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NU 176/ NU176 Exam 1– Geriatric Nursing Review | Galen (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A QUESTION What is the democratic (participative) leadership style? Answer: allowing decisions and input from others and encouraging participation can help create a high functioning team, places strong emphasis and value on the people of the team QUESTION What are risk factors for malnutrition in older adults? Answer: physical immobility, sensory changes, poor dentition, pain, inability to aquire or prepare food, depression/loneliness QUESTION What are nutritional red flags? Answer: decline in food intake in past 3 months, weight loss/gain in past 3 months, mobility issues, sores or skins ulcers, psychological/acute illness in past 3 months, more than 3 prescriptions, living independently, type and quality of food QUESTION What are common stressors in older adults? Answer: fatigue, environmental changes, loud noises, demands that exceed ones ability, physical stressors QUESTION How do you assess spiritual needs? Answer: do they belong to a religious group? ask about specific beliefs, are their needs being met? QUESTION What causes vitamin K deficiencies? Answer: long-term antibiotic therapy QUESTION Why is vitamin K necessary? blood-clotting functions, aiding in bone development, and regulating blood calcium. Foods: leafy green veggies, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, and kale

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NUl 176/l NU176l Examl 1–l Geriatricl
Nursingl Reviewl |l Galenl (Latestl 2026/l
2027l Update)l 100%l Verifiedl Questionsl &l
Answersl |l Gradel A

Q:l Whatl isl thel democraticl (participative)l leadershipl style?

Answer:
allowingl decisionsl andl inputl froml othersl andl encouragingl participationl canl helpl createl
al highl functioningl team,l placesl strongl emphasisl andl valuel onl thel peoplel ofl thel team




Q:l Whatl arel riskl factorsl forl malnutritionl inl olderl adults?

Answer:
physicall immobility,l sensoryl changes,l poorl dentition,l pain,l inabilityl tol aquirel orl preparel
food,l depression/loneliness




Q:l Whatl arel nutritionall redl flags?

Answer:
declinel inl foodl intakel inl pastl 3l months,l weightl loss/gainl inl pastl 3l months,l mobilityl
issues,l soresl orl skinsl ulcers,l psychological/acutel illnessl inl pastl 3l months,l morel thanl 3l
prescriptions,l livingl independently,l typel andl qualityl ofl food

, Q:l Whatl arel commonl stressorsl inl olderl adults?

Answer:
fatigue,l environmentall changes,l loudl noises,l demandsl thatl exceedl onesl ability,l physicall
stressors




Q:l Howl dol youl assessl spirituall needs?

Answer:
dol theyl belongl tol al religiousl group?l askl aboutl specificl beliefs,l arel theirl needsl beingl
met?




Q:l Whatl causesl vitaminl Kl deficiencies?

Answer:
long-terml antibioticl therapy




Q:l Whyl isl vitaminl Kl necessary?

Answer:
blood-clottingl functions,l aidingl inl bonel development,l andl regulatingl bloodl calcium.l
Foods:l leafyl greenl veggies,l cabbage,l broccoli,l cauliflower,l brussell sprouts,l andl kale




Q:l Whatl arel evaluationl errors?

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