Toward Healthy Aging: 9, 10, 14, 19, 31
Exam Questions With Correct Answers.
A nurse suspects that her next-door neighbor, an older woman, is a victim of elder abuse by her
daughter. What is the appropriate action for the nurse to do in this situation? -
answerComplete a confidential report wit...
A nurse suspects that her next-door neighbor, an older woman, is a victim of elder abuse by her
daughter. What is the appropriate action for the nurse to do in this situation? -
answer✔Complete a confidential report with the adult protective services in the area.
The nurse is providing care to a client diagnosed with dementia. What option is an example of
the appropriate use of implied consent by the nurse? - answer✔"Changing the client's dressing
when the client asks, "Will you change this bandage now?"
Which option is an example of elder exploitation? - answer✔A homebound client can only get
groceries by agreeing to pay for her neighbor's groceries, too.
A frail, elderly widow is admitted to the hospital after sustaining a fall. The client lives alone and
has no living relatives. After cognitive testing reveals mild cognitive impairment, the
interdisciplinary team on the Acute Care for the Elderly Unit recommends long-term care
placement and that a durable power of attorney for health care (DPOA-HC) be established.
When the client seems confused over what a DPOA-HC's responsibilities are, the nurse responds
that: - answer✔"A DPOA-HC is a person you name to make health care decisions for you when
you can't make them for yourself."
Which of the following statements made by a family caregiver would a nurse consider most
indicative of elder abuse? - answer✔"My dad wanders at night and I can't be bothered with
him. I mix sleeping pills in his dinner so that he will fall asleep."
An older woman tearfully tells a nurse, "I must buy my neighbor all of his groceries, or he will
not drive me to the store or the doctor." This is an example of which type of elder mistreatment?
- answer✔Financial exploitation
When a cognitively impaired, wealthy, white client is noted to have burns on her upper back, her
son states that the patient burned herself when attempting to shower. Which statement by a
member of the team reflects a need for further education on elder abuse? (Select all that apply.) -
answer✔-"She is wealthy; abuse does not happen in people of financial means."
-"The client is white and race places an important role in who is likely to be abused."
"Read food labels well and focus your diet on low-fat foods." - answer✔B
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