A nurse manager of a long-term facility is working on a plan to enhance the environment for older adults with changing sensory experiences. Which plan would be most effective in addressing the older adults’ changing needs?

An 84 year old female lives at home with her 85 year old husband.  She is independent with all her ADLs and cooks/prepares all of their meals.  Over the past few hours, her husband reports she has become confused.  Which of the following can cause confusion in the elderly?

The family of an older adult client with dysphagia comes to the skilled nursing facility to feed the client. Which practice from the family would the nurse address with teaching related to dysphagia?

A nurse is evaluating an older adult client’s lifestyle to determine the client’s risk for neurovascular disease. The nurse determines the need to develop a teaching program for the client based on which factor(s)? Select all that apply.

Risk factors for Alzheimer’s Disease include all of the following except:

A gerontological nurse is making rounds on the medical unit and notices an older adult client sitting quietly alone in the room. Which concept would be most important for the nurse to integrate into the plan of care to address this behavior?

A nurse is providing care to an older adult who has experienced a myocardial infarction. When developing this client’s plan of care, the nurse would focus interventions to achieve which goal(s)? Select all that apply.

An elderly patient has begun receiving a narcotic oxycodone for cancer pain. For which side effect should the nurse assess and monitor in the patient?

A nurse is assessing a 94-year-old client of a nursing home who has diabetes mellitus. Which finding would lead the nurse to check the client’s blood glucose level?

A 70-year-old male client asks what symptoms are associated with urinary tract infections in men. Which symptom below is not indicative of urinary tract infections?