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Question 1 of 5

The nurse is assessing the 88-year-old client. Which finding should the nurse associate with the normal aging process?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Muscle strength of 4/5 is normal with aging. Fractures, ulnar deviation (rheumatoid arthritis), and heel pain (bone spurs) are not normal aging changes.

Question 2 of 5

The client’s family approaches the nursing supervisor with a complaint about the NA’s inappropriate communication with their 89-year-old father. When evaluating the NA’s communication, which statements does the nurse determine most likely caused the family’s complaint? Select all that apply.

Correct Answer: B;D;E

Rationale: Grandpa,' 'Isn’t that nice?,' and 'Honey' are infantilizing or clichéd, likely causing the complaint. Other statements are appropriate.

Question 3 of 5

The nurse is assessing a healthy middle-aged adult. Which finding should the nurse expect?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The nurse should expect a middle-aged adult to perform mental tasks like serial 7s. A 20-pound weight gain is excessive, absent tactile fremitus suggests pneumothorax, and heart enlargement indicates a medical issue, not a normal finding.

Question 4 of 5

The unsteady 20S-year-old client persists in ambulating to the bathroom alone despite being reminded to call for assistance. The nurse concludes that, according to Havighurst’s developmental tasks, this behavior reflects which need of the client?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The client is attempting to perform self-care and to demonstrate the ability to be self-sufficient and independent from other adults. Adjusting to physiological changes is a developmental task of middle age. Industry and integrity are Erikson’s tasks, not Havighurst’s, and apply to different age groups.

Question 5 of 5

The experienced nurse is observing the new nurse recommend screening tests to the 80-year-old female client. Which recommendation made by the new nurse should the experienced nurse correct?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Pneumococcal vaccine is given at 65 and every 10 years, not annually. Hearing screens, colonoscopies, and mammograms are correctly recommended.

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