NURS6540 / NURS 6540 Exam Study Set Q & A (Latest): Advanced Practice Care of Frail Elders - Walden

NURS6540 / NURS 6540 Exam Study Set Q & A (Latest): Advanced Practice Care of Frail Elders - Walden T/F Decreased size, number of cells in CNS (gyral atrophy), Ventricular dilation, and cerebral metabolic rate of O2 utilization decline are normal processes of aging in CNS. - Correct Answer True T/F Cortical neuronal loss is part of normal aging. - Correct Answer False! - not part of normal aging Areas where there is neuronal loss - Correct Answer Thalamus, straitum, basal forebrain, hippocampus T/F Not all older adults are frail and not all frail older adults are disabled. - Correct Answer True T/F Frail older adults have decreased rates of survival as they age. - Correct Answer True Define frailty - Correct Answer Decreased ability to cope with acute stressors due to age-related physiological/functional decline T/F Frailty may be reversible via PT. - Correct Answer true Typical characteristics in frailty - Correct Answer Decreased functional reserve Impairment in multiple physiological systems Reduced ability to regain physiological homeostasis after stressful event Older adult shows weakness, slowness, exhaustion, weight loss, grip strength in lowest 20%, walking time in lowest 20%, unintentional weight loss over 10 lbs in past week. How would you describe this patient? - Correct Answer Frail older adult (typical phenotype)