11 Questions
What percentage of older adults in noninstitutional settings live with a spouse?
59%
Why does the text state that nursing care for older adults poses special challenges?
Because of great variation in their physiological, cognitive, and psychosocial health.
Which living arrangement is the most common for older adults?
Lives with a spouse
Why does the text emphasize that nursing care for older adults needs to be individualized?
Because every older adult is unique with unique needs.
What is a common myth about older people that the nurse should intervene to address?
Most older people have dependent functioning
What assessment findings would be consistent with caregiver neglect of an older-adult patient?
Flea bites and lice infestation
What teaching strategy is best for the nurse to use when teaching a group of older-adult patients?
Avoid uncomfortable silences after questions by helping patients complete their statements
Which finding is the most typical when obtaining a history on an older adult?
Lives with a spouse
What information should a nurse consider when developing a plan of care for an older adult?
Needs to be individualized to the patient’s unique needs
Which information presented by a co-worker on a gerontological unit would cause the nurse to intervene?
Most older people have dependent functioning
What assessment findings are consistent with suspicions of caregiver neglect of an older-adult patient?
Flea bites and lice infestation
Test your knowledge on obtaining history from older adults by identifying the most typical living arrangement based on recent research findings. Choose the finding that the nurse is most likely to encounter when obtaining a history from an older adult.
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