse should recognize that, according to Kubler-Ross' stages of grief, the client
is in which stage? - ANS Bargaining
A nurse working in a community health center is completing an assessment of an
older adult female client. To which of the following findings should the nurse give
immediate action? - ANS Rales in the bases
A nurse is caring for an older adult client. The nurse should be guided by
Erikson's observation that older adults need to resolve conflicts between... - ANS
Integrity and despair
A nurse in a long-term care facility recognizes that there is potential for physical
and psychological abuse of older adult residents. Which of the following is the
best nursing action? - ANS Provide staff with education about the abuse of older
adult clients and stress management
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who came to the clinic reporting
insomnia. Which of the following questions should the nurse ask to asses the
quality of the client's sleep? - ANS Do you feel rested in the morning?
A nurse is working in a gerontology clinic. Which of the following should the
nurse recognize as an unexpected manifestation of the aging process - ANS
Obesity
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