NRNP 6540 EXAM 7 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
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NRNP 6540 EXAM 7 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Mrs. James is 78 years old and comes to the clinic for an annual checkup. The nurse practitioner addresses the psychosocial needs of older adults and specifically the need for which of the following?
1. Dependence.
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NRNP 6540 EXAM 7 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Mrs. James is 78 years old and comes to the clinic for an annual checkup. The nurse practitioner
addresses the psychosocial needs of older adults and specifically the need for which of the following?
1. Dependence.
2. Dignity, credibility, and respect.
3. Being alone.
4. Not being touched.
2. Dignity, credibility, and respect.
Mr. Slobinsky, 80 years old, is unable to leave his home due to mobility problems. The nurse
practitioner conducts a social support assessment because Mr. Slobinsky:
1. May not want to see anyone.
2. Is not missing the cultural traditions of community activities.
3. Has made frequent appointments for consultation with the practitioner.
4. Looks forward to sharing his loneliness with the nurse practitioner.
3. Has made frequent appointments for consultation with the practitioner.
Mrs. Khan is 89 years old and is reported to have bouts of agitation. The nurse practitioner is
counseling her family that these periods of agitation can be triggered by which of the following?
,1. Silence and soft music.
2. Dim lights.
3. Approaches from other people.
4. A feeling of appetite satiety
3. Approaches from other people.
The nurse practitioner is considering ordering medications to help control an older patient's agitation.
She chooses which of the following?
1. Psychotropic medications
2. Seizure medications
3. Stimulants
4. Depressants
1. Psychotropic medications
The nurse practitioner is conducting an admitting assessment of a 69-year-old man. He has diminished
ability to ambulate and has difficulty with activities of daily living (ADLs). In the interview, the nurse
practitioner asks him if he drinks alcohol. He says, "Yes." The practitioner follows up with a psycho-
social evaluation because:
1. Physiological dynamics need to be ruled out as a possible contribution.
2. His drinking may be a function of the environment where he lives.
3. Criteria from the DSM-V is the same for people of any age.
4. His condition could be related to a long-term usage of alcohol or a new occurrence
, 4. His condition could be related to a long-term usage of alcohol or a new occurrence
The daughter of a 70-year-old woman asks the nurse practitioner why her mother has had a change in
functional ability recently. The mother has regularly been drinking for 40 years, however, her behavior
is changing. The nurse practitioner replies that:
1. The concentration of alcohol in her body remains the same as she ages.
2. Her change in behavior has nothing to do with any drugs she is taking.
3. There are different types of alcoholism in older adults, and the change in behavior is related to the
specific type.
4. Physical changes due to aging affect the body's metabolism of alcohol differently.
4. Physical changes due to aging affect the body's metabolism of alcohol differently.
The son of a 72-year-old man brings his father into the practitioner to plan for treatment of the
patient's alcoholism. The nurse practitioner has several options available. Which is the first choice?
1. Treat for anxiety.
2. Begin with higher doses of anti-anxiety medications.
3. The last choice for medication is serotonin uptake inhibitors
4.Buspirone and gabapentin are used as first-line choices.
1. Treat for anxiety.
Elisabeth, 67 years old, comes to the practitioner with her daughter, who is her caregiver. The nurse
practitioner notices that Elizabeth is very busy and always moving and placing things in order within
the waiting room. Along with this increase in energy, which of the following suggest bipolar with
mania or hypomania? Select all that apply.
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