HESI GERONTOLOGY EXAM RN
1. Which statement is true about rehab and restorative care for older adults?
A person can learn skills and gain abilities that enable functioning
2. An older adult is in the hospital because of HF and has become incontinent of urine.
WhichEB resource should the nurse use to guide continence care for this pt?
Nursing standard practice protocol
3. The nurse understands that stress incontinence occurs?
As a result of increased intra-abdominal pressure
4. A large residual urine volume characterizes what type of incontinence?
Overlfow
5. Which action should be included in all bladder-retraining programs?
Toileting at bedtime
6. The nurse assess a male resident in a NH for urinary incontinence and determines that
heis unaware of the problem. Which recommendation should the nurse implement?
Provide regular toileting
7. The nurse wants to begin helping a resident who is overweight and has urinary
incontinence with healthy bladder behavior skills. Which intervention should the nurse
implement?
Schedule voiding at 2-4 hr intervals
8. What is the most important aspect of care for the nurse to maintain when assisting an
olderpt with urinary incontinence?
Maintaining an attitude that is respectful about resolving the problem
9. An older woman tells the NP that she fears her family will place her in a NH because she
developed stress incontinence. Which recommendation should the nurse implement?
Recommend exercises to strengthen the pelvic floor
10. The nurse is caring for a pt who has recently had an indwelling catheter placed. The
nurseshould assess the pt for?
A change in mental status
11. An older adult who is on bedrest after surgery is prescribed morphine for pain. Which
ofthe following is the nurse’s priority for preventive care?
Constipation
12. Which of the following statements is a true about elimination in older adults?
Defacation < 1 day is not necessarily constipation
13. Which option is part of the program that addresses bowel incontinence in an older
adult pt? Ensuring that a toilet or commode is readily accessible to the pt
, HESI GERONTOLOGY EXAM RN
14. Which is an important consideration about the skin of an older adult person?
The skin becomes more vulnerable to damage
15. Which topical agent is safe to apply?
Light mineral oil to moisten skin after bathing
1. Which statement is true about rehab and restorative care for older adults?
A person can learn skills and gain abilities that enable functioning
2. An older adult is in the hospital because of HF and has become incontinent of urine.
WhichEB resource should the nurse use to guide continence care for this pt?
Nursing standard practice protocol
3. The nurse understands that stress incontinence occurs?
As a result of increased intra-abdominal pressure
4. A large residual urine volume characterizes what type of incontinence?
Overlfow
5. Which action should be included in all bladder-retraining programs?
Toileting at bedtime
6. The nurse assess a male resident in a NH for urinary incontinence and determines that
heis unaware of the problem. Which recommendation should the nurse implement?
Provide regular toileting
7. The nurse wants to begin helping a resident who is overweight and has urinary
incontinence with healthy bladder behavior skills. Which intervention should the nurse
implement?
Schedule voiding at 2-4 hr intervals
8. What is the most important aspect of care for the nurse to maintain when assisting an
olderpt with urinary incontinence?
Maintaining an attitude that is respectful about resolving the problem
9. An older woman tells the NP that she fears her family will place her in a NH because she
developed stress incontinence. Which recommendation should the nurse implement?
Recommend exercises to strengthen the pelvic floor
10. The nurse is caring for a pt who has recently had an indwelling catheter placed. The
nurseshould assess the pt for?
A change in mental status
11. An older adult who is on bedrest after surgery is prescribed morphine for pain. Which
ofthe following is the nurse’s priority for preventive care?
Constipation
12. Which of the following statements is a true about elimination in older adults?
Defacation < 1 day is not necessarily constipation
13. Which option is part of the program that addresses bowel incontinence in an older
adult pt? Ensuring that a toilet or commode is readily accessible to the pt
, HESI GERONTOLOGY EXAM RN
14. Which is an important consideration about the skin of an older adult person?
The skin becomes more vulnerable to damage
15. Which topical agent is safe to apply?
Light mineral oil to moisten skin after bathing
