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Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice 6th Edition
Chapter 17 : Mental Health Promotion for Older Adults Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is working as part of a team to help reduce the stigma attached to mental health treatment for the older adult population. Which of the following would be most appropriate to do to achieve this outcome?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Providing education about mental health and disorders directly reduces stigma by increasing understanding and normalizing treatment. Screening, integrated care, and social support are valuable but less directly address stigma.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is developing a plan for establishing appropriate supportive community care services for older adults to promote independence. Which services would the nurse be most likely to include? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A,B,C,D
Rationale: Supportive services for older adults to promote independence include transportation (
A), homemakers (
B), legal services (
C), and housing (
D), addressing mobility, daily tasks, legal needs, and living arrangements. Child care (E) is irrelevant for most older adults.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is preparing to assess a 78-year-old patient who has been diagnosed with major depression. Which of the following would the nurse expect to assess as a normal finding?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Dulled taste sensation is a normal age-related change in older adults due to reduced sensory function. Decreased body fat and increased muscle mass are not typical, and visual acuity typically declines, not enhances, with age.
Question 4 of 5
A group of nursing students is reviewing the physical changes that occur in older adults. The students demonstrate understanding of the information when they identify which of the following as contributing to the patient?s risk for drug toxicity?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Reduced liver function, common in older adults, impairs drug metabolism, increasing toxicity risk. Reduced brain volume, lower metabolic rate, and decreased body water contribute to other issues but are less directly linked to drug toxicity.
Question 5 of 5
An older patient tells the nurse that she is becoming more forgetful. The nurse explains to the patient that this is most likely related to which of the following?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Medications, especially those with anticholinergic or sedative effects, are a common cause of forgetfulness in older adults. Anxiety may contribute, but medications are more likely. Organic brain syndrome and plaques suggest more severe conditions like dementia, not initially assumed.