DNP701 ADVANCED PRACTICE
NURSING IN THE CARE OF OLDER
ADULTS. EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Mrs. Smith, 75 years old, reports that she is weak, has difficulty urinating, and is dehydrated.
Although she is afebrile, the nurse conducts a thorough physical examination, including
urinalysis and complete blood count (CBC). The total assessment is necessary because:
1. All body systems interact, and symptoms could indicate a variety of diagnoses.
2. The symptoms are vague and may be signs of aging.
3. There may be other signs or symptoms more indicative of the condition.
4. Mrs. Smith may not be reporting all significant information. - ANS Answer: 1
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1.
The clinician must be aware that all the systems interact and, in doing so, can increase the older
person's vulnerability to illness/disease.
2.
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, The nurse must not attribute symptoms only to the aging process.
3.
There may be comorbidities accompanying this condition.
4.
Assumptions of not reporting properly may not be true.
A patient with renal disease has blood work drawn, and the results show an increase in serum
creatinine. The nurse practitioner needs to know which of the following laboratory values
before
ordering medications?
1. CBC
2. Culture and sensitivity of the urine
3. Creatinine clearance
4. Uric acid levels - ANS Answer: 3
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1.
A CBC will not evaluate kidney function for a patient with renal disease.
2.
A culture and sensitivity test reflects the presence of an infection and the antibiotic to which the
organism is sensitive.
3.
The calculation of creatinine clearance provides an estimation of renal function.
4.
Uric acid level is elevated in the presence of gout.
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NURSING IN THE CARE OF OLDER
ADULTS. EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Mrs. Smith, 75 years old, reports that she is weak, has difficulty urinating, and is dehydrated.
Although she is afebrile, the nurse conducts a thorough physical examination, including
urinalysis and complete blood count (CBC). The total assessment is necessary because:
1. All body systems interact, and symptoms could indicate a variety of diagnoses.
2. The symptoms are vague and may be signs of aging.
3. There may be other signs or symptoms more indicative of the condition.
4. Mrs. Smith may not be reporting all significant information. - ANS Answer: 1
Page: 2
Feedback
1.
The clinician must be aware that all the systems interact and, in doing so, can increase the older
person's vulnerability to illness/disease.
2.
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, The nurse must not attribute symptoms only to the aging process.
3.
There may be comorbidities accompanying this condition.
4.
Assumptions of not reporting properly may not be true.
A patient with renal disease has blood work drawn, and the results show an increase in serum
creatinine. The nurse practitioner needs to know which of the following laboratory values
before
ordering medications?
1. CBC
2. Culture and sensitivity of the urine
3. Creatinine clearance
4. Uric acid levels - ANS Answer: 3
Page: 3
Feedback
1.
A CBC will not evaluate kidney function for a patient with renal disease.
2.
A culture and sensitivity test reflects the presence of an infection and the antibiotic to which the
organism is sensitive.
3.
The calculation of creatinine clearance provides an estimation of renal function.
4.
Uric acid level is elevated in the presence of gout.
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