NUR 200 Exam 3 (UmaiNE) QUEstioNs aNd CoRRECt
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activities of daily living (ADLs) - ANSWER-personal daily care tasks, including bathing, skin, nail,
and hair care, walking, eating and drinking, mouth care, dressing, transferring, and toileting
Aging in place - ANSWER-remaining in the same home and community in later life, adjusting but
not leaving when health fades where they have control over their everyday life
Alzheimer's dementia - ANSWER-
Atrophy - ANSWER-the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or
failure
Cachexia - ANSWER-A term describing a loss of weight and muscle mass that cannot be
reversed nutritionally
Calcification - ANSWER-process that hardens bones by adding calcium phosphate and collagen
Cognitive - ANSWER-having to do with an organism's thinking and understanding
Deconditioning - ANSWER-the loss of muscle strength from inactivity
Delirium - ANSWER-An acute change in cognition with a rapid onset optimum within hours to
days
Dementia - ANSWER-A group of chronic or persistent disorders of mental processes caused by
brain disease or injury
Homeostasis - ANSWER-The body's ability to adapt, or return to a normal state of balance after
being subjected to a threat or stress
,Homeostenosis - ANSWER-Failure of homeostasis
Parkinson's disease - ANSWER-The epidemiology of this disease is that it is found 1.5-2 times
more often in males than in females and it generally begins between the ages of 40 and 70.
Progression of the disease is escalated in those who were diagnosed later in life
Stage 1 - ANSWER-In what stage of Parkinson's disease is the patient usually presents with
unexplained unilateral weakness, some upper extremity tremors, mild problems with posture
and balance, slight difficulty walking, and mild changes in facial expressions
Stage II - ANSWER-In what stage of Parkinson's disease does the patient usually present with
movement symptoms (such as tremors, rigidity, and bradykinesia) affect both sides of the body
(bilateral), difficulty walking, difficulty balancing, poor posture, reduced facial expressions
Stage III - ANSWER-Symptoms at this stage of Parkinson's disease (mid-stage) are more severe
than those of stage II. However, the person is still independent.
Loss of balance and bradykinesia (slowness of movements) are the hallmark symptoms of this
stage. Daily activities such as eating, bathing and dressing are significantly impaired
Stage IV - ANSWER-In what stage of Parkinson's disease is independent living almost
impossible at this stage due to limitations in daily activities such as eating, bathing, dressing,
sleeping, and waking.
The person may be able to stand on their own but need assistance for moving around. A walker
may help in the movement without falling.
Stage VI - ANSWER-Symptoms at this debilitating stage of Parkinson's disease become so
severe that even standing on one's own may be impossible. The person becomes bedridden and
needs a wheelchair to be moved around.
All daily activities are impaired, requiring a round-the-clock caregiver. Symptoms may include:
- Delusions (false beliefs that do not change despite conflicting evidence)
- Hallucinations (seeing, feeling or hearing things that are not there)
- Loss of smell
- Constipation
- Poor reasoning and memory
- Weight loss
, - Sleep disturbances
- Vision problemsInstrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) - ANSWER-tasks necessary to
conduct the business of daily life and also requiring some cognitive competence, such as
telephoning, shopping, food preparation, housekeeping, and paying bills
Polypharmacy - ANSWER-Taking more than 5 medications daily, is a major problem for older
adults because it increases the risk of medication errors
Sarcopenia - ANSWER-A loss of muscle mass and an increase in body fat that occurs with
aging. In order to prevent a reduced quality of life, interventions are needed such as diet and
exercise
Sclerosis - ANSWER-A term used to describe the hardening of tissues due to fibrous tissue
overgrowth
Senescence - ANSWER-The "normal age-related changes in an organ system occur at different
rates for different people, and the presentations vary
Stenosis - ANSWER-A term used to describe the narrowing or constriction of a passage or
orifice
Dementia - ANSWER-a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including memory,
thinking, and judgment, that is often accompanied by personality changes
Parkinson's Disease - ANSWER-It involves the loss of dopamine-producing brain cells in the
substantia nigra of the basal ganglia. It culminates in a
decreased amount of dopamine available to the brain. Without dopamine, there is no
coordinated movement since it cannot inhibit the excitatory acetylcholine.
cerebrovascular accident (CVA) - ANSWER-disruption in the normal blood supply to the brain;
stroke
Parkinson's Disease - ANSWER-A progressive neurological disease of the central nervous
system, which occurs with no obvious cause
dEtailEd aNswERs (VERifiEd aNswERs) GRadEd a+ |
latEst UpdatE 2026/27
activities of daily living (ADLs) - ANSWER-personal daily care tasks, including bathing, skin, nail,
and hair care, walking, eating and drinking, mouth care, dressing, transferring, and toileting
Aging in place - ANSWER-remaining in the same home and community in later life, adjusting but
not leaving when health fades where they have control over their everyday life
Alzheimer's dementia - ANSWER-
Atrophy - ANSWER-the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or
failure
Cachexia - ANSWER-A term describing a loss of weight and muscle mass that cannot be
reversed nutritionally
Calcification - ANSWER-process that hardens bones by adding calcium phosphate and collagen
Cognitive - ANSWER-having to do with an organism's thinking and understanding
Deconditioning - ANSWER-the loss of muscle strength from inactivity
Delirium - ANSWER-An acute change in cognition with a rapid onset optimum within hours to
days
Dementia - ANSWER-A group of chronic or persistent disorders of mental processes caused by
brain disease or injury
Homeostasis - ANSWER-The body's ability to adapt, or return to a normal state of balance after
being subjected to a threat or stress
,Homeostenosis - ANSWER-Failure of homeostasis
Parkinson's disease - ANSWER-The epidemiology of this disease is that it is found 1.5-2 times
more often in males than in females and it generally begins between the ages of 40 and 70.
Progression of the disease is escalated in those who were diagnosed later in life
Stage 1 - ANSWER-In what stage of Parkinson's disease is the patient usually presents with
unexplained unilateral weakness, some upper extremity tremors, mild problems with posture
and balance, slight difficulty walking, and mild changes in facial expressions
Stage II - ANSWER-In what stage of Parkinson's disease does the patient usually present with
movement symptoms (such as tremors, rigidity, and bradykinesia) affect both sides of the body
(bilateral), difficulty walking, difficulty balancing, poor posture, reduced facial expressions
Stage III - ANSWER-Symptoms at this stage of Parkinson's disease (mid-stage) are more severe
than those of stage II. However, the person is still independent.
Loss of balance and bradykinesia (slowness of movements) are the hallmark symptoms of this
stage. Daily activities such as eating, bathing and dressing are significantly impaired
Stage IV - ANSWER-In what stage of Parkinson's disease is independent living almost
impossible at this stage due to limitations in daily activities such as eating, bathing, dressing,
sleeping, and waking.
The person may be able to stand on their own but need assistance for moving around. A walker
may help in the movement without falling.
Stage VI - ANSWER-Symptoms at this debilitating stage of Parkinson's disease become so
severe that even standing on one's own may be impossible. The person becomes bedridden and
needs a wheelchair to be moved around.
All daily activities are impaired, requiring a round-the-clock caregiver. Symptoms may include:
- Delusions (false beliefs that do not change despite conflicting evidence)
- Hallucinations (seeing, feeling or hearing things that are not there)
- Loss of smell
- Constipation
- Poor reasoning and memory
- Weight loss
, - Sleep disturbances
- Vision problemsInstrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) - ANSWER-tasks necessary to
conduct the business of daily life and also requiring some cognitive competence, such as
telephoning, shopping, food preparation, housekeeping, and paying bills
Polypharmacy - ANSWER-Taking more than 5 medications daily, is a major problem for older
adults because it increases the risk of medication errors
Sarcopenia - ANSWER-A loss of muscle mass and an increase in body fat that occurs with
aging. In order to prevent a reduced quality of life, interventions are needed such as diet and
exercise
Sclerosis - ANSWER-A term used to describe the hardening of tissues due to fibrous tissue
overgrowth
Senescence - ANSWER-The "normal age-related changes in an organ system occur at different
rates for different people, and the presentations vary
Stenosis - ANSWER-A term used to describe the narrowing or constriction of a passage or
orifice
Dementia - ANSWER-a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including memory,
thinking, and judgment, that is often accompanied by personality changes
Parkinson's Disease - ANSWER-It involves the loss of dopamine-producing brain cells in the
substantia nigra of the basal ganglia. It culminates in a
decreased amount of dopamine available to the brain. Without dopamine, there is no
coordinated movement since it cannot inhibit the excitatory acetylcholine.
cerebrovascular accident (CVA) - ANSWER-disruption in the normal blood supply to the brain;
stroke
Parkinson's Disease - ANSWER-A progressive neurological disease of the central nervous
system, which occurs with no obvious cause
