When Using the Various Instruments to Assess an Older Person's

question 9

Multiple Choice

When using the various instruments to assess an older person's ADLs,the nurse needs to remember that a disadvantage of these instruments includes:

• A)the reliability of the tools.
• B)the self or proxy report of functional activities.
• C)the lack of confidentiality during the assessment.
• D)insufficient detail about the deficiencies identified.

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Definitions:

Repression

A defense mechanism in psychoanalytic theory in which unpleasant thoughts, memories, or feelings are pushed out of the conscious mind.

Repression

A defense mechanism in which unpleasant thoughts, feelings, or desires are excluded from conscious awareness.

Proactive Interference

The phenomenon where older memories hinder the recall of newly acquired information.

Automatic Processing

The unconscious encoding of incidental information and well-learned tasks, requiring little to no cognitive effort.