WGU C475 adult care

WGU C475 (Care of the Older Adult) Objective Assessment. Questions & Answers. VERIFIED. BOOST (The Better Outcomes for Older Adults through Safe Transitions) - -Intervention that includes pre-discharge and post-discharge interventions (5 goals) BOOST (The Better Outcomes for Older Adults through Safe Transitions) - -Model that aims to reduce 30 day hospital readmission rates for older adults BOOST (The Better Outcomes for Older Adults through Safe Transitions) - -Model that aims impro...

C475 WGU Care of the Older Adult, Questions & Answers, 100% Accurate. VERIFIED. What should drive decision making in palliative care? - -Patient goals of care Mr. R tells you that he is frightened by not knowing what happens after death. Which domain of quality of life is being affected by his serious illness? - -Spiritual The nurse is positioning a bed-monitoring device for a client who is at risk of wandering where should the nurse place the infrared beam detector? - -On the wall W...

WGU C475 - OA Final Exam Study Guide, Exam Questions and answers, 100% Accurate. VERIFIED. Retina - -inner most posterior part of the eyeball receives images produced by the lens and consists of several layers - one of which contains rods and cones that are sensitive to light Role of Caregiving - -These individuals help with personal care, dressing, feeding, toileting, helping ambulate (ADLs); medical care (med management, BP, oxygen tanks); organize doctor's appts, manage finances,...

WGU C475 COTOA Jeopardy games. Exam Review Questions and answers, Verified. What is the Mini-Cog? - -This consists of 3-item recall and Clock-Drawing Test (CDT) What is the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) - -This tool helps the nurse quickly identify delirium. What is the Braden scale? (Pressure Ulcer risk) - -This tool assesses sensory perception, moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition & friction What is the Beer's List? (also called Beer's Criteria) - -This list includes commo...

Questions and answers. Module 6 WGU C475. Exam Review. VERIFIED. You are caring for a veteran who served in World War II and is now near the end of life. He has shared with you how important his service in the Navy was to him. Which of the following interventions would be most appropriate for you to do to honor his service? - -Find out if he would like you to see if the local veterans group could visit him. You are caring for a 12-year-old child who is imminently dying from leukemia. T...

WGU C475 Quizzes Module 1, Questions and answers, VERIFIED. Which of the following statements is true about serious, chronic illnesses? - -The majority of annual U.S. healthcare spending goes toward on chronic illnesses. What should drive decision-making in palliative care? - -The patient's goals of care Mr. Rodriquez tells you that he is very frightened by not knowing what happens after death. Which domain of quality of life is being affected by his serious illness? - -Spiritual Which...

WGU C475 ElNEC Questions Module 4, (Answered) VERIFIED. Rated A+ Symptom management in older adults with serious illness is complicated because: - -Many have multiple comorbidities. You have been assigned to care for a woman who was recently admitted for advanced cancer, and who reports ongoing fatigue. Her husband offers observations about his wife's fatigue. Which statement by the husband indicates the most correct understanding of his wife's fatigue? - -"She's been in pain. If ...

WGU C475 ElNEC Quizzes Module 2 (Answered) VERIFIED. Rated A+ Mr. G has just been told he has a serious illness. Which of the following statements reflects respectful communication with him about his treatment and illness? - -"It is important that we understand what your hopes are for your treatment of this illness." You are teaching your colleagues about myths and realities of communication in palliative care. Which is a correct statement about communication? - -"The majority of mes...

WGU C475 ElNEC Quizzes Module 5 ( Answered). VERIFIED. RATED A+ John is a 70-year-old male whose wife died from COPD two months ago. They were very close, married for 52 years, and had no children. He comes by the nursing unit to bring you all candy and a thank you note for all the times you cared for her the past year. He tells you he is struggling to want to eat since she always was the cook, and is just not ready to go out to dinner with his buddies, even though they keep asking hi...

Care of the Older Adult WGU - C475, Questions and answers, 100% Accurate. active eunthanasia - -person directly and deliberately causes the patient's death. (given an overdose of painkillers) passive euthanasia - -person does not directly cause patient's death, they just allow them to die. (withhold meds or feedings, taken off of 02) senile kyphosis - -occurs with advancing age. Development of this can be postural, often corrected with exercise and strengthening program. What happe...