A&E Exam 1 questions with complete
solutions rated A+
major health issues associated with late adulthood in community and inpatient
settings - correct answer ✔✔geriatric syndrome
young old - correct answer ✔✔65 to 74
middle old - correct answer ✔✔75 to 84
old old - correct answer ✔✔85 to 99
elite old - correct answer ✔✔100+
a complex syndrome including under nutrition, impaired physical functioning,
depression and cognitive impairment - correct answer ✔✔geriatric failure to
thrive
the physical and emotional distress that occurs after the person moves from one
setting to another - correct answer ✔✔relocation stress syndrome
presbycusis - correct answer ✔✔high frequency hearing loss
fallophobia - correct answer ✔✔fear of falling
,presbyopia - correct answer ✔✔farsightedness that worsens with age; makes
walking more difficult
polymedicine - correct answer ✔✔describe the use of many drugs to treat
multiple health problems for older adults
ageism - correct answer ✔✔discrimination against people because of age
acute confusional state, potentially reversible cognitive impairment that often has
a physiological cause like electrolyte imbalance, hypoglycemia, medication effects
etc.; sudden/abrupt onset - correct answer ✔✔delirium
generalized impairment of intellectual functioning that interferes with social and
occupational functioning; insidious/slow and often unrecognized - correct answer
✔✔dementia
happens with major life changes often abrupt but can be gradual; 1/3 of older
adults experience symptoms but not considered a normal part of aging - correct
answer ✔✔depression
leading cause of death in older adults - correct answer ✔✔heart disease
second leading cause of death in older adults; Malignant neoplasms - correct
answer ✔✔cancer
, a stage of age-related physiologic vulnerability, resulting from impaired
homeostatic reserve and a reduced capacity of the organism to withstand stress -
correct answer ✔✔frailty
phenomenon of rapid decline resulting from frailty, acute illness, and stress of
institutional care (most often from acute hospitalization) - correct answer
✔✔geriatric cascade
percentage of older adults in population - correct answer ✔✔13.7%
scientific reasoning that involves: assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning,
implementation, and evaluation - correct answer ✔✔nursing process
neurologic/sensory changes - correct answer ✔✔loss of axons and neurons,
slowing of coordinated movements and decreased sensation
communicating with older adults - correct answer ✔✔avoid elder speak,
maximize strategies to improve face to face communication, and engage older
adults to participate in their care and health care decision making (including those
with impaired cognition)
vision changes - correct answer ✔✔decreased ability to focus and deal with glare
and nigh time vision
hearing changes - correct answer ✔✔high frequency hearing loss, thickening of
tympanic membrane, sclerosis of inner ear, build up of ear wax
solutions rated A+
major health issues associated with late adulthood in community and inpatient
settings - correct answer ✔✔geriatric syndrome
young old - correct answer ✔✔65 to 74
middle old - correct answer ✔✔75 to 84
old old - correct answer ✔✔85 to 99
elite old - correct answer ✔✔100+
a complex syndrome including under nutrition, impaired physical functioning,
depression and cognitive impairment - correct answer ✔✔geriatric failure to
thrive
the physical and emotional distress that occurs after the person moves from one
setting to another - correct answer ✔✔relocation stress syndrome
presbycusis - correct answer ✔✔high frequency hearing loss
fallophobia - correct answer ✔✔fear of falling
,presbyopia - correct answer ✔✔farsightedness that worsens with age; makes
walking more difficult
polymedicine - correct answer ✔✔describe the use of many drugs to treat
multiple health problems for older adults
ageism - correct answer ✔✔discrimination against people because of age
acute confusional state, potentially reversible cognitive impairment that often has
a physiological cause like electrolyte imbalance, hypoglycemia, medication effects
etc.; sudden/abrupt onset - correct answer ✔✔delirium
generalized impairment of intellectual functioning that interferes with social and
occupational functioning; insidious/slow and often unrecognized - correct answer
✔✔dementia
happens with major life changes often abrupt but can be gradual; 1/3 of older
adults experience symptoms but not considered a normal part of aging - correct
answer ✔✔depression
leading cause of death in older adults - correct answer ✔✔heart disease
second leading cause of death in older adults; Malignant neoplasms - correct
answer ✔✔cancer
, a stage of age-related physiologic vulnerability, resulting from impaired
homeostatic reserve and a reduced capacity of the organism to withstand stress -
correct answer ✔✔frailty
phenomenon of rapid decline resulting from frailty, acute illness, and stress of
institutional care (most often from acute hospitalization) - correct answer
✔✔geriatric cascade
percentage of older adults in population - correct answer ✔✔13.7%
scientific reasoning that involves: assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning,
implementation, and evaluation - correct answer ✔✔nursing process
neurologic/sensory changes - correct answer ✔✔loss of axons and neurons,
slowing of coordinated movements and decreased sensation
communicating with older adults - correct answer ✔✔avoid elder speak,
maximize strategies to improve face to face communication, and engage older
adults to participate in their care and health care decision making (including those
with impaired cognition)
vision changes - correct answer ✔✔decreased ability to focus and deal with glare
and nigh time vision
hearing changes - correct answer ✔✔high frequency hearing loss, thickening of
tympanic membrane, sclerosis of inner ear, build up of ear wax
