NR 601 Midterm Exam – Questions With A+ Solutions
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the importance of deprescribing to avoid polypharmacy and drug reactions
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1 What does CGA stand for? 2 What does the Beers Criteria stress?
When should someone receive colorectal
3 4 Functional health shows
screenings
Don't know?
Terms in this set (135)
What does CGA stand for? Complete Geriatric Assessment
What is the purpose of the CGA? That physical health is related to psychosocial, functional
ability, and a safe environment
Who is a CGA more beneficial for? The vulnerable older adult
What are the five domains of a CGA? physical health, functional health, psychological health,
socioenvironmental support, and quality of life measures
Functional health shows how the older adult can care for themselves day to day
Who was the Beers Criteria created by? The American Geriatric Society
What is the purpose of the Beers Criteria? improve medication selection and avoid dangerous
medications
, Who is the Beers Criteria tailored for? 65 years or older in all setting except hospice and palliative
care
What is the except for Beers Criteria in all Hospice and palliative care settings
adults aged 65 years of age or older?
What is the reasoning that the Beers Criteria because in hospital and palliative care settings, we are
is not applicable in the hospice and focusing on keeping the patient comfortable
palliative care settings?
What does the Beers Criteria stress? the importance of deprescribing to avoid polypharmacy and
drug reactions
Geriatric patients do what differently than metabolize drugs
younger patients?
A 25-year-old and a 75-year-old are Completely different and should be treated and prescribed
accordingly
When should someone receive colorectal ages 50-75
screenings
When should breast cancer screenings Biennial screening for women from ages 50-75
begin?
Who is at a high risk for aneurysm? smokers
Anytime we discuss exercise or strength tailor this to our patients
training, we're going to
Lab changes can be affected by dehydration
Why is it important to know that lab changes Because older populations don't drink as much
can be affected by dehydration?
Why doesn't the older population drink as Because they don't want to get up and go to the bathroom
much?
The elderly may have an increased ESR They have more inflammatory processes in the geriatric
because population
What are reduced physiological reserves thinner skin and less subq tissue and fat
due to in the geriatric population?
Nutrition may not be where it is supposed to the geriatric population
be in what population?
What is the Mini Nutritional Assessment Obesity
primarily related to?
It is always important to go back and check Physical domain of the CGA
out the
Why do we see more obesity in the geriatric Metabolism slows and this affects our labs and medications
population?
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WSC 2026: Are we there yet? SS10 Nationalism FRE L4
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the importance of deprescribing to avoid polypharmacy and drug reactions
Choose an answer
1 What does CGA stand for? 2 What does the Beers Criteria stress?
When should someone receive colorectal
3 4 Functional health shows
screenings
Don't know?
Terms in this set (135)
What does CGA stand for? Complete Geriatric Assessment
What is the purpose of the CGA? That physical health is related to psychosocial, functional
ability, and a safe environment
Who is a CGA more beneficial for? The vulnerable older adult
What are the five domains of a CGA? physical health, functional health, psychological health,
socioenvironmental support, and quality of life measures
Functional health shows how the older adult can care for themselves day to day
Who was the Beers Criteria created by? The American Geriatric Society
What is the purpose of the Beers Criteria? improve medication selection and avoid dangerous
medications
, Who is the Beers Criteria tailored for? 65 years or older in all setting except hospice and palliative
care
What is the except for Beers Criteria in all Hospice and palliative care settings
adults aged 65 years of age or older?
What is the reasoning that the Beers Criteria because in hospital and palliative care settings, we are
is not applicable in the hospice and focusing on keeping the patient comfortable
palliative care settings?
What does the Beers Criteria stress? the importance of deprescribing to avoid polypharmacy and
drug reactions
Geriatric patients do what differently than metabolize drugs
younger patients?
A 25-year-old and a 75-year-old are Completely different and should be treated and prescribed
accordingly
When should someone receive colorectal ages 50-75
screenings
When should breast cancer screenings Biennial screening for women from ages 50-75
begin?
Who is at a high risk for aneurysm? smokers
Anytime we discuss exercise or strength tailor this to our patients
training, we're going to
Lab changes can be affected by dehydration
Why is it important to know that lab changes Because older populations don't drink as much
can be affected by dehydration?
Why doesn't the older population drink as Because they don't want to get up and go to the bathroom
much?
The elderly may have an increased ESR They have more inflammatory processes in the geriatric
because population
What are reduced physiological reserves thinner skin and less subq tissue and fat
due to in the geriatric population?
Nutrition may not be where it is supposed to the geriatric population
be in what population?
What is the Mini Nutritional Assessment Obesity
primarily related to?
It is always important to go back and check Physical domain of the CGA
out the
Why do we see more obesity in the geriatric Metabolism slows and this affects our labs and medications
population?
