Principles of Nursing Care Test Preparation
Course Introduction
Principles of Nursing Care introduces students to the foundational concepts, ethical considerations, and essential skills required in nursing practice. The course covers the core principles of patient-centered care, safety, communication, and assessment, emphasizing the nurse's role in promoting health, preventing illness, and delivering holistic care across diverse populations. Through theoretical instruction and practical application, students learn about clinical decision-making, collaboration with the healthcare team, and the development of professional values necessary for effective, compassionate nursing care in a variety of healthcare settings.
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Toward Healthy Aging Human Needs and Nursing Response 7th Edition by
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Priscilla Ebersole
Chapter 1: Gerontological Nursing and an Aging Society
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Q1) A gerontological nurse visits a local grade school to talk with the children about her career.A fourth grade boy asks,"Why do you work there? Old people are all stupid!" His comments probably indicate that he:
A) has had limited contact with the well elderly.
B) lacks intelligence.
C) probably was abused by an elderly family member.
D) had a negative experience with grandparents.
Answer: A
Q2) Based on current demographic data,which statement identifies a predictive trend regarding the health care needs of society?
A) There will be an increasing need for health programs for older males.
B) More nursing services will be required to serve the needs of the population older than age 85.
C) Fewer nurses will be needed to care for the elderly.
D) North Dakota is likely to experience the greatest need for gerontological nurses.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Theories of Aging
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Q1) A 66-year-old retired professional basketball player is admitted to the hospital for a total knee replacement due to osteoarthritis.In preparing preoperative teaching for this patient,you may want to include which theory of aging to help him understand how the disease has progressed?
A) Free radical theory
B) Wear and tear theory
C) Gene theory
D) Cross-link theory
Answer: B
Q2) A community health nurse provides an annual flu prevention workshop at a local senior center.The activities include a lecture on preventing infections,which includes hand washing and limiting exposure to individuals who are ill,as well as an influenza immunization clinic.The nurse is basing her activities on what theory of aging?
A) Wear and tear
B) Cross-link
C) Immunity
D) Free radical
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Health and Wellness
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Q1) Which is the best example of a wellness-based nursing intervention?
A) Providing the Internet address of support groups and resources to the computer-literate,Internet-proficient daughter of your oncology client
B) Lecturing your client with diabetes that he would not have been admitted this time if he had listened to your discharge instructions last time
C) Ignoring the ice cream treat and cappuccino you saw your cardiac client's visitors bring into her hospital room
D) Responding to your elderly client's request to be ambulated by stating,"You should take it easy and rest.You're 90 years old-you deserve it!"
Answer: A
Q2) Environmental press is defined as:
A) learned helplessness as a result of lack of social support in the environment.
B) modifications made to the environment to make it "elder friendly."
C) obstacles in the environment that make it unsafe for older adults.
D) demands that environments make on the older person to adapt,respond,or change.
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Physiological Changes with Aging
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Q1) Which statement best describes normal changes of aging?
A) All age-related changes are the result of disease.
B) When comparing functional abilities of an elderly client,it is important to not allow social or cultural influences to cloud your assessment.
C) It is always very easy to tell the difference between normal aging and the results of one's lifelong poor habits.
D) Individual variations are enormous at every age and in every part of the body.
Q2) Tinnitus is defined as:
A) thick,dry cerumen in the auditory canal.
B) a buzzing,clicking,or ringing in the ear.
C) stiffening of the tympanic membrane.
D) atrophy of the organ of Corti.
Q3) You have four rooms to choose from for your elderly client to be admitted this afternoon.Which room would you choose?
A) A brightly lit,blue room with cozy throw rugs
B) An orange carpeted room with soft lighting
C) A brightly lit,blue room with an EZ-Glide wax floor
D) A combination television/children's playroom with cute pastel wall hangings.
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Chapter 5: Laboratory Values and Diagnostics
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Q1) You are caring for an elderly male client in a long-term care facility.As part of his annual physical examination,the nurse practitioner orders some laboratory tests,including a complete blood count,serum electrolytes,and thyroid tests.The resident's wife questions these tests stating: "He seems fine to me,a little sleepy,but he is 85 years old,you know." In explaining the rationale for these tests,you base your response on your knowledge that:
A) his wife has an excellent point; you should speak to the nurse practitioner about canceling them.
B) when conducted annually,all of the tests are helpful in promoting maximum health for older adults in the long-term care setting.
C) the tests are useful,but only if clinically indicated.
D) the complete blood count and serum electrolytes are useful screening tests,but you will question the nurse practitioner about the thyroid tests.
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Chapter 6: Health Assessment in Gerontological Nursing
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Q1) You are a nurse on a medical unit in a large academic medical center and you care primarily for older adults.Your unit manager introduced the Fulmer SPICES assessment tool to the unit.This tool assesses all except:
A) sleep.
B) incontinence.
C) falls.
D) social support.
Q2) A limitation of the Katz index of activities of daily living (ADLs)is that:
A) completion of the tool requires the joint efforts of the interdisciplinary team.
B) all ADLs are weighted equally,and the cutoff score is arbitrarily determined.
C) it puts a heavier weight on the cognitive abilities necessary to perform ADLs.
D) it is completed as a self-report by the patient.
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Chapter 7: Managing Basic Physiological Needs
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Q1) In implementing your nursing care plan for your client with constipation,what will you include in your plan?
A) Bedrest
B) Limiting fluids
C) Increased fiber in the diet
D) Aluminum-containing antacids
Q2) Older adults with sleep apnea:
A) experience excessive deep sleep.
B) are often slim and underweight.
C) have an increased risk for sudden death and stroke.
D) experience excessive tension in the muscles of the throat and soft palate.
Q3) You are a nurse on the Acute Care for the Elderly unit in a large academic medical center.One of the performance improvement projects of your unit is to implement a protocol to decrease the use of indwelling urinary catheters.The major reason for the choice of this project is that:
A) urinary catheters are very costly.
B) long-term catheter use increases the risk of urinary tract infections.
C) long-term catheter use causes pain in older adults.
D) intermittent catheterization is very time consuming.
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Chapter 8: Biological Maintenance Needs
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Q1) Normal age-related changes in the mouth include:
A) thickening of the enamel on the teeth.
B) recession of the gums.
C) increase in saliva production
D) leukoplakia.
Q2) Your 70-year-old client has been coming to the clinic for 5 years for medical follow-up of her osteoporosis.Lately she has been complaining of dry skin,and she asks for your advice.What would be the best suggestion you could offer her?
A) Use extra soap to moisturize the skin.
B) Keep bath water at a moderate temperature-90 to 105 degrees F.
C) Move to a climate with lower humidity.
D) Dry vigorously with a rough towel after bathing.
Q3) What skin preparations should the nurse instruct the older adult to use with caution?
A) Moisturizing soaps
B) Emollients to keep the skin moist
C) Steroid-based ointments and creams
D) Sun block
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Chapter 9: Nutritional Needs
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Q1) An 80-year-old patient has gout.Diet teaching should include the avoidance of alcohol and:
A) foods high in purine.
B) foods high in calcium.
C) foods high in phosphorous.
D) foods high in magnesium.
Q2) Factors that make older adults more susceptible to dehydration than younger adults include the following except:
A) decreased percentage of body fat.
B) decreased percentage of body water.
C) decreased concentrating ability of kidneys.
D) decreased thirst sensation.
Q3) A 74-year-old woman is seen in the geriatrician's office.She is prescribed calcium supplements.The nurse knows that the recommended daily dosage of calcium for older adult females is:
A) 1500 mg/day.
B) 1000 mg/day.
C) 2500 mg/day.
D) 3000 mg/day
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Chapter 10: Chronic Disease in Late Life
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Q1) You are assisting your elderly client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)in self-care activities.Which direction provided by you will best help her achieve the goal of being able to perform self-care activities?
A) Bathe and eat slowly,allowing rest periods.
B) Attempt to walk short distances without oxygen.
C) Perform all activities of daily living at one time,and then rest.
D) Bathe right after eating,and then rest.
Q2) A 79-year-old male client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)is seen in the respiratory clinic.What intervention is most important when developing his plan of care to address the long-term goal of promoting healthy respiratory aging?
A) Annual tuberculosis (TB)skin testing
B) Teaching the patient to use alternative modalities such as meditation in order to relax
C) Annual influenza immunization
D) Consuming a high-protein,high-calorie diet
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Chapter 11: Pain and Comfort
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Q1) An 88-year-old man is admitted to the emergency department for pneumonia.When reviewing his drug regimen,the nurse notes that he is on Darvon (propoxyphene)for arthritic pain.The nurse knows that:
A) Darvon is not recommended for treatment of arthritic pain in older adults,but is recommended for other chronic pain conditions.
B) Darvon is not recommended for use in older adults due to toxicity of metabolites.
C) Opioid analgesics are not recommended for treatment of arthritic pain in older adults.
D) Demerol would be a more appropriate analgesic to use for treatment of arthritic pain in older adults.
Q2) Adjuvant medications:
A) are used instead of opioids to decrease the likelihood of addiction.
B) have no side effects.
C) are used to eliminate the side effects of opioid medications.
D) are used in combination with analgesics to potentiate the effect of the analgesics.
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Chapter 12: Geropharmacology
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Q1) You are the nurse performing the initial assessment on a new patient in the geriatric outpatient practice.What approach would be most effective in eliciting an accurate medication assessment?
A) Asking the patient to make a list of all her prescription medications
B) Asking the patient's daughter to make a list of her mother's prescription medications
C) Asking the patient to bring in all of the medications that she is taking,including prescription drugs,over-the-counter drugs (OTC),and herbal and dietary supplements
D) Obtaining a list of the patient's medications from her previous primary care provider
Q2) An 87-year-old Hispanic Catholic widow lives alone in the community.Her daughter lives nearby.She is being discharged home after a hospitalization for congestive heart failure.She is on eight different medications.She is at risk for noncompliance.What would not be a contributing factor to noncompliance?
A) Language barrier
B) Living alone
C) Large number of medications
D) Ethnic and religious background
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Chapter 13: The Use of Herbs and Supplements in Late Life
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Q1) A patient is admitted to a medical nursing unit.On his admission interview,he tells the nurse that he takes ginkgo biloba daily.As a nurse,you understand that this herbal supplement can cause:
A) depression with paranoia.
B) gastrointestinal (GI)upset and headache.
C) impotence and sterility.
D) pneumonia and bronchitis.
Q2) An 88-year-old woman is being seen for the first time at the outpatient geriatric clinic.When the nurse completes her nursing admission history,she asks the patient about her medication list.She inquires about the use of herbs and other supplements as well as prescription medications.The reason for this inquiry is that herbs and supplements:
A) may interact with prescription medications.
B) are hazardous when used by older adults.
C) replace the need for prescription medications.
D) cause excessive sedation in older adults
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Chapter 14: Sensory Function
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Q1) You are preparing a 78-year-old client with an alteration in olfaction for discharge home.Which topics should be included in the patient education plan to prepare for discharge? (Choose all that apply.)
A) Date and label all foods.
B) Remove trash from home weekly.
C) Place natural gas detectors near gas heater or stove.
D) Use perfumes and colognes in moderation.
Q2) In evaluating the care plan developed for your elderly client with the diagnosis of Disturbed sensory perception: hearing,which progress notes would suggest improvement toward resolution of the diagnosis?
A) "Client refuses to wear his hearing aid."
B) "Client reported the nursing assistants were 'talking about him.'"
C) "Client attended Friendly Social Group this morning."
D) "Client read in his room and then took a nap."
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Chapter 15: Mobility
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Q1) You are performing discharge teaching for your elderly client with rheumatoid arthritis.Which client statement indicates a knowledge deficit?
A) "I will take glucosamine and chondroitin supplements."
B) "I will rest when my joints are bothering me."
C) "I will take my antiinflammatory medicine."
D) "I will eat a balanced diet."
Q2) You are answering your elderly client's questions about diet,exercise,and bone integrity.Which exercise would you inform her is the least effective in preventing bone demineralization?
A) Jogging
B) Jumping rope
C) Swimming
D) Walking
Q3) Who is at greatest risk for developing osteoporosis?
A) A 50-year-old white male
B) A 37-year-old aerobics instructor
C) A 72-year-old large black woman
D) A 69-year-old thin white woman
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Chapter 16: Environmental Safety and Security
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Q1) A 98-year-old female client of your home care agency resides independently in the community.You make a routine visit and you find that despite its being 90 degrees F outside,the windows are closed and the client is wearing a sweater.You understand that her behavior may be related to:
A) cognitive changes that diminish the individual's awareness of temperature changes.
B) neurosensory changes related to aging that diminish the individual's awareness of temperature changes.
C) delirium related to an acute illness.
D) self-neglect.
Q2) You are educating your elderly female client about fire safety.You answer her questions knowing that:
A) elderly women are more likely to die in fires than elderly men.
B) fire mortality for elders is twice that of any other age group except children ages 1 to 4.
C) most people who die in fires are killed by the flames.
D) most fires occur outside the home.
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Chapter 17: Economic,Residential,and Legal Issues
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Q1) When are managed care systems most effective?
A) When a client avoids using the system until needed in an emergency situation
B) When a client avoids using primary care practitioners and routinely accesses specialists
C) When a client uses high-tech treatments before trying less costly treatments
D) When a client uses preventive primary care services to maintain his or her health
Q2) The original intent of Social Security was to:
A) provide a hospital insurance plan.
B) minimize the dependency of older members on younger members of society.
C) provide the blind,elderly,or disabled with adequate financial support.
D) penalize women financially for numerous zero wage years while raising children.
Q3) The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)of 1987 included:
A) mandatory registered nurse (RN)to patient ratios in nursing homes.
B) mandatory RN continuing education.
C) elimination of the use of restraints and medications for discipline of residents.
D) mandatory daily patient assessments by physicians.
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Chapter 18: Frailty,Vulnerability,and Elder Mistreatment
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Q1) A nurse suspects that her next door neighbor,an elderly woman,is a victim of elder abuse by her daughter.The best action of the nurse is to:
A) not get involved because the neighbor is not one of the nurse's patients.
B) plan to visit the neighbor frequently and then confront the family with her suspicions.
C) complete a confidential report with the adult protective services in the area.
D) ask the neighbor if she is being abused.
Q2) Which elderly client is at greatest risk for mistreatment in the home setting?
A) An active 70-year-old woman with well-controlled diabetes who lives alone
B) A healthy 75-year-old man who is a retired businessman and lives with his son
C) An 82-year-old woman with severe osteoarthritis and macular degeneration who lives with her single daughter who has an autistic adult son
D) A 77-year-old man who has a history of coronary bypass surgery,is active,and lives with his wife
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Chapter 19: Intimacy and Sexuality in Late Life
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Q1) A 68-year-old widowed patient was admitted to the hospital for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.She was recently diagnosed with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).She had repeated respiratory infections over the previous 2 years,but only recently was tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).The most probable mode of transmission was from her husband,who passed away from pneumonia 11 months ago.She states,"I am so embarrassed.Old people like me do not get this disease." You respond to her based on the knowledge that:
A) the number of older adults with HIV is expected to decrease in the coming years.
B) the number of older adults with HIV has increased significantly in the past decade and continues to rise.
C) men older than age 60 are the fastest growing risk groups.
D) HIV/AIDS in the elderly population is a result of blood transfusions.
Q2) What is true regarding aging and sexuality?
A) Sexuality is important as long as one is not institutionalized.
B) One's sexuality can give meaning to life and bolster security,belonging,and esteem.
C) The sexual emphasis in later life is on procreation.
D) One cannot possess sexual health if widowed.
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Chapter 20: Relationships,Roles,and Transitions
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Q1) A 68-year-old accountant is planning for retirement.He talks about volunteering in an animal shelter after he retires because he loves animals.What action would be most helpful in assisting him in adjusting to this new role?
A) Begin volunteering for an hour or two per week while he is still working.
B) Volunteer for 40 hours per week immediately upon retiring.
C) Choose a volunteer position in the animal shelter's financial office.
D) Seek a volunteer opportunity that offers a small stipend to supplement his pension.
Q2) A 99-year-old resident of a long-term care facility came to the facility 12 years ago after the death of her husband of 56 years.She has no children or other relatives.She has a very close relationship with one of the nurse aides and refers to the aide as her daughter.The nurse aide is an example of:
A) delusional kin.
B) fictive kin.
C) kin-keeper.
D) primary kin.
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Chapter 21: Culture,Gender,and Aging
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Q1) Ethnocentrism is defined as:
A) an understanding of another's cultural beliefs and practices.
B) a conflict that occurs when an individual interacts with another whose beliefs differ from his own.
C) application of limited knowledge about one person with specific characteristics to another person.
D) a belief that one's ethnic group is superior to that of another.
Q2) Select the true statement regarding cohort effect:
A) Birth cohort is important in understanding how one experiences a world event.
B) Each individual within a cohort experiences events in a similar way.
C) An example of applying the knowledge of cohort effect would be treating an elderly client exactly how your own grandfather would expect to be treated.
D) All generations share a similar perspective on life events.
Q3) Which cultural group has the fastest growing elderly population in the United States?
A) Blacks
B) Asian/Pacific Island Americans
C) Native Americans
D) Hispanic Americans
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Chapter 22: Nursing and Aging in Rural and Frontier Settings
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Q1) You are interviewing an older adult at a community health care center in a rural farm community.What typically reflects his lifelong residency in a rural farming community?
A) He requests information about long-term care due to an inability to work on his farm like he did a few years ago.
B) He states that he is getting too old to live on his own and should consider moving in with his grandson in the city.
C) He does not believe that severe arthritis in his hands and knees will cause his life to be altered.
D) He is requesting Meals on Wheels because both he and his wife have severe arthritis.
Q2) What is true regarding the health status of rural-dwelling older adults? They are:
A) a population at risk for disease and disability.
B) less likely to have mental illness.
C) able to access health care due to federal farm pension programs.
D) automatically eligible for government assistance for home care programs regardless of specific needs.
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Chapter 23: Cognition and Caring for Persons with Cognitive Impairment
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Q1) Drug therapy with cholinesterase inhibitors such as donepezil,rivastigmine,and galantamine:
A) reverses the neuronal decline that is seen in Alzheimer's disease.
B) is given in high doses to prevent the appearance of cognitive symptoms.
C) is given long term even if the client shows slight decline.
D) has no reported side effects.
Q2) A 75-year-old client was admitted to the hospital after having sustained a fall at home.She is diagnosed with a right hip fracture and is scheduled for surgery in the morning.At 2:30 AM she awakens from sleep with confusion about where she is.She insists that her daughter is in the other room and wants to see her.You attempt to reorient her to the surroundings with little success.She continues to insist that her daughter is in the next room.In reviewing the client's record,what data would be considered a source of her confusion?
A) Pain medication received
B) Death of the client's husband last month
C) The client's age
D) History of cardiac disease
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Chapter 24: Stress,Crises,and Health in Aging
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Q1) A 76-year-old woman was recently admitted to a nursing home.She was transferred directly from the hospital after a hospitalization for a fall and subsequent hip replacement.Her daughter was not able to accompany her on the transfer to the nursing home.She is not eating well,refuses to take her medications,and prefers to sit in her room.Her daughter visits and expresses concern to the nurse.What suggestion is most appropriate for the nurse to suggest to the daughter?
A) Visit often and bring familiar objects from the patient's home to decorate her room.
B) Do not visit for a few weeks in order to give the patient time to get used to the facility.
C) Speak with the primary physician and request a psychiatric evaluation to rule out dementia.
D) Transfer the patient to a different facility because she is not adjusting to this one.
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Chapter 25: Emotional Health in Late Life
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Q1) The highest suicide rate in the elderly population in the United States is in which of the following groups?
A) Black men
B) White men
C) White women
D) Black women
Q2) The goals of treatment for a depressed elderly client include the following except:
A) decreasing symptoms
B) reducing risk of relapse.
C) increasing quality of life.
D) increasing medication use.
Q3) Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)in older adults:
A) has been found to be effective in individuals with psychotic depression and those who do not respond to antidepressant medications.
B) has been found not to be as effective in older adults as in younger adults.
C) has been found to be safe for older adults with increased intracranial pressure.
D) has been found to improve symptoms of dementia in older adults.
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Chapter 26: Loss,Death,and Dying in Late Life
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Q1) A woman died after a lengthy illness.Her brother failed to attend the funeral and family gatherings because he was on a drinking binge.He has always been the "black sheep" of the family due,in part,to his history of alcohol abuse.What best describes the brother's behavior?
A) Pathological grief
B) Anticipatory grief
C) Acute grief
D) Disenfranchised grief
Q2) The nurse aide reports to the registered nurse that her 97-year-old patient is not breathing well and that she feels "cold and clammy" and "looks blue." The patient has an advance directive that states "comfort care only" and is designated as a DNR (do not resuscitate).The registered nurse should:
A) not administer pain medication or hygiene because the patient is dying.
B) contact the physician for order to address the patient's breathing problems.
C) ask the patient's family what they want to be done for the patient.
D) instruct the nurse aide to provide personal hygiene and make the patient comfortable as outlined in the plan of care.
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Chapter 27: Self-Actualization,Spirituality,and Transcendence
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Q1) A 92-year-old client of an adult day care center has Alzheimer's disease.The recreation therapist recommends a painting class for the client.Her daughter attends a team meeting and begins to laugh when she hears that her mother is attending a painting class and states: "Are you talking about my mother? Did you forget that she has Alzheimer's disease?" The nurse bases her response on the knowledge that:
A) creative activities are not limited to cognitively intact elders; even individuals with dementia can benefit from creative activities.
B) individuals with dementia who have rational language skills can benefit from creative activities.
C) cognitively impaired elders cannot benefit from creative activities due to altered brain processes.
D) cognitively impaired elders are usually too agitated to participate in creative arts.
Q2) Which refers to the highest level of human functioning,according to Maslow?
A) Biological or physiological integrity
B) Safety and security
C) Self-esteem
D) Self-actualization
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