TEST BANK FOR Advanced Practice Nursing in the Care of Older Adults, 2nd Edition
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by Laurie Kennedy-Malone,
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Verified Chapters 1 - 19, Complete
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,Answers |at |the |end |of |the |Chapter
Chapter |1: |Changes |with |Aging
Multiple |Choice
Identify |the |choice |that |best |completes |the |statement |or |answers |the |question.
1. The major impact of the physiological changes that occur with aging is:
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A. Reduced |physiological |reserve
B. Reduced |homeostatic |mechanisms
C. Impaired |immunological |response
D. All |of |the |above
2. The strongest evidence regarding normal physiological aging is available through:
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, A. Randomized |controlled |clinical |trials
B. Cross-sectional |studies
C. Longitudinal |studies
D. Case |control |studies
| 3. All |of|the |following |statements |are |true |about |laboratory
values |in |older |adultsexcept:
A. Reference|ranges |are |preferable
B. Abnormal |findings |are |often |due |to |physiological |aging
C. Normal |ranges |may |not |be |applicable |for |older |adults
D. Reference |values |are |not |necessarily |acceptable |values
| 4. Biochemical |individuality |is |best |described|as:
A. Each |individual’s |variation |is |often |much |greater | than |that |of |a |larger |group
B. The |unique |biochemical |profile |of |a |selected |population
C. The |truly |“normal” |individual—falling |within |average |range
D. Each |individual’s |variation |is |often |much |smaller |than |that |of |a |larger |group
| 5. Polypharmacy |is |best |described |as |taking:
A. More |than |nine |medications |per |day
B. More|than |five |medications |per |day
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
by Laurie Kennedy-Malone,
| |
Verified Chapters 1 - 19, Complete
| | | | |
,
,Answers |at |the |end |of |the |Chapter
Chapter |1: |Changes |with |Aging
Multiple |Choice
Identify |the |choice |that |best |completes |the |statement |or |answers |the |question.
1. The major impact of the physiological changes that occur with aging is:
| | | | | | | | | | |
A. Reduced |physiological |reserve
B. Reduced |homeostatic |mechanisms
C. Impaired |immunological |response
D. All |of |the |above
2. The strongest evidence regarding normal physiological aging is available through:
| | | | | | | | |
, A. Randomized |controlled |clinical |trials
B. Cross-sectional |studies
C. Longitudinal |studies
D. Case |control |studies
| 3. All |of|the |following |statements |are |true |about |laboratory
values |in |older |adultsexcept:
A. Reference|ranges |are |preferable
B. Abnormal |findings |are |often |due |to |physiological |aging
C. Normal |ranges |may |not |be |applicable |for |older |adults
D. Reference |values |are |not |necessarily |acceptable |values
| 4. Biochemical |individuality |is |best |described|as:
A. Each |individual’s |variation |is |often |much |greater | than |that |of |a |larger |group
B. The |unique |biochemical |profile |of |a |selected |population
C. The |truly |“normal” |individual—falling |within |average |range
D. Each |individual’s |variation |is |often |much |smaller |than |that |of |a |larger |group
| 5. Polypharmacy |is |best |described |as |taking:
A. More |than |nine |medications |per |day
B. More|than |five |medications |per |day
