The nurse is assessing an 85-year-old patient. Which of the following should the nurse include when assessing this patient?
1. wellness activities
2. diagnoses of chronic health problems
3. rest and sleep
4. appetite
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Rationale: Older adults have a disproportionate amount of chronic diseases. Eighty-two percent have at least one chronic disease and many have more than one. The nurse needs to assess if the patient has been diagnosed with any chronic diseases. The other choices are important to assess in any patient, not just a patient who is elderly.
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a. is the act instead of the threat being done without permission. b. is the threat instead of the act being done without permission. c. concerns being offensive without permission. d. concerns the thought without the act or the threat.
Mrs. Patton, a 48-year-old woman, comes to your office with a complaint of a breast mass. Without any other information, what is the risk of this mass being cancerous?
A) About 10% B) About 20% C) About 30% D) About 40%
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During the evaluation, you also learn that she is beginning to have difficulty finding her way home from the grocery store, which is only a few blocks away, and that she is becoming increasingly suspicious and paranoid. In helping the husband understand the paranoid behavior that his wife is exhibiting, you would offer which of the following explanations? a. "The paranoia and suspiciousness are due to unresolved feelings of guilt." b. "As memory worsens, paranoia and suspiciousness often occur." c. "The reason for the suspiciousness should be discussed with the person with dementia." d. "The paranoid behavior is certain to get much worse as the disease progresses."
An elderly client residing in an extended care facility is very depressed about the current phase of his life. How can the nurse, according to Erikson, help the client achieve psychosocial development?
A) By encouraging reminiscence B) By helping the client to focus on necessary adjustments C) To accomplish developmental task of developing trust D) To achieve successful transitions