Geri Quiz 3
The nurse caring for older adults knows age-related changes to the epidermis
affect the older adult in which manner?
Body temperature regulation is impaired.
The aging patient presents to the clinic with multiple well-defined, small areas of
skin that are more darkly pigmented than others on the hands, forearms, and
face. How should the nurse document this finding?
Senile lentigo
The 80-year-old patient presents to the clinic for a routine check-up. The nurse
notes the patient has a stooped appearance with rounded upper back and head
bent forward to the chest. How should the nurse document this observation?
Kyphosis
The nurse caring for older adults on a cardiology floor at a hospital understands
the hearts of older adults respond to adrenergic stimulation by making which
change to increase cardiac output?
Increase stroke volume
The nurse in the long term care facility knows older adults are at an increased
risk for falls due to orthostatic hypotension due to which age-related change to
the cardiovascular system?
Vascular tissue sclerosis
The nurse is reviewing routine lab results for a 78-year-old patient and notes the
patient's white blood cell count is 115,000/mm³. The nurse is concerned about
which condition for this patient?
Leukemia
The nurse in the long term care facility knows it is vital to be vigilant for cases of
pneumonia in his patient population. Which symptom may be the first indication
of atypical pneumonia in the older adult?
Confusion
The 70-year-old female patient presents to the clinic with concerns of
osteoporosis and bone loss. The nurse knows this patient began losing skeletal
mass in the third decade of life. Rounding to the nearest whole number, record
the percentage of skeletal mass this patient has lost.
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The nurse caring for older adults in the community knows which diseases are the
most common causes of disability in this population? (Select all that apply.)
Hypertension
Diabetes mellitus
Cardiovascular disease
Cerebrovascular accident
The nurse in the long term care facility who cares primarily for older adults knows
which common age-related musculoskeletal changes result in decreased lung
capacity and can affect the respiratory health of her patients? (Select all that
apply.)
The nurse caring for older adults knows age-related changes to the epidermis
affect the older adult in which manner?
Body temperature regulation is impaired.
The aging patient presents to the clinic with multiple well-defined, small areas of
skin that are more darkly pigmented than others on the hands, forearms, and
face. How should the nurse document this finding?
Senile lentigo
The 80-year-old patient presents to the clinic for a routine check-up. The nurse
notes the patient has a stooped appearance with rounded upper back and head
bent forward to the chest. How should the nurse document this observation?
Kyphosis
The nurse caring for older adults on a cardiology floor at a hospital understands
the hearts of older adults respond to adrenergic stimulation by making which
change to increase cardiac output?
Increase stroke volume
The nurse in the long term care facility knows older adults are at an increased
risk for falls due to orthostatic hypotension due to which age-related change to
the cardiovascular system?
Vascular tissue sclerosis
The nurse is reviewing routine lab results for a 78-year-old patient and notes the
patient's white blood cell count is 115,000/mm³. The nurse is concerned about
which condition for this patient?
Leukemia
The nurse in the long term care facility knows it is vital to be vigilant for cases of
pneumonia in his patient population. Which symptom may be the first indication
of atypical pneumonia in the older adult?
Confusion
The 70-year-old female patient presents to the clinic with concerns of
osteoporosis and bone loss. The nurse knows this patient began losing skeletal
mass in the third decade of life. Rounding to the nearest whole number, record
the percentage of skeletal mass this patient has lost.
32
The nurse caring for older adults in the community knows which diseases are the
most common causes of disability in this population? (Select all that apply.)
Hypertension
Diabetes mellitus
Cardiovascular disease
Cerebrovascular accident
The nurse in the long term care facility who cares primarily for older adults knows
which common age-related musculoskeletal changes result in decreased lung
capacity and can affect the respiratory health of her patients? (Select all that
apply.)
