ATI Gerontology Exam Study Guide
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A 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? -
ANSWER-Maintain a straight back and bend a...
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?
- ANSWER✔✔-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? - ANSWER✔✔-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 report 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? - ANSWER✔✔-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? - ANSWER✔✔-Bargaining
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