GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING QUESTIONS AND
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◉HEMATOLOGICAL SYSTEM. Answer: Hemoglobin and hematocrit average levels
toward the low end of normal
Prone to increased blood clotting
◉IMMUNE SYSTEM. Answer: Tendency for lymphocyte counts to be low
with altered immunoglobulin production
Decreased resistance to infection and disease
◉GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM. Answer: Decreased need for calories because of
lowered basal metabolic rate
Decreased appetite , thirst, and oral intake
Decreased lean body weight
Decreased stomach emptying time
Increased tendency toward constipation
Increased susceptibility for dehydration
Tooth loss
Difficulty in chewing and swallowing
◉ENDOCRINE SYSTEM. Answer: Decreased secretion of hormones
Changes in hormonal functions
Decreased metabolic rate
Decreased glucose tolerance , with resistance
to insulin in peripheral tissues
◉RENAL SYSTEM. Answer: Decreased kidney size , function ,and ability to concentrate urine
,Decreased glomerular filtration rate
Decreased capacity of the bladder
Increased residual urine and increased
incidence of infection and incontinence
Impaired medication secretion
◉REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM. Answer: Decreased testosterone production and
decreased size of the testes
Changes in the prostate gland, leading to
urinary problems
Decreased secretion of hormones with the
cessation of menses
Vaginal changes, including decreased
muscle tone and lubrication
Impotence or sexual dysfunction for both
Genders
Sexual function varies and depends on
general physical condition, mental health status and medications
◉VISION. Answer: Decreased visual acuity
Decreased accommodation in eyes
(PRESBYOPIA) requiring increased adjustment
time to changes in light.
Decreased peripheral vision( this increases
risk to accidents
Increased sensitivity to glare
Cataract formation
Loss of color sensitivity. The elderly
experiences difficulty in perceiving blue hues,
especially purple.
Decreased dark adaptation. Red light should
be "ON" during the night to prevent falls
,when the client gets up and go to the
bathroom.
difficulty focusing close up may begin in the 40's.
ability to distinguish fine details may begin
to decline in the 70's.
from 50 on, there is increased susceptibility
to glare, greater difficulty in seeing at low levels of Illumination.
◉HEARING. Answer: Degeneration of cochlea and auditory
pathways. This results to loss of hearing of
high-pitched sound and difficulty in speech
discrimination.
Low-pitched tones are heard more easily
Becomes more difficult to hear higher
frequencies with age.
Hearing declines more quickly in men than in
women.
◉TASTE/SMELL/TOUCH. Answer: Inability to discern taste of food causes lack of appetite to
eat.
Decreased sense of smell
Changes in touch sensation
Decreased pain awareness
◉DENTAL. Answer: Gums becomes less elastic and less
vascular. The gums recede from
remaining teeth, exposing areas of teeth not covered with enamel.
◉PRESBYOPIA. Answer: The term presbyopia "old eye" is a
condition involving loss of the eye's ability to focus on close objects.
Is an age-related far-sightedness.
, ◉ARCUS SENILIS. Answer: an old age syndrome where there is a white, grey, or blue opaque
ring in the corneal margin
(peripheral corneal opacity), or white ring in front of the periphery of the
iris.
◉ECTROPION. Answer: Ectropion is an abnormal
eversion (outward turning) of the lid margin away from the globe.
Without normal lid globe
corneal exposure, tearing,
keratinization of the palpebral
conjunctiva, and visual loss may
result.
◉ENTROPION. Answer: It is the inward turning of the
border (or margin) of the eyelid (usually the lower eyelids),
occurring most often in elderly persons. It is commonly caused by age-related alterations in the
fibrous and muscular support of the eyelids.
◉CATARACT. Answer: Is a condition where there is
clouding of the naturally clear
lens of the eye leading to
blurred vision that affects
elderly people.
◉MACULAR DEGENERATION. Answer: Is a medical condition usually of the older adults which
results in a loss of vision in the center of
the visual field(the macula)
because of damage of the retina. Degeneration of the macula
(part of the retina) responsible
for central vision.
◉GLAUCOMA. Answer: It refers to a group of eye disease with
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
ALREADY GRADED A PROFESSOR VERIFIED
◉HEMATOLOGICAL SYSTEM. Answer: Hemoglobin and hematocrit average levels
toward the low end of normal
Prone to increased blood clotting
◉IMMUNE SYSTEM. Answer: Tendency for lymphocyte counts to be low
with altered immunoglobulin production
Decreased resistance to infection and disease
◉GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM. Answer: Decreased need for calories because of
lowered basal metabolic rate
Decreased appetite , thirst, and oral intake
Decreased lean body weight
Decreased stomach emptying time
Increased tendency toward constipation
Increased susceptibility for dehydration
Tooth loss
Difficulty in chewing and swallowing
◉ENDOCRINE SYSTEM. Answer: Decreased secretion of hormones
Changes in hormonal functions
Decreased metabolic rate
Decreased glucose tolerance , with resistance
to insulin in peripheral tissues
◉RENAL SYSTEM. Answer: Decreased kidney size , function ,and ability to concentrate urine
,Decreased glomerular filtration rate
Decreased capacity of the bladder
Increased residual urine and increased
incidence of infection and incontinence
Impaired medication secretion
◉REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM. Answer: Decreased testosterone production and
decreased size of the testes
Changes in the prostate gland, leading to
urinary problems
Decreased secretion of hormones with the
cessation of menses
Vaginal changes, including decreased
muscle tone and lubrication
Impotence or sexual dysfunction for both
Genders
Sexual function varies and depends on
general physical condition, mental health status and medications
◉VISION. Answer: Decreased visual acuity
Decreased accommodation in eyes
(PRESBYOPIA) requiring increased adjustment
time to changes in light.
Decreased peripheral vision( this increases
risk to accidents
Increased sensitivity to glare
Cataract formation
Loss of color sensitivity. The elderly
experiences difficulty in perceiving blue hues,
especially purple.
Decreased dark adaptation. Red light should
be "ON" during the night to prevent falls
,when the client gets up and go to the
bathroom.
difficulty focusing close up may begin in the 40's.
ability to distinguish fine details may begin
to decline in the 70's.
from 50 on, there is increased susceptibility
to glare, greater difficulty in seeing at low levels of Illumination.
◉HEARING. Answer: Degeneration of cochlea and auditory
pathways. This results to loss of hearing of
high-pitched sound and difficulty in speech
discrimination.
Low-pitched tones are heard more easily
Becomes more difficult to hear higher
frequencies with age.
Hearing declines more quickly in men than in
women.
◉TASTE/SMELL/TOUCH. Answer: Inability to discern taste of food causes lack of appetite to
eat.
Decreased sense of smell
Changes in touch sensation
Decreased pain awareness
◉DENTAL. Answer: Gums becomes less elastic and less
vascular. The gums recede from
remaining teeth, exposing areas of teeth not covered with enamel.
◉PRESBYOPIA. Answer: The term presbyopia "old eye" is a
condition involving loss of the eye's ability to focus on close objects.
Is an age-related far-sightedness.
, ◉ARCUS SENILIS. Answer: an old age syndrome where there is a white, grey, or blue opaque
ring in the corneal margin
(peripheral corneal opacity), or white ring in front of the periphery of the
iris.
◉ECTROPION. Answer: Ectropion is an abnormal
eversion (outward turning) of the lid margin away from the globe.
Without normal lid globe
corneal exposure, tearing,
keratinization of the palpebral
conjunctiva, and visual loss may
result.
◉ENTROPION. Answer: It is the inward turning of the
border (or margin) of the eyelid (usually the lower eyelids),
occurring most often in elderly persons. It is commonly caused by age-related alterations in the
fibrous and muscular support of the eyelids.
◉CATARACT. Answer: Is a condition where there is
clouding of the naturally clear
lens of the eye leading to
blurred vision that affects
elderly people.
◉MACULAR DEGENERATION. Answer: Is a medical condition usually of the older adults which
results in a loss of vision in the center of
the visual field(the macula)
because of damage of the retina. Degeneration of the macula
(part of the retina) responsible
for central vision.
◉GLAUCOMA. Answer: It refers to a group of eye disease with
