Question 1

Older adults seek elder housing alternatives for which of the following reasons?
A) socialization
B) proximity to family
C) assistance with personal care
D) all of the above

Accepted Answer

Older adults typically seek alternative living arrangements for reasons of safety, socialization, proximity to family members, or the need for services such as transportation, meal preparation, or assistance with personal care.

Question 2

Which of the following residential options typically offers the ability to transition to a higher level of care?
A) senior retirement community
B) assisted living centers
C) continuing care community
D) skilled nursing facility or nursing home

Accepted Answer

Residents of continuing care retirement communities usually must sign a contract and include the option to transition into affiliated or on-site assisted living or skilled nursing care facilities if necessary.

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true?
A) Most adults will eventually live in nursing homes.
B) Adults aged 65 and older typically live in private homes.
C) Assisted living centers usually offer skilled nursing care.
D) Nursing homes only provide long-term custodial care.

Accepted Answer

Seventy percent of Americans aged 65 and older choose to remain in privately owned, single-family homes, known as 'aging in place.'

Question 4

Contacting the physician to prescribe a less expensive generic alternative for a medication the patient cannot afford is an example of which nursing role?
A) advocate
B) educator
C) clinician
D) organizer

Accepted Answer

The Social Policy Statement of the American Nurses Association states that registered nurses not only cooperate with other disciplines but also hold a leadership role in organizing, delivering, and advocating for beneficial patient care.

Question 5

Your patient has recently had a stroke and has limited use of her right (dominant) hand. She is very independent and wants to continue to care for herself. You suggest that a good resource to help her learn to use adaptive devices would be:
A) occupational therapist
B) social worker
C) pharmacist
D) physician

Accepted Answer

Occupational therapists use therapeutic goal-directed activities and adaptive equipment to maximize individual functioning.

Question 6

Nurse-sensitive patient care outcomes identified by the National Quality Forum (NQF) include:
A) pressure ulcers.
B) urinary tract infections.
C) falls.
D) all of the above

Accepted Answer

The NQF and the ANA linked the following patient outcomes to the quality of nursing care received: falls, pressure ulcers, use of restraints, infections acquired as a result of hospitalization (nosocomial infections), urinary catheter-associated bladder infections, and ventilator-associated pneumonias.

Question 7

You are admitting a patient who tells you that in addition to the medications prescribed by his physician, he also consults a native healer and takes remedies the healer recommends. The best response of the nurse is:
A) "You should have told your physician that you are taking these additional remedies."
B) "Remedies prescribed by nonmedical healers are not evidence-based, so you should avoid them."
C) "Can you describe what remedies you are taking?"
D) "Why are you taking these remedies when they can cause problems with your prescription drugs?"

Accepted Answer

Answer 3 asks for additional information that is important to assess possible interactions with other prescribed medications. The other responses are judgmental.

Question 8

Advantages of working on interprofessional teams include all EXCEPT which of the following?
A) improved patient outcomes
B) decreased nurse staffing needs
C) conserved resources
D) lower cost

Accepted Answer

According to the Institute of Medicine, interprofessional collaboration decreases fragmented care, decreases waste, and leads to better patient outcomes.

Question 9

Ways to keep abreast of the latest evidence in caring for older adults include:
A) the GeriConsultRN website.
B) resources from the Geriatric Education Centers.
C) the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing.
D) all of the above

Accepted Answer

These sources provide guidelines and resources based on the latest evidence regarding the care of older adults.

Question 10

You have been asked to work on a unit that is not your usual one, and you are uncertain about whether one of the diabetic medications you are administering will interact with another drug the patient takes. Who would be your best source of information to determine whether there is an incompatibility between these medications?
A) the dietician
B) the pharmacist
C) another nurse on that unit
D) the physician

Accepted Answer

The pharmacist would be the best source of information about medication incompatibilities.

Quiz 5: An Evidence-Based Team Approach to Optimal Wellness

Older adults seek elder housing alternatives for which of the following reasons?

Which of the following residential options typically offers the ability to transition to a higher level of care?

Which of the following statements is true?

Contacting the physician to prescribe a less expensive generic alternative for a medication the patient cannot afford is an example of which nursing role?

Your patient has recently had a stroke and has limited use of her right (dominant) hand. She is very independent and wants to continue to care for herself. You suggest that a good resource to help her learn to use adaptive devices would be:

Nurse-sensitive patient care outcomes identified by the National Quality Forum (NQF) include:

You are admitting a patient who tells you that in addition to the medications prescribed by his physician, he also consults a native healer and takes remedies the healer recommends. The best response of the nurse is:

Advantages of working on interprofessional teams include all EXCEPT which of the following?

Ways to keep abreast of the latest evidence in caring for older adults include: