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joesmith1212 · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

The nurse working with older patients teaches the student that disengagement theory potentially causes which problem?

a. Fear
b. Isolation
c. Anxiety
d. Malnutrition

Question 2

To establish a mutually respectful relationship with an older adult patient being admitted to a skilled nursing unit, the nurse first introduces himself and then asks

a. how the patient would like to be ad-dressed.
b. if the patient has any specific requests to make of the staff.
c. the patient to share a little about his or her personal likes and dislikes.
d. the patient to read the orientation mate-rials that the facility provides.

zacnyjessica · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
The no-longer supported disengagement theory posed that older people withdrew from society as they aged and that this was a mutually agreed upon behavior. The result would be isolation as the person became focused solely on him- or herself. Fear, anxiety, or malnutrition could be a further consequence, but isolation and withdrawal from society was expected according to this theory.

Answer to Question 2

A
Respect is shown best by acquiring knowledge regarding the preferences held by a patient; using the patient's surname is preferred unless the patient directs the staff to do otherwise. The other options are too narrow in focus to establish a mutually respectful relationship.