BSN315 - FINAL EXAM (CHAPTERS 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 21,
23) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
9. The nurse at an assisted-living facility uses an exercise screening tool to plan
an exercise program for an older-adult resident who is in good health except that
her height has decreased 1.5 cm. What should the nurse advise before initiating
an exercise program?
a. Do not exercise a red, warm, or swollen joint.
b. Avoid stretches that cause you to bend at the waist.
c. Evaluate your surroundings for outdoor exercising.
d. Begin by warming up with low to moderate exercises.
b. Avoid stretches that cause you to bend at the waist.
10. The older-adult residents of an assisted-living facility are preparing for a 14-
day trip to Europe. Which of the following is the most important exercise for the
nurse to recommend for the group?
a. Practise standing on one foot for 30 seconds.
b. Move light weights in a rowing motion eight times.
c. Stretch the hips by pulling the knee to the chest.
d. Swim laps in the pool for ten minutes continuously.
,d. Swim laps in the pool for ten minutes continuously.
11. Which of the following should the nurse recommend as a moderate-intensity
exercise for older persons who are ambulatory and in good health?
a. Walk 5 to 6 km in 60 minutes.
b. Work in the garden for 50 minutes. c. Participate in endurance exercises and
increase time gradually.
d. Wash and wax the car for 75 minutes.
c. Participate in endurance exercises and increase time gradually.
12. Which of the following are benefits of exercise for non-ambulatory older
adults?
a. Muscle weakness and atrophy may be reversed.
b. Incontinence problems will be resolved.
c. Memory issues may improve.
d. Ambulation will develop.
a. Muscle weakness and atrophy may be reversed.
13. Which of the following is NOT an example of a sleep disorder?
a. Insomnia
b. Sleep apnea
c. Diaphoresis
d. Restless leg Syndrome
,c. Diaphoresis
1. Which of the following is an important consideration regarding the skin of an
older adult?
a. Generous amounts of soap should be used for cleansing.
b. Sweat glands increase in activity.
c. The skin becomes more vulnerable to damage.
d. The skin becomes darker in unexposed areas.
c. The skin becomes more vulnerable to damage.
2. Which skin lesion on an older person should be evaluated promptly by a
dermatologist?
a. A circumscribed, raised area resembling a blob of brown wax
b. A multicoloured, raised lesion with an irregular border
c. A rough, scaly, pink to reddish-brown lesion
d. A brown spot on the skin with no raised area
b. A multicoloured, raised lesion with an irregular border
3. Which of the following topical agents is safe to apply?
a. Corn starch, to absorb moisture in the groin area
b. Betadine, to disinfect a healing pressure ulcer
c. An over-the-counter preparation, to dissolve a corn
d. Zinc oxide ointment, to prevent excoriation
, d. Zinc oxide ointment, to prevent excoriation
4. A 70-year-old woman complains of dry skin and asks for advice. Which advice
should the nurse offer to this older adult for improving the dry skin?
a. Add oil to bath water to keep skin soft.
b. Keep bath water at a tepid temperature.
c. Move to a climate with lower humidity.
d. Dry the skin vigorously with a rough towel after bathing.
b. Keep bath water at a tepid temperature.
5. Which of the following statements is true about impaired skin integrity?
a. A stage III pressure ulcer can regress to stage II as the subcutaneous tissues
regenerate.
b. Stasis ulcer is another term for pressure ulcer.
c. An unstageable wound presents with redness and blistering.
d. Anemia and poor nutritional status correlate with poor healing of pressure
ulcers.
d. Anemia and poor nutritional status correlate with poor healing of pressure ulcers.
6. An older-adult female patient with mild peripheral vascular disease complains
of foot pain from a corn. After assessing the patient's feet, which intervention
should the nurse implement to safely alleviate her discomfort?
a. Cut out an oval corn pad to make a U shape.
23) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
9. The nurse at an assisted-living facility uses an exercise screening tool to plan
an exercise program for an older-adult resident who is in good health except that
her height has decreased 1.5 cm. What should the nurse advise before initiating
an exercise program?
a. Do not exercise a red, warm, or swollen joint.
b. Avoid stretches that cause you to bend at the waist.
c. Evaluate your surroundings for outdoor exercising.
d. Begin by warming up with low to moderate exercises.
b. Avoid stretches that cause you to bend at the waist.
10. The older-adult residents of an assisted-living facility are preparing for a 14-
day trip to Europe. Which of the following is the most important exercise for the
nurse to recommend for the group?
a. Practise standing on one foot for 30 seconds.
b. Move light weights in a rowing motion eight times.
c. Stretch the hips by pulling the knee to the chest.
d. Swim laps in the pool for ten minutes continuously.
,d. Swim laps in the pool for ten minutes continuously.
11. Which of the following should the nurse recommend as a moderate-intensity
exercise for older persons who are ambulatory and in good health?
a. Walk 5 to 6 km in 60 minutes.
b. Work in the garden for 50 minutes. c. Participate in endurance exercises and
increase time gradually.
d. Wash and wax the car for 75 minutes.
c. Participate in endurance exercises and increase time gradually.
12. Which of the following are benefits of exercise for non-ambulatory older
adults?
a. Muscle weakness and atrophy may be reversed.
b. Incontinence problems will be resolved.
c. Memory issues may improve.
d. Ambulation will develop.
a. Muscle weakness and atrophy may be reversed.
13. Which of the following is NOT an example of a sleep disorder?
a. Insomnia
b. Sleep apnea
c. Diaphoresis
d. Restless leg Syndrome
,c. Diaphoresis
1. Which of the following is an important consideration regarding the skin of an
older adult?
a. Generous amounts of soap should be used for cleansing.
b. Sweat glands increase in activity.
c. The skin becomes more vulnerable to damage.
d. The skin becomes darker in unexposed areas.
c. The skin becomes more vulnerable to damage.
2. Which skin lesion on an older person should be evaluated promptly by a
dermatologist?
a. A circumscribed, raised area resembling a blob of brown wax
b. A multicoloured, raised lesion with an irregular border
c. A rough, scaly, pink to reddish-brown lesion
d. A brown spot on the skin with no raised area
b. A multicoloured, raised lesion with an irregular border
3. Which of the following topical agents is safe to apply?
a. Corn starch, to absorb moisture in the groin area
b. Betadine, to disinfect a healing pressure ulcer
c. An over-the-counter preparation, to dissolve a corn
d. Zinc oxide ointment, to prevent excoriation
, d. Zinc oxide ointment, to prevent excoriation
4. A 70-year-old woman complains of dry skin and asks for advice. Which advice
should the nurse offer to this older adult for improving the dry skin?
a. Add oil to bath water to keep skin soft.
b. Keep bath water at a tepid temperature.
c. Move to a climate with lower humidity.
d. Dry the skin vigorously with a rough towel after bathing.
b. Keep bath water at a tepid temperature.
5. Which of the following statements is true about impaired skin integrity?
a. A stage III pressure ulcer can regress to stage II as the subcutaneous tissues
regenerate.
b. Stasis ulcer is another term for pressure ulcer.
c. An unstageable wound presents with redness and blistering.
d. Anemia and poor nutritional status correlate with poor healing of pressure
ulcers.
d. Anemia and poor nutritional status correlate with poor healing of pressure ulcers.
6. An older-adult female patient with mild peripheral vascular disease complains
of foot pain from a corn. After assessing the patient's feet, which intervention
should the nurse implement to safely alleviate her discomfort?
a. Cut out an oval corn pad to make a U shape.
