NUR 304 Gerontological Nursing Exam 3 – Study Guide and Exam
Review Material
Explain why they are taking their meds - correct answer ✔✔What is a best nursing intervention
to promote medication adherence?
Because they take their meds incorrectly - correct answer ✔✔Why do the elderly have an
increased risk in drug toxicity?
Ensure they talk to all of their physicians about all of the meds they've been rx'd - correct
answer ✔✔When discharging a patient what is the most important statement the nurse should
communicate with the patient regarding medications?
The purpose of the med - correct answer ✔✔What is the most important medication
instruction should the nurse communicate with the patient regarding medication safety?
Empowered to review meds yearly - correct answer ✔✔What is a behavior that a nurse can see
in her patient when the nurse speaks to the patient regarding misuse of their medication?
Ask the patent directly "what is wrong?" or "what is the problem?" - correct answer ✔✔What
should the nurse ask if the nurse walks into the patient's room and the patient is crying
intensely?
Try the non-opiates and adjunctive drugs first, before administering opiate analgesics - correct
answer ✔✔When a patient is having pain what should the nurse offer first?
Because they can be an added option to treating their pain. - correct answer ✔✔What can the
nurse tell the patient who is having pain the reason for offering complementary therapies?
, They will have pain below 5 out of 10 while they are in the hospital. - correct answer ✔✔What
would be realistic regarding pain management when a patient has suffered from a fracture hip?
Visual analog scale - correct answer ✔✔What tool should a nurse use to assess a cognitively
impaired patient's pain?
It is your immediate surroundings
For example: a hot summer home with cockroaches. - correct answer ✔✔What is a
microenvironment?
Taking antibiotics repeatedly - correct answer ✔✔What contributes to antibiotic-resistant
bacteria?
A lot of fluid (especially for laxatives). - correct answer ✔✔What should the nurse offer when
giving a patient oral medication?
There is a decrease in renal & liver function which contributes to an increase in the half life of
many drugs. - correct answer ✔✔Decreased renal and liver function contributes to what?
Ensure they are not taking St. Johns Worts - correct answer ✔✔What medication would be an
alert to the nurse for a possible problem if the patient has uncontrol hypertension?
Reduce injury. - correct answer ✔✔What would a nurse want to prevent if a patient continues
to have multiple hospital admissions?
Fall risk assessment. - correct answer ✔✔What measure should the nurse use to reduce falls in
a nursing home?
Review Material
Explain why they are taking their meds - correct answer ✔✔What is a best nursing intervention
to promote medication adherence?
Because they take their meds incorrectly - correct answer ✔✔Why do the elderly have an
increased risk in drug toxicity?
Ensure they talk to all of their physicians about all of the meds they've been rx'd - correct
answer ✔✔When discharging a patient what is the most important statement the nurse should
communicate with the patient regarding medications?
The purpose of the med - correct answer ✔✔What is the most important medication
instruction should the nurse communicate with the patient regarding medication safety?
Empowered to review meds yearly - correct answer ✔✔What is a behavior that a nurse can see
in her patient when the nurse speaks to the patient regarding misuse of their medication?
Ask the patent directly "what is wrong?" or "what is the problem?" - correct answer ✔✔What
should the nurse ask if the nurse walks into the patient's room and the patient is crying
intensely?
Try the non-opiates and adjunctive drugs first, before administering opiate analgesics - correct
answer ✔✔When a patient is having pain what should the nurse offer first?
Because they can be an added option to treating their pain. - correct answer ✔✔What can the
nurse tell the patient who is having pain the reason for offering complementary therapies?
, They will have pain below 5 out of 10 while they are in the hospital. - correct answer ✔✔What
would be realistic regarding pain management when a patient has suffered from a fracture hip?
Visual analog scale - correct answer ✔✔What tool should a nurse use to assess a cognitively
impaired patient's pain?
It is your immediate surroundings
For example: a hot summer home with cockroaches. - correct answer ✔✔What is a
microenvironment?
Taking antibiotics repeatedly - correct answer ✔✔What contributes to antibiotic-resistant
bacteria?
A lot of fluid (especially for laxatives). - correct answer ✔✔What should the nurse offer when
giving a patient oral medication?
There is a decrease in renal & liver function which contributes to an increase in the half life of
many drugs. - correct answer ✔✔Decreased renal and liver function contributes to what?
Ensure they are not taking St. Johns Worts - correct answer ✔✔What medication would be an
alert to the nurse for a possible problem if the patient has uncontrol hypertension?
Reduce injury. - correct answer ✔✔What would a nurse want to prevent if a patient continues
to have multiple hospital admissions?
Fall risk assessment. - correct answer ✔✔What measure should the nurse use to reduce falls in
a nursing home?
