A Geriatric practitioner is teaching nursing staff at a nursing home about early recognition of pneumonia, urinary tract infection and sepsis in the elderly. What is a key symptom that the practitioner should emphasize as being the first to appear?

The discharge nurse is teaching insulin administration to an older client. Based on the nurse’s understanding of the older learner which teaching strategy would be the best to use?

While sitting at the bedside of a dying patient, the patient’s two sons are discussing the patient’s rifle collection and state that they hope their father identified which of them was to receive the guns in the will. What should the nurse do to ensure the comfort of the patient?

An elderly patient is having difficulty sleeping and is requesting a sleeping pill. How should the nurse respond? 

An older adult is admitted to the hospital for surgery. After surgery the client seems confused and disoriented, imagining there is a trapdoor in the ceiling above the bed. The client’s wife panics, telling a nurse that several of her husband’s relatives have had Alzheimer’s disease but that until now he has seemed “sharp as a tack.” Which action would be the priority?

The nurse is assessing an older adult client in the emergency department. Which finding would lead the nurse to suspect that the client is experiencing heart failure?

A client comes to a local urgent care clinic with complaints of chest pain that began at a retirement party. The client had chicken fried steak, some jalapeno pepper appetizers (first time) and a few drinks to celebrate. Pain 8/10, no radiation. Has never had this before. What order does the nurse anticipate based on presenting symptoms and history?

A public health nurse is visiting an 80 year old widow who recently was discharged from a rehabilitation center after recovering from a fall. The woman shares that her three children and their families live several states away. The nurse identifiies that the patient looks fatigued, uses a walker to get around the house, and lives independently in her own home. She receives a little help from the community in the way of supermarket deliveries and a cleaning person who comes every other week. Which should the nurse identify as the main concern?

The password for your ALEKS exam is: FALL25The link for the ALEKS exam is in the Step 1 folder and you should have opened it in a new tab before you began this test.Instructions:Before you begin your exam, hold up all sheets of paper you will be using to the camera to show that there is nothing written on it.Enter the password found above into the ALEKS exam tab open in Step 1 and complete the exam. Make sure to write your work for all problems on your paper.Once completed, hold up each completed sheet of paper to the camera.Answer the Yes/No question below and proceed to the next question.DO NOT SUBMIT OR CLOSE YOUR BLACKBOARD TEST before answering all the questions.Question:I have completed and submitted my ALEKS exam and I have held up all my sheets of paper (front and back) to record an image of them on the camera.

A newly hired nurse is learning how the organization meets the national standards for culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS). Which organizational action(s) demonstrate compliance with these standards? Select all that apply.