Author Question: An older patient who reports being healthy enough to cut my own fire wood is being assessed prior to ... (Read 54 times)

Arii_bell · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

An older patient who reports being healthy enough to cut my own fire wood is being assessed prior to outpatient surgery. The nurse recognizes which assessment observation as a possible result of the wear-and-tear theory?

a. Swollen finger joints
b. Red, watery eyes
c. Grimacing when raising left arm
d. Bilaterally bruising on the forearms

Question 2

An older adult resident of a long-term care nursing facility frequently attempts to get out of bed and is at risk of sustaining an injury. The nurse's planned intervention to minimize the patient's risk for injury is guided by

a. the patient's right to self-determination and to be free to get out of bed.
b. an understanding that nondrug interven-tions must be tried before medications.
c. the knowledge that application of a vest restraint requires a physician's order.
d. the patient's cognitive ability to under-stand and follow directions.

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

Answer to Question 1

C
This theory proposes that cells wear out over time because of continued use. The pain caused by movement of the shoulder is the observation most likely a result of the patient's practice of cutting his own firewood. The other choices do not demonstrate continued use that is part of the wear-and-tear theory of aging.

Answer to Question 2

B
The drug use guidelines are based on the principles that certain problems can be handled with nondrug interventions and that such forms of treatment must be ruled out before drug therapy is initiated. The patient does have the right to self-determination, but the staff must ensure the pa-tient's safety. Vest restraints do require an order, but environmental measures must be tried be-fore chemical or physical restraints. The patient's cognitive abilities do not allow for unjustified physical or chemical restraints.