GNUR 290 Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions
A 55-year old client recently diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes
completed a diabetes education class. The client does water
aerobics three times a week. The client's blood sugar ranges
from 126 mg/dl to 143 mg/dL, the client's hemoglobin A1c
decreased from 10.5 to 8.1, and the client lost 20 lbs (9.07 kg).
Which statement best describes this client's actions?
A. Activity theory
B. Age stratification theory
C. Functional consequences theory
D. Life-course development theory
Quiz 2 Module 2 Correct Answers C. Functional consequences
theory
These modifications are directed toward alleviating and
modifying the negative functional consequences of risk factors,
a componenent of functional consequences theory.
A client diagnosed 3 years ago with a cognitive impairment
worsened and recently died. An autopsy revealed numerous
infarcted brain regions resulting from vessel occlusions. The
client most likely suffered from which condition?
A. Alzheimer's disease
B. Vascular dementia
C. Lewy body dementia
D. Frontotemporal dementia
Quiz 5 Module 5 Correct Answers B. Vascular dementia
,While the four major types of dementia are not discrete or
mutually exclusive, vascular dementia is characterized by
pathophysiologic processes including infarctions from occlusion
of blood vessels. This pathophysiology is not characteristic of
Alzheimer disease, Lewy body dementia, or frontotemporal lobe
dementia
A client, who retired from work this year, asks the nurse the
secret to successful aging. Which response by the nurse is most
helpful?
A. "Life is a bowl of cherries, if you are in the pits, crawl out."
B. "The body is senescent and you will find you slow down
each year."
C. "Studies show that volunteering and helping others improve
satisfaction with life."
D. "Later life can be a time of engagement, contribution, and
well-being; you must work to make it so."
Quiz 2 Module 2 Correct Answers C. "Studies show that
volunteering and helping others improve satisfaction with life."
A clinic nurse assesses a client who has limited English-
speaking ability. The client's child interprets for the client.
Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?
A. Talk directly to the interpreter.
B. Obtain a professional interpreter.
C. Teach the family member the appropriate medical
terminology.
D. Use the family member as a source for improving cultural
competence.
, Quiz 1 Module 1 (Ch. 2) Correct Answers B. Obtain a
professional interpreter.
Whenever possible, obtain a professional interpreter. Avoid
using visitors or staff and even family members. Talk directly to
the older adult, not the interpreter.
A gerontological nurse has been providing ongoing care for an
older adult who has a diagnosis of dementia. What goal should
the nurse prioritize when conducting ongoing assessment of this
client?
A. Identify strategies used to cure the client's dementia.
B. Identify factors affecting the client's functioning and quality
of life.
C. Identify genetic or lifestyle factors that may have contributed
to the client's dementia.
D. Determining whether the client has Alzheimer's disease,
Lewy body dementia, or Frontotemporal lobe dementia.
Quiz 5 Module 5 Correct Answers C. Identify genetic or
lifestyle factors that may have contributed to the client's
dementia.
A major goal of ongoing assessment of clients with dementia is
to identify factors that interfere with the person's level of
functioning or quality of life so that interventions can be
initiated to alleviate these contributing factors. Medical
diagnosis is not a nursing action and causative factors are not a
priority after diagnosis. Dementia is not curable.
A 55-year old client recently diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes
completed a diabetes education class. The client does water
aerobics three times a week. The client's blood sugar ranges
from 126 mg/dl to 143 mg/dL, the client's hemoglobin A1c
decreased from 10.5 to 8.1, and the client lost 20 lbs (9.07 kg).
Which statement best describes this client's actions?
A. Activity theory
B. Age stratification theory
C. Functional consequences theory
D. Life-course development theory
Quiz 2 Module 2 Correct Answers C. Functional consequences
theory
These modifications are directed toward alleviating and
modifying the negative functional consequences of risk factors,
a componenent of functional consequences theory.
A client diagnosed 3 years ago with a cognitive impairment
worsened and recently died. An autopsy revealed numerous
infarcted brain regions resulting from vessel occlusions. The
client most likely suffered from which condition?
A. Alzheimer's disease
B. Vascular dementia
C. Lewy body dementia
D. Frontotemporal dementia
Quiz 5 Module 5 Correct Answers B. Vascular dementia
,While the four major types of dementia are not discrete or
mutually exclusive, vascular dementia is characterized by
pathophysiologic processes including infarctions from occlusion
of blood vessels. This pathophysiology is not characteristic of
Alzheimer disease, Lewy body dementia, or frontotemporal lobe
dementia
A client, who retired from work this year, asks the nurse the
secret to successful aging. Which response by the nurse is most
helpful?
A. "Life is a bowl of cherries, if you are in the pits, crawl out."
B. "The body is senescent and you will find you slow down
each year."
C. "Studies show that volunteering and helping others improve
satisfaction with life."
D. "Later life can be a time of engagement, contribution, and
well-being; you must work to make it so."
Quiz 2 Module 2 Correct Answers C. "Studies show that
volunteering and helping others improve satisfaction with life."
A clinic nurse assesses a client who has limited English-
speaking ability. The client's child interprets for the client.
Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?
A. Talk directly to the interpreter.
B. Obtain a professional interpreter.
C. Teach the family member the appropriate medical
terminology.
D. Use the family member as a source for improving cultural
competence.
, Quiz 1 Module 1 (Ch. 2) Correct Answers B. Obtain a
professional interpreter.
Whenever possible, obtain a professional interpreter. Avoid
using visitors or staff and even family members. Talk directly to
the older adult, not the interpreter.
A gerontological nurse has been providing ongoing care for an
older adult who has a diagnosis of dementia. What goal should
the nurse prioritize when conducting ongoing assessment of this
client?
A. Identify strategies used to cure the client's dementia.
B. Identify factors affecting the client's functioning and quality
of life.
C. Identify genetic or lifestyle factors that may have contributed
to the client's dementia.
D. Determining whether the client has Alzheimer's disease,
Lewy body dementia, or Frontotemporal lobe dementia.
Quiz 5 Module 5 Correct Answers C. Identify genetic or
lifestyle factors that may have contributed to the client's
dementia.
A major goal of ongoing assessment of clients with dementia is
to identify factors that interfere with the person's level of
functioning or quality of life so that interventions can be
initiated to alleviate these contributing factors. Medical
diagnosis is not a nursing action and causative factors are not a
priority after diagnosis. Dementia is not curable.
