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NURSl 201/l NURS201l Quizl 1l –l Medicall Surgicall Nursingl |l WCUl (Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l Cognitivel Functionl andl howl itl effectsl withl aging
Answer:
-Improvesl withl aging:l Vocabularyl andl verball reasoning,l Crystallizedl intelligencel (abilityl tol usel skills,l knowledge,l andl experience)l
-Declinesl duringl middlel age:l mentall performancel speed,l synthesisl ofl newl information,l fluidl intelligencel (abilityl tol thinkl logicallyl andl solvel problemsl inl newl situations)l
-Declinesl duringl oldl age:l short-terml recalll memoryl
-Constantl (nol change):l Long-terml recalll memory
Q:l Rurall olderl adults
Answer:
Barriers:l transportation,l limitedl supplyl ofl healthl carel workersl andl facilities,l lackl ofl qualityl healthl care,l sociall isolation,l andl financiall limitationsl
Alternativel servicel approaches:l computerl basedl internetl sources,l DVDs,l radio,l communityl centers,l andl churchl sociall eventsl mayl bel usedl tol promotel healthyl practicesl
-tele-healthl devices
Q:l Homelessl Olderl Adults
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Keyl Factors:l 1)l havingl lowl incomel 2)l havingl reducedl cognitivel capacityl 3)l livingl alonel andl 4)l livingl inl al communityl thatl lacksl affordablel housingl
-lessl likelyl tol usel sheltersl orl meall sitel servicesl thanl youngerl homelessl people
Q:l Fraill Olderl Adults
Answer:
Criteria:l 1)l unintentionall weightl lossl (10l poundsl orl morel inl al year)l 2)l self-reportedl exhaustionl 3)l weaknessl (measuredl byl gripl strength)l 4)l slowl walkingl speedl 5)l lowl levell ofl physicall activityl
RISKl FACTORS:l disability,l multiplel chronicl conditions,l andl demential
-ineffectivel copingl mechanism,l torel easily,l littlel physicall reserve,l andl arel atl riskl forl physicall dependencel andl institutionalization
Q:l SCALESl tool
Answer:
-assessl thel riskl factorl forl poorl nutritionall statusl inl olderl adultsl
-Sadness,l orl moosl changel -Cholesterol,l highl -Albumin,l lowl -Lossl orl gainl ofl weightl -Eatingl problemsl (mechanicall problems,l suchl asl impairedl swallowing,l poorl dentition)l -Shoppingl andl foodl preparationl problems
Q:l Familyl Caregivers
Answer:
unpaidl assistancel providedl byl familyl membersl forl personsl requiringl helpl withl ADLsl andl IADLs -al caregiverl mayl initiallyl needl onlyl tol adjustl workl schedulesl tol al accommodatel al patient'sl healthl carel appointments.l 2 / 4
-encouragel caregiversl tol takel carel ofl themselves;l suggestl journalingl orl joiningl al supportl groupl tol helpl theml sharel feelingsl thatl mayl bel hardl tol express.l -encouragel regularl exercise,l sleep,l andl eatingl balancedl meals
Q:l Elderl Mistreatment/Abuse
Answer:
Thisl terml refersl anyl knowing,l intentional,l orl negligentl actl thatl harmsl orl causesl riskl ofl harml tol al vulnerablel adult -betweenl 2l andl 10l percentl ofl community-dwellingl olderl adultsl inl thel USl arel abused,l neglected,l orl exploitedl byl trustedl others
Q:l Whenl Elderl mistreatmentl isl suspectedl itl isl importancel to:
Answer:
-screenl forl possiblel elderl mistreatmentl includingl domesticl violencel -conductl thoroughl historyl andl headl tol toel physicall assessmentl -documentl yourl findings -ifl olderl adultl appearsl tol bel inl immediatel danger,l developl andl implementl al safetyl planl inl collaborationl withl thel inter-professionall teaml involvedl inl thel person'sl care.l -identifyl collectl andl preservel physicall evidencel -afterl obtainingl consent,l takel photographsl tol documentl physicall findingsl ofl suspectedl abusel orl neglectl -ifl youl suspectl thel mistreatmentl isl occurring,l reportl yourl findingsl tol thel statel agencyl sndl orl lawl enforcementl asl mandatedl byl thel lawsl inl yourl statel -initiatel appropriatel consultationsl withl sociall work,l forensicl nursing,l andl adultl services
Q:l Medicare
Answer:
Al federall programl ofl healthl insurancel forl personsl 65l yearsl ofl agel andl older
Partl A:l coversl inpatientl hospitall carel andl partiallyl coversl skilledl nursingl facilityl care,l hospice,l andl homel healthl carel
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Partl B:l isl voluntaryl sndl hasl al monthlyl premiuml andl anl annuall deductiblel beforel paymentl beginsl
Partl Cl orl MAl plans:l offeredl byl privatel companiesl approvedl byl medicarel tol providel Partl Al andl Partl Bl benefits.l
Partl D:l isl availablel tol medicarel enrollesl andl providel al prescriptionl drugl benefit
Q:l Medicaid
Answer:
isl al statel administered,l needsl basedl programl tol helpl eligiblel lowl incomel people,l includingl medicarel beneficiariesl withl certainl medicall expenses
Q:l Adultl Dayl Carel Centers
Answer:
providel al varietyl ofl healthl andl sociall servicesl tol specificl patientl populationsl whol livel alonel orl withl familyl inl thel community -forl 2l groupsl ofl adultsl 1)l thosel whol arel cognitivelyl impairedl 2)l thosel whol havel problemsl independentlyl performingl ADLs
Q:l Adultl Dayl Healthl Carel Centers
Answer:
likel adultl dayl carel butl providel carel tol meetl thel needsl ofl olderl adultsl andl peoplel withl disabilitiesl whol needl higherl levell ofl care.l -medicarel doesl notl coverl costs
Q:l homel healthl care
Answer:
Providesl nursing,l therapy,l personall care,l orl housekeepingl servicesl inl patient'sl ownl home
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