Chapter 18: Care of the Adult with Long-term Conditions
1. Who might be involved in guardianship?
- family member
- chief social worker
- professional person
- all of these
2. The term trajectory onset relates to which of these?
- the first signs and symptoms appear
- symptoms are managed and controlled
- symptoms become uncontrollable by the previous management
- mental and physical status deteriorates
3. Which of the following can be classed as a long-term condition?
- emphysema
- heart failure
- diabetes
- all of these
4. How many people with a long-term condition require more input from nurses as they age?
- a third
- a fifth
- a half
- three quarters
5. Which of the following is NOT considered part of anticipatory care planning?
- reactive
- holistic
- empowering
- person-focussed
6. In the over sixty-five age group, how many are thought to have multiple conditions?
- between none and a quarter
- between a quarter and half
- between half and three quarters
- between three quarters and all people
7. Polypharmacy relates to a patient taking ______ at the same time.
- 1–2 medications
- 2–3 medications
- 3–5 medications
- 5 or more medications
8. The concept of care management is ______.
- task-orientated
- proactive approach
- reactive approach
- all of these
9. In the Teach-Back technique, the patient ______.
- explains in their own words what was said
- does not speak, only listens
- tells you they understand what was said
- relates verbatim what they were told
10. Out of every hundred people with a long-term condition, approximately what number do not comply with taking medication?
- twenty
- thirty-five
- fifty
- eighty