NUR166 ECPI CHAPTER 32 FINAL EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What is aging the biopsychosocial process of. Answer: The
process of change that occurs in a person between birth and death
◉ True or false in the elderly nail thickness is increased but nail
growth is decreased. Answer: True
◉ True or false with neurological changes most elderly maintain the
ability to use long term memory but show decline in short term
memory.. Answer: True
◉ Respiratory system changes. Answer: Decreased strength of chest
wall
Decreased function of respiratory muscles
Decrease in size Nd number of alveoli
Decreased ability to cough and expectorate sputum
◉ True or false elderly patients are more prone to increased blood
clotting. Answer: True
,◉ Gastrointestinal system changes. Answer: Decrease need for
calories
Decreased oral intake
Decreased lean body mass
◉ Endocrine system changes. Answer: Decreased secretion of
hormones
Decreased metabolic rate
Decreased glucose tolerance
◉ Real system changes. Answer: Kidney size and ability to function
decrease
Decreased glomerular filtration rate
Decreased bladder capacity
Residual urine increase
◉ What are some psychosocial concerns in the elderly. Answer:
Adjustment with mental and physical deterioration and overall well
being
Loss of skills
Coping with life changes
Health care cost
Having to become dependent of others and services
, ◉ What is a threat of the independent functioning of the elderly?.
Answer: Fear of becoming a burden to loved ones
◉ What are some mental health concerns for the elderly. Answer:
Depression
Grief
Isolation
Suicide
◉ True or false depression differs from delirium and dementia in the
elderly. Answer: True
◉ What is delirium?. Answer: A disoriented reaction with
restlessness and confusion that may be associated with fear and
hallucinations
◉ What is dementia?. Answer: a chronic or persistent disorder of the
mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by
memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning.
◉ Most often pain in the elderly comes from changes in what
system?. Answer: Degenerative changes in the musculoskeletal
system
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What is aging the biopsychosocial process of. Answer: The
process of change that occurs in a person between birth and death
◉ True or false in the elderly nail thickness is increased but nail
growth is decreased. Answer: True
◉ True or false with neurological changes most elderly maintain the
ability to use long term memory but show decline in short term
memory.. Answer: True
◉ Respiratory system changes. Answer: Decreased strength of chest
wall
Decreased function of respiratory muscles
Decrease in size Nd number of alveoli
Decreased ability to cough and expectorate sputum
◉ True or false elderly patients are more prone to increased blood
clotting. Answer: True
,◉ Gastrointestinal system changes. Answer: Decrease need for
calories
Decreased oral intake
Decreased lean body mass
◉ Endocrine system changes. Answer: Decreased secretion of
hormones
Decreased metabolic rate
Decreased glucose tolerance
◉ Real system changes. Answer: Kidney size and ability to function
decrease
Decreased glomerular filtration rate
Decreased bladder capacity
Residual urine increase
◉ What are some psychosocial concerns in the elderly. Answer:
Adjustment with mental and physical deterioration and overall well
being
Loss of skills
Coping with life changes
Health care cost
Having to become dependent of others and services
, ◉ What is a threat of the independent functioning of the elderly?.
Answer: Fear of becoming a burden to loved ones
◉ What are some mental health concerns for the elderly. Answer:
Depression
Grief
Isolation
Suicide
◉ True or false depression differs from delirium and dementia in the
elderly. Answer: True
◉ What is delirium?. Answer: A disoriented reaction with
restlessness and confusion that may be associated with fear and
hallucinations
◉ What is dementia?. Answer: a chronic or persistent disorder of the
mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by
memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning.
◉ Most often pain in the elderly comes from changes in what
system?. Answer: Degenerative changes in the musculoskeletal
system
