Nursing Test #4 Gerontology Exam Questions With New Update Solutions
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Nursing Test #4 Gerontology Exam Questions With New Update Solutions
What are the three things associated with ADL? - Bathing, Dressing, and Toileting
/.What are the three things associated with IADL's - check writing/ paying bills, making phone calls, and shopping
/.What can decreased sal...
What are the three things associated with ADL? - Bathing, Dressing, and Toileting
/.What are the three things associated with IADL's - check writing/ paying bills, making
phone calls, and shopping
/.What can decreased saliva and gastric secretions cause? - dry mouth
/.What is another word for dry mouth? - xerostomia
/.What can decreased peristalsis cause? - constipation
/.Where should you be looking when interviewing the patient? - at the patient
/.Where should you be when interviewing the patient? - Eye level
/.sarcopenia - decrease in muscle fibers
/.How should you speak when talking to a patient? - clearly
/.Systemic - pertaining to the body as a whole
/.aseptic - free from disease-causing microorganisms or germs
/.What should you not cover when you are talking to the patient? - your mouth
/.If you don't understand a patient's cultural or religious beliefs, what is the first thing you
should do? - ask for information about the patient's beliefs
/.Why does it take longer to do an assessment of an elderly person than a younger
person? - because he or she has a longer life and medical history
/.What should you include in assessment for an elderly patient? - rest periods
/.What are three things you should identify during assessment? - strengths,
weaknesses, and abilities
/.discrimination against elderly or aging people - ageism
/.What happens to nephrons when you get older? - there are fewer
/.What happens to renal blood flow as you get older? - it decreases by about 50%
,/.What happens to the bladder capacity in an older adult? - decreases
/.What happens to the sphincter tone in an elderly person? - decreases
/.What happens to the prostate as a man gets older? - enlarged prostate
/.What should you involve the patient in? - care decisions and activities
/.what is the new boundary for old age? - 65
/.Presbycusis - age related hearing loss
/.What happens to a person's ability to respond to stress? - it decreases
/.Presbyopia - impaired vision as a result of aging
/.Hypogeusia - reduced ability to taste
/.What taste receptors in the mouth change with age? - sweet and salty taste buds
/.libido - sexual desire, drive
/.What are two meds that affect sexual function? - Viagra and Cialis
/.You are caring for a 78 y/o female cardiac pt. In preconference your instructor asks
you what is an age related change in the cardiac system of an older adult. Your best
response would be?
/.seborrheic keratosis - a benign brown skin growth that has a waxy or "pasted on" look
/.senile lentigo - "liver spots," smooth, brown, irregular shaped pots on the hands and
arms
/.You have been assigned to be a primary nurse on a geriatric unit. After completing a
review of development & aging, you recall that changes for the older adult include:
A transition from young adulthood.
The ability of the older adult to achieve sexual arousal.
A time when cognitive performance begins to peak.
, Adjusting to decreasing health & physical strength. - Adjusting to decreasing health &
physical strength.
/.What are the three common conditions affecting cognition? - delirium, dementia, and
depression
/.acute confusional state - delirium
/.How would you describe the progression of delirium? - abrupt
/.How would you describe the progression of dementia? - slowly over months and years
/.How would you describe the progression of depression? - variable; rapid or slow, but
even
/.How is a patient with delirium's level of consciousness? - reduced/disturbed
/.How is a patient with dementia's level of consciousness? - awake
/.How is a patient with depression's level of consciousness? - awake
/.nocturia - excessive urination at night
/.An older patient presents to the nurse with impaired vision, nocturia, and agitation.
Which risk is most likely to occur in this patient?
Falls
Stroke
Heart disease
Chronic lung disease - falls
/.An older patient presents to the nurse with diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and
hyperlipidemia,. Which risk is more likely to occur in this patient?
Falls
Stroke
Heart disease
Chronic lung disease - stroke
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