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Older Adults Test 1- cardiac and geriatric
syndromes Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
Maximize overall health - answer✔the key focus of a comprehensive evaluation is to develop a
coordinated plan to ________
adolescence - answer✔the difference between ADLs and IADLs is that IADLs are learned in
___________
ADLs - answer✔bathing, eating, walking, dressing, toileting, and transferring
IADLs - answer✔taking meds, cooking, laundry, and arranging transportation
if unable to preform it doesn't necessarily mean that they can't live independently
multiples of the same medication - answer✔issues with polyprovider and polypharmacy is that
there is a possibility of a patient taking _______________
inability to perform activities - answer✔functional caused by normal aging changes combined
with bedrest or immobility results in physiologic changes which causes an ______________
functional status - answer✔the nursing assessment of an older adult should focus on their
_____________
gather baseline and assessment - answer✔the first thing to consider for the plan of care for
older adults
sacropenia - answer✔an evolving geriatric syndrome that is the loss of muscle mass and
coordination related to aging
young old - answer✔ages 60-74
middle old - answer✔ages 75-84
old old - answer✔ages 85 and older
roles of nurses - answer✔to help support and align resources, so older adults can live as
independently as possible with the highest quality of life
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admitting diagnosis - answer✔acute hospitalization focuses solely on the admitting diagnosis
isolated - answer✔the more ________ and older adult becomes, the greater risk of falling
through the cracks
look at their environment and functional health status
cardiac an respiratory diseases - answer✔______________ as well as cancer are leading cause
of death for older adults
geriatric syndromes - answer✔multifactoral health conditions that occur when impairments of
multiple systems overwhelm the person's homeostasis
they are clinical conditions in older people that don't fit into discrete disease categories
they can complicate comorbidities
classic geriatric syndromes - answer✔delirum, falls, incontinence, malnutrition, eating and or
feeding problems, sleep problems, pressure ulcers
evolving geriatric syndromes - answer✔sacropenia, polyprovider, polypharmacy
polyprovider - answer✔an evolving geriatric syndrome that occurs when an older adult has
multiple doctors they see
bad because it causes a removal of holistic care, a treatment of one condition can cause a
detriment of another
polypharmacy - answer✔an evolving geriatric syndrome that occurs when an older adults gets
their prescriptions filled at multiple pharmacies
bad because it removes the pharmacist as the last check, the more medications the higher demand
on the aging GI and GU systems
increase - answer✔4 things that ______ the risk of developing geriatric syndromes:
- older age
- baseline cognitive impairments
- baseline functional impairments
- impaired mobility
geriatric syndromes - answer✔presence of ________ can lead to: increased mortality, longer
hospitalizations, and increased use of resources
functional status - answer✔SPICES assesses the older adult's ___________
Older Adults Test 1- cardiac and geriatric
syndromes Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
Maximize overall health - answer✔the key focus of a comprehensive evaluation is to develop a
coordinated plan to ________
adolescence - answer✔the difference between ADLs and IADLs is that IADLs are learned in
___________
ADLs - answer✔bathing, eating, walking, dressing, toileting, and transferring
IADLs - answer✔taking meds, cooking, laundry, and arranging transportation
if unable to preform it doesn't necessarily mean that they can't live independently
multiples of the same medication - answer✔issues with polyprovider and polypharmacy is that
there is a possibility of a patient taking _______________
inability to perform activities - answer✔functional caused by normal aging changes combined
with bedrest or immobility results in physiologic changes which causes an ______________
functional status - answer✔the nursing assessment of an older adult should focus on their
_____________
gather baseline and assessment - answer✔the first thing to consider for the plan of care for
older adults
sacropenia - answer✔an evolving geriatric syndrome that is the loss of muscle mass and
coordination related to aging
young old - answer✔ages 60-74
middle old - answer✔ages 75-84
old old - answer✔ages 85 and older
roles of nurses - answer✔to help support and align resources, so older adults can live as
independently as possible with the highest quality of life
, ©THEBRIGHTSTARS 2024
admitting diagnosis - answer✔acute hospitalization focuses solely on the admitting diagnosis
isolated - answer✔the more ________ and older adult becomes, the greater risk of falling
through the cracks
look at their environment and functional health status
cardiac an respiratory diseases - answer✔______________ as well as cancer are leading cause
of death for older adults
geriatric syndromes - answer✔multifactoral health conditions that occur when impairments of
multiple systems overwhelm the person's homeostasis
they are clinical conditions in older people that don't fit into discrete disease categories
they can complicate comorbidities
classic geriatric syndromes - answer✔delirum, falls, incontinence, malnutrition, eating and or
feeding problems, sleep problems, pressure ulcers
evolving geriatric syndromes - answer✔sacropenia, polyprovider, polypharmacy
polyprovider - answer✔an evolving geriatric syndrome that occurs when an older adult has
multiple doctors they see
bad because it causes a removal of holistic care, a treatment of one condition can cause a
detriment of another
polypharmacy - answer✔an evolving geriatric syndrome that occurs when an older adults gets
their prescriptions filled at multiple pharmacies
bad because it removes the pharmacist as the last check, the more medications the higher demand
on the aging GI and GU systems
increase - answer✔4 things that ______ the risk of developing geriatric syndromes:
- older age
- baseline cognitive impairments
- baseline functional impairments
- impaired mobility
geriatric syndromes - answer✔presence of ________ can lead to: increased mortality, longer
hospitalizations, and increased use of resources
functional status - answer✔SPICES assesses the older adult's ___________
