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A nurse is responsible for assessing an older adult in an acute care setting. Which statement most accurately captures the complexity involved in assessing the older adult?

An older adult client with type 2 diabetes mellitus reports leg pain, Which characteristic will assist the nurse in determining if this is persistent pain?

A nurse is providing care for a 71 year-old client who has just returned to surgical unit after undergoing a bilateral mastectomy. The client has been physically stable but disoriented to place and time since admission. A review of the client’s medical record reveals a history of dementia. The client’s daughter is distraught, however, because “mom was always just a bit forgetful, but nothing ar all like this.” Which response would be the most appropriate?

Which client would be the 3rd priority. Place the answer in the blank below. 

A gerontological nurse is conducting an in-service education program for a group of community health center staff nurses who provide care to a large older adult population. When discussing emergency situations involving older adults, which reasons would the nurse include as increasing the risk for problems? (Select all that apply)

Assessment of an older adult client reveals thinning, fragile skin. The nurse institutes safety measures for this client based on the understanding that his client has increased sensitivity to which sensation?

A nurse is conducting a class for a group of older adult women about Kegel exercises and the situations in which they would be effective. After teaching the group, the nurse determines tht hte teaching was successful when the group identifies that these exercises would be effective for which condition?

Answer Question 6. Place the answer in the blank below. answer in lower case letters.  

A nurse in the ambulatory clinic assesses a 53 year old woman who states, “last night all of a sudden I got really sick, got really hot, and started sweating; then I had chill, and my chest was pounding.” Which action by the nurse is priority?

A nurse is applying Functional Consequences Theory to assessment of older adults. Which situation best demonstrates the effect of physical environment on the  older adult?