CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT FINAL EXAM TEST BANK
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025-2026 ALREADY PASSED.
•Emergency medical treatment required to save vision
•Actual areas of the retina are torn
•May have gradual increase in floaters and/or light
flashes in the eye
•Repair requires surgery
•Early intervention improves vision results - correct
answer - detached retina
•Most diabetic patients will develop this within 20 years
of diagnosis
•Leading cause of new blindness between ages 20 and 74
- correct answer - diabetic retinopathy
4 stages of diabetic retinopathy - correct answer - 1.
mild nonproliferative retinoopathy
2. moderate nonproliferative retinopathy
3. severe nonproliferative retinopathy
4. proliferative retinopathy
5 common care concerns with a patient with dementia -
correct answer - 1. Communication
,2. Behavior concerns
3. ADL care
4. Wandering
5. nutrition
6 factors that contribute to healthy aging - correct
answer - 1. functional
2. enviornmental
3. intellectual
4. psychological
5. spiritual
6. biological
86% of individuals in RC/AL pay for their care from their
_____________ __________ but some assistance for low-
income individuals through Medicaid and state programs
of waivers - correct answer - personal resources
A common complaint rather than a disease
• Tear production diminishes with age
• More common in postmenopausal women
• Can be related to medications, Sjogren's syndrome
,• Use artificial tears, consider Vitamin A deficiency -
correct answer - dry eye (keratoconjuctivitis sicca)
A crisis; has a definite syndrome of somatic, functional,
and emotional symptoms of distress that occur in waves
lasting varying lengths of time during the period of
impact - correct answer - acute grief
A systemic inflammatory autoimmune disorder affecting
primarily the joints, where it causes pain, swelling,
stiffness, and loss of function. Inflammation of the
synovium causes destruction of the surrounding cartilage
and bone - correct answer - rheumatoid arthritis
Acute Grief - correct answer - the intense expression of
the reaction to significant loss
an inflammatory process affecting the entire joint;
involving the cartilage, joint lining, ligaments, and
underlying bones. Joints most commonly affected are the
knees, hips, hands, and spine. Onset is gradual and
usually begins to be noticed after the age of 40 - correct
answer - osteoarthritis
, assess mobility, gait and gait speed as well as fall risk
assessment. This test can be timed - correct answer -
Get up and Go test
assessment for pain - correct answer - 1. do you hurt
anywhere
2. where is your pain
3. does your pain keep you from sleeping at night
4. relieving factors
5. onset
6. location
7. intensity
8. type.
assessment of safe patient handling - correct answer -
1. Ability of the patient to provide assistance
2. ability to bear weight
3. upper extremity strength
4. ability to follow instructions
5. patient height and weight
6. special circumstances that affect transfer and
repositioning (abdominal wounds, contractures. pressure
ulcer, presence of tubes)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025-2026 ALREADY PASSED.
•Emergency medical treatment required to save vision
•Actual areas of the retina are torn
•May have gradual increase in floaters and/or light
flashes in the eye
•Repair requires surgery
•Early intervention improves vision results - correct
answer - detached retina
•Most diabetic patients will develop this within 20 years
of diagnosis
•Leading cause of new blindness between ages 20 and 74
- correct answer - diabetic retinopathy
4 stages of diabetic retinopathy - correct answer - 1.
mild nonproliferative retinoopathy
2. moderate nonproliferative retinopathy
3. severe nonproliferative retinopathy
4. proliferative retinopathy
5 common care concerns with a patient with dementia -
correct answer - 1. Communication
,2. Behavior concerns
3. ADL care
4. Wandering
5. nutrition
6 factors that contribute to healthy aging - correct
answer - 1. functional
2. enviornmental
3. intellectual
4. psychological
5. spiritual
6. biological
86% of individuals in RC/AL pay for their care from their
_____________ __________ but some assistance for low-
income individuals through Medicaid and state programs
of waivers - correct answer - personal resources
A common complaint rather than a disease
• Tear production diminishes with age
• More common in postmenopausal women
• Can be related to medications, Sjogren's syndrome
,• Use artificial tears, consider Vitamin A deficiency -
correct answer - dry eye (keratoconjuctivitis sicca)
A crisis; has a definite syndrome of somatic, functional,
and emotional symptoms of distress that occur in waves
lasting varying lengths of time during the period of
impact - correct answer - acute grief
A systemic inflammatory autoimmune disorder affecting
primarily the joints, where it causes pain, swelling,
stiffness, and loss of function. Inflammation of the
synovium causes destruction of the surrounding cartilage
and bone - correct answer - rheumatoid arthritis
Acute Grief - correct answer - the intense expression of
the reaction to significant loss
an inflammatory process affecting the entire joint;
involving the cartilage, joint lining, ligaments, and
underlying bones. Joints most commonly affected are the
knees, hips, hands, and spine. Onset is gradual and
usually begins to be noticed after the age of 40 - correct
answer - osteoarthritis
, assess mobility, gait and gait speed as well as fall risk
assessment. This test can be timed - correct answer -
Get up and Go test
assessment for pain - correct answer - 1. do you hurt
anywhere
2. where is your pain
3. does your pain keep you from sleeping at night
4. relieving factors
5. onset
6. location
7. intensity
8. type.
assessment of safe patient handling - correct answer -
1. Ability of the patient to provide assistance
2. ability to bear weight
3. upper extremity strength
4. ability to follow instructions
5. patient height and weight
6. special circumstances that affect transfer and
repositioning (abdominal wounds, contractures. pressure
ulcer, presence of tubes)
