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Basic geriatric nursing questions and answers with
solutions updated!!!
The nurse keeps the environment warmer for older adults
because they are more sensitive to cold because of the age
related changes in their - answer subcutaneous tissue
The nurse reassures the distressed 75 year old male that the
wartlike dark macules with distinct borders are not melanomas
but the skin lesions of - answer seborrheic keratoses
The nurse is accompanying a group of older adults on a july 4th
outing to monitor heat prostration. Older adults are intolerant
of heat because of an age related reduction of - answer
seborrheic keratoses
The nurse is accompanying a group of older adults on a july 4th
outing to monitor heat prostration. Older adults are intolerant
of heat because of an age related reduction of - answer
perspiration
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The nurse cautions the cns to use care when transferring or
handling older adults because their vascular fragility will cause -
answer senile purpura
The nurse assesses a stage i pressure ulcer on an older adults
coccyx by the appearance of a - answer nonblanchable area of
erythema
The cna caring for an older adult asks if the yellowwaxy crusty
lesions on the patients axilla and groin are contagious. The
nurses most helpful response is - answer no. It is seborrheic
dermatitis caused by excessive sebum
The nurse leads a group of postmenopausal older women on a
daily 15 minute walking tour through the long term care facility
to - answer inprove bone strength
When the perplexed 70 year old woman asks how in the world
can my bones be brittle when i eat all the right foods? The
nurses most informative reply is - answer calcium is
continuously with drawn from bone for nerve and muscle
function
Basic geriatric nursing questions and answers with
solutions updated!!!
The nurse keeps the environment warmer for older adults
because they are more sensitive to cold because of the age
related changes in their - answer subcutaneous tissue
The nurse reassures the distressed 75 year old male that the
wartlike dark macules with distinct borders are not melanomas
but the skin lesions of - answer seborrheic keratoses
The nurse is accompanying a group of older adults on a july 4th
outing to monitor heat prostration. Older adults are intolerant
of heat because of an age related reduction of - answer
seborrheic keratoses
The nurse is accompanying a group of older adults on a july 4th
outing to monitor heat prostration. Older adults are intolerant
of heat because of an age related reduction of - answer
perspiration
, 2|Page
The nurse cautions the cns to use care when transferring or
handling older adults because their vascular fragility will cause -
answer senile purpura
The nurse assesses a stage i pressure ulcer on an older adults
coccyx by the appearance of a - answer nonblanchable area of
erythema
The cna caring for an older adult asks if the yellowwaxy crusty
lesions on the patients axilla and groin are contagious. The
nurses most helpful response is - answer no. It is seborrheic
dermatitis caused by excessive sebum
The nurse leads a group of postmenopausal older women on a
daily 15 minute walking tour through the long term care facility
to - answer inprove bone strength
When the perplexed 70 year old woman asks how in the world
can my bones be brittle when i eat all the right foods? The
nurses most informative reply is - answer calcium is
continuously with drawn from bone for nerve and muscle
function
