What postretirement activities should the nurse introduce when discussing the need to have joy, happiness, and independence in one’s life with an older couple? Select all that apply.

The family of a patient with Alzheimer disease indicates that they want to keep the patient at home but are not sure how much longer they can care for the patient because of stress on family members. A helpful suggestion by the home health nurse would be to:

In order to minimize the risk of aspiration in a resident with advanced Alzheimer disease, the person feeding the patient should:

The nurse adds to the plan of care for a cognitively impaired resident who has begun to wander night and day throughout the long-term care facility. An appropriate intervention to add to the plan of care for the resident with wandering behavior would be to:

An older adult couple tells the nurse that it is very important that they remain independent for as long as possible. Which assessment question will help provide the data necessary to identify any major barriers to their independence? Select all that apply.

The nurse uses the behavioral technique of habit voiding with a confused older adult patient to reduce the frequency of urinary incontinence. This means the:

The older adults are vulnerable not only to crime, but also to scams. The best advice to give an older adult in avoiding scams is to:

Which major physical changes should the nurse identify as being related to the normal aging process? Select all that apply.

The behavior in a depressed older adult patient that would indicate that this patient is contemplating suicide is:

When the nurse plans to use reminiscence as a psychosocial approach to managing confusion with cognitively impaired patients, the nurse should: