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NURSING COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
◉Advanced Activities of Daily Living. Answers: Activities that an
older adult performs as a family member or as a member of society
or community, including occupational and recreational activities.
◉Caregiver Assessment. Answers: Assessment of the health and
well-being of an individual's caregiver.
◉Caregiver Burden. Answers: The perceived strain by the person
who cares for an older, chronically ill, or disabled person.
◉Domains of Cognition. Answers: Domains included in mental
status assessments, such as attention, memory, orientation,
language, visuospatial skills, and higher cognitive functions.
◉Environment. Answers: Assessment of an indovodual's home
environment and community systems, including hazards at home.
◉Functional Ability. Answers: The ability of a person to perform
activities necessary to live in modern society; may include driving,
,using the telephone, or performing personal tasks such as baking or
toileting.
◉Functional Assessment. Answers: A systematic assessment that
includes assessment of an individual's activities of daily living,
instrumental activities of daily living, and mobility.
◉Functional Status. Answers: A person's actual performance of
activities and tasks associated with current life roles.
◉Geriatric Assessment. Answers: Multidimensional assessment;
physical examination and assessments of mental status, functional
status, social and economical status, pain, and physical environment
safety.
◉Home Care. Answers: Supportive services provided in the home:
skilled nursing care, primary care, therapy (physical, occupational,
speech), social work, nutrition, case management, ADL assistance,
durable medical equipment.
◉Instrumental Activities of Daily Living. Answers: Functional
abilities necessary for independent community living, such as,
shopping, meal preparation, housekeeping, laundry, managing
finances, taking medications, and using transportation.
,◉Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living. Answers:
An instrument used to measure physical function in older adults and
the chronically ill.
◉Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living. Answers: An
instrument used to measure an individual's ability to perform
instrumental activities of daily living; may assist in assessing one's
ability to live independently.
◉Physical Performance Measures. Answers: Tests that measure
balance, gait, motor coordination, and endurance.
◉Social Domain. Answers: The domain that focuses on an
individual's relationships within family, social groups, and the
community.
◉Social Networks. Answers: Informal supports accessed by older
adults, such as family members and close friends, neighbors, church
societies, neighborhood groups, and senior centers.
◉Spiritual Assessment. Answers: Assessment of the individual's
spiritual health.
◉An appropriate tool to assess an individual's instrumental
activities of daily living is a tool by:. Answers: a. Katz
, b. Lawton *CORRECT ANSWER*
c. Tinetti
d. Norbeck
◉Which statement is true regarding an individual's functional
status?. Answers: a. Functional status refers to one's ability to care
for another person.
b. An older adult's functional status is usually static over time.
c. An older adult's functional status may vary from independence to
disability. *CORRECT ANSWER*
d. Dementia is an example of functional status.
◉An older person is experiencing an acute change in cognition. You
recognize that this disorder is?. Answers: a. Alzheimer dementia
b. Attention deficit disorder
c. Depression
d. Delirium *CORRECT ANSWER*
◉Assessment of the social domain includes:. Answers: a. Family
relationships *CORRECT ANSWER*
b. Ability to cook meals
c. Ability to balance the checkbook and pay bills
d. Hazards found in the home
NURSING COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
◉Advanced Activities of Daily Living. Answers: Activities that an
older adult performs as a family member or as a member of society
or community, including occupational and recreational activities.
◉Caregiver Assessment. Answers: Assessment of the health and
well-being of an individual's caregiver.
◉Caregiver Burden. Answers: The perceived strain by the person
who cares for an older, chronically ill, or disabled person.
◉Domains of Cognition. Answers: Domains included in mental
status assessments, such as attention, memory, orientation,
language, visuospatial skills, and higher cognitive functions.
◉Environment. Answers: Assessment of an indovodual's home
environment and community systems, including hazards at home.
◉Functional Ability. Answers: The ability of a person to perform
activities necessary to live in modern society; may include driving,
,using the telephone, or performing personal tasks such as baking or
toileting.
◉Functional Assessment. Answers: A systematic assessment that
includes assessment of an individual's activities of daily living,
instrumental activities of daily living, and mobility.
◉Functional Status. Answers: A person's actual performance of
activities and tasks associated with current life roles.
◉Geriatric Assessment. Answers: Multidimensional assessment;
physical examination and assessments of mental status, functional
status, social and economical status, pain, and physical environment
safety.
◉Home Care. Answers: Supportive services provided in the home:
skilled nursing care, primary care, therapy (physical, occupational,
speech), social work, nutrition, case management, ADL assistance,
durable medical equipment.
◉Instrumental Activities of Daily Living. Answers: Functional
abilities necessary for independent community living, such as,
shopping, meal preparation, housekeeping, laundry, managing
finances, taking medications, and using transportation.
,◉Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living. Answers:
An instrument used to measure physical function in older adults and
the chronically ill.
◉Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living. Answers: An
instrument used to measure an individual's ability to perform
instrumental activities of daily living; may assist in assessing one's
ability to live independently.
◉Physical Performance Measures. Answers: Tests that measure
balance, gait, motor coordination, and endurance.
◉Social Domain. Answers: The domain that focuses on an
individual's relationships within family, social groups, and the
community.
◉Social Networks. Answers: Informal supports accessed by older
adults, such as family members and close friends, neighbors, church
societies, neighborhood groups, and senior centers.
◉Spiritual Assessment. Answers: Assessment of the individual's
spiritual health.
◉An appropriate tool to assess an individual's instrumental
activities of daily living is a tool by:. Answers: a. Katz
, b. Lawton *CORRECT ANSWER*
c. Tinetti
d. Norbeck
◉Which statement is true regarding an individual's functional
status?. Answers: a. Functional status refers to one's ability to care
for another person.
b. An older adult's functional status is usually static over time.
c. An older adult's functional status may vary from independence to
disability. *CORRECT ANSWER*
d. Dementia is an example of functional status.
◉An older person is experiencing an acute change in cognition. You
recognize that this disorder is?. Answers: a. Alzheimer dementia
b. Attention deficit disorder
c. Depression
d. Delirium *CORRECT ANSWER*
◉Assessment of the social domain includes:. Answers: a. Family
relationships *CORRECT ANSWER*
b. Ability to cook meals
c. Ability to balance the checkbook and pay bills
d. Hazards found in the home
