Geri (Exam 1) questions with answers
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The nurse working in a clinic located in a neighborhood with
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many elderly Vietnamese individuals is planning programs to
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decrease health care disparities. What is the most important
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strategy for this population? |\ |\ |\
A. Educate clinic staff about Vietnamese health beliefs
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B. Work to improve public transportation
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C. Seek methods to obtain low-cost medications
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D. Update equipment and supplies for the clinic - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔A |\
The gerontologic nurse is planning a presentation at a senior
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center about healthy aging based on the goals of Healthy People
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2020. What should the nurse include?
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A. Current treatments of specific diseases across the life span
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B. Racial and ethnic differences in health care practices
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C. Criteria for Medicare reimbursement for preventive healthcare
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D. Methods to achieve improved quality of life across the life
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span. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D
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The nurse is discussing neighborhood healthcare needs with local
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planners. Which nursing action is best based on the overall goals
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of Healthy People 2020?
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A. Suggest subsidized transportation to religious services
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B. Plan intergenerational activities.
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,C. Request a wheelchair ramp at a nurse managed clinic
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D. Ask for additional intensive care unit beds - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔C |\
A nurse is part of a team planning for the health need of the
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community. Which demographic trend should assist the nurse to |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
plan care for the community?
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A. Cultural diversity of older adults in increasing
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B. There will be less people in the old-old subgroup
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C. Educational level is decreasing in the elderly
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D. Less people will be in the 65 to 74 year old age group -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A |\ |\
The nurse utilized concepts from the wear-and-tear theory of
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aging when planning care for which patient?
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A. A patient with a total knee replacement r/t repetitive use
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injury
B. A patient with lung cancer r/t long term asbestos exposure
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C. A patient with (Transient Ischemic Attack) TIA symptoms r/t
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uncontrolled hypertension |\
D. A patient with peripheral artery disease r/t type 2 diabetes -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A |\ |\
The nurse is presenting a hypertension education program to low
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income residents of a senior high-rise apartment building in the
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inner city. Which demographic group is most likely to attend the
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program?
, A. Highly educated widowers
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B. Married couples
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C. Older women
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D. older men living alone - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C
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The nurse is working with a culturally diverse group of older
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adults in an impoverished geographic area. What should the
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nurse first consider when choosing a health related educational
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topic?
A. The number of people who will attend
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B. The time of day of the presentation
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C. The learning needs and desires of the group
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D. The nutritional status of the participants - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔C
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Which action should the nurse take to focus on the goal of
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enhancing the health and well-being of older residents in an
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extended care living facility? |\ |\ |\
A. Allow the nursing assistants to address the residents
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appropriately
B. Assure all residents receive their medications and treatments
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on time |\
C. Assess each new resident on personal preference
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D. Document number of attendees at weekly Sunday brunch -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B |\ |\
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The nurse working in a clinic located in a neighborhood with
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many elderly Vietnamese individuals is planning programs to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
decrease health care disparities. What is the most important
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
strategy for this population? |\ |\ |\
A. Educate clinic staff about Vietnamese health beliefs
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
B. Work to improve public transportation
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
C. Seek methods to obtain low-cost medications
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
D. Update equipment and supplies for the clinic - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔A |\
The gerontologic nurse is planning a presentation at a senior
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center about healthy aging based on the goals of Healthy People
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
2020. What should the nurse include?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A. Current treatments of specific diseases across the life span
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
B. Racial and ethnic differences in health care practices
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
C. Criteria for Medicare reimbursement for preventive healthcare
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D. Methods to achieve improved quality of life across the life
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span. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D
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The nurse is discussing neighborhood healthcare needs with local
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
planners. Which nursing action is best based on the overall goals
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of Healthy People 2020?
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A. Suggest subsidized transportation to religious services
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
B. Plan intergenerational activities.
|\ |\ |\
,C. Request a wheelchair ramp at a nurse managed clinic
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
D. Ask for additional intensive care unit beds - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔C |\
A nurse is part of a team planning for the health need of the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
community. Which demographic trend should assist the nurse to |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
plan care for the community?
|\ |\ |\ |\
A. Cultural diversity of older adults in increasing
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
B. There will be less people in the old-old subgroup
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
C. Educational level is decreasing in the elderly
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D. Less people will be in the 65 to 74 year old age group -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A |\ |\
The nurse utilized concepts from the wear-and-tear theory of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
aging when planning care for which patient?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A. A patient with a total knee replacement r/t repetitive use
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
injury
B. A patient with lung cancer r/t long term asbestos exposure
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
C. A patient with (Transient Ischemic Attack) TIA symptoms r/t
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
uncontrolled hypertension |\
D. A patient with peripheral artery disease r/t type 2 diabetes -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A |\ |\
The nurse is presenting a hypertension education program to low
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
income residents of a senior high-rise apartment building in the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
inner city. Which demographic group is most likely to attend the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
program?
, A. Highly educated widowers
|\ |\ |\
B. Married couples
|\ |\
C. Older women
|\ |\
D. older men living alone - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C
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The nurse is working with a culturally diverse group of older
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
adults in an impoverished geographic area. What should the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
nurse first consider when choosing a health related educational
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
topic?
A. The number of people who will attend
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B. The time of day of the presentation
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C. The learning needs and desires of the group
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D. The nutritional status of the participants - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔C
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Which action should the nurse take to focus on the goal of
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enhancing the health and well-being of older residents in an
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
extended care living facility? |\ |\ |\
A. Allow the nursing assistants to address the residents
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
appropriately
B. Assure all residents receive their medications and treatments
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
on time |\
C. Assess each new resident on personal preference
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
D. Document number of attendees at weekly Sunday brunch -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B |\ |\
