ATI Custom NURS 146 Gero Proctored Exam 2 W123-Hernandez

Medicare is a big issue for the older adult who depends on this medical insurance to pay for his or her hospital bills, medications, and rehabilitation. When talking to your older client about what Me

The nurse assesses an older adult's cognitive status using a standard assessment instrument. Which of the following are cognitive assessment tools? (Select all that apply.)

An older adult client who was a veteran of World War II has just died. His widowed wife did not work and does not have sufficient funds to afford supplemental Medicare insurance. You would recommend w

The nurse plans care to prevent a dangerous thermal environment for an older adult client who lives in a northern climate of the United States. Which client assessment data does the nurse recognize th

In assessing an older adult, you question his cognitive skills when you notice that

An older client is admitted to the hospital for treatment of pneumonia. The client has a court appointed conservator who manages her finances. The nurse understands what fact about the situation?

Which option is part of a program that addresses bowel incontinence in an older adult client?

A group of older adults in an assisted living facility are talking about one of the residents who fell and fractured her hip. The residents ask a nurse the following: "It seems like so many of us fall

The OASIS was implemented to provide the format for a comprehensive assessment in the home health care setting. How is this assessment tool used? (Select all that apply.)

Which is the fundamental difference between Medicare Part A and Medicare Part B?

The nurse should encourage which of the following exercise(s) to assist with balance for a client who is at high risk for falls? (Select all that apply.

The Bill of Rights for long-term residents was created to protect the rights of the residents in nursing homes. Which of the following examples protect these rights? (Select all that apply.)

A client care assistant has been assigned to feed your female client with dysphagia. Which of the following instructions would you give the assistant? (Select all that apply.)

After assessing the older client in his bed, the nurse determines that he is at high risk for falls. The nurse leaves the room to get a fall risk sign and returns to find him on the floor pleading for

In reviewing an older adult's insurance history, you find that he is on Medicaid. What do you know that Medicaid is used for?

The nurse wants to suggest exercise program options for an older client who is recovering losing her balance and falling. Which nursing intervention is suitable for this older adult?

The nurse assesses the quality of which of the following patient characteristics when applying the Get-Up-and-Go test from the Hendrich II Fall Risk Model?

Which attempt by the family to prevent an older frail adult from falling causes the home health nurse concern?

An older adult who is on bed rest after surgery is prescribed morphine for pain. Which of the following is the nurse's priority for preventive care?

Hypothermia is a medical emergency defined as a core temperature less than 95°F. Which of the following tips to prevent hypothermia should you tell your elderly client? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is assessing an older adult's nutritional status. The nurse understands that which of the following is the most important indicator for a potential nutritional deficit?

Across the country, temperatures are in the high nineties to low hundreds Fahrenheit and your client has no air conditioning. You know that due to the elevated temperatures, hyperthermia can result. W

A resident's family member is concerned that the resident is not eating adequately and is at risk for malnutrition. The family member says to a nurse, "I heard that there are drugs that can make my mo

The health care provider has not ordered the use of a restraint for an alert patient at high risk for falling. The nurse should implement which side rail use?

In reviewing an older adult's insurance history, you find that he is on Medicaid. What do you know that Medicaid is used for?