TEST BANK For Advanced Practice Nursing in the Care of Older Adults, 2nd Edition by Laurie Kennedy-Malone, Verified Chapters 1 - 19

TEST BANK FOR Advanced Practice Nursing
in the Care of Older Adults, 2nd Edition
by Laurie Kennedy-Malone, Verified Chapters 1 - 19, Complete

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Chapter 1: Changes with Aging
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MultiplehChoice

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1. The major impact of the physiological changes that occur with aging is:
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A. Reducedhphysiologicalhreserve

B. Reducedhhomeostatichmechanisms

C. Impairedhimmunologicalhresponse

D. Allhofhthehabove

2. The strongest evidence regarding normal physiological aging is available through:
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, A. Randomizedhcontrolledhclinicalhtrials

B. Cross-sectionalhstudies

C. Longitudinalhstudies

D. Casehcontrolhstudies


hhh 3. All of the following statements are true about laboratory
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values in older adultsexcept:
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A. Referencehrangesharehpreferable

B. Abnormalhfindingsharehoftenhduehtohphysiologicalhaging

C. Normalhrangeshmayhnothbehapplicablehforholderhadults

D. Referencehvaluesharehnothnecessarilyhacceptablehvalues



hhh 4. Biochemical individuality is best described as:
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A. Eachhindividual’shvariationhishoftenhmuchhgreaterhthanhthathofhahlargerhgroup

B. Thehuniquehbiochemicalhprofilehofhahselectedhpopulation

C. Thehtrulyh“normal”hindividual—fallinghwithinhaveragehrange

D. Eachhindividual’shvariationhishoftenhmuchhsmallerhthanhthathofhahlargerhgroup




hhh 5. Polypharmacy is best described as taking:
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A. Morehthanhninehmedicationshperhday

B. Morehthanhfivehmedicationshperhday