ATI Learning System: Gerontology Final Questions and Answers with Complete Solutions

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ATI Learning System: Gerontology Final Questions and Answers with Complete Solutions A nurse is reinforcing teaching about skin changes in the older adult client with a newly licensed nurse. Which ... of the following findings should the nurse identify as a benign, age-related skin change commonly seen in older adult clients? A. Liver spots B. Nevi C. Atopic dermatitis D. Psoriasis ✔✔A. Liver spots A nurse at a long-term care facility is contributing to the plan of care for an older adult client who has dementia. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan? A. Vary the staff members caring for the client B. Use photographs as memory triggers C. Provide a minimum of three activity choices to the client D. Break client tasks down to three or four steps at a time ✔✔B. Use photographs as memory triggers A nurse is caring for an older adult client who reports that she has just retired and expresses feeling of loneliness due to the loss of daily interactions with coworkers. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? A. "Do you know about the local senior citizen group?" B. "You need to take a vacation." C. "But now you can finally relax and enjoy your life." D. "Why don't you go into work and visit with your old friends?" ✔✔A. "Do you know about the local senior citizen group?" A nurse is caring for a client who is using a continuous passive motion device following a right total knee replacement. Which of the following actions should the nurse take when applying the CPM device? A. Apply the CPM device in the flexed position B. Line up the frame joints od the CPM device with the client's knee C. Check the range-of-motion settings on the CPM device daily D. Place the head of the client's bed at 45 degrees during CPM use ✔✔B. Line up the frame joints od the CPM device with the client's knee A nurse is reinforcing teaching with an older adult client who is healthy and has chronic constipation about establishing a bowel retraining program. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching? A. "Limit physical activity during the day." B. "Set a time limit of 10 minutes when attempting to defecate." C. "Increase the fiber content of your diet." D. "Increase your fluid intake to 5,000 milliliters per day." ✔✔C. "Increase the fiber content of your diet." A nurse is reinforcing teaching about ways to improve nutritional intake with a client who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and has been losing weight. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? A. "I will choose hot foods to decrease the sense of fullness when eating." B. "I should add grated cheese to sauces and vegetables." C. "I will eat my largest meal of the day in the evening." D. "I should consume a diet high in carbohydrates." ✔✔B. "I should add grated cheese to sauces and vegetables." A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a group of older adult clients about dietary needs. Which of the following dietary recommendations should the nurse include in the teaching? A. "You should consume 1,200 milligrams of calcium daily." B. "Consume 4 percent of your diet as fat." C. "You should drink 1,500 milli [Show More]

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