A nurse has been providing care for a 69-year-old female client who has recently had her right foot ...

A nurse has been providing care for a 69-year-old female client who has recently had her right foot amputated as a result of a chronic diabetic foot ulcer.
 
  The nurse undertook to perform debridement of the wound despite lacking the relevant education and experience. The client experienced permanent nerve damage as a result of the nurse's misguided efforts. Which category of legal liability is most likely relevant in this case? A) Larceny
  B) Assault
  C) Invasion of privacy
  D) Negligence

Question 2

A 75-year-old is a new attendee at strength training class. Which of the following schedules is most appropriate for this client?
 
  A) Eight repetitions for each muscle group at least twice weekly on the weight machines.
  B) Eight repetitions of both push-ups and pull-ups at least twice weekly.
  C) Twelve repetitions with low-weight free weights at least twice weekly.
  D) Strength training once a week, and resistance and isometric training twice weekly.

Question 3

A nursing diagnosis of: Knowledge, deficient, related to relationship of infection to nutritional needs is critical because:
 
  a. The body requires more protein intake to fight infection.
  b. The body does not absorb nutrients effectively postoperatively.
  c. The body does not require more calories postoperatively.
  d. The body requires more parenteral nutrients postoperatively.

Question 4

A 75-year-old man has been a runner all his adult life and has just participated in another 5K road race. He does not have a history of hypertension, but his blood pressure at the finish line was 200/110 mm Hg.
 
  What is the most likely reason for the systolic blood pressure (SBP) over 200 mm Hg? A) A sign of impending cardiovascular accident
  B) A consequence of an age-related change
  C) A sign of impending myocardial infarction
  D) A precursor to hypertension

Question 5

Which medication would the nurse expect the physician to order postoperatively for a patient who has had a liver transplant?
 
  a. Phenergan
  b. Zofran
  c. Aspirin
  d. Cyclosporine

Question 6

Which of the following aspects of gerontological nursing would be most likely classified under private law?
 
  A) The regulation of who may call himself or herself a nurse
  B) The contract between an older adult resident and the owners of the facility
  C) The legal criteria for declaring an individual mentally incompetent
  D) The criminal consequences for instances of elder abuse