RN 200 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS,

RN 200 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS WITH
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Examples of primary prevention strategies include
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a. colonoscopy at age 50.
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b. avoidance of tobacco products.
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c. teaching the importance of exercise to a patient with hypertension.
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d. intake of a diet low in saturated fat in a patient with high cholesterol -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b. avoidance of tobacco products.
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A characteristic of a chronic illness is that it (select all that apply)
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a. has reversible pathologic changes.
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b. has a consistent, predictable clinical course.
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c. results in permanent deviation from normal.
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d. is associated with many stable and unstable phases.
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e. always starts with an acute illness and then progresses slowly. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔c. results in permanent deviation from normal.
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d. is associated with many stable and unstable phases.
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,Among older Americans in the United States
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a. more than 30% live in nursing homes.
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b. women are less likely to live in poverty.
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c. the number of those who completed college is lower than in previous
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decades.

d. those 85 years or older account for the fastest growing segment of the
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population. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔d. those 85 years or older account for
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the fastest growing segment of the population.
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An ethnic older adult may feel a loss of self-worth when the nurse (select all
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that apply) |\




a. prohibits visits from a faith healer.
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b. informs the patient about ethnic support services.
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c. allows a patient to rely on ethnic health beliefs and practices.
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d. emphasizes that a therapeutic diet does not allow ethnic foods.
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e. uses a medical interpreter to provide explanations and teaching. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a. prohibits visits from a faith healer.
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d. emphasizes that a therapeutic diet does not allow ethnic foods.
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An important nursing action to help a chronically ill older adult is to
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,a. avoid discussing future lifestyle changes.
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b. ensure the patient that the condition is stable.
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c. treat the patient as a competent manager of the disease.
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d. encourage the patient to "fight" the disease as long as possible. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔c. treat the patient as a competent manager of the disease.
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Older adults who become ill are more likely than younger adults to
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a. report symptoms to their health care providers.
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b. refuse to carry out lifestyle changes to promote recovery.
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c. seek medical attention because of limitations on their lifestyle.
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d. alter their daily living activities to accommodate new symptoms. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔d. alter their daily living activities to accommodate
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new symptoms.|\




An appropriate care choice for an older adult who lives with an employed
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daughter but needs help with activities of daily living is
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a. adult day care.
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b. long-term care.
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c. a retirement center.
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d. an assisted living facility. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a. adult day care.
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, Nursing interventions directed at health promotion in the older adult are
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primarily focused on |\ |\




a. disease management.
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b. controlling symptoms of illness.
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c. teaching positive health behaviors.
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d. teaching about nutrition to enhance longevity. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔c. teaching positive health behaviors.
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The bone cells that function in the formation of new bone tissue are called
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a. osteoids.
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b. osteocytes.
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c. osteoclasts.
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d. osteoblasts. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔d. osteoblasts.
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While performing passive range of motion for a patient, the nurse puts the
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elbow joint through the movements of (select all that apply)
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a. flexion and extension.
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b. inversion and eversion.
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c. pronation and supination.
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d. flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction.
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