Mental Health Concerns and The Older Adult
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE! Read the full book and complete here with code NUS3024: elitelearning.com/book 4. Abuse, a biopsychosocial consideration, in the older adult can lead to negative long-term effects; therefore, the healthcare worker recognizes the signs of elder abuse as all of the following EXCEPT: a. Disheveled appearance. b. Severed family ties. c. Difficulty sleeping and easily agitated. d. Unexplained bruises and bed sores. 5. The healthcare worker is assessing the older adult taking antipsychotic medication. What life-threatening condition warrants immediate attention?: a. Postural hypotension. b. Sedation. c. Anticholinergic effects. d. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
1. The healthcare provider identifies the sense of satisfaction the older adult feels
reflecting on a life lived productively as which task from the final stage of Erik Erikson’s psychosocial stage of development?
a. Integrity. b. Despair.
c. Generativity. d. Stagnation. 2. The healthcare worker initiates a
therapeutic conversation with an older adult and is focused on improving communication techniques to enhance the relationship and elicit information for assessment. The healthcare worker will use all of the following EXCEPT: a. Cultural competence. b. Inclusion of family or caregivers. c. Teach-back method. d. Terms such as honey and dear.
3. Social determinants of health can enhance or inhibit care for the older adult. When the healthcare worker
assesses Internet access and connectivity along with the technological capabilities of the older adult for telemental health follow-ups, the healthcare worker is exploring which social determinant of health?
a. Healthcare access and quality. b. Education access and quality. c. Social and community context. d. Stigma.
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