NUR 103 Exam 1 ACTUAL UPDATED Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Discharge Planning - CORRECT ANSWER - - an interdisciplinary process started by nurse at time of admission
-conducted with both client and client's family for optimal results
Finances - CORRECT ANSWER - illness limits finances
ability to handle impacts IADLs
legal concerns
Functional Status - CORRECT ANSWER - The person's ability to perform the activities of daily living (ADL)
required to meet basic needs and required for health and well-being
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - CORRECT ANSWER - (level 1) Physiological Needs, (level 2) Safety and
Security, (level 3) Relationships, Love and Affection, (level 4) Self Esteem, (level 5) Self Actualization
Peck's Developmental Tasks - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Ego differentiation versus work-role preoccupation
2. Body transcendence versus body preoccupation
3. Ego transcendence versus ego preoccupation
Abuse - CORRECT ANSWER - the physical, mental, emotional, or sexual mistreatment of one person by another
DNR - CORRECT ANSWER - do not resuscitate
Living Will - CORRECT ANSWER - A document that indicates what medical intervention an individual wants if
he or she becomes incapable of expressing those wishes.
Normal Age-related physiological changes - CORRECT ANSWER - decline in visual acuity
increased susceptibility to UTIs
increased incidence of awakening after sleep onset
decreased HR and heart valves thicken
decreased lung fx
short-term memory may decline with age but long-term memory usually is maintained
Purpose of initial Geriatric Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - Promote independence, reduce risk
LEARN model - CORRECT ANSWER - L: listen
E: explain
A: acknowledge
R: recommend
N: negotiate
Women in Aging - CORRECT ANSWER - marital status determines health and well-being, older women likely to
be poor, live alone, and have greater degree of functional impairment/chronic disease.
Races at greatest risk for poverty - CORRECT ANSWER - Hispanic, African Americans
Sign & Symptoms of illness In Elderly - CORRECT ANSWER - Confusion
General Health Status of Elderly - CORRECT ANSWER - Arthritis, hypertension, heart disease, hearing
impairments, cataracts, orthopedic impairments, diabetes mellitus
Ageism - CORRECT ANSWER - Discrimination based on age
Free Radical Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - free oxygen radicals and decreasing function of DNA repair
proteins produces long-term decline in physiological performance and aging
and CORRECT Answers
Discharge Planning - CORRECT ANSWER - - an interdisciplinary process started by nurse at time of admission
-conducted with both client and client's family for optimal results
Finances - CORRECT ANSWER - illness limits finances
ability to handle impacts IADLs
legal concerns
Functional Status - CORRECT ANSWER - The person's ability to perform the activities of daily living (ADL)
required to meet basic needs and required for health and well-being
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - CORRECT ANSWER - (level 1) Physiological Needs, (level 2) Safety and
Security, (level 3) Relationships, Love and Affection, (level 4) Self Esteem, (level 5) Self Actualization
Peck's Developmental Tasks - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Ego differentiation versus work-role preoccupation
2. Body transcendence versus body preoccupation
3. Ego transcendence versus ego preoccupation
Abuse - CORRECT ANSWER - the physical, mental, emotional, or sexual mistreatment of one person by another
DNR - CORRECT ANSWER - do not resuscitate
Living Will - CORRECT ANSWER - A document that indicates what medical intervention an individual wants if
he or she becomes incapable of expressing those wishes.
Normal Age-related physiological changes - CORRECT ANSWER - decline in visual acuity
increased susceptibility to UTIs
increased incidence of awakening after sleep onset
decreased HR and heart valves thicken
decreased lung fx
short-term memory may decline with age but long-term memory usually is maintained
Purpose of initial Geriatric Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - Promote independence, reduce risk
LEARN model - CORRECT ANSWER - L: listen
E: explain
A: acknowledge
R: recommend
N: negotiate
Women in Aging - CORRECT ANSWER - marital status determines health and well-being, older women likely to
be poor, live alone, and have greater degree of functional impairment/chronic disease.
Races at greatest risk for poverty - CORRECT ANSWER - Hispanic, African Americans
Sign & Symptoms of illness In Elderly - CORRECT ANSWER - Confusion
General Health Status of Elderly - CORRECT ANSWER - Arthritis, hypertension, heart disease, hearing
impairments, cataracts, orthopedic impairments, diabetes mellitus
Ageism - CORRECT ANSWER - Discrimination based on age
Free Radical Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - free oxygen radicals and decreasing function of DNA repair
proteins produces long-term decline in physiological performance and aging
