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Elderly hospital patients need special care in some respects. What is one thing a nurse can do to ensure that they leave the hospital in good condition and can return to a normal life?
 
  A) Keep the patients in bed as much as possible to help them rest.
  B) Keep the room temperature between 65F and 70F.
  C) Wash hands between patients and use other infection control practices.
  D) Use a urinary catheter on a patient who has stress incontinence.

Question 2

A patient has been diagnosed with organic brain pathology. He is presenting with signs and symptoms of total or partial loss of the ability to recognize familiar objects or people through sensory stimulation. This condition is called
 
  a. apraxia.
  b. agnosia.
  c. aphasia.
  d. dysphagia.

Question 3

A resident of a long-term care facility has lived with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for many years but has experienced a gradual increase in dyspnea despite the use of long-term oxygen therapy.
 
  In recent weeks, dyspnea has interfered with the resident's ability to eat, and the nurse recognizes the potential nursing diagnosis of altered nutrition: less than body requirements. How can the nurse best foster this resident's nutritional status?
  A) Arrange for a high-protein diet to promote gas exchange.
  B) Provide meals early in the morning and late at night.
  C) Liaise with the resident's health care provider to organize total parenteral nutrition (TPN).
  D) Order small, frequent meals and nutritional supplements for the resident.

Question 4

Which of the following nursing practices commonly performed in the geriatric medical unit of a hospital is most in need of modification or correction?
 
  A) Patients are regularly prompted to practice deep-breathing and coughing exercises in order to mobilize secretions and prevent atelectasis.
  B) Patients at risk for urinary incontinence are catheterized in order to reduce the risk of urinary tract infections.
  C) Reality orientation is provided to patients who exhibit cognitive deficits.
  D) The discharge planning process is begun immediately following admission.

Question 5

A patient has a history of tonic-clonic seizures. She was admitted to the neurological unit after having had three tonic-clonic seizures in the past 2 days. Her husband reported that she had been sleeping for long periods after each seizure.
 
  The nurse explains to him that this rest period after a tonic-clonic seizure is called a a. convalescent period.
  b. poststatus epilepticus period.
  c. posttonic-clonic period.
  d. postictal period.

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