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NURS 6540 - Advanced Practice Care of Frail Elders Exam Study Set Q & A An 80-year-old patient is in the terminal stage of Alzheimer disease. The treatment team meets with the patients wh... o are angry and complain about a recent incident in which their parent's dentures were misplaced. The team members realize that: 1. anger at staff is a symptom of grief and needs to be addressed. 2. anxiety about the meeting may have interfered with the children's affect. 3. material items are the focus for the children at this time. 4. the focus of control should shift to the parent. When relocating from a family home to a continuing care community, the most crucial factor in an older person's adjustment is his or her: 1. level of economic independence. 2. perceived control of the move. 3. physical proximity to remaining family. 4. risk-taking ability. A 78-year-old male resident at a long-term care facility, who is a former business executive, has been smoking and extinguishing cigarettes in a paper cup in areas where smoking is prohibited. He has been informed repeatedly of the designated smoking areas. The resident's behavior indicates an attempt to: 1. express self-transcendence. 2. maintain autonomy by exercising control. 3. maintain his previous professional role. 4. react against the facility's ageism. A gerontological nurse is caring for an older adult who has been confined to home for the last 10 weeks due to illness. The patient is anxious, has multiple somatic complaints, and has become unable to follow instructions. The nurse knows that this phenomenon commonly occurs with: 1. environmental overload. 2. protective isolation. 3. selective inattention. 4. sensory deprivation. The gerontological nurse facilitates the benefits of life review by: 1. assisting the older adult to accept death as the inevitable last stage. 2. changing the topic when a patient talks about his or her morbid past. 3. encouraging reminiscence, oral histories, and storytelling. 4. helping the older adult explore how spiritual involvement assists with stress relief. The holiday season is approaching and a woman is admitted to a psychiatric unit. She reports that her husband of 45 years passed away four weeks ago. She frequently cries, eats poorly, periodically complains of back and stomach aches, and has begun isolating herself. What type of grief is this woman exhibiting? 1. Acute 2. Anticipatory 3. Disenfranchising 4. Dysfunctional [Show More]

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