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Chapter 30- Older Adults

Nursing Health Assessment A Best Practice Approach 1st edition by Jensen

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Chapter 30- Older Adults

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

1. When caring for an older adult, the nurse would know that wound healing rate reduces normally with aging by
  A)  20%    B)  30%    C)  40%    D)  50%

 

2. A 77-year-old patient comes to the clinic and reports difficulty with driving at night. What would be the most appropriate response from the nurse?
  A) “It is nothing to worry about.”
  B) “It’s just something that happens with aging.”
  C) “With aging, the pupils do not respond to light as quickly, so many people have difficulty driving at night.”
  D) “This can be serious and needs to be evaluated by the physician immediately.”

 

3. What screening tool is most commonly used to identify older adults at high nutritional risk who may need interventions to improve nutritional status?
  A)  LAWTON    B)  DETERMINE    C)  FIM    D)  KATZ

 

4. Research has shown that more than 25% of hospital admissions in case of patients older than 60 years are for what?
  A)  Falls    B)  Skin cancers    C)  Pneumonia    D)  Adverse drug events

 

5. A student is giving an oral presentation in his or her geriatric nursing class about insomnia. What are the risk factors the student should cite? (Mark all that apply.)
  A) Male gender
  B) Female gender
  C) Increased age
  D) Medical illness
  E) Depression

Answer Key

 

1. D
2. C
3. B
4. D
5. B, C, D

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