Med/Surg Ch.15 Nursing Care
of Older Adult Patients 2026
Exam Questions and Correct
Answers | New Update
Activities of daily living - ANSWER ✔✔Activities and behaviors that
are performed in the care and maintenance of self.
Arrhythmias - ANSWER ✔✔Irregular rhythm, especially heartbeat
Aspiration - ANSWER ✔✔Accidental drawing in of foreign substances
into the throat or lungs during inspiration
,Constipation - ANSWER ✔✔Condition of sluggish or difficult bowel
action/evacuation
Contracture - ANSWER ✔✔Abnormal accumulation of fibrosis
(thickened and scarred) connective tissue in skin, muscle, or joint
capsule that prevents normal mobility at that site.
Delirium - ANSWER ✔✔Acute reversible state of disorientation and
confusion without drowsiness, difficulty focusing attention, inability to
sleep, and hyperactivity due to an underlying cause. Common in
hospitalized older adults.
Dementia - ANSWER ✔✔Broad term that refers to cognitive deficit,
including memory impairment.
Depression - ANSWER ✔✔Mental disorder marked by altered mood
with loss of interest.
Edema - ANSWER ✔✔Collection of excess fluid in the body tissues.
Expectorate - ANSWER ✔✔Act or process of coughing up materials
from the air passageways leading to the lungs.
Extrinsic factors - ANSWER ✔✔External variables
, Holistic - ANSWER ✔✔View that people and other organisms
function as complete units that cannot be reduced to the sum of their
parts. Health care: encompasses mind, body, and spirit along with
environment and society in which person lives.
Homeostasis - ANSWER ✔✔Maintaining constant balance.
Intrinsic factors - ANSWER ✔✔Internal variables
Nocturia - ANSWER ✔✔Excessive urination at night.
Optimum level of functioning - ANSWER ✔✔Highest level of patient
activity considering the patient's condition.
Osteoporosis - ANSWER ✔✔Condition where there's reduction in
bone mass
Perception - ANSWER ✔✔Unique impression of events by an
individual.
Pressure ulcer - ANSWER ✔✔Open sore or lesion of the skin
Range of motion - ANSWER ✔✔Range of movement of a body joint.
Reality orientation - ANSWER ✔✔Process to orient a person to facts
such as names, dates, and time through the use of verbal and nonverbal
repeating messages.
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of Older Adult Patients 2026
Exam Questions and Correct
Answers | New Update
Activities of daily living - ANSWER ✔✔Activities and behaviors that
are performed in the care and maintenance of self.
Arrhythmias - ANSWER ✔✔Irregular rhythm, especially heartbeat
Aspiration - ANSWER ✔✔Accidental drawing in of foreign substances
into the throat or lungs during inspiration
,Constipation - ANSWER ✔✔Condition of sluggish or difficult bowel
action/evacuation
Contracture - ANSWER ✔✔Abnormal accumulation of fibrosis
(thickened and scarred) connective tissue in skin, muscle, or joint
capsule that prevents normal mobility at that site.
Delirium - ANSWER ✔✔Acute reversible state of disorientation and
confusion without drowsiness, difficulty focusing attention, inability to
sleep, and hyperactivity due to an underlying cause. Common in
hospitalized older adults.
Dementia - ANSWER ✔✔Broad term that refers to cognitive deficit,
including memory impairment.
Depression - ANSWER ✔✔Mental disorder marked by altered mood
with loss of interest.
Edema - ANSWER ✔✔Collection of excess fluid in the body tissues.
Expectorate - ANSWER ✔✔Act or process of coughing up materials
from the air passageways leading to the lungs.
Extrinsic factors - ANSWER ✔✔External variables
, Holistic - ANSWER ✔✔View that people and other organisms
function as complete units that cannot be reduced to the sum of their
parts. Health care: encompasses mind, body, and spirit along with
environment and society in which person lives.
Homeostasis - ANSWER ✔✔Maintaining constant balance.
Intrinsic factors - ANSWER ✔✔Internal variables
Nocturia - ANSWER ✔✔Excessive urination at night.
Optimum level of functioning - ANSWER ✔✔Highest level of patient
activity considering the patient's condition.
Osteoporosis - ANSWER ✔✔Condition where there's reduction in
bone mass
Perception - ANSWER ✔✔Unique impression of events by an
individual.
Pressure ulcer - ANSWER ✔✔Open sore or lesion of the skin
Range of motion - ANSWER ✔✔Range of movement of a body joint.
Reality orientation - ANSWER ✔✔Process to orient a person to facts
such as names, dates, and time through the use of verbal and nonverbal
repeating messages.
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