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According to Hirsch and colleagues, statistically significant decline:
1. affects about 20% of hospitalized older adults
2. is easily reversible
3. results in death within 3 months for 40% of hospitalized older adults
4. develops as early as the second day of hospital admission - CORRECT ANSWER -
4. develops as early as the second day of hospital admission
Palmer and colleagues observed that a major reason for functional decline in hospitalized older adults i
s
1. patients believe that they are supposed to behave in a dependent manner
2. patients forget to complete self-care tasks on a regular basis
3. the hospital's physical environment is designed for caregivers rather than patients
4. not enough attention is paid to the nutritional needs of the patient - CORRECT ANSWER -
3. the hospital's physical environment is designed for caregivers rather than patients
When aging muscles are immobile, they lose up to how much strength each day?
1. 5%
2. 10%
3. 15%
4. 20% - CORRECT ANSWER -1. 5%
Within 24-48 hours of bed rest
1. blood pools in the lower legs
2. excess antidiuretic hormone is released
3. plasma volume decrease by about 500 ml
4. the body perceives a decrease in venous volume - CORRECT ANSWER -
3. plasma volume decrease by about 500 ml
Hamerman defines frailty as
1. a state that requires total physical and cognitive assistance
2. the midpoint between independence and death
3. the end result of multiple chronic illnesses
4. an age-related syndrome of weakness and fatigue - CORRECT ANSWER -
2. the midpoint between independence and death
- CORRECT ANSWER -
A recent study indicates that when a person with cognitive impairment is admitted to a hospital with a
n acute illness, the risk for decline in self-care activities:
1. is slightly increased
2. nearly doubles
3. nearly triples
4. nearly quadruples - CORRECT ANSWER -2. nearly doubles
When an older adult is hospitalized, functional assessments should be performed:
ANSWERS
According to Hirsch and colleagues, statistically significant decline:
1. affects about 20% of hospitalized older adults
2. is easily reversible
3. results in death within 3 months for 40% of hospitalized older adults
4. develops as early as the second day of hospital admission - CORRECT ANSWER -
4. develops as early as the second day of hospital admission
Palmer and colleagues observed that a major reason for functional decline in hospitalized older adults i
s
1. patients believe that they are supposed to behave in a dependent manner
2. patients forget to complete self-care tasks on a regular basis
3. the hospital's physical environment is designed for caregivers rather than patients
4. not enough attention is paid to the nutritional needs of the patient - CORRECT ANSWER -
3. the hospital's physical environment is designed for caregivers rather than patients
When aging muscles are immobile, they lose up to how much strength each day?
1. 5%
2. 10%
3. 15%
4. 20% - CORRECT ANSWER -1. 5%
Within 24-48 hours of bed rest
1. blood pools in the lower legs
2. excess antidiuretic hormone is released
3. plasma volume decrease by about 500 ml
4. the body perceives a decrease in venous volume - CORRECT ANSWER -
3. plasma volume decrease by about 500 ml
Hamerman defines frailty as
1. a state that requires total physical and cognitive assistance
2. the midpoint between independence and death
3. the end result of multiple chronic illnesses
4. an age-related syndrome of weakness and fatigue - CORRECT ANSWER -
2. the midpoint between independence and death
- CORRECT ANSWER -
A recent study indicates that when a person with cognitive impairment is admitted to a hospital with a
n acute illness, the risk for decline in self-care activities:
1. is slightly increased
2. nearly doubles
3. nearly triples
4. nearly quadruples - CORRECT ANSWER -2. nearly doubles
When an older adult is hospitalized, functional assessments should be performed:
