Gerontological Nursing Exam #1

The gerontological nurse collaborates with the wound care team about an older patient who has an ulcer. How is this nurse demonstrating leadership in the care of older people? {Ans: Coordinating members of the healthcare team.}Discuss formal gerontological organizations and their significance to the gerontological nurse: What book or journal provides a comprehensive overview of the scope of gerontological nursing for today's geriatric nurse? {Ans: Scope and Standards of Gerontological Nursing Practice}Which is characteristic of relocation stress syndrome in a resident of a long-term care facility? {Ans: apprehension}Which option refers to the highest level of human functioning according to Maslow? {Ans: self-actualization}Apply Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs to gerontological nursing: A client's basic needs have been met when they have been what? {Ans: Fed a warm breakfast}The hierarchy of human needs that provides an organized framework for understanding individuals and their concerns was developed by who? {Ans: Abraham Maslow}