Assessing Older Adult History Quiz
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What percentage of older adults in noninstitutional settings live with a spouse?

  • 48%
  • 28%
  • 3.1%
  • 59% (correct)
  • Why does the text state that nursing care for older adults poses special challenges?

  • Because most older adults have the same needs.
  • Because aging leads to disability and dependence.
  • Because of great variation in their physiological, cognitive, and psychosocial health. (correct)
  • Because chronological age is the only factor to consider.
  • Which living arrangement is the most common for older adults?

  • Lives divorced
  • Lives alone
  • Lives in a nursing home
  • Lives with a spouse (correct)
  • Why does the text emphasize that nursing care for older adults needs to be individualized?

    <p>Because every older adult is unique with unique needs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common myth about older people that the nurse should intervene to address?

    <p>Most older people have dependent functioning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What assessment findings would be consistent with caregiver neglect of an older-adult patient?

    <p>Flea bites and lice infestation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What teaching strategy is best for the nurse to use when teaching a group of older-adult patients?

    <p>Avoid uncomfortable silences after questions by helping patients complete their statements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which finding is the most typical when obtaining a history on an older adult?

    <p>Lives with a spouse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What information should a nurse consider when developing a plan of care for an older adult?

    <p>Needs to be individualized to the patient’s unique needs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which information presented by a co-worker on a gerontological unit would cause the nurse to intervene?

    <p>Most older people have dependent functioning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What assessment findings are consistent with suspicions of caregiver neglect of an older-adult patient?

    <p>Flea bites and lice infestation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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