A nurse is planning an education program on wellness in a local senior citizen center. The nurse plans to provide education on the importance of immunizations, annual physical examinations, screening for diabetes, and vision and hearing screening.
It is important for the nurse to understand which of the following?
a. Approximately 40 of older adults (ages 65 and older) utilize available preventive services
b. Preventive strategies are more widely used in the 40-64 age group than in the 65 and over age group
c. The research on health promotion strate-gies in older adults demonstrates that they have low efficacy
d. There is an abundance of research specific to health promotion and aging
Question 2A nurse is caring for an 85-year-old male client with diabetes in a community setting. The nurse promotes functional wellness by which of the following activities?
a. Encouraging the client maintains current levels of physical activity
b. Assisting the client to receive all the rec-ommended preventive screenings that are appropriate for his age group
c. Teaching the patient how to use a rolling walker so that he can ambulate for longer distances
d. Encouraging the client to attend his weekly chess games
Question 3A nurse is planning care for a group of super-centenarians in an assisted living facility. The nurse considers which of the following?
a. Most super-centenarians are functionally independent or require minimal assistance with activities of daily living
b. The majority of super-centenarians have cognitive impairment
c. The number of super-centenarians is ex-pected to decrease in coming years as a result of heart disease and stroke
d. It is theorized that super-centenarians sur-vived as long as they have due to genetic mutations that made them less susceptible to common diseases
Question 4When asked by new parents what the life expectancy is for their African American newborn, the nurse replies that, 2010 statistics indicate that your son:
a. will have a life expectancy of approxi-mately 65 years.
b. can realistically expect to live into his late 80s.
c. has a good chance of celebrating his 75th birthday.
d. is likely to live into his late 90s.
Question 5Which interventions should a nurse include in the plan of care for a woman who has been physically abused by a partner for 10 years? Select all that apply.
a. Be objective and nonthreatening.
b. Help the victim to assess strengths.
c. Make referrals contingent on leaving the abuser.
d. Inform the woman that marital counseling is rarely effective.
e. Help the victim recognize that the perpetrator's behavior is abusive.
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