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jlmhmf

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on: Jun 25, 2018
The nurse is performing a functional assessment on an 82-year-old patient who recently had a stroke. Which of these questions would be most important to ask?
 
  a. Do you wear glasses?
  b. Are you able to dress yourself?
  c. Do you have any thyroid problems?
  d. How many times a day do you have a bowel movement?

Question 2

A 90-year-old patient tells the nurse that he cannot remember the names of the medications he is taking or for what reason he is taking them. An appropriate response from the nurse would be:
 
  a. Can you tell me what they look like?
  b. Don't worry about it. You are only taking two medications.
  c. How long have you been taking each of the pills?
  d. Would you have a family member bring in your medications?


Tabitha_2016

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Functional assessment measures how a person manages day-to-day activities. For the older person, the meaning of health becomes those activities that they can or cannot do. The other responses do not relate to functional assessment.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
The person may not know the drug name or purpose. When this occurs, ask the person or a family member to bring in the drug to be identified. The other responses would not help to identify the medications.


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