Free GNA Work Environment Questions and Answers

In assisting aging client, it is important for the nurse to recognize?

A. The client's ability to perform ADLs

B. The financial status of the client

C. The job that the client held prior to aging

D. All components of well-being including biological function, psychological function and social function.

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Medications, slower mobility, lack of proper fluid intake, and poor diet can lead into what common symptom in the elder population?

A. Urinary incontinences

B. Skin changes

C. Mental changes

D. Depression

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The nurse assessing the older population needs to have a basic understanding of which of the following?

A. The economic status of the area

B. The difference between normal and abnormal for the older age group

C. The signs of sexual dysfunction

D. The signs of Cardiac Disease

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Which statement would be most appropriate to ask when assessing an aging adult for cognitive function?

A. What is today's date?

B. Can you count to 10 for me?

C. Have you noticed anything different about your memory or thinking in the past few months?

D. Who is the president of the United States?

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Which disease or ailment is often under diagnosed and undertreated in the aging population?

A. Schizophrenia

B. Depression

C. Associative disorders

D. Attention deficit disorder

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Which statement demonstrates normal cognitive function for an aging adult?

A. Occasional memory lapses

B. Unable to recall the names of their children or siblings

C. Unable to recall current address or phone number

D. Unable to count to 10 or repeat a series of a consecutive numbers

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Dementia and depression are strongly related to:

A. Clients over the age of 60

B. Clients over the age of 65

C. A decreased quality of life and functional deficits

D. Past economic status and job performance

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Which statement reflects the state of drug absorption in the geriatric patient?

A. The rate of absorption is slowed

B. The rate of absorption is faster due to thinning of the mucosa

C. The percentage of the medication that is absorbed is decreased

D. There is a decreased in gastric pH as we age

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The absorption of medication in the geriatric client is most often affected by:

A. A decrease if body fat

B. An increase in serum albumin

C. A decrease in body water and lean body weight

D. An increase in body water

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Which organ is responsible for drug metabolism and must be considered when prescribing medication for an older adult?

A. Kidneys

B. Pancreas

C. Intestines

D. Liver

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An older adult on digoxin and furosemide is showing signs of toxicity. The gerontology nurse understands that:

A. Digoxin and furosemide are excreted by the kidneys and the doses may need to be decreased due to impaired kidney function

B. Digoxin and furosemide are excreted through the intestinal tract, and dose changes would be ineffective

C. An increase in fluid intake will fix the symptoms and no change in dosing an older adult.

D. How a drug is excreted is not a consideration when dosing an older adult

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Free GNA Work Environment Questions and Answers

In assisting aging client, it is important for the nurse to recognize?

Medications, slower mobility, lack of proper fluid intake, and poor diet can lead into what common symptom in the elder population?

The nurse assessing the older population needs to have a basic understanding of which of the following?

Which statement would be most appropriate to ask when assessing an aging adult for cognitive function?

Which disease or ailment is often under diagnosed and undertreated in the aging population?

Which statement demonstrates normal cognitive function for an aging adult?

Dementia and depression are strongly related to:

Which statement reflects the state of drug absorption in the geriatric patient?

The absorption of medication in the geriatric client is most often affected by:

Which organ is responsible for drug metabolism and must be considered when prescribing medication for an older adult?

An older adult on digoxin and furosemide is showing signs of toxicity. The gerontology nurse understands that:

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