NUR 163 HONDROS COLLEGE ACTUAL FINAL 2025 EXAM TEST QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS- GRADED A+
What can prevent illness or improve a person's ability to cope with existing illness.
Decreasing the number of stressors or the level of stress.
Problem-focused coping
Attempt to change or eliminate the stressful event or threat.
If someone is overcoming any kind of surgery, what is important?
A diet high in protein
Is strenuous exercise good for the elderly?
No
What does a physical therapist assess for?
Gait, pain and ROM
If you have a patient who is bed bound what should you do?
ROM, isometric exercises
,What is a good exercise for a patient who have osteoporosis?
Wight bearing exercise
If someone is in pain and you are trying to do something to improve the pain, what can you
do?
Find something that improves the pain by ASKING them
Orthostatic Hypotension
When a person stands up, blood pressure drops, person could faint
What are interventions for orthostatic hypotension?
Have patient stand up slowly, let patient sit on the side of the bed and dangle feet.
Intervention for someone experiancing shortness of breath?
Encourage patient to take frequent breaks
What is polypharmacy?
Multiple medications, multiple providers
, What does polypharmacy increase the risk of?
Falls
What is hypothermia?
A core body temperature of 95 or lower
Why is the older adult at a increased risk for developing hypothermia?
Normal changes in aging affect the body's ability to regulate temperature. Changes in the
skin reduce the older person's ability to perceive dangerously hot or cold environments.
Decreased muscle tissue, decreased fat and decreased metabolic rate affect the amount
of heat produced and retained in the body
What disease processes decrease heat production?
Hypothyroidism, hypoglycemia, and malnutrition
What medications that decrease enviromental awareness to extreme temperatures....
Barbiturates, tranquilizers, and antidepressants can increase risk of hypothermia.
Can alchohol increase the risk of hypothermia? If so, how?
It decreases environmental awareness and, at the same time, increases vasodilation with
resulting in heat loss.
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS- GRADED A+
What can prevent illness or improve a person's ability to cope with existing illness.
Decreasing the number of stressors or the level of stress.
Problem-focused coping
Attempt to change or eliminate the stressful event or threat.
If someone is overcoming any kind of surgery, what is important?
A diet high in protein
Is strenuous exercise good for the elderly?
No
What does a physical therapist assess for?
Gait, pain and ROM
If you have a patient who is bed bound what should you do?
ROM, isometric exercises
,What is a good exercise for a patient who have osteoporosis?
Wight bearing exercise
If someone is in pain and you are trying to do something to improve the pain, what can you
do?
Find something that improves the pain by ASKING them
Orthostatic Hypotension
When a person stands up, blood pressure drops, person could faint
What are interventions for orthostatic hypotension?
Have patient stand up slowly, let patient sit on the side of the bed and dangle feet.
Intervention for someone experiancing shortness of breath?
Encourage patient to take frequent breaks
What is polypharmacy?
Multiple medications, multiple providers
, What does polypharmacy increase the risk of?
Falls
What is hypothermia?
A core body temperature of 95 or lower
Why is the older adult at a increased risk for developing hypothermia?
Normal changes in aging affect the body's ability to regulate temperature. Changes in the
skin reduce the older person's ability to perceive dangerously hot or cold environments.
Decreased muscle tissue, decreased fat and decreased metabolic rate affect the amount
of heat produced and retained in the body
What disease processes decrease heat production?
Hypothyroidism, hypoglycemia, and malnutrition
What medications that decrease enviromental awareness to extreme temperatures....
Barbiturates, tranquilizers, and antidepressants can increase risk of hypothermia.
Can alchohol increase the risk of hypothermia? If so, how?
It decreases environmental awareness and, at the same time, increases vasodilation with
resulting in heat loss.
