Exam 32: Health Promotion and Care of the Older Adult

When assessing the skin of an older adult patient who is complaining of pruritus, what should the nurse advise the patient to avoid to reduce further drying of her skin?

When was the Social Security Act, which was the first major legislation providing financial security for older adults, passed?

What is the result of a slowing of the impulse transmission in the nervous system?

What is a major difference between rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis?

When bathing an 80-year-old woman who lives on a farm, the nurse assesses brown macules on the patient's hands and forearms. The nurse recognizes these as _________.

The nurse initiates the application of a draw sheet on every bedfast patient on her unit to facilitate lifting and to prevent _________ forces.

When should family members of a stroke victim expect to see some of the neurologic involvement disappear?

How often does a 76-year-old need a screening for preventative health?

The older adult female patient is concerned about incontinence when she sneezes. What is the correct terminology for this type of incontinence?

What should the nurse do to help the dysphagic patient? (Select all that apply.)

When communicating with an older adult patient who has difficulty hearing, how should the nurse change her speech?

What is the most common cause of dementia?

Because thin skin and lack of subcutaneous fat predisposes the older adult to pressure ulcers, the nurse alters the care plan to include turning the bedfast patient how often?

When assessing the older adult, the nurse considers which aspect of the patient's routine as a possible contributor to constipation?

An older adult is having difficulty swallowing. What position should the nurse recommend to aid in swallowing?

The nurse reminds the 80-year-old patient that her respiratory system has decreased resistance to respiratory infections. For what is this patient at increased risk?

The nurse recognizes that an older adult patient with COPD has a higher incidence of developing which age-related skeletal change that will alter the ability to exchange air effectively?

When an older female patient complains of painful sexual intercourse, what should the nurse recognize as the probable cause?

What is one positive aspect of Parkinson disease?

The nurse recognizes that a term referring to mechanical difficulty of swallowing is ___________.