Sensory
How should the nurse approach a patient who has profound hearing loss?
Touch the patient on the hand to gain attention.
What would the home health nurse expect the depressed patient to use in excessive amounts as the depression increases?
Alcohol
What type of thermometer would be the best choice when assessing the temperature of an older adult patient?
Electronic thermometer
An older adult has recently moved to a long-term care facility. The family asks what can be done to ease the transition. What would be the most appropriate suggestion of the nurse?
Visit and call
Physical exam is an example of objective data or subjective data?
Objective
The patient's hearing aid is whistling. What would be the most appropriate action by the nurse?
Turn off the hearing aid
What would be the best method for the nurse to help a grieving widow begin the grief resolution process?
Encourage her to verbalize her grief
Laboratory findings during an assessment are an example of objective data or subjective data?
Objective
How does the concept of ageism portray older adults?
Not valuable and useless
What is a typical response for friends when dealing with a grieving person?
Avoid discussing the source of grief
What observation would cause the nurse to suspect cataracts in the older adult?
Glare makes vision difficult
The nurse interprets a patient’s sudden behavior of confusion and agitation to be characteristic of _____________.
Delirium
The nurse is aware that the number that is the difference between the apical pulse and the radial pulse is referred to as the?
Pulse deficit
What is a common feeling for an older adult who is placed in a long-term care facility?
Rejection and unloved
How does the nurse define a role?
Socially accepted behavior pattern
The patient’s agitated behavior becomes worse late in the day and into the evening. This escalating behavior is referred to ______________.
Sundown Syndrome
What is the best way to assess psychological status in an older adult?
Direct observation
Where would the nurse place the head of the stethoscope when assessing an apical pulse?
Fifth intercostal space even with the middle of sternum
What should be considered when planning a successful health interview with an older adult? name one
comfortable environment, no disruption, professional introduction for rapport, explain what will happen, age of the patient
What is the correct term for a society in which members of many diverse subcultures with different historical and cultural experiences must interact?
Heterogeneous
What would be included in a list of the techniques for a health assessment? Name two
Inspection, Palpation, Auscultation, Percussion
An older gentleman measuring himself against external standards can result in:
Damage to his self-worth
The nurse explains that the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 used in extended-care facilities is designed to:
Make assessment processes more consistent
In what ways can a nurse help a person with dementia maintain orientation of date and time?
Reminding the patient about the time of day by pointing to the clock and reminding the patient about the day it is by pointing to a calendar
The nurse reading the history of a newly admitted 88-year-old man with dementia sees that this resident is prone to catastrophic reactions. The nurse understand that this person will:
Demonstrate excessive emotional reactions