NSG520 MODULE 2 EXAM STUDY GUIDE
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1. Multiple and severe illnesses in older adults are known as _____. -
ANSWER ✔ comorbidities
2. From early adulthood on, there is a gradual, progressive decline in organ
function.
True/False - ANSWER ✔ True
3. Increased renal drug elimination happens in older adults.
True/False - ANSWER ✔ False
4. Physiologic changes in the older adult that cause alterations in absorption
include which of the following? Select all that apply
delayed gastric emptying
increased gastric pH
decreased GI motility
increased body fat
decreased cardiac output - ANSWER ✔ Increased gastric pH
Decreased GI motility
Delayed gastric emptying
,5. Changes in older adults that affect the distribution of drugs include which of
the following? Select all that apply
Decreased cardiac output
Decreased serum albumin
Decreased hepatic mass
Increased body fat
Delayed gastric emptying - ANSWER ✔ Increased body fat
Decreased serum albumin
Decreased cardiac output
6. Drug abuse implies drug usage that is:
Inconsistent with medical or social norms
Inconsistent with business models
Normal
Healthy - ANSWER ✔ Inconsistent with medical or social norms
7. Psychological dependence can be defined as an intense subjective need for a
particular psychoactive drug.
True/False - ANSWER ✔ TRUE
8. Factors that contribute to substance use disorder include which of the
following? Select all that apply.
Social factors
Reinforcing properties of drugs
, Physical dependence
Employment
Drug availability - ANSWER ✔ Reinforcing properties of drugs
Physical dependence
Social factors
Drug availability
9. The brain produces less dopamine and reduces the number of dopamine
receptors the more times a drug of abuse is used.
True/False - ANSWER ✔ TRUE
10.Good governance for health requires policymakers to make health a focus of
government policy.
True/False - ANSWER ✔ TRUE
11.The elements of health literacy include which of the following?
Select all that apply.
Elementary education
Higher education
Information
Knowledge
Skills - ANSWER ✔ Skills
Information
Knowledge
THINK: You won't get "SIK" of you have health literacy!
12.Nursing activities to promote patient and population health include
improving access to health resources.
True/False - ANSWER ✔ TRUE
, 13.A lump in the breast is often painless.
True/False - ANSWER ✔ TRUE
14.The functional and structural unit in the human body is which of the
following?
Nucleus
Plasma membrane
Cell
Cytoplasm - ANSWER ✔ Cell
15.The _____ membrane controls the passage of materials into and out of the
cell. - ANSWER ✔ plasma
16.The nucleus contains the genetic material of cells.
True/False - ANSWER ✔ TRUE
17.Diagnostic tests for cancer include which of the following? Select all that
apply.
Self-examination
Blood tests
Routine screening tests
Imaging
Biopsies - ANSWER ✔ Blood tests
Imaging
Biopsies
2026/2027 ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWER ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. Multiple and severe illnesses in older adults are known as _____. -
ANSWER ✔ comorbidities
2. From early adulthood on, there is a gradual, progressive decline in organ
function.
True/False - ANSWER ✔ True
3. Increased renal drug elimination happens in older adults.
True/False - ANSWER ✔ False
4. Physiologic changes in the older adult that cause alterations in absorption
include which of the following? Select all that apply
delayed gastric emptying
increased gastric pH
decreased GI motility
increased body fat
decreased cardiac output - ANSWER ✔ Increased gastric pH
Decreased GI motility
Delayed gastric emptying
,5. Changes in older adults that affect the distribution of drugs include which of
the following? Select all that apply
Decreased cardiac output
Decreased serum albumin
Decreased hepatic mass
Increased body fat
Delayed gastric emptying - ANSWER ✔ Increased body fat
Decreased serum albumin
Decreased cardiac output
6. Drug abuse implies drug usage that is:
Inconsistent with medical or social norms
Inconsistent with business models
Normal
Healthy - ANSWER ✔ Inconsistent with medical or social norms
7. Psychological dependence can be defined as an intense subjective need for a
particular psychoactive drug.
True/False - ANSWER ✔ TRUE
8. Factors that contribute to substance use disorder include which of the
following? Select all that apply.
Social factors
Reinforcing properties of drugs
, Physical dependence
Employment
Drug availability - ANSWER ✔ Reinforcing properties of drugs
Physical dependence
Social factors
Drug availability
9. The brain produces less dopamine and reduces the number of dopamine
receptors the more times a drug of abuse is used.
True/False - ANSWER ✔ TRUE
10.Good governance for health requires policymakers to make health a focus of
government policy.
True/False - ANSWER ✔ TRUE
11.The elements of health literacy include which of the following?
Select all that apply.
Elementary education
Higher education
Information
Knowledge
Skills - ANSWER ✔ Skills
Information
Knowledge
THINK: You won't get "SIK" of you have health literacy!
12.Nursing activities to promote patient and population health include
improving access to health resources.
True/False - ANSWER ✔ TRUE
, 13.A lump in the breast is often painless.
True/False - ANSWER ✔ TRUE
14.The functional and structural unit in the human body is which of the
following?
Nucleus
Plasma membrane
Cell
Cytoplasm - ANSWER ✔ Cell
15.The _____ membrane controls the passage of materials into and out of the
cell. - ANSWER ✔ plasma
16.The nucleus contains the genetic material of cells.
True/False - ANSWER ✔ TRUE
17.Diagnostic tests for cancer include which of the following? Select all that
apply.
Self-examination
Blood tests
Routine screening tests
Imaging
Biopsies - ANSWER ✔ Blood tests
Imaging
Biopsies
