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justinmsk

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As the nurse admits an older female adult to a long-term care facility from her home of 50 years, she mistakes the nurse for her daughter. Which diagnosis does the nurse use to plan care for this woman?
 
  a. Hypoxia due to chronic disease
  b. Relocation stress syndrome
  c. Alzheimer's disease (AD)
  d. Attention-seeking behavior

Question 2

Which statement is true about living arrangements for older adults?
 
  a. Older adults are more independent in their own home than in a residential com-munity.
  b. The increase in real estate values makes home ownership essential to security.
  c. Older adults can assist law enforcement officers to prevent crime.
  d. Florida is an example of a naturally occurring retirement community (NORC).


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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

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A Incorrect. Many conditions other than hypoxia can cause altered mental status, including relocation stress.
B Correct. Relocation, especially if sudden, causes stress that may lead to altered mental status.
C Incorrect. Many conditions other than AD can cause altered mental status, in-cluding relocation stress.
D Incorrect. The nurse has no confirmatory evidence to regard her error as some-thing other than a mistake; in addition, it can be understood as relocation stress syndrome.

Answer to Question 2

C

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A Incorrect. Relief from the burden of home maintenance can free the person for more independent living.
B Incorrect. This can or cannot be accurate depending on the real estate market at the time; however, taxes and maintenance costs have risen, also.
C Correct. In addition to cooperative programs in which elders work directly with police, elders can learn measures to reduce their own vulnerability.
D Incorrect. A NORC is an organization formed by elders living at home, in geo-graphic proximity to each other, to provide supportive services for each other.


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