age 1 of 29
WGU C475 Care of the Older Adult Objective
Assessment ACTUAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026
QUESTIONS BANK AND VERIFIED CORRECT
SOLUTIONS WITH RATIONALES || 100%
GUARANTEED PASS <LATEST VERSION>
AAC Augmentative and Alternative Communication
......ANSWER........can both enhance (augmentative) & replace
(alternative) conventional forms of expression for people who
can't communicate through speech, writing, or gestures.
USPSTF U.S. Preventive Services Task Force ......ANSWER........an
independent panel of private-sector experts in primary care
and prevention whose mission is to evaluate the benefits of
individual services & to create age, gender, and risk based
,age 2 of 29
recommendations about services that should routinely be
incorporated into primary medical care.
Healthy People 2010 ......ANSWER........utilized more than 350
national organizations and 250 state agencies to *develop a set
of health care objectives to increase the quality and quantity of
years of healthy life of Americans and to eliminate health
disparities.*
Healthy People 2000 ......ANSWER........reduce preventable
death and disability for Americans
IADLS Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
......ANSWER........more complex activities Laundry, shopping for
groceries, using a telephone, cooking, shopping, housekeeping,
finances, taking medications, preparing meals, fixing things
around the house, lawn care,
, age 3 of 29
AADLs Advanced Activities of Daily Living
......ANSWER........social, family, and community roles, occupation
MMSE Mini Mental State Examination
......ANSWER........differentiate organic from functional disorders
and to measure change in cognitive impairment. It is not used for
diagnostics. It measures orientation, registration, attention and
calculation, short-term recall, language, and visuospatial function
GDS Geriatric Depression Scale ......ANSWER........30 questions,
A "negative" response which, may be a yes or no answer, is
scored as 1 point; a high score indicates more symptoms of
depression
SPICES ......ANSWER........An overall Assessment Tool of Older
Adults.
S is for Sleep Disorders.
WGU C475 Care of the Older Adult Objective
Assessment ACTUAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026
QUESTIONS BANK AND VERIFIED CORRECT
SOLUTIONS WITH RATIONALES || 100%
GUARANTEED PASS <LATEST VERSION>
AAC Augmentative and Alternative Communication
......ANSWER........can both enhance (augmentative) & replace
(alternative) conventional forms of expression for people who
can't communicate through speech, writing, or gestures.
USPSTF U.S. Preventive Services Task Force ......ANSWER........an
independent panel of private-sector experts in primary care
and prevention whose mission is to evaluate the benefits of
individual services & to create age, gender, and risk based
,age 2 of 29
recommendations about services that should routinely be
incorporated into primary medical care.
Healthy People 2010 ......ANSWER........utilized more than 350
national organizations and 250 state agencies to *develop a set
of health care objectives to increase the quality and quantity of
years of healthy life of Americans and to eliminate health
disparities.*
Healthy People 2000 ......ANSWER........reduce preventable
death and disability for Americans
IADLS Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
......ANSWER........more complex activities Laundry, shopping for
groceries, using a telephone, cooking, shopping, housekeeping,
finances, taking medications, preparing meals, fixing things
around the house, lawn care,
, age 3 of 29
AADLs Advanced Activities of Daily Living
......ANSWER........social, family, and community roles, occupation
MMSE Mini Mental State Examination
......ANSWER........differentiate organic from functional disorders
and to measure change in cognitive impairment. It is not used for
diagnostics. It measures orientation, registration, attention and
calculation, short-term recall, language, and visuospatial function
GDS Geriatric Depression Scale ......ANSWER........30 questions,
A "negative" response which, may be a yes or no answer, is
scored as 1 point; a high score indicates more symptoms of
depression
SPICES ......ANSWER........An overall Assessment Tool of Older
Adults.
S is for Sleep Disorders.
