Quiz 2 - NCOA
Activity is anything that requires an expenditure of ______________?
(ans)- Energy
Dexterity (ans)- the ability to perform fine manipulative skills
Coordination of multiple activities is likely to decrease with aging. True or
false? (ans)- True
Why is exercise important for older adults?
(ans)- 1. balance
2. stamina
3. social connection
Pickleball promotes community and exercise. True or False?
(ans)- True
Osteoporosis risk
(ans)- A. Female
B. Male
C. African American
D. Asian
E. Post menopause
F. Petite body frame
Benefits of exercise (ans)- 1. Weight loss
2. improved glucose control
3. Lowered blood pressure
4. Decreased risk for falls
Phase advance (ans)- go to bed earlier, wake up earlier
Phase delay (ans)- go to bed later, stay up later
Cognitive abilities (ans)- all essential mental skills to perform any daily task
How often should older adults exercise? (ans)- 150 minutes a week
, - can be broken up into 30 minutes 5x
- or longer sessions
You want to educate individuals to have proper footwear. True or false? (ans)-
True
Isotonic (ans)- lifting of weights (increase muscle strength and muscle tone)
Isometric (ans)- tightening and relaxing of the muscle group (buttox,
abdominal)
Presbyopia (ans)- unable to see close up or a hard time seeing close up
Presbycusis (ans)- hearing impairment (can't hear high pitch)
Braden scale (ans)- Pressure ulcers
lower the number, higher the risk
Runs from 6-23
Low risk Braden scale (ans)- 19-23
Mild Risk (ans)- 15-18
Moderate Risk (ans)- 13-14
High Risk (ans)- 10-12
Very high risk (ans)- less than 9
What two things are good for tissue repair? (ans)- 1. Protein
2. Vitamin C
Integumentary System includes (ans)- 1. skin
2. hair
3. nails
4. sweat glands
5. sebaceous glands
seborrheic keratosis (ans)- chest up aging change; thick/waxy/benign