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The RN teaches the 89 year old with cognitive impairment and his family that the patient’s overflow urinary incontinence is an involuntary loss of urine associated with over-distention of the bladder. The nurse feels the teaching has been successful when the family member states:

The standard of care for improving food or liquid intake includes which of the following?               (1) Assess each patient’s ability to eat within 72 hours of admission             (2) Mealtime rounds – how much food is consumed; is assistance needed             (3) Limit staff breaks to before or after patient mealtimes to ensure help             (4) Mouth care and placement of dentures before food is served  

A simple and reliable tool for assessing nutrition status in older adults, the ________, has become the tool of choice for many healthcare providers. The tool is based on food intake, mobility, BMI, history of weight loss, psychological stress, or acute disease and dementia or other psychological conditions.

Behavioral approaches to urinary incontinence should be the first line of treatment. Which of the following is a behavioral strategy?

Health problems in older adults can vary according to ethnicity. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

Mrs. Ellis, an 87-year-old woman who is under hospice care, has developed a pressure sore. Treatment for her should focus on:

What is the Transformation Process when taking a college course exam?

In performing a physical assessment for an older adult, the nurse anticipates finding which of the following normal physiological changes of aging?

Which of the following reflects aging changes in the GI system?

A 78-year-old female client with Meniere’s disease is experiencing severe vertigo. Which instruction should the nurse give to the client to assist in controlling the vertigo?