NURS 3310 Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
_______is not a second childhood Correct Answers -Old age
_____is an indication that something is wrong...not normal
Correct Answers -Pain
Activity theory Correct Answers -Older person should continue
a middle-aged lifestyle, denying the existence of old age as long
as possible
-Society should apply the same norms to old age as it does to
middle age and not advocate diminishing activity, interest, and
involvement as its members grow old
Ageism is... Correct Answers -discriminating aagainst people
because of their age
-13% of Americans are over age of 65
-20% in 2030
-Nursing homes are full and understaffed
Alzheimer's Correct Answers -Not a normal part of aging
Assessment Correct Answers -Gathering data
-subjective-what patient tells you
-objective-what you observe
Cardiovascular system Correct Answers -cardiac output- blood
pumped
-cardiac output decreases
-heart and blood vessels become less elastic
-not as efficient, takes longer to recover from each beat
, -blood flow to all organs decreases
-blood vessels tend to get more rigid
-Arteriosclerosis-hardening of arteries, no longer expanding and
contracting
>bp increases, increase resistance of blood, bp meds must be
taken everyday
Case manager Correct Answers -being responsible for patient's
cases
Client/patient advocate Correct Answers -communicating
patient's needs
-Acting on patient's behalf
-Knowing what resources are available
Consumers of healthcare/ influencing nursing Correct Answers
-economics
-consumer demands
-family structure
-science and technology
-information, telecommunication, telenursing
Continuity theory Correct Answers -Also known as the
development theory
-relates personality and predisposition toward certain actions in
old age to similar factors during other phases of the life cycle
-patterns developed over a lifetime will determine whether
individuals remain engaged and active or become disengaged
and inactive
Counselor Correct Answers -can make referrals
_______is not a second childhood Correct Answers -Old age
_____is an indication that something is wrong...not normal
Correct Answers -Pain
Activity theory Correct Answers -Older person should continue
a middle-aged lifestyle, denying the existence of old age as long
as possible
-Society should apply the same norms to old age as it does to
middle age and not advocate diminishing activity, interest, and
involvement as its members grow old
Ageism is... Correct Answers -discriminating aagainst people
because of their age
-13% of Americans are over age of 65
-20% in 2030
-Nursing homes are full and understaffed
Alzheimer's Correct Answers -Not a normal part of aging
Assessment Correct Answers -Gathering data
-subjective-what patient tells you
-objective-what you observe
Cardiovascular system Correct Answers -cardiac output- blood
pumped
-cardiac output decreases
-heart and blood vessels become less elastic
-not as efficient, takes longer to recover from each beat
, -blood flow to all organs decreases
-blood vessels tend to get more rigid
-Arteriosclerosis-hardening of arteries, no longer expanding and
contracting
>bp increases, increase resistance of blood, bp meds must be
taken everyday
Case manager Correct Answers -being responsible for patient's
cases
Client/patient advocate Correct Answers -communicating
patient's needs
-Acting on patient's behalf
-Knowing what resources are available
Consumers of healthcare/ influencing nursing Correct Answers
-economics
-consumer demands
-family structure
-science and technology
-information, telecommunication, telenursing
Continuity theory Correct Answers -Also known as the
development theory
-relates personality and predisposition toward certain actions in
old age to similar factors during other phases of the life cycle
-patterns developed over a lifetime will determine whether
individuals remain engaged and active or become disengaged
and inactive
Counselor Correct Answers -can make referrals
