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NUR 101/ NUR101 EXAM 3 ASSESSMENT |
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS| GRADE A| (VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS) (2025/ 2026 UPDATE)
1.Musculoskeletal changes in older adults: Decreased muscle
mass and strength, decalcification of bones, degenerative joint
changes, dehydration of intervertebral disks (decreased height)
2. Neurological changes in older adults: Degeneration of nerve
cells, decrease in neurotransmitters, decrease in rate of conduction
of impulses
3. presbyopia: Gradual decline in the ability of the lens to
accommodate or focus on close objects. Individual is unable to see
near objects clearly
4. Macular degeneration: Loss of central vision
5. Cataract degeneration: Clouding of the normally clear lens of eye
6. Diabetic retinopathy: Damage to blood vessels in the tissue and
back of eye (retina)
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,7. Retinal detachment: Part of eye pulls away from supportive tissue
causing loss of peripheral vision
8. Glaucoma: increased intraocular pressure results in damage to the
retina and optic nerve with loss of vision
9. Hearing changes in older adults: Presbycusis: age related
hearing loss, Affects ability to hear high pitches sounds and
conversational speech and typically affects men more than women.
Tympanic membrane thickens, sclerosis of inner ear, buildup of
wax.
10. Xerostomia: dry mouth, lack of saliva
11. Other changes in older adults: Taste smell, touch, propriception,
sperm count, estrogen in females, hormones, thyroid hormones,
thymus ALL DECREASE. Enlarged prostate in men. Reduced
sphincter tone in females. Cortisol, glucocorticoids, and fibrosis
increase
12. Cognitive changes in older adults: The three Ds: delirium (acute
confusional state that can be caused by meds, substances,
, dehydration) , dementia (a permanent cognitive impairment of
intellectual functioning and appears slowly), depression
(if they're thinking of suicide PUT THEM ON 1:1)
13. ADLs: activities of daily living: bathing, dressing, grooming, eating,
continence, transferring
14. IADLS: Instrumental activities of daily living: meal preparation,
shopping, medication administration, housework, transportation,
accounting
15. Five senses: 1. Sight: cranial nerve 2 (optic)
2. Smell: cranial nerve 1 (olfactory)
3. Touch
4. Taste cranial nerve 9 (glossopharyngeal)
5. Hearing cranial nerve 8 (vestibulocochlear)
Sometimes 6. Proprioception
16. Stereognosis: a sense that allows a person to recognize the size,
shape, and texture of an object
NUR 101
NUR 101/ NUR101 EXAM 3 ASSESSMENT |
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS| GRADE A| (VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS) (2025/ 2026 UPDATE)
1.Musculoskeletal changes in older adults: Decreased muscle
mass and strength, decalcification of bones, degenerative joint
changes, dehydration of intervertebral disks (decreased height)
2. Neurological changes in older adults: Degeneration of nerve
cells, decrease in neurotransmitters, decrease in rate of conduction
of impulses
3. presbyopia: Gradual decline in the ability of the lens to
accommodate or focus on close objects. Individual is unable to see
near objects clearly
4. Macular degeneration: Loss of central vision
5. Cataract degeneration: Clouding of the normally clear lens of eye
6. Diabetic retinopathy: Damage to blood vessels in the tissue and
back of eye (retina)
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,7. Retinal detachment: Part of eye pulls away from supportive tissue
causing loss of peripheral vision
8. Glaucoma: increased intraocular pressure results in damage to the
retina and optic nerve with loss of vision
9. Hearing changes in older adults: Presbycusis: age related
hearing loss, Affects ability to hear high pitches sounds and
conversational speech and typically affects men more than women.
Tympanic membrane thickens, sclerosis of inner ear, buildup of
wax.
10. Xerostomia: dry mouth, lack of saliva
11. Other changes in older adults: Taste smell, touch, propriception,
sperm count, estrogen in females, hormones, thyroid hormones,
thymus ALL DECREASE. Enlarged prostate in men. Reduced
sphincter tone in females. Cortisol, glucocorticoids, and fibrosis
increase
12. Cognitive changes in older adults: The three Ds: delirium (acute
confusional state that can be caused by meds, substances,
, dehydration) , dementia (a permanent cognitive impairment of
intellectual functioning and appears slowly), depression
(if they're thinking of suicide PUT THEM ON 1:1)
13. ADLs: activities of daily living: bathing, dressing, grooming, eating,
continence, transferring
14. IADLS: Instrumental activities of daily living: meal preparation,
shopping, medication administration, housework, transportation,
accounting
15. Five senses: 1. Sight: cranial nerve 2 (optic)
2. Smell: cranial nerve 1 (olfactory)
3. Touch
4. Taste cranial nerve 9 (glossopharyngeal)
5. Hearing cranial nerve 8 (vestibulocochlear)
Sometimes 6. Proprioception
16. Stereognosis: a sense that allows a person to recognize the size,
shape, and texture of an object
