Exam 1: Overview of Gerontologic Nursing

A nurse is preparing to complete a health assessment and history on an older patient.Which statement reflects an understanding of the general health status of this population?

A nurse is caring for an older patient in the emergency department.What information about the patient will be most helpful in creating a plan of care?

When attempting to minimize the effect of ageism on the practice of nursing older adults,a nurse needs to first

The student asks the gerontologic clinic nurse why so many older people are women.What information does the nurse provide? (Select all that apply. )

In 2010,the revised Standards and Scope of Gerontological Nursing Practice was published.The nurse would use these standards to

The faculty member explains to students that many older Americans continue to work past the "retirement age." What best explains this trend?

The clinic nurse caring for an older diabetic patient with a sixth-grade education anticipates that the patient may experience difficulty with which of the following? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse planning care for an older adult who has recently been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis views the priority criterion for continued independence to be the patient's

The dean of a new nursing program wishes to ensure graduates are prepared to care for older patients.What document should guide the dean in designing the curriculum?

The nurse working with older adults understands what information about certification in gerontologic nursing?

To best assure both the quality of care and the safety of the older adult patient who requires in-home unlicensed assistive personal (UAP)assistance,which action by the gerontologic nurse is best?

The nurse knows that the most common causes of death in the older population result from which diseases? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse studying the history of gerontologic nursing learns which information about the specialty? (Select all that apply. )

A nurse works in a gerontologic clinic.What action by the nurse takes highest priority?

A nursing manager notes that many older patients are admitted to the nursing unit for acute problems.What action can the manager take to most benefit this population?

The nurse is caring for an older adult who has been admitted to an acute care hospital for treatment of a fractured femur.The family expresses concern about their father's pending transfer to a subacute care facility.What response by the nurse is best?

What information does the faculty member teach students about Medicare?

The gerontologic nurse plans community programming for older women,noting what facts about this population subgroup? (Select all that apply. )

A nurse working with the older adult population is most likely to assess a need for a financial social service's referral for which person?

A nurse wants to plan a community event at a retirement center.What topic would most likely be best received?