NURS 310 Quiz 1 – Questions With Complete
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What is the primary purpose of a. Demonstrating commitment to the special needs
geriatric nursing certifications? of the geriatric client
a. Demonstrating commitment to the
special needs of the geriatric client
b. Addressing the current shortage of
specialized geriatric nurses
c. Raising the level of professionalism
for the geriatric facility
d. Assuring the basic competency of
the geriatric nurse
An older adult client is transferred to a c. Facilitate family rituals related to death and dying
hospice facility with end-stage
discase. Which is a suitable nursing
intervention for this older adult and his
family according to the goals of
hospice?
a. Inform family members about strict
visiting hours
b. Provide a basin and towels for
morning self-care
c. Facilitate family rituals related to
death and dying
d. Decrease the analgesic dose to
prevent sedation
,Common iatrogenic complications for a. Delirium
hospitalized older adults include b. New onset incontinence
(Select all that apply.) e. Falls
a. Delirium
b. New onset incontinence
c. Acute myocardial infarction
d. Hip fracture
e. Falls
A man is terminally ill with end-stage a. Providing nursing interventions that can help
prostate cancer. Which statement best empower a client to achieve his highest level of
describes the nurse's role regarding wellness
this man's wellness?
a. Providing nursing interventions that
can help empower a client to achieve
his highest level of wellness
b. Educating the client that wellness is
dependent upon the absence of
disease.
c. It is not a real option for this client
because he is terminally ill.
d. Providing the client with aggressive
medical interventions.
Older adults have been identified as a a. Diabetes
priority, with a goal to improve. their b. Arthritis
health, function, and quality of life. c. Congestive heart failure
Identity the targeted chronic focus d. Dementia
areas for improvement. (Select all that
apply.)
a. Diabetes
b. Arthritis
c. Congestive heart failure
d. Dementia
e. Cancer
I. Pressure ulcers
, Identity the Healthy People 2020 a. Coordinating care for the older adult population
emerging issues in the health of older b. Assisting older adults in the management of their
adults. (Select all that apply.) own care
a. Coordinating care for the older c. Identifying levels of training for those caring for
adult population older adults
b. Assisting older adults in the
management of their own care
c. Identifying levels of training for
those caring for older adults
d. Making community resources
available for older adults
Which of the following is a true c. In most cultures, older adults are likely to treat
statement about differing health belief themselves using traditional methods before turning
systems? to biomedical professionals
a. Personalistic or magic religious
beliefs have been superseded in
Western minds by biomedical
principles b.
b. Ayurvedic medicine is another
name for traditional Chinese medicine
c. In most cultures, older adults are
likely to treat themselves using
traditional methods before turning to
biomedical professionals
d. The bellet that health depends on
maintaining a balance among
opposite qualities is characteristic of a
magicoreligious belief system
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Terms in this set (45)
What is the primary purpose of a. Demonstrating commitment to the special needs
geriatric nursing certifications? of the geriatric client
a. Demonstrating commitment to the
special needs of the geriatric client
b. Addressing the current shortage of
specialized geriatric nurses
c. Raising the level of professionalism
for the geriatric facility
d. Assuring the basic competency of
the geriatric nurse
An older adult client is transferred to a c. Facilitate family rituals related to death and dying
hospice facility with end-stage
discase. Which is a suitable nursing
intervention for this older adult and his
family according to the goals of
hospice?
a. Inform family members about strict
visiting hours
b. Provide a basin and towels for
morning self-care
c. Facilitate family rituals related to
death and dying
d. Decrease the analgesic dose to
prevent sedation
,Common iatrogenic complications for a. Delirium
hospitalized older adults include b. New onset incontinence
(Select all that apply.) e. Falls
a. Delirium
b. New onset incontinence
c. Acute myocardial infarction
d. Hip fracture
e. Falls
A man is terminally ill with end-stage a. Providing nursing interventions that can help
prostate cancer. Which statement best empower a client to achieve his highest level of
describes the nurse's role regarding wellness
this man's wellness?
a. Providing nursing interventions that
can help empower a client to achieve
his highest level of wellness
b. Educating the client that wellness is
dependent upon the absence of
disease.
c. It is not a real option for this client
because he is terminally ill.
d. Providing the client with aggressive
medical interventions.
Older adults have been identified as a a. Diabetes
priority, with a goal to improve. their b. Arthritis
health, function, and quality of life. c. Congestive heart failure
Identity the targeted chronic focus d. Dementia
areas for improvement. (Select all that
apply.)
a. Diabetes
b. Arthritis
c. Congestive heart failure
d. Dementia
e. Cancer
I. Pressure ulcers
, Identity the Healthy People 2020 a. Coordinating care for the older adult population
emerging issues in the health of older b. Assisting older adults in the management of their
adults. (Select all that apply.) own care
a. Coordinating care for the older c. Identifying levels of training for those caring for
adult population older adults
b. Assisting older adults in the
management of their own care
c. Identifying levels of training for
those caring for older adults
d. Making community resources
available for older adults
Which of the following is a true c. In most cultures, older adults are likely to treat
statement about differing health belief themselves using traditional methods before turning
systems? to biomedical professionals
a. Personalistic or magic religious
beliefs have been superseded in
Western minds by biomedical
principles b.
b. Ayurvedic medicine is another
name for traditional Chinese medicine
c. In most cultures, older adults are
likely to treat themselves using
traditional methods before turning to
biomedical professionals
d. The bellet that health depends on
maintaining a balance among
opposite qualities is characteristic of a
magicoreligious belief system
