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The nurse observes that an 88-year-old woman at an assisted living facility frequently shares stories about her military service during World War II. What action should the nurse take based on the client’s behavior?

When the nurse plans to use reminiscence as a psychosocial approach to managing confusion with cognitively impaired patients, the nurse should:

When a patient becomes violent and hits a table with his cane, the initial appropriate nursing approach is to:

When the nurse determines that an older adult patient has a reasonable risk of being physically abused by family members, it is the nurse’s legal obligation to:

The nurse clarifies to a family of a resident with Alzheimer disease that dementia differs from confusion and delirium in that dementia is:

A nurse making a home visit to a 75-year-old woman discovers that the patient stays in bed or on the couch most of the time because she is afraid of falling. The nurse should arrange for:

A client living in an extended care facility wants to know how to live a healthier and a happier life in older adulthood. What healthcare goal should the nurse present?

The nursing strategy that may be most helpful in preventing falls in older adult patients on a skilled nursing unit would be to:

A nurse caring for an older adult suspects that he is experiencing depression. Which of the following are true for the older adult and depression?

The home health nurse assesses all of the following relative to a resident in her own home: glasses with a missing eye piece, soft soled floppy house shoes, walker with wheels, and a floor devoid of rugs. The item that is most likely to cause a fall would be the: