SPICES Worksheet
NPRO 1000 Lab
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPawWPXp5eg
1.
The SPICES framework leads nurses to focus on six marker conditions in older adults instead of on
a.
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Nutrition
b.
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Cognitive status
c.
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Skin condition
d.
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Disease or injury
2.
The SPICES framework is intended to provide
a.
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A comprehensive list of what can impede recovery in a hospitalized older adult
b.
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An overview of a geriatric patient’s response to care and need for further assessment
c.
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A model of care that covers the possible complications of the medical diagnosis
d.
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An alternative checklist-style approach to routine vital sign assessment
3.
Compose a question you might ask to assess sleep disruption in a cognitively intact older adult:
4.
What is a recommended intervention for creating a good environment for sleep during sleeping hours?
5.
According to St. Arnaud-McKenzie and colleagues, which of the following is likely to adversely affect hospitalized patients' appetites?
a.
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Loss of taste sensation
b.
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Moderate depression
c.
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Poorly controlled pain
d.
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Food served lukewarm
6.
A preventive intervention for urinary incontinence is to use 7.
A recommended intervention aimed at alleviating temporary delirium in hospitalized older adults is 8.
List two factors consistently identified as increasing the risk for falls:
a.
b.
