Exam 16: Chronic Illness and Rehabilitation

The nurse is preparing an older widowed patient with several chronic illnesses for discharge to home.The nurse addresses the primary nursing outcome for this patient when:

Adherence to prescribed health care treatments by a patient with a chronic disease is best facilitated when the nurse does which of the following? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse is assessing patients diagnosed with chronic disease processes for the probability of hospitalization because of the exacerbation of related symptoms.The nurse recognizes that the patient with the highest probability is a(n):

To best help manage health care costs in older adults,the nurse entrepreneur would do which of the following?

A 73-year-old patient has been diagnosed with congested heart failure (CHF).The nurse provides the greatest support for this patient's positive view of self-wellness by presenting information regarding:

When working with older adults with chronic illness and exacerbations,what action by the nurse is most appropriate?

A nurse is assessing quality of life (QOL)in older individuals with chronic illnesses who attend a community center.What information is most important to assess?

A nurse is working with a patient who was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 4 months ago.The patient's blood sugars have stayed under control.What action by the nurse is best?

A home health care nurse is conducting a functional assessment on an older woman who lives alone.What assessment question is likely to get the best information?

The nurse understands what about the Americans with Disabilities Act? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse is caring for an older patient who recently immigrated to the United States from Asia.To best address the patient's apparent resistance to the medical and nursing plan of care,the nurse:

A student learning about the early AIDS epidemic wonders why the patients were stigmatized.What response by the nurse was best?

To best assist an older adult patient to cope with a new diagnosis of chronic renal failure,the nurse:

An older patient has developed moderate muscle weakness on the left side as a result of a cerebral vascular accident (CVA,stroke).The nurse determines the patient possesses the healthiest view of self-wellness when heard stating:

A nurse assesses a newly admitted patient to a nursing home using the Functional Independence Measure (FIM)and rates the patient at 20.What action by the nurse is best?

The student learning about chronic disease and illness in the older population learns which facts about this situation? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse impacts the trajectory of a patient's type 2 insulin-dependent diabetes best by:

An older adult has chronic fatigue from several illnesses.The patient is frustrated at this symptom.What action by the nurse is best?

An older patient diagnosed with severe osteoarthritis has recently moved in with his son ecause of a history of falls.The son describes how he and his family have eagerly assumed responsibility for "meeting all Dad's needs." The nurse is most concerned that this environment will result in the patient:

The nurse feels most confident that an older patient is prepared to assume self-management of new type 2 insulin-dependent diabetes when the patient: