Health Promotion and MaintenanceQuestion 2174 of 2368
A nurse uses the SPICES tool to assess an older adult. Which areas does this tool assess?
- Safety, pain, immunizations, cognition, exercise, and spirituality
- Sleep, eating or feeding, incontinence, confusion, evidence of falls, and skin breakdown
- Sensation, pulse, infection, circulation, elimination, and sexuality
- Strength, posture, intake, cardiac function, endurance, and sight
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Correct answer: Sleep, eating or feeding, incontinence, confusion, evidence of falls, and skin breakdown
SPICES stands for sleep disorders, problems with eating or feeding, incontinence, confusion, evidence of falls, and skin breakdown.
Source: Nursing Fundamentals, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2024), Care of the Older Adult: Applying the Nursing Process: Assessment. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Practice the topic "Health Promotion and Maintenance"Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026