Which of the following statements is true about dysarthria?

The nurse uses comfort measures to enhance an older adult's pharmacological pain management. Which of the following would be most helpful for the nurse to use to identify the relationships between the comfort measures, activity, and pharmacotherapy, and the older adult's pain level?

After assessing the older client in his bed, the nurse determines that he is at high risk for falls. The nurse leaves the room to get a fall risk sign and returns to find him on the floor pleading for help. Which of the following was the most important intervention the nurse should have implemented to prevent this event?

During an assessment, an older adult male client reports that he fell the night before. What should you follow up with? (Select all that apply.)

An older adult client had hip replacement surgery 1 day ago, and the nurse thinks that the client is also demonstrating dementia. Which client assessment does the nurse use to determine whether this client is experiencing pain?

What is the primary purpose of geriatric nursing certifications?

An older adult who is on bed rest after surgery is prescribed morphine for pain. Which of the following is the nurse’s priority for preventive care?

You are taking care of an older female adult with severe cognitive impairments. She is unable to tell you when she needs to urinate and, as a result, is often incontinent. What do you realize she is experiencing?

An older adult diagnosed with moderate dementia is seen in the geriatric clinic. As the nurse is evaluating the client, the client's wife states that her husband has developed an increasing number of episodes of incontinence. She does not know what is precipitating the episodes, and states "maybe he just doesn't remember that he needs to urinate or maybe it's me, it takes me a while to walk him to the bathroom." The nurse develops a plan of care for this client and includes which of the following interventions to manage the incontinence? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse assists an older adult man who is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus to improve his glucose control. Which of the following instructions does the nurse give to this individual when he plans to walk more than usual in one day?

The nurse admits an older adult who had abdominal surgery. Admission vital signs are heart rate (pulse) (P), 73 beats per minute (bpm); respiration rate (R), 20 breaths per minute; blood pressure (BP), 136/84 mm Hg. He is receiving intravenous (IV) fluids but has not requested pain medication since surgery. Seven hours later, his vital signs are P, 98 bpm; R, 26 breaths per minute, and BP, 164/90 mm Hg and he denies pain. Which intervention should the nurse implement?