Chapter 3

The nurse keeps the environment warmer for older adults because they are more sensitive to cold because of the age-related changes in their:

The nurse reassures the distressed 75-year-old male that the wartlike dark macules with distinct borders are not melanomas, but the skin lesions of:

The nurse is accompanying a group of older adults on a July 4th outing to monitor heat prostration. Older adults are intolerant of heat because of an age-related reduction of:

The nurse cautions the CNAs to use care when transferring or handling older adults because their vascular fragility will cause:

The nurse assesses a stage I pressure ulcer on an older adult’s coccyx by the appearance of a:

The CNA caring for an older adult asks if the yellow, waxy, crusty lesions on the patient’s axilla and groin are contagious. The nurse’s most helpful response is:

The nurse leads a group of postmenopausal older women on a daily 15-minute “walking tour” through the long-term care facility to:

When the perplexed 70-year-old woman asks, “How in the world can my bones be brittle when I eat all the right foods?” the nurse’s most informative reply is:

When the 70-year-old woman complains, “I weigh exactly the same as I did when I wore a size 10 and now I can barely squeeze into a size 16,” the nurse explains:

When the 70-year-old postmenopausal woman asks whether her hormone replacement therapy (HRT) will prevent bone loss, the nurse’s most helpful response is:

An 80-year-old-woman who has osteoarthritis complains of how ugly her hands have become since she has developed Heberden nodes, which are:

The nurse modifies the nursing care plan for a 62-year-old woman in an extended- care facility who is suffering a flare in her rheumatoid arthritis to include interventions to

The nurse explains that emphysema is a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease characterized by the pathophysiology of:

The nurse explains that the pathophysiology of a myocardial infarct is that:

The nurse is aware that the cardinal signs and symptoms of congestive heart failure are:

The nurse explains that pernicious anemia is caused by:

The nurse alters the nursing care plan for a patient with a hiatal hernia and resultant gastrointestinal reflux to include interventions for:

The nurse suspects that the pale, edematous, listless diabetic patient who has a blood urea nitrogen (BUN) level of 35 mg/dL and a creatinine level of 4 mg/dL has:

The most appropriate intervention added to the nursing care plan for a person with Parkinson disease with a nursing diagnosis of “Nutrition, less than body requirements related to difficulty swallowing,” would be to:

The nurse would anticipate that a person with a hemorrhagic CVA to the left hemisphere would exhibit:

When giving written discharge instructions to a person with macular degeneration, the nurse should:

The nurse becomes aware of inadequate insulin coverage in a patient with diabetes mellitus type 1 when the patient exhibits:

An 80-year-old extended-care resident comes to the nurse asking for a bandage for a bleeding, dark pigmented mole with irregular shape and border. The nurse documents this assessment and reports it as a suspected:

The nurse takes into consideration that the factors influencing the timing and extent of age-related changes include __________. (Select all that apply.)

The nurse reminds an 82-year-old man with rosacea that he should avoid __________. (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is aware that in order for a person to support ossification, he or she must have an adequate intake of vitamin(s) __________. (Select all that apply.)

The nurse uses a chart to outline the risk factors for osteoporosis, which include __________. (Select all that apply.)

The nurse outlines age-related changes in the respiratory system that put the older adult at risk for infection, which include __________. (Select all that apply.)