Total quality management (TQM) has four major components. It includes all of the following except
a. Employee focus
b. Total organizational involvement
c. Using quality tool for outcome measurement
d. Identifying processes for improvement
Question 2Arthritis is a chronic disease process that affects the health of many older people. What is the best description of health promotion for individuals with arthritis?
a. Activity restrictions to minimize joint pain
b. Use of walkers and wheelchairs early in the disease process so that the older person is better able to use these aids when he or she is totally debilitated
c. Referral of the person to herbalists and massage therapists to seek potential disease cures
d. Pain management to enhance normal physical activity
Question 3What is the most effective treatment plan for older adults having problems with depression?
a. Reality orientation groups and antipsychotic medications
b. Antidepressant medications
c. Antidepressant medications and development of personal coping skills
d. Validation groups and antipsychotic medications
Question 4What are the essential nursing assessments for a resident who has recently been started on a tricyclic antidepressant?
a. Respiratory status
b. Pulse rate and rhythm
c. Orthostatic hypotension
d. Therapeutic blood levels
Question 5The Five Rights of Delegation include all of the following except
a. Right circumstances
b. Right direction
c. Right supervision
d. Right patient
Question 6The treatment of chronic disease does not include
a. A focus on curing the disease process
b. Symptom management
c. Maximizing the individual's strengths
d. Prevention of disabling side effects
Question 7Wellness activities for the older adult must include
a. Relationships
b. Self-care
c. Exercise
d. All of the above
Question 8Somatization describes
a. A group of disease symptoms that have no apparent cause
b. A physical reaction to an emotional problem
c. A symptom of hypochondria
d. A physical problem that causes emotional pain or depression
Question 9Benner categorizes nursing staff into all of the following categories except
a. Novice
b. Proficient
c. Incompetent
d. Expert
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