The home healthcare nurse is preparing an educational program for other healthcare providers regarding elder abuse. What information should the nurse include? Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. The typical abuser is the spouse.
2. The typical abuser is the adult child.
3. The typical elder who is abused is a woman.
4. The majority of abuse occurs in the home setting.
5. The majority of abuse occurs in the long-term care setting.
Question 2A 75-year-old client is recovering from abdominal surgery. The physician has ordered morphine 2 to 6 mg every 4 hours prn for pain.
As the nurse plans to administer this medication, what intervention would the nurse choose to administer this drug to an older person?
A) administer the highest dose of 6 mg
B) administer the lowest dose of 2 mg
C) avoid the narcotic for risk of addiction
D) administer the dose only when the client asks for the medication
Question 3An older patient has been brought into the emergency department with injuries caused by suspected physical abuse. Which tools could the nurse use to assess this patient's injuries? Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Indicators of abuse screen
2. AMA assessment protocol
3. Adult protective services report
4. Brief abuse screen for the elderly
5. Hwalek-Sengstock elder abuse screening test
Question 4The nurse is caring for a 78-year-old client who has been admitted for repair of a hip fracture. The client has speech deficits from a stroke in prior years. The client is lying silently in bed and not moving.
In gathering assessment data regarding pain response, the nurse would consider which of the following to determine the client's response to pain?
A) family or caregiver reports of changes in client's function indicating pain
B) no indication that the client is in pain
C) the injury will produce pain, but the degree cannot be determined
D) alternative measures may be more effective than narcotics in treating this client's pain
Question 5An older patient is accompanied to a physician's office visit with an adult daughter who walks with an assistive device. The older patient is hard of hearing, has osteoarthritis, and has difficulty completing activities of daily living.
Which nursing diagnosis would the nurse identify as being the priority at this time? 1. Social isolation
2. Caregiver role strain
3. Ineffective protection
4. Situational low self-esteem
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