A gerontological nurse is conducting a program for a group of nurses who work with older adults. During the program, one of the nurses asks, "Everybody gets old. Why do we need to understand the aging process?" Which response by the nurse would be appropriate?

An 80-year-old client is living alone after his spouse of more than 50 years died recently. While visiting the client at home, the nurse finds that the client is eating well and maintaining his mobility but neglecting his personal hygiene. The nurse notes that the client's clothes are soiled and his body odor is strong. Which action would the nurse do first?

A 83-year-old client has entered a nursing home, where the client will reside until death. Until age 70, the client worked as a successful bank president and was an active community leader. When intervening with the client, the nurse would be especially alert for feelings related to which aspect of life?

A gerontological nurse is assuming the role of an advocate. Which action would exemplify this role?

A client's health insurance has just expired though the client is still in the recovery stages of a serious exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Backdating the paperwork by only 2 days will spare the client the out-of-pocket expense of home oxygen therapy. Which action by the nurse best exemplifies veracity?

A gerontological nurse is conducting an in-service program for a group of nurses who work with a wide range of culturally diverse older adults. After teaching the group about the impact of culture on health and illness, the nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the group identifies which reason as underlying the need to understand culture?

An 81-year-old client with a diagnosis of Alzheimer disease needs surgery. There is a living will on file. Which direction will the nurse follow to determine who should provide consent?

A nurse is providing care to a 71-year-old client who is in the late stages of cancer and has painful bone metastases. The client is unresponsive but groans and grimaces intermittently. The nurse is drawing up a breakthrough dose of morphine for the client, but a colleague cautions that, "Sure, that will address his pain, but it could depress his respiratory drive and actually kill him at this stage." The colleague's statement prioritizes which ethical principle?

A gerontological nurse is teaching a client about safe ambulation because the client is at an increased risk for falls after being prescribed an orthotic boot. Which will the nurse teach the client?

A nurse is educating an older adult client about the role of the immune response and autoimmune activity in the aging process. Which statement by the nurse leads to effective teaching?

Following a severe hemorrhagic stroke 5 weeks prior, an older adult client is experiencing a protracted decline in health that the care team expects to end in death. After teaching the family about hospice care, the nurse determines that additional teaching is needed when the family identifies which intervention as being included?