Exam 15: Living With Chronic Illness

Which statement is true about rehabilitation and restorative care for older adults?

An older female adult has gastritis, occasional migraine headaches and severe osteoporosis in the long bones, with impaired mobility and chronic pain. In the trajectory phase, what health teaching should the nurse offer to the older adult?

Which of the following qualities does the nurse need to provide caring?

Which one of the following descriptors represents a phase of the chronic illness trajectory (CIT)?

An older female adult is diagnosed with a chronic illness. Which principle should the nurse apply when answering her questions?

An older male adult who is right-handed works as a carpenter, but he has been left with a flaccid right arm after a thrombus occluded a cerebral artery. Which is the most important goal for the plan of care to help this man achieve his optimal state of health and wellness?

An older male adult who has osteoarthritis tells the nurse that he has experienced fatigue for the past two weeks. Which nursing intervention should the nurse implement to help him manage fatigue?

Which one of the following describes the nurse's role for an older patient with a chronic illness?

An older female adult has diabetes mellitus. Which of the following validates the nurse's conclusion that this patient's illness is in the foreground perspective of the Shifting Perspectives Model of Chronic Illness?

Which statement is the most suitable for establishing goals when teaching an older adult with a chronic illness about potential changes in the health maintenance regimen?