Prep U chronic illness quiz

Which actions by the nurse will assist in promoting an older adult's adherence to medication therapy? Select all that apply.

Encourage the client to keep a list of medications and review it frequently for updates. Use easy-to-open lids. Provide a written medication schedule

The nurse is working in a health clinic. Which statements are correct regarding characteristics of chronic conditions? Select all that apply.

Managing chronic conditions must be an individual process. The health care team needs to focus on preventing complications. Difficult ethical issues arise in the care of people with chronic conditions.

A client who is elderly reports difficulty with reading and seeing faces. The nurse assesses the client for the following risk factors associated with age-related macular degeneration (select all options that apply):

Sunlight exposure Cigarette smoking Family history

An elderly client who lives in a retirement community has been having a mild depressive episode over the past few weeks. What should the nurse recommend for the client?

participating in a social activity

A client is experiencing functional urinary incontinence. The nurse interprets this to mean which of the following?

Client does not reach the toilet before experiencing voiding.

A health care team is involved in caring for a client with advanced Alzheimer's disease. During a team conference, a newly hired nurse indicates that she has never cared for a client with advanced Alzheimer's disease. Which key point about the disease should the charge nurse include when teaching this nurse?

Clients with Alzheimer's disease are at high risk for injury because of their impaired memory and poor judgment.

A nurse is assessing a client who will be discharged home after rehabilitation for a stroke. The nurse is questioning the client about his instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). Which of the following would the nurse address?

Cooking

Nursing students are reviewing statistics related to the older adult population and leading causes of death in this age group. The students demonstrate understanding of this information when they rank the following conditions in the order from highest to lowest.

Heart disease Malignant neoplasms Cerebrovascular disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Alzheimer's disease Diabetes

Which statement provides accurate information related to chronic illness?

Most people with chronic conditions do not consider themselves sick or ill

A nurse is completing an assessment of a client who has just been transferred to the rehabilitation facility. During the health history, the nurse asks about the client's activities of daily living (ADLs). About which areas would the nurse gather information? Select all that apply.

Bathing Toileting Eating

A nurse is presenting a safety program to a group of older adults at a continuing care retirement community. The nurse emphasizes measures to reduce the risk of falls based on the understanding that which type of fracture is the most common?

Hip

An older adult in the hospital with a fractured hip is being prepared for surgical repair. The bilateral hearing aids were forgotten at the client's home and the client is having difficulty hearing. To promote communication, which of the following actions should the nurse perform? Select all answers that apply.

Talk directly to the client. Use a deeper tone of voice. Ask the client to repeat what was stated.