Which of the following does the nurse do when preparing to perform a skilled and de-tailed assessment of an older adult that is not required usually when assessing a younger individual?

Question

a. Provide for adequate privacy.
b. Allow more time for assessing.
c. Gather all of the needed supplies.
d. Complete evaluation in one sitting.

Answer 1

B

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A Incorrect. The nurse provides adequate privacy for an assessment of anyone.
B Correct. To assess an older adult, the nurse allows for more time because there is more information to collect and the response time of an older adult can be longer than that of a younger individual.
C Incorrect. The nurse gathers all supplies required during the assessment before-hand for an assessment of anyone.
D Incorrect. The nurse prepares to complete the assessment in more than one sit-ting, if necessary, and with the help of a team in many settings.