NURSING CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT
EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH 100- CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADEDA+
2nd most common symptom of colon cancer... - correct
answer - blood in the stool
AACN 2010 - correct answer - addresses the need for
developing safe evidence based practice for the care of
the older adult
Abandonment - correct answer - the desertion by
anyone who has assumed the responsibility for care or
custody of that person
Activity theory - correct answer - successful aging
depends on maintaining a high level of activity
Adherence issues can be caused by - correct answer -
medication
Adult Protective Services (APS) - correct answer -
Government agency that oversees the welfare of the
elderly
,Adverse drug events: Risk doubled - correct answer -
prescribes 5-7 medications
Adverse drug events: Risk fourfold - correct answer -
Prescribed 8 or more medications
age attribution - correct answer - tendency to attribute
problems to the aging process rather than to pathologic
and potentially treatable conditions
Age stratification - correct answer - addresses the
interdependencies between age as an element of social
structure & the aging of people
Ageism - correct answer - prejudice or discrimination on
the basis of a person's age
Aging - correct answer - universal process beginning at
birth
Aging anxiety - correct answer - fears and worries
regarding detrimental effects associated with aging
, ANA Standards****** - correct answer - interrelationship
between the cultural, spiritual, economic, psychological,
and biological factors
-atypical response of older adult to disease and treatment
of disease
Anhedonia - correct answer - inability to feel pleasure
Antioxidants - correct answer - beta carotene and
vitamins C & E offer protection
Aspects of aging - correct answer - -Universal process-
-emotional, spiritual
-challenges in health and function
-education empowers quality of life
Autoimmune theory - correct answer - w/ age, the
immune system produces auto-antibodies which cause
cell changes or death
EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH 100- CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADEDA+
2nd most common symptom of colon cancer... - correct
answer - blood in the stool
AACN 2010 - correct answer - addresses the need for
developing safe evidence based practice for the care of
the older adult
Abandonment - correct answer - the desertion by
anyone who has assumed the responsibility for care or
custody of that person
Activity theory - correct answer - successful aging
depends on maintaining a high level of activity
Adherence issues can be caused by - correct answer -
medication
Adult Protective Services (APS) - correct answer -
Government agency that oversees the welfare of the
elderly
,Adverse drug events: Risk doubled - correct answer -
prescribes 5-7 medications
Adverse drug events: Risk fourfold - correct answer -
Prescribed 8 or more medications
age attribution - correct answer - tendency to attribute
problems to the aging process rather than to pathologic
and potentially treatable conditions
Age stratification - correct answer - addresses the
interdependencies between age as an element of social
structure & the aging of people
Ageism - correct answer - prejudice or discrimination on
the basis of a person's age
Aging - correct answer - universal process beginning at
birth
Aging anxiety - correct answer - fears and worries
regarding detrimental effects associated with aging
, ANA Standards****** - correct answer - interrelationship
between the cultural, spiritual, economic, psychological,
and biological factors
-atypical response of older adult to disease and treatment
of disease
Anhedonia - correct answer - inability to feel pleasure
Antioxidants - correct answer - beta carotene and
vitamins C & E offer protection
Aspects of aging - correct answer - -Universal process-
-emotional, spiritual
-challenges in health and function
-education empowers quality of life
Autoimmune theory - correct answer - w/ age, the
immune system produces auto-antibodies which cause
cell changes or death
