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5.56 out of 5.56 points

A visitor to a nursing home
witnesses an attendant scolding a client with dementia about being incontinent.
The visitor reports the incident to the charge nurse. This is an example of:

caregiver
burnout.

exploitation.

psychological abuse.

neglect.

• Question
2

5.55 out of 5.55 points

If the patient cannot scratch
his/her own nose because of devices attached to him or adjacent to him, then he
is considered to be physically restrained.

True

False

• Question
3

1.112 out of 5.56 points

Most seniors say they want to
“age in place.” What services could be
brought to the individual in order to help seniors stay at home as long as
possible? (Select all that apply.)

Medical care

Imaging studies such as Doppler flow study or sonography

Ventilator therapy

Nutrition

Insulin administration

• Question
4

0 out of 5.56 points

Studies have demonstrated that,
compared with non-caregivers, caregivers tend to:

smoke
less

cope
better with loss.

take more medications.

be more
resilient overall.

• Question
5

5.55 out of 5.55 points

One of the primary reasons why
older adults fall and sustain injuries is because

They are trying to get out of restraints

They
need more pain medication

They
are wearing shoes that fit well

They
never have orthostatic hypotension when they get out of bed

• Question
6

5.56 out of 5.56 points

Your patient has Medicare and
will be needing services outside the hospital. Which one of these will Medicare
NOT pay for:

Medically
necessary skilled nursing home care

Renal
dialysis

Home health

Custodial nursing home care

• Question
7

0 out of 5.56 points

According to the article “Ethical
Challenges in the Care of Elderly Person”, there are four issues affecting the
health of older persons. Of the following, which one has the greatest potential
to cause ethical issues related to care:

Financial
barriers

Lack of
resources

Cultural barriers and biases

Scarcity
of providers

• Question
8

5.55 out of 5.55 points

Elder law is a specific area of
the law which affects older adults. An elder law attorney most likely would be
consulted for: (Select all that apply.)

corporate
law issues.

completing advance directives.

making application for a guardianship.

drawing up a will.

• Question
9

4.1625 out of 5.55 points

Symptoms of caregiver burnout may
include: (Select all that apply.)

increased smoking or alcohol abuse.

change in eating patterns.

missing mortgage payments.

impatience.

• Question
10

5.55 out of 5.55 points

The RN’s role in assisted suicide
is:

To not participate in assisted suicide

To
assist the physician in assisted suicide

To
encourage the patient and family to choose other options such as euthanasia

To
prepare the medication which the patient will use to kill himself

• Question
11

5.56 out of 5.56 points

Which of the following assessment
findings would indicate elder mistreatment? (Select all that apply.)

Unexplained genital infection

Infantile behavior on the part of the patient

Dehydration or malnutrition not related to a disease process

Contradictory or inconsistent explanations of injuries given
by the patient and the caregiver

• Question
12

5.56 out of 5.56 points

What is the most important reason
to maintain a restraint-free environment?

Restraints may contribute to the risk of falls which may
result in patient injury

Restraints
can contribute to lowering a patient’s self esteem

Restraints
are not legal in the U.S.

Restraints
empower nursing home residents, making them difficult to deal with.

• Question
13

5.56 out of 5.56 points

Medicare Part A covers inpatient
hospitalization

True

False

• Question
14

4.1625 out of 5.55 points

According to the article
“Ethics and Healthcare Reform”, an ethically sound healthcare model
should:

preserve the individual’s right to choose and to be
adequately informed about care and treatment benefits, risks, and alternatives

ensure that the individual should be protected from harmful
care and/or treatment practices

ensure that the individual should receive care and treatment
of proven benefit

provide protections regarding financial jeopardy as a direct
result of receiving needed care and treatment

• Question
15

5.55 out of 5.55 points

Nurse Sensitive Indicators of
quality of care in hospitals are those in which the nurse could have prevented
the complication. Nurse Sensitive indicators would include which of the
following preventable situations: (Select all that apply)

Foreign bodies left in the patient after a procedure

Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

Hanging the wrong blood product on the patient

Patient falls

• Question
16

5.55 out of 5.55 points

Which are the possible causes of
elder mistreatment? (Select all that apply.)

Degree of dependency on the caregiver or degree of
impairment of the elder

Intergenerational history of violence

Social isolation of the caregiver

Caregiver stress

• Question
17

2.78 out of 5.56 points

Which phrase(s) describe(s) the
average U.S. caregiver? (Select all that apply.)

Is paid
for care-giving

Stays
home all day to care for the elder and is unable to work outside the home

Has continuous responsibility for an elder with no respite

Is a 46-year-old female

• Question
18

3.70667 out of 5.56 points

With Medicare’s Pay for
Performance initiative, hospitals will not be paid for preventable events
taking place in the hospital, such as: (Select all that apply.)

pressure ulcers that develop or worsen after admission to
the hospital

UTI secondary to Foley catheter.

air embolism.

newly
diagnosed diabetes.

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