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
Assessing for injuries
What is the first action when finding a client on the floor?
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
A concern for an older adult who has been NPO 8 hours.
What is hydration status?
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
An intervention for a client who has episodes of urinary incontinence
What is take the client to the bathroom every 2 hours or develop a schedule?
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
Older adults need this when providing education.
What is more time to process new information.
Increase in skin thinning, decrease in SQ tissue, decrease in skin hydration.
What is older adult skin changes?
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
A priority for a client who has significant hearing loss.
What is determine if the client has hearing aids?
Determining the client's mobility
What is one of the priorities when making a plan of care?