ATI Gerontology Final Quiz
A nurse is completing medication reconciliation for an older adult client who is receiving multiple medications. Which
... [Show More] of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A- Clarify the client list of medications with the pharmacist
B- compare the current list against the new medication prescriptions
C- investigate any discrepancies on that list
D- ask the client about over the counter medications she is taking
A nurse at a long-term care facility is planning care for a client who has Alzheimer's disease and wanders at night. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
A- Place the client in wrist restraints at night
B- request a prescription for a psychotropic medication
C- assign the client to a room closer to the nurses station
D- cheap the television on at night
The nurse at a long-term care facility is teaching an older adult client about ambulating with a quad cane. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
A- Adjust the height of the cane so that you can flex your elbow at 45 degrees
B- hold the cane in the hand on the stronger side of your body
C- place the flat side of the cane away from your foot
D- the cane and your stronger leg at the same time
A nurse is performing a skin assessment for a group of older adult clients. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a benign, age related skin change commonly seen in older adult clients?
A- Liver spots
B- Nevi
C- atopic dermatitis
D- psoriasis
A nurse in an assisted living facility is assessing an older adult client who moved in three months ago following a death of his partner. The client reports Awakening early in the morning and admit to feeling very sad. The nurse should identify that the client is experiencing which of the following types of Grief?
A- Anticipatory grief
B- delayed grief
C- acute grief
D- disenfranchised grief [Show Less]