deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing Test Review Chapter 40 & 41
1. A nurse takes into consideration the most common cause of physical
change in an older adult is?: Impaired mobility
2. How often would you encourage an older adult who is active to
exercise?: 20 - 30 minutes 3 times a week.
3. If you are a home health nurse who is going to a home to make a risk
assessment and you find an older adult who has their own home. She wears
glasses with a missing eye piece and soft soled, floppy shoes. She uses a
rolling walker to get around and has no carpet. What would be the highest
risk for a fall for this patient?: Soft soled, floppy shoes
4. If an older adult patient is too weak to walk after surgery the nurse
would work with what specialist?: Physical therapist
5. You have a patient with presbycusis. How would you effectively
communicate with them?: Use a slower and deeper voice
6. What would a nurse's strategy be that might be helpful in preventing
falls on a skilled unit?: Put the call bell within reach.
7. What would be a risk for falls that a home health nurse might find in a
home when they go to assess the home for hazards?: Scatter rugs present in
all the rooms.
8. An older adult is rearranging her kitchen to better fit her needs. As a
nurse, you would encourage her to avoid having to reach up and would
encourage her to place all items below the level of her?: Head
9. An older adult in a skilled facility tells the nurse that he has controlled
incontinence with an herbal remedy. What herbal remedy would be effective
for him?: Pumpkin seeds
10. The nurse uses the behavioral technique of habit voiding to reduce
uriniary incontinence. What else is this called?: Timed voiding
11. What is the most effective method to prevent skin breakdown from
incontinence?: Using protective pads
12. An older adult is on bedrest and has been eating poorly. He presents
with a distended abdomen, pain in the abdomen, and has only had small
watery stools. What would you think is the issue?: Fecal impaction
13. When performing a digital examination for fecal impaction, what would
the nurse monitor for?: A decrease in heart rate
14. A nurse is reviewing an older adults diet and is going over nutrition
education. What would the nurse suggest be changed?: Reduction in sugar.
15. To reduce the risk of osteoporosis, a nurse would suggest that a female
get a higher amount of?: Calcium
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1. A nurse takes into consideration the most common cause of physical
change in an older adult is?: Impaired mobility
2. How often would you encourage an older adult who is active to
exercise?: 20 - 30 minutes 3 times a week.
3. If you are a home health nurse who is going to a home to make a risk
assessment and you find an older adult who has their own home. She wears
glasses with a missing eye piece and soft soled, floppy shoes. She uses a
rolling walker to get around and has no carpet. What would be the highest
risk for a fall for this patient?: Soft soled, floppy shoes
4. If an older adult patient is too weak to walk after surgery the nurse
would work with what specialist?: Physical therapist
5. You have a patient with presbycusis. How would you effectively
communicate with them?: Use a slower and deeper voice
6. What would a nurse's strategy be that might be helpful in preventing
falls on a skilled unit?: Put the call bell within reach.
7. What would be a risk for falls that a home health nurse might find in a
home when they go to assess the home for hazards?: Scatter rugs present in
all the rooms.
8. An older adult is rearranging her kitchen to better fit her needs. As a
nurse, you would encourage her to avoid having to reach up and would
encourage her to place all items below the level of her?: Head
9. An older adult in a skilled facility tells the nurse that he has controlled
incontinence with an herbal remedy. What herbal remedy would be effective
for him?: Pumpkin seeds
10. The nurse uses the behavioral technique of habit voiding to reduce
uriniary incontinence. What else is this called?: Timed voiding
11. What is the most effective method to prevent skin breakdown from
incontinence?: Using protective pads
12. An older adult is on bedrest and has been eating poorly. He presents
with a distended abdomen, pain in the abdomen, and has only had small
watery stools. What would you think is the issue?: Fecal impaction
13. When performing a digital examination for fecal impaction, what would
the nurse monitor for?: A decrease in heart rate
14. A nurse is reviewing an older adults diet and is going over nutrition
education. What would the nurse suggest be changed?: Reduction in sugar.
15. To reduce the risk of osteoporosis, a nurse would suggest that a female
get a higher amount of?: Calcium
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