GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING 10TH EDITION BY
ELIOPOULOS COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT
WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ how can nurses promote joy and a sense of purpose to the elder
population.
Answer: by viewing old age as an oppertunity to continued
developement and satisfaction- rather than a depressing useless
period of life
◉ biological theories tell us that.
Answer: there is no fountain of youth, no two individuals will age the
same
◉ Genetic theory.
Answer: people inherit a genetic program- determines life
expectancy
◉ Error theory.
Answer: genetic mutations are involved, causing organ decline as a
result of cellular mutation ( after a certain time, something goes
wrong)
, ◉ Cross- Linkage theory.
Answer: cellular division threatened resulting from radiation,
chemical reactions, affects DNA and destroys connective tissue/
collegen(elasticity breaks down) by stiffening protein chains making
them less able to function (stiffening of proteins=rough skin stiff
joints)
◉ Evolution theory tells us that differences in aging and longevity
occur due to.
Answer: natural selection/mutation
◉ mutation theory.
Answer: occurs due to decrease in natural selection with age
mutations that effect children will eventually be eliminated (used to
be known as survival of the fitest)
◉ disposable soma theory.
Answer: aging is related to the use of bodys energy rather than to
genetics
◉ Free Radical theory.
Answer: since free radicals are highly reactive molecules with an
extra charge- resulting from O2metabolism and other things. *they
ELIOPOULOS COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT
WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ how can nurses promote joy and a sense of purpose to the elder
population.
Answer: by viewing old age as an oppertunity to continued
developement and satisfaction- rather than a depressing useless
period of life
◉ biological theories tell us that.
Answer: there is no fountain of youth, no two individuals will age the
same
◉ Genetic theory.
Answer: people inherit a genetic program- determines life
expectancy
◉ Error theory.
Answer: genetic mutations are involved, causing organ decline as a
result of cellular mutation ( after a certain time, something goes
wrong)
, ◉ Cross- Linkage theory.
Answer: cellular division threatened resulting from radiation,
chemical reactions, affects DNA and destroys connective tissue/
collegen(elasticity breaks down) by stiffening protein chains making
them less able to function (stiffening of proteins=rough skin stiff
joints)
◉ Evolution theory tells us that differences in aging and longevity
occur due to.
Answer: natural selection/mutation
◉ mutation theory.
Answer: occurs due to decrease in natural selection with age
mutations that effect children will eventually be eliminated (used to
be known as survival of the fitest)
◉ disposable soma theory.
Answer: aging is related to the use of bodys energy rather than to
genetics
◉ Free Radical theory.
Answer: since free radicals are highly reactive molecules with an
extra charge- resulting from O2metabolism and other things. *they
