Exam 16: Caring for the Older Adult

A client with Alzheimer disease becomes agitated and is unable to communicate. The nurse notes that this is a change from the client's regular demeanor. The nurse performs a thorough assessment of the client, determining that the client has an abscessed tooth. This assessment can be termed:

The nurse is preparing a presentation on chronic pain management to a group of older adult members of a community senior citizens center. Which chronic disease should the nurse focus on in his or her presentation?

A nurse is reviewing the medication history of a client who was brought to the center for an evaluation by the client's daughter. When looking over the list, which medication would if noted by the nurse, would be a cause for concern. Select all that apply.

A nurse is assessing an older adult for depression using the Yesavage Geriatric Depression Scale, short form. Which score would alert the nurse to the possibility of depression?

An older adult client tells a home care nurse, "I don't seem to sleep as well as I used to." The nurse is aware that the sleep changes that occur in the older adult client which cause a less restful sleep include: