Safety & Care
What is the focus of care for nurses who work with older adults?
What is to assist patients to function as independently as possible
What percentage of the U.S. population will be over the age of 65 by 2029?
a. More than 30%
b. more than 50%
c. More than 20%
d. More than 40%
What is more than 20%
The use of multiple drugs to treat diseases and other health conditions
What is polypharmacy
A specialty that focuses on healthcare of the elderly population specific to disease and illness
What is geriatrics
What is the health care focus of older adults mostly aimed at?
a. costly and avoidable disability
b. complication from disease increased mortality
c. disease prevention, health promotion and wellness
d. older adult needs that are similar to that of all adults
What is disease prevention, health promotion and wellness
You are discharging an 80 year old patient from the hospital, you recognize that the majority of older adults:
a. have no social or family support
b. are capable of taking control of their own lives
c. require institutional care
d. are unable to afford medical treatment
What is are capable of taking control of their own lives
The older adult population continues to increase because?
The majority of older adults are living longer
Which factor identified during an admission assessment may contribute to falls?
a. exposure to sunlight
b. polypharmacy
c. increased fluid intake
d. taking antacids
What is polypharmacy
Specialty that involves assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating care in older adult.
What is Gerontological Nursing
Which of the following statements accurately reflects data that the nurse should use in planning care to meet the needs of the older adult?
a. most adults over the age of 65 have one or more chronic health conditions
b. nutritional needs for both younger and older adults are essentially the same
c. cardiac disease is the most common cause of death among older adults
d. adults younger than 60 are the greatest users of prescription medications
What is most adults over the age of 65 have one or more chronic health conditions
Communication skills, collaboration skills, human relation skills, clinical judgement skills, and teamwork skills
What are nursing skills needed to ensure safety as older adults transition across care settings
Nursing care is shifting away from acute care to community-based care settings.
True or False
What is true
Which is a major risk for polypharmacy in the older adult?
a. taking OTC medications
b. being treated by more than one physician
c. ignorance about their medication
d. taking old prescriptions
What is being treat by more than one physician
The Study of social, cultural, psychological, cognitive, economic and biological aspects of aging.
What is Gerontology
When developing a plan of care for an older adult who is hospitalized with an acute illness, the nurse should:
a. minimize activity level during hospitalization
b. use standardized geriatric nursing plan
c. consider preadmission functional abilities when setting patient goals
d. plan for likely long-term care transfer to allow additional time for recovery
What is consider preadmission functional abilities when setting patient goals
Which of the following is the most common major challenge for older adult clients?
a. dealing with the needs of their children
b. chronic health problems leading to the loss of independence
c. the decline of intellectual abilities
d. loss of ability to reminisce about the past
What is chronic health problems leading to the loss of independence
Discrimination based on a person's age?
What is ageism
How many medications is considered polypharmacy?
What is the regular use of at least five medications
Which of the following is a true statement about the certified gerontological nurse role offered by the American Nurse Credentialing Center?
a. the candidate has at least 1 year of nursing experience
b. the candidate has at least 2 years of nursing experience
c. the candidate has at least 100 hours of gerontological nursing hours over the last 3 months
d. the candidate has at least 50 hours but no more than 100 gerontological nursing hours
What is the candidate has at least 2 years of nursing experience
When caring for an older adult client, it is important for the nurse to understand:
a. the complexities of the older adult are well managed by the current healthcare system
b. most older adults have the financial means to afford their medications, food and transportation
c. the complexities of the older adult is an ever growing challenge for the healthcare system
d. all older adults follow the same predictable aging processes and standardized care plans should be established
What is the complexities of the older adult is an ever growing challenge for the healthcare system
To address growing healthcare demands and the complexities of managing older adult client care, which of the following statements is true?
a. nurses should be assigned all tasks when caring for complex adult patients to ensure safety
b. nurses should delegate tasks to unlicensed assistive personnel when appropriate
c. unlicensed assistive personnel are not trained to care for older adult clients
d. unlicensed assistive personnel should be used minimally in complex older adult care
What is nurses should delegate tasks to unlicensed assistive personnel when appropriate
Nurses can expect to care for older adult clients across various care settings at some point in their career.
True or False
What is true
All of the following are causes of polypharmacy except:
a. Patient age
b. multiple chronic health conditions
c. multiple prescribers
d. pressure ulcers
What are pressure ulcers
The nurse recognizes which of the following is a true statement regarding the most impactful emerging of gerontological nursing as a specialty.
a. standardization of older adult care plans and medical diagnosis
b. rise of standards and certifications of gerontological practitioners
c. research of biological processes of older adult disease processes
d. direct-care provisions common to young adults was found similar to older adult standards
What is the rise of standards and certifications of gerontological practitioners
Which of the following statements accurately reflects the nurses' understanding to best promote health and wellness of the older adult?
a. utilize standardized care plans appropriate for older adults
b. formulate interventions that align with functionality
c. include the patient and the family/caregiver in establishing the plan of care
d. plan coordinated physical therapy session for the client 5 times a week
What is include the patient and family/caregiver in establishing the plan of care