ATI Gerontology Final Quiz-123 (3 Versions), Verified Correct Answers
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who was admitted to a
long term care
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following is an appropriate nursing action while providing mouth
care?
Turn the client on his side before starting mouth care
2. A nurse is educating a group of assistive personnel about the care
of older adult clients. The nurse educator is including information
about the developmental tasks of older adults. Which of the
following should the nurse use as an example of a nursing action
that best meets the psychosocial tasks of older adults, according to
Erikson?
-Providing the client’s opportunity to discuss their lives and
losses
3. A nurse working in a community health center is completing an
assessment of an older adult female client. To which of the
following findings should the nurse give immediate action?
‐ Rales in the bases
4. An older adult client with a moderate hearing loss seeks medical
attention in the clinic The nurse can best meet the needs of the
hearing impaired client by doing which of the following?
Understanding that not all hearing impaired clients
communicate the same way
5. A nurse is educating a group of older adult clients regarding their
diet choices. Which of the following diet modifications should the
nurse recommend to the older adult clients?
Increased calcium older adults have lost bone density and are
prone to fractures; therefore, it is appropriate to recommend a diet
that is high in calcium.
6. A nurse is asked to speak to a group of healthy, older adult clients
about normal aging and sexual response. The nurse should include
in the discussion techniques to help the clients adapt to which of
the following?
Decreased vaginal lubrication older adult female pts may
report painful intercourse related to vaginal narrowing and
decreased vaginal secretions. The nurse should suggest the use of
water-soluble lubricants with intercourse to ameliorate the effects
of these normal changes.
7. A nurse in a long term care facility is caring for an older adult
client who has ben giving a cane t assist with ambulation. Which
of the following nursing actions puts the client at risk?
Placing the can on the side of the client's weak side
8. A nurse is caring for an 85 year old client. Which of the following
assessment findings should the nurse report to the provider
immediately?
-Cannot discriminate between hot and cold sensations below
the knee of the left extremity lack of feeling or sensation
below the knee of the leg can be a manifestation of poor circulation
to that extremity.
9. A nurse is caring for an older adult client who is receiving multiple
medication. Which of the following is an appropriate statement by
the nurse?
-Receiving multiple medications can lead to drug interactions
10. A nurse is caring for an older adult client who is being
admitted to the hospital with abdominal pan. During the initial
assessment, the nurse notes that the client just nods and smiles in
response to the questions asked. Which of the following common
developmental concerns is the client exhibiting?
-hearing loss the senses often diminish with age and it is not
unusual for older adult clients to be hard of hearing. The nurse may
not be receiving appropriate responses because the client is hard of
hearing. Hearing loss is not necessarily a normal physiological
change of older adults and should be further evaluated and treated.
11. A nurse is caring for an older adult client who is dying. The
client tells the nurse, "I just want to live one more month so I can
see my grandchild get married." The nurse should recognize that,
according to Kubler-Ross' stages of grief, the client is in which
stage?
-Bargaining
12. A nurse in a long-term care facility recognizes that there is
potential for physical and psychological abuse of older adult
residents. Which of the following is the best nursing action?
Provide staff with education about the abuse of older adult
clients and stress management proactive intervention that will
give staff members the information and skills that are necessary to
prevent abuse in this setting. The nurse should recognize that
caring for older adult clients can be stressful and frustrating at
times. Giving staff members training for stress-management skills
addresses this aspect of potential abuse.
13. A nurse is taking an older.
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