Chapter 32: Health Promotion and Care of the Older Adult

Chapter 32: Health Promotion and Care of the Older Adult

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. When discussing aging, to whom does the term older adulthood apply?

ANS:  B

Older adulthood begins at about age 65.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   Page 1082      OBJ:   1

TOP:   Aging             KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC:  NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance

2. When the nurse discusses prevention of cardiac disease, falls, and depression with a group of older adults, the benefits of what are important to stress?

ANS:  C

Primary prevention stresses exercise for the prevention of cardiac disease, falls, and depression.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension     REF:   Page 1084      OBJ:   1

TOP:   Health promotion                            KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC:  NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance

3. When was the Social Security Act, which was the first major legislation providing financial security for older adults, passed?

ANS:  B

The first major legislation to provide financial security for older adults was the Social Security Act of 1935.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   Page 1086      OBJ:   1

TOP:   Legislation     KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC:  NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance

4. When assessing the skin of an older adult patient who is complaining of pruritus, what should the nurse advise the patient to avoid to reduce further drying of her skin?

ANS:  C

Antibacterial soap is very drying.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application           REF:   Page 1089      OBJ:   8

TOP:   Integumentary alterations                 KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC:  NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

5. Because thin skin and lack of subcutaneous fat predisposes the older adult to pressure ulcers, the nurse alters the care plan to include turning the bedfast patient how often?

ANS:  D

Pressure ulcers can be avoided by repositioning the patient every 2 hours.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application           REF:   Page 1089      OBJ:   8

TOP:   Integumentary alterations                 KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Planning

MSC:  NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance