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NR - 226 NURSE FUNDAMENTALS EXAM 2 :
ELDERLY, SLEEP, ELECTROLYES EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A+
Terms in this set (187)
What is contributing increase in average life span, the baby
to the increase in the boomers,the growth of the population
older adult segment older than 85 years.
population?
false: Most older adults are active and
involved members of their communities. A
True or false, most smaller number have lost the ability to
older adults are care for themselves, are confused or
inactive and can not withdrawn, and/or are unable to make
care for decisions concerning their needs. Most
themselves. older adults live in noninstitutional
settings. However, a smaller number have
lost the ability to care for themselves.
Most older adults are active and involved
members of their communities. A smaller
True or false: Aging number have lost the ability to care for
is directly correlated themselves, are confused or withdrawn,
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to disability and and/or are unable to make decisions
dependence of concerning their needs. Most older adults
older adults. live in noninstitutional settings. However,
a smaller number have lost the ability to
care for themselves.
Do not assume that all older adults have
What do you signs, symptoms, or behaviors
encourage the older representing disease and decline or that
population during your these are the only factors you need to
plan of care? assess. You also
need to identify an older adult's strengths
and abilities during the assessment and
encourage independence as an
integral part of your plan of care
What is ageism? discrimination against people because of
increasing age.
what are some myths they are disabled, unattractive, forgetful,
about older people? confused, rigid, boring, unfriendly, poor,
unable to learn and understand new
information, not interested in sex, etc
Change and loss of : Health, significant
others, a sense of being useful,
What are some socialization, income, and independent
developmental tasks living
for older adults? Coping with: Retirement,
Residence change, Death
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Having: Adult children
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You are doing an If an older adult is unable to understand your
assessment of an visual or auditory cues, your
elderly patient and assessment data will likely be inaccurate
he is having or misleading, leading you to incorrectly
trouble conclude that the older adult is
understanding you. confused.
Would you conclude
he is confused?
How would you speak When a person has a hearing impairment,
with a person with speak directly to the patient in clear, low-
hearing pitched tones and move to a quiet
impairment? area to reduce background noise.
how would you care When caring for people with visual
for a patient with impairments, sit or stand at eye level and
vision impairment? face them. Always encourage the use of
assistive devices such as glasses and
hearing aids.
Your patient is having Memory deficits, if present, affect the accuracy
trouble remembering and completeness of your
things during his assessment; may need to enlist help of
history. What can family member or caregiver. The
you do to complete additional person supplements
a through information with the consent of the older
assessment? adult, but the older adult remains the
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NR - 226 NURSE FUNDAMENTALS EXAM 2 :
ELDERLY, SLEEP, ELECTROLYES EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A+
Terms in this set (187)
What is contributing increase in average life span, the baby
to the increase in the boomers,the growth of the population
older adult segment older than 85 years.
population?
false: Most older adults are active and
involved members of their communities. A
True or false, most smaller number have lost the ability to
older adults are care for themselves, are confused or
inactive and can not withdrawn, and/or are unable to make
care for decisions concerning their needs. Most
themselves. older adults live in noninstitutional
settings. However, a smaller number have
lost the ability to care for themselves.
Most older adults are active and involved
members of their communities. A smaller
True or false: Aging number have lost the ability to care for
is directly correlated themselves, are confused or withdrawn,
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AM
to disability and and/or are unable to make decisions
dependence of concerning their needs. Most older adults
older adults. live in noninstitutional settings. However,
a smaller number have lost the ability to
care for themselves.
Do not assume that all older adults have
What do you signs, symptoms, or behaviors
encourage the older representing disease and decline or that
population during your these are the only factors you need to
plan of care? assess. You also
need to identify an older adult's strengths
and abilities during the assessment and
encourage independence as an
integral part of your plan of care
What is ageism? discrimination against people because of
increasing age.
what are some myths they are disabled, unattractive, forgetful,
about older people? confused, rigid, boring, unfriendly, poor,
unable to learn and understand new
information, not interested in sex, etc
Change and loss of : Health, significant
others, a sense of being useful,
What are some socialization, income, and independent
developmental tasks living
for older adults? Coping with: Retirement,
Residence change, Death
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Having: Adult children
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AM
You are doing an If an older adult is unable to understand your
assessment of an visual or auditory cues, your
elderly patient and assessment data will likely be inaccurate
he is having or misleading, leading you to incorrectly
trouble conclude that the older adult is
understanding you. confused.
Would you conclude
he is confused?
How would you speak When a person has a hearing impairment,
with a person with speak directly to the patient in clear, low-
hearing pitched tones and move to a quiet
impairment? area to reduce background noise.
how would you care When caring for people with visual
for a patient with impairments, sit or stand at eye level and
vision impairment? face them. Always encourage the use of
assistive devices such as glasses and
hearing aids.
Your patient is having Memory deficits, if present, affect the accuracy
trouble remembering and completeness of your
things during his assessment; may need to enlist help of
history. What can family member or caregiver. The
you do to complete additional person supplements
a through information with the consent of the older
assessment? adult, but the older adult remains the
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