Aging (NCLEX questions and answers 2023) EXAM 1 with
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A nurse is caring for an older adult client. The nurse should recognize the client is at risk
for which of the following physiological changes? (select all that apply)
a. decreased gastric motility
b. decreased skin elasticity
c. increased pain threshold
d. increased metabolic rate
e. increased cardiac output
a, b, c
A nurse is teaching a class of older adults about the expected physiologic changes of
aging. Which of the following changes should the nurse include in the discussion?
(select all that apply)
a. more difficulty seeing due to a greater sensitivity to glare
b. decreased cough reflex
c. decreased bladder capacity
d. decreased systolic blood pressure
e. dehydration of interveterbal discs
a, b, c, e
A nurse is obtaining a history on an older adult. Which finding will the nurse most
typically find?
a. lives in a nursing home
b. lives with a spouse
c. lives divorced
d. lives alone
b.
A nurse is developing a plan of care for an older adult. Which information will the nurse
consider?
a. Should be standardized because more geriatric patients have the same needs
b. needs to be individualized to the patient's unique needs
c. focuses on the disabilities that all aging persons face
d. must be based on chronological age alone
b.
Which information from a co-worker on a gerontological unit will cause the nurse to
intervene?
a. most older people have dependent functioning
b. most older people have strengths we should focus on
c. most older people should be involved in care decisions
d. most older people should be encouraged to have independence
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A nurse is caring for an older adult client. The nurse should recognize the client is at risk
for which of the following physiological changes? (select all that apply)
a. decreased gastric motility
b. decreased skin elasticity
c. increased pain threshold
d. increased metabolic rate
e. increased cardiac output
a, b, c
A nurse is teaching a class of older adults about the expected physiologic changes of
aging. Which of the following changes should the nurse include in the discussion?
(select all that apply)
a. more difficulty seeing due to a greater sensitivity to glare
b. decreased cough reflex
c. decreased bladder capacity
d. decreased systolic blood pressure
e. dehydration of interveterbal discs
a, b, c, e
A nurse is obtaining a history on an older adult. Which finding will the nurse most
typically find?
a. lives in a nursing home
b. lives with a spouse
c. lives divorced
d. lives alone
b.
A nurse is developing a plan of care for an older adult. Which information will the nurse
consider?
a. Should be standardized because more geriatric patients have the same needs
b. needs to be individualized to the patient's unique needs
c. focuses on the disabilities that all aging persons face
d. must be based on chronological age alone
b.
Which information from a co-worker on a gerontological unit will cause the nurse to
intervene?
a. most older people have dependent functioning
b. most older people have strengths we should focus on
c. most older people should be involved in care decisions
d. most older people should be encouraged to have independence
