Author Question: The nurse is performing a review of systems on a 76-year-old patient. Which of these statements is ... (Read 78 times)

Diane · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The nurse is performing a review of systems on a 76-year-old patient. Which of these statements is correct for this situation?

a. The questions asked are identical for all ages.
b. The interviewer will start incorporating different questions for patients 70 years of age and older.
c. Questions that are reflective of the normal effects of aging are added.
d. At this age, a review of systems is not necessarythe focus should be on current problems.

Question 2

The nurse is obtaining a health history on an 87-year-old woman. Which of the following areas of questioning would be most useful at this time?

a. Obstetric history
b. Childhood illnesses
c. General health for the past 20 years
d. Current health promotion activities

Shshxj · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
The health history includes the same format as that described for the younger adult, as well as some additional questions. These additional questions address ways in which the activities of daily living may have been affected by the normal aging processes or by the effects of chronic illness or disability.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
It is important for the nurse to recognize positive health measures, such as what the person has been doing to help him or herself stay well and to live to an older age. The other responses are not pertinent to a patient of this age.