{"id":127651,"date":"2023-11-26T22:27:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T22:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=127651"},"modified":"2023-11-26T22:27:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T22:27:15","slug":"wgu-c475-care-of-the-older-adult-exam-review-questions-and-verified-answers-rated-a-2023-2024-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/26\/wgu-c475-care-of-the-older-adult-exam-review-questions-and-verified-answers-rated-a-2023-2024-update\/","title":{"rendered":"WGU C475 &#8211; Care of the Older Adult Exam Review| Questions and Verified Answers| Rated A | 2023\/ 2024 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WGU C475 &#8211; Care of the Older Adult Exam Review| Questions and Verified Answers| Rated A | 2023\/ 2024 Update<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WGU C475 &#8211; Care of the Older Adult Exam<br>Review| Questions and Verified Answers|<br>Rated A | 2023\/ 2024 Update<br>Q: What are techniques used to introduce technology to the elderly?<br>Answer:<br>Techniques include making sure the education is relevant to the patient&#8217;s lifestyle, blocking a<br>generous amount of time to educate the patient, repeating training sessions as needed, making the<br>environment comfortable for client, using cues and mnemonics.<br>Q: What are factors that can impact learning?<br>Answer:<br>Reduced vision, reduced hearing, impaired cognition, side effects of medication, stress, pain,<br>depression<br>Q: What are high tech assistive devices?<br>Answer:<br>Examples include computers, Braille readers, robotic assistants<br>Q: What are low tech assistive devices?<br>Answer:<br>Examples include pencil grips, splints, cane, walker<br>Q: What is the Electronic Health Record?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Answer:<br>This allows access to patient records by multiple providers<br>Q: What are factors that affect medication dosing?<br>Answer:<br>Decrease in hepatic blood flow, decreased renal blood flow and urine excretion, and change in<br>body fat composition.<br>Q: What are Physical Assessment (your objective exam of the patient) and Functional<br>Assessment (your assessment of the patient&#8217;s ability to complete ADLs or care for themselves)<br>Answer:<br>These are the two types of assessments the nurse needs to complete on the elderly.<br>Q: What are potential causes of delirium in the elderly?<br>Answer:<br>Fluid and electrolyte imbalance, infection, CHF, medication, pain, sleep deprivation, hypoxia,<br>Q: What are factors assessed in the Braden Scale?<br>Answer:<br>Sensory perception, moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition, friction and shear<br>Q: What is the SPICES tool? 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