deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing
A nurse takes into consideration the most common cause of physical change in an older adult is? -
(correct Answer) - Impaired mobility
How often would you encourage an older adult who is active to exercise? - (correct Answer) - 20 - 30
minutes 3 times a week.
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? - (correct Answer) - Soft soled, floppy shoes
If an older adult patient is too weak to walk after surgery the nurse would work with what specialist? -
(correct Answer) - Physical therapist
You have a patient with presbycusis. How would you effectively communicate with them? - (correct
Answer) - Use a slower and deeper voice
What would a nurse's strategy be that might be helpful in preventing falls on a skilled unit? - (correct
Answer) - Put the call bell within reach.
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? - (correct Answer) - Scatter rugs present in all the rooms.
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? - (correct
Answer) - Head
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? - (correct Answer) - Pumpkin seeds
The nurse uses the behavioral technique of habit voiding to reduce uriniary incontinence. What else is
this called? - (correct Answer) - Timed voiding
What is the most effective method to prevent skin breakdown from incontinence? - (correct Answer) -
Using protective pads
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? - (correct
Answer) - Fecal impaction
When performing a digital examination for fecal impaction, what would the nurse monitor for? - (correct
Answer) - A decrease in heart rate
A nurse is reviewing an older adults diet and is going over nutrition education. What would the nurse
suggest be changed? - (correct Answer) - Reduction in sugar.
A nurse takes into consideration the most common cause of physical change in an older adult is? -
(correct Answer) - Impaired mobility
How often would you encourage an older adult who is active to exercise? - (correct Answer) - 20 - 30
minutes 3 times a week.
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? - (correct Answer) - Soft soled, floppy shoes
If an older adult patient is too weak to walk after surgery the nurse would work with what specialist? -
(correct Answer) - Physical therapist
You have a patient with presbycusis. How would you effectively communicate with them? - (correct
Answer) - Use a slower and deeper voice
What would a nurse's strategy be that might be helpful in preventing falls on a skilled unit? - (correct
Answer) - Put the call bell within reach.
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? - (correct Answer) - Scatter rugs present in all the rooms.
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? - (correct
Answer) - Head
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? - (correct Answer) - Pumpkin seeds
The nurse uses the behavioral technique of habit voiding to reduce uriniary incontinence. What else is
this called? - (correct Answer) - Timed voiding
What is the most effective method to prevent skin breakdown from incontinence? - (correct Answer) -
Using protective pads
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? - (correct
Answer) - Fecal impaction
When performing a digital examination for fecal impaction, what would the nurse monitor for? - (correct
Answer) - A decrease in heart rate
A nurse is reviewing an older adults diet and is going over nutrition education. What would the nurse
suggest be changed? - (correct Answer) - Reduction in sugar.
