Nursing For Wellness in Older Adults 6th Edition by Carol Miller
Nursing For Wellness in Older Adults 6th Edition by Carol Miller
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Chapter 5- Gerontological Nursing and Health Promotion
Complete Chapter Questions With Answers
Sample Questions Are Posted Below
| 1. | The nurse is explaining to a new colleague the similarities and differences between gerontology and geriatrics. Which of the following situations would most likely be addressed by a geriatrician rather than a gerontologist? | |
| A) | Teaching older adults techniques to identify and deal with age-related changes | |
| B) | Organizing and leading exercise classes to facilitate mobility | |
| C) | Identifying and treating a patient’s vascular dementia | |
| D) | Rearranging an older adult’s apartment to minimize the risk of falls | |
| 2. | The nurse works with a program that performs interviews, blood work, and digital rectal exams aimed at identifying older men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The program also facilitates bathroom alterations in older adults’ homes to ensure men with BPH have easy access to a toilet. Which of the following components of health promotion has yet to be implemented in the program? | |
| A) | Screening | |
| B) | Risk assessment | |
| C) | Environmental modification | |
| D) | Risk reduction interventions | |
| 3. | The nurse is teaching nursing students about the importance of health promotion among older adults. Which of the following statements by the students indicates a need for further teaching? | |
| A) | “Teaching older adults how to live with diabetes would be a useful health promotion initiative.” | |
| B) | “I can see why we would want to promote timely discharge back to the community following hospitalization.” | |
| C) | “I think that attending to spiritual growth could likely be a part of health promotion.” | |
| D) | “If we could promote healthy, simple diets, then some diseases could likely be prevented.” | |
| 4. | Which of the following interventions most closely aligns with the practices of health promotion? | |
| A) | Leading a flexibility and mobility class among older adults | |
| B) | Providing presurgical teaching to an older adult prior to hip replacement | |
| C) | Administering an anti-inflammatory and analgesics to an older adult with osteoarthritis | |
| D) | Teaching an older adult how to administer her inhaled bronchodilators independently | |
Answer Key
| 1. | C |
| 2. | D |
| 3. | B |
| 4. | A |
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