NURS 5432 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE
STUDY GUIDE
●● What age is recommended for Elderly Patients get the Pneumococcal
Vaccination (PPSV23)?
Answer: Age 65 and older
●● What age is recommended for Elderly Patients get the Shingrix
Vaccination?
Answer: Age 59 and older
●● How many doses are the Shingrix series?
Answer: 2 doses
●● How many months apart should the Shingrix vaccine be given?
Answer: 2-6 months apart
●● How often should an older adult get the influenza vaccine?
Answer: Annually (every fall)
●● How often should one get a Tdap Booster shot?
,Answer: Booster every 10 years
●● Which of the follow are considered normal BMI range for older
adults?
A. 20-25
B. 23-30
C. 30-45
Answer: B. 23-30
●● Malnutrition risk is considered > 5% weight loss in 1 month, True or
False?
Answer: True
●● Malnutrition risk is considered > 10% weight loss in 10 months, True
or False?
Answer: False.
> 10% weight loss in 6 months
●● In how many second should an older adult be able to complete the
Get Up and Go test?
Answer: < 12 seconds
,●● What are the 4 main factors that alter drug distributions in older
adults?
Answer: 1. Increased body fat
2. Decreased lean body mass
3. Decreased body water
4. Reduced serum albumin
●● Fat soluble drugs accumulate in the adipose tissue leading to
prolonged effects. True or False?
Answer: True
●● Hepatic Metabolism (Increases/Decreases) with age?
Answer: Decreases
●● Age Dependent Changes in Body Composition
(Inc/Dec) in body fat by 35%
(Inc/Dec) in plasma volume by 8%
(Inc/Dec) in total body water by 17%
(Inc/Dec) in extracellular body fluid by 40%
Answer: (Inc) in body fat by 35%
(Dec) in plasma volume by 8%
(Dec) in total body water by 17%
, (Dec) in extracellular body fluid by 40%
●● What labs would you complete to Rule Out Alzheimer's Disease? (5)
Answer: 1. CBC
2. Metabolic Panel
3. Vitamins B12 and Folate
4. RPR Test
5. TSH
●● Why would an RPR Test be completed to rule out Alzheimer's?
Answer: RPR Test is to help rule of Syphilis
●● Brain imagining like a CT or MRI should be done in someone who is
suspected of having Alzheimer's, True or False.
Answer: True
these imaging studies are essential in order to rule out brain, pathology,
or identify structural abnormalities
●● Rapid progression or onset of Alzheimer's before age 80 is a red flag
and the patient should be referred to Neurology, True or False?
Answer: False
Rapid progression or onset of Alzheimer's before age 60 is a red flag
AND CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE
STUDY GUIDE
●● What age is recommended for Elderly Patients get the Pneumococcal
Vaccination (PPSV23)?
Answer: Age 65 and older
●● What age is recommended for Elderly Patients get the Shingrix
Vaccination?
Answer: Age 59 and older
●● How many doses are the Shingrix series?
Answer: 2 doses
●● How many months apart should the Shingrix vaccine be given?
Answer: 2-6 months apart
●● How often should an older adult get the influenza vaccine?
Answer: Annually (every fall)
●● How often should one get a Tdap Booster shot?
,Answer: Booster every 10 years
●● Which of the follow are considered normal BMI range for older
adults?
A. 20-25
B. 23-30
C. 30-45
Answer: B. 23-30
●● Malnutrition risk is considered > 5% weight loss in 1 month, True or
False?
Answer: True
●● Malnutrition risk is considered > 10% weight loss in 10 months, True
or False?
Answer: False.
> 10% weight loss in 6 months
●● In how many second should an older adult be able to complete the
Get Up and Go test?
Answer: < 12 seconds
,●● What are the 4 main factors that alter drug distributions in older
adults?
Answer: 1. Increased body fat
2. Decreased lean body mass
3. Decreased body water
4. Reduced serum albumin
●● Fat soluble drugs accumulate in the adipose tissue leading to
prolonged effects. True or False?
Answer: True
●● Hepatic Metabolism (Increases/Decreases) with age?
Answer: Decreases
●● Age Dependent Changes in Body Composition
(Inc/Dec) in body fat by 35%
(Inc/Dec) in plasma volume by 8%
(Inc/Dec) in total body water by 17%
(Inc/Dec) in extracellular body fluid by 40%
Answer: (Inc) in body fat by 35%
(Dec) in plasma volume by 8%
(Dec) in total body water by 17%
, (Dec) in extracellular body fluid by 40%
●● What labs would you complete to Rule Out Alzheimer's Disease? (5)
Answer: 1. CBC
2. Metabolic Panel
3. Vitamins B12 and Folate
4. RPR Test
5. TSH
●● Why would an RPR Test be completed to rule out Alzheimer's?
Answer: RPR Test is to help rule of Syphilis
●● Brain imagining like a CT or MRI should be done in someone who is
suspected of having Alzheimer's, True or False.
Answer: True
these imaging studies are essential in order to rule out brain, pathology,
or identify structural abnormalities
●● Rapid progression or onset of Alzheimer's before age 80 is a red flag
and the patient should be referred to Neurology, True or False?
Answer: False
Rapid progression or onset of Alzheimer's before age 60 is a red flag
