Unit 33 textbook #1- 53

Question 1

T/FT/F Cerebral Palsy is a motor control disorder

Answer 1

True

Question 2

T/F The current trend in health care is to place lower-functioning persons with intellectual disabilities in skilled nursing facilities

Answer 2

False

Question 3

T/F Persons with cognitive impairment have poor safety judgment

Answer 3

True

Question 4

T/F Older adults may not be aware of their fluid needs.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

T/F prions are a common cause of dementia

Answer 5

False

Question 6

T/F Persons with a developmental disability have an intellectual disability

Answer 6

False

Question 7

T/F cognitive impairment is a normal change that comes with aging

Answer 7

False

Question 8

T/F Intellectual disability develops before age 25

Answer 8

False

Question 9

T/F Elderly persons need more calories than younger individuals do.

Answer 9

False

Question 10

T/F Traumatic brain injury is a congenital condition

Answer 10

False

Question 11

T/F Elderly persons are not interested in spirituality.

Answer 11

False

Question 12

T/F preservation phenomena involve using vulgar words

Answer 12

False

Question 13

T/F Fetal alcohol syndrome is an acquired developmental disability

Answer 13

True

Question 14

T/F A catastrophic reaction always occurs in response to boredom

Answer 14

False

Question 15

T/F Persons with stage 3 Alzheimers usually have a good appetite

Answer 15

False

Question 16

T/F Stroking a dog or cat can reduce a person’s blood pressure

Answer 16

True

Question 17

T/F Some persons with cerebral palsy have above-average intelligence

Answer 17

True

Question 18

T/F New-onset or worsening confusion may be a sign of illness in an elderly person

Answer 18

True

Question 19

T/F infections are easy, identified in elderly patients

Answer 19

False

Question 20

T/F An intellectual disability is a developmental disability

Answer 20

True

Question 21

What do residents in assisted living facilities need supervision for?

Answer 21

ADL’s

Question 22

A resident with dementia tells you they are going home to prepare dinner for their children, and then proceeds to go towards the front door, what is your best response?

Answer 22

“Stay inside what do you like to cook?”

Question 23

What is a sensory change that does NOT occur with aging?

Answer 23

clouding of the lens of the eye is less common

Question 24

What is dementia?

Answer 24

symptom, not a disease

Question 25

What is an example of the art of nursing?

Answer 25

Caring and compassion

Question 26

What is Alzheimer’s disease?

Answer 26

a progressive condition

Question 27

What may a person with stage 1 Alzheimers do?

Answer 27

Cover up the memory loss

Question 28

what is a characteristic of a nursing assistant that is especially important while caring for older adults?

Answer 28

Kindness

Question 29

What may a whirlpool bath do to patients with Alzheimer’s?

Answer 29

Frighten them

Question 30

When caring for a patient who disrobes(undresses) frequently what should you do?

Answer 30

evaluate the environmental temperatures to see if it is too warm

Question 31

Residents who are at risk for dehydration:

Answer 31

may have difficulty holding a cup

Question 32

what dose the American disabilities act of 1990 guarantee?

Answer 32

access to health care services.

Question 33

How should you treat patients with a developmental disease?

Answer 33

In an age-appropriate manner

Question 34

At what age does a developmental disability first occur before?

Answer 34

22

Question 35

what kind of patient is at risk for malnutrition?

Answer 35

residents in a long-term care facility

Question 36

What is Pica?

Answer 36

the urge to eat nonfood items

Question 37

What does validation therapy do?

Answer 37

acknowledges the persons feelings