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Adult Behaviors
The Adult Client in Health and Illness
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alterations in health | A change from the normal wellness state |
| Gerontologic nursing | Care of the older adult |
| Family | Individuals tied by marriage, birth, or adoption |
| Couple | Two people living together |
| Health | State of complete mental, physical, and social well-being |
| Wellness | State of reaching maximum health |
| Manifestations | Signs and symptoms |
| Illness | Response to sickness |
| Remission | Diminished symptoms |
| Exacerbation | Reappearance of symptoms |
| Which of the following behaviors would not be considered healthy for a young adult? | eating hamburgers and French fries every day for lunch |
| A 51-year old male client asks his nurse what should be included in his routine physical examination. The most accurate response would be: | PSA check annually |
| You are assisting in the home inspection for a client recovering from a broken hip. Which of the following might require nursing teaching and intervention? | throw rugs in two of the four rooms |
| You are assessing the physical condition of a 30-year old male. You will not be surprised to find which of these signs and symptoms? | visual acuity of 20/30 |
| A client in her middle adult years is concerned about her loss of inches in height. Your best reply should be: | "The vertebral discs may be thinning due to osteoporosis" |
| A client has developed a urinary tract infection due to the insertions of a Foley catheter. This type of illness is referred to as | functional |
| Which of the following conditions would most likely be seen in the young adult? | herpes |
| The nurse is teaching a group of high school students about risks of respiratory diseases. He would be accurate if he said that the most common cause of lung problems is: | smoking |
| A young client is broght into the emergency room in a stupor. His friends say that he had brokin up with his girl friend two nights ago and has been acting strange. The nurse suspects that this client has attempted: | to kill himself. |
| The nurse is aware that her client, a 46-year old housewife, has overdosed on a medication. The nuse knows that the most common medicaiton abused in this age group is: | tranquilizers |
| Which of the following is considered a family? | father, mother, children, grandparents |
| Which of the following may have an effect on an individual's perception of health? | educational level, cultural background, developmental level |
| A 51-year old male client asks his nurse what should be included in his routine physical examination. The most accurate response would be: | PSA check annually |
| A client in her middle adult years is concerned about her loss of inches in height. Your best reply should be: | "The vertebral discs may be thinning due to osteoporosis" |
| Aging | Universal process beginning at birth |
| Free radicals | Unstable and reactive molecules |
| Apoptosis | Normal process occurring in cellular death |
| Havighurst | believed the major tasks of old age centered on maintaining social contacts and relationships |
| Ageism | Form of prejudice against older adults |
| Dementia | Term used to refer to different kinds of organic disorders |
| Erikson | Identified ego integrity versus despair and disgust as the last stage of human development |
| Senescence theory | Focus on why people live as long as they do |
| Sundowning | Confusion that occurs after dark |
| Kohlberg | Believed older adults have completed the stages of moral development, and are at the conventional level |
| The nurse overhears a 76-year old client's family member state, "Well he's had his good years, what can he possibly do to help us when he gets out?" | ageism |
| Calcium intake in older adults should average: | 1200 mg per day |
| Older people continue to develop | cognitively |
| You are assessing the physical condition of an 80-year old male. You will not be surprised to find which of these signs and symptoms? | decreased skin turgor |
| When making a home visit to your 66-year old client, she states, "I made fried chicken and a peach cobbler yesterday. Would you care for some?" | "I will send a dietician to discuss alternative cooking options." |
| Which of the following conditios would most likely be seen in the older aldult? | cataracts |
| You are talking to a client's son about the care his 78-year old father will need at home. Your gretest concern for this client should be: | Rrisk for Caregiver Role Strain |
| The nurse is aware that a family who takes care of a patient with Alzheimer's | may need the help of a support group |
| Illness and loss of independence are: | not inevitable |
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