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NSG 6440 PRIMARY CARE ADULT GERONTOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS ANSW
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ERS

STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
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COURSE: Geriatric Nursing Midterm dd dd dd TIME: _____________ dd




EXAM CODE: NSG 6440 PRIMARY CARE ADULT GERONT
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OLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERS-101
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EXAM INSTRUCTIONS: dd



1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. Use of strategies to prevent falls stemming from orthostatic hypotension
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[Verified Solution]: An older adult is newly diagnosed with primary hypertension and has just been st
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arted on a beta-blocker. Which topic should the nurse include in health education?
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Q2. Rationale 1
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[Verified Solution]: Older adults have impaired cardiovascular reflexes and are more sensitive to ortho
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static hypotension. The nurse teaches clients to change positions slowly when moving from lying or sitti
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ng positions to a standing position and counsels older clients to use supportive devices as necessary to p
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revent falls that could result from dizziness. Lifestyle changes, such as regular physical activity/exercise,
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and a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy products, are strongly recommended.
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Q3. Retinal blood vessel damage
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[Verified Solution]: A client with primary hypertension comes to the clinic reporting a gradual onset o
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f blurry vision and decreased visual acuity over the past several weeks. The nurse is aware that these sy
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mptoms could be indicative of which condition?
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Q4. Blurred vision, spots in front of the eyes, and diminished visual acuity
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[Verified Solution]: _____ can mean retinal blood vessel damage indicative of damage elsewhere in th
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e vascular system as a result of hypertension.
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,Q5. A family history of hypertension
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[Verified Solution]: At a blood pressure screening, the nurse learns that a client has a family history o
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f hypertension, high cholesterol, and elevated lipid levels. The client says reports smoking one pack of c
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igarettes daily and drinking "about a pack of beer" every day. The nurse notes which nonmodifiable risk
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factor for hypertension?
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Q6. Hypertensive emergencies are associated with evidence of target organ damage.
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[Verified Solution]: The staff educator is teaching emergency department nurses about hypertensive cri
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sis. The nurse educator should explain that hypertensive urgency differs from hypertensive emergency i
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n which way?
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Q7. Hypertensive emergencies
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[Verified Solution]: ____ are acute, life-
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threatening BP elevations that require prompt treatment in an intensive care setting because of the serio
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us target organ damage that they cause. Extremely close hemodynamic monitoring of the client's BP is r
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equired in both situations. dd dd dd




Q8. "A single elevated blood pressure does not confirm hypertension. Diagnosis requires mult
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iple elevated readings."
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[Verified Solution]: A 56-year- dd dddd dd



old client at a screening event has a blood pressure reading of 146/96 mm Hg. Upon hearing the readin
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g, the client states, "My pressure has never been this high. Do you think my doctor will prescribe medic
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ation to reduce it?" What is the nurse's best response?
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Q9. 140 mm Hg and diastolic pressure of at least 90 mm Hg
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[Verified Solution]: Hypertension is confirmed by two or more readings with systolic pressure of at le
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ast




Q10. Tobacco use increases the client's concurrent risk of heart disease
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[Verified Solution]: A client newly diagnosed with hypertension is discussing risk factors with the nur
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se. The nurse talks about lifestyle changes with the client and advises that the client should avoid tobac
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co use. What is the primary rationale behind that advice to the client?
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Q11. the client takes the medication as prescribed5
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[Verified Solution]: The most appropriate expected outcome for a client who is given the nursing diag
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nosis of risk for ineffective health maintenance is that ___
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, Q12. Client takes medication as prescribed and reports any adverse effects
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[Verified Solution]: The nurse identifies a nursing diagnosis of Ineffective Health Maintenance related
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dto nonadherence to therapeutic regimen in a client with hypertension who has not been taking their med
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ication as prescribed. When planning this client's care, which outcome would be appropriate?
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Q13. heart disease
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[Verified Solution]: Smoking increases the risk for _____ , for which a client with hypertension is alre
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ady at an increased risk.
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Q14. hypertensive urgency
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[Verified Solution]: Blood pressures are extremely elevated in both urgency and emergencies, but ther
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e is no evidence of target organ damage in ____.
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Q15. beta-adrenergic blocking agents, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, or alpha-
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agonists
[Verified Solution]: The medications of choice in hypertensive emergencies are those with an immedia
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te effect, such as intravenous vasodilators. Oral doses of fast-
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acting agents, such as _____ , are recommended for the treatment of hypertensive urgencies.
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Q16. Pharmacokinetics
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[Verified Solution]: Study of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion.
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Q17. Absorption
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[Verified Solution]: Movement of drug to systemic circulation after administration.
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Q18. Distribution
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[Verified Solution]: Drug movement from circulation to site of action.
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Q19. Metabolism
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[Verified Solution]: Biotransformation of drugs into more excretable metabolites.
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