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an 80 yo patient asks if he can have a an alcoholic beverage in the evening. there are
no obvious contraindications, how should the nurse practitioner respond?
Yes, but not more than 1-2 day. This is due to body mass decrease with age.
If the patient is cognitively impaired, alcohol should be avoided altogether.
, What medication listed below is NOT associated with weight gain:
a) insulin
2)metoprolol
3)esciltalopram
2)metoprolol; most diabetes treating medication can cause weight gain;
many diabetic patients are overweight so this is frustrating.
Which study is considered an experimental study?
meta-analysis is the correct answer. It takes the results of many studies and
combines them to arrive at a conclusion.
observational study: participants are observed with no intervention,
a 60 yo patient has anosmia, which cranial nerve must be assessed?
CN I is responsible for anosmia (olfactory nerve). A common scent like
peppermint is used, and the patient is asked to ID
At what age should hearing screening be performed on older adults according to
Assessing Care in Vulnerable Elders
an 80 yo patient asks if he can have a an alcoholic beverage in the evening. there are
no obvious contraindications, how should the nurse practitioner respond?
Yes, but not more than 1-2 day. This is due to body mass decrease with age.
If the patient is cognitively impaired, alcohol should be avoided altogether.
, What medication listed below is NOT associated with weight gain:
a) insulin
2)metoprolol
3)esciltalopram
2)metoprolol; most diabetes treating medication can cause weight gain;
many diabetic patients are overweight so this is frustrating.
Which study is considered an experimental study?
meta-analysis is the correct answer. It takes the results of many studies and
combines them to arrive at a conclusion.
observational study: participants are observed with no intervention,
a 60 yo patient has anosmia, which cranial nerve must be assessed?
CN I is responsible for anosmia (olfactory nerve). A common scent like
peppermint is used, and the patient is asked to ID
At what age should hearing screening be performed on older adults according to
Assessing Care in Vulnerable Elders
