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NUR 257/ NUR257 Exam 4 – Concepts of Aging and Chronic Illness in Nursing Guide| Galen (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A QUESTION REM sleep behavior disorder loss of voluntary muscle atonia during REM sleep and violent behaviors while dreaming more common in males over 60 QUESTION REM sleep behavior disorder symptoms Answer: benign hand gestures, violent thrashing, punching and kicking QUESTION Circadian rhythm sleep disorders Answer: normal sleep occurs at abnormal times QUESTION Activity in older adults Answer: physical activity enhances health/functional status while also decreasing the number of chronic illnesses and functional limitations often assumed to be part of growing older QUESTION Xerosis Answer: extremely dry, cracked, and itchy skin --> mostly on extremities but can affect face and trunk inadequate water intake QUESTION Pruritus Answer: itchy skin accompanies disorder such as chronic renal failure, biliary or hepatic disease and iron deficiency anemia be careful about excessive scratching in older adults QUESTION Scabies Answer: causes itching, especially at night, by the burrowing mite sarcoptes scabiei it can spread to family members and people in close contact (highly contagious) worse at night QUESTION scabies s/s Answer: curved/linear ridges in a row thick crusts or ridges of skin QUESTION scabies tx prescribed lotions/cream two or more applications 1 week apart medications will kill the mites but itching may persist cleanse rooms, clothes, and lining in hot water and dry with high heat

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NURl 257/l NUR257l Examl 4l –l Conceptsl
ofl Agingl andl Chronicl Illnessl inl Nursingl
Guide|l Galenl (Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l
100%l Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l
Gradel A
l
Q:l REMl sleepl behaviorl disorder

Answer:
lossl ofl voluntaryl musclel atonial duringl REMl sleepl andl violentl behaviorsl whilel dreaming

morel commonl inl malesl overl 60




Q:l REMl sleepl behaviorl disorderl symptoms

Answer:
benignl handl gestures,l violentl thrashing,l punchingl andl kicking




Q:l Circadianl rhythml sleepl disorders

Answer:
normall sleepl occursl atl abnormall times

,Q:l Activityl inl olderl adults

Answer:
physicall activityl enhancesl health/functionall statusl whilel alsol decreasingl thel numberl ofl
chronicl illnessesl andl functionall limitationsl oftenl assumedl tol bel partl ofl growingl older




Q:l Xerosis

Answer:
extremelyl dry,l cracked,l andl itchyl skinl -->l mostlyl onl extremitiesl butl canl affectl facel
andl trunk

inadequatel waterl intake




Q:l Pruritus

Answer:
itchyl skinl

accompaniesl disorderl suchl asl chronicl renall failure,l biliaryl orl hepaticl diseasel andl ironl
deficiencyl anemial

bel carefull aboutl excessivel scratchingl inl olderl adults




Q:l Scabies

Answer:
causesl itching,l especiallyl atl night,l byl thel burrowingl mitel sarcoptesl scabiei

, itl canl spreadl tol familyl membersl andl peoplel inl closel contactl (highlyl contagious)

worsel atl night




Q:l scabiesl s/s

Answer:
curved/linearl ridgesl inl al row

thickl crustsl orl ridgesl ofl skin




Q:l scabiesl tx

Answer:
prescribedl lotions/cream

twol orl morel applicationsl 1l weekl apartl

medicationsl willl killl thel mitesl butl itchingl mayl persist

cleansel rooms,l clothes,l andl liningl inl hotl waterl andl dryl withl highl heat




Q:l Purpura

Answer:
extravasationl ofl thel bloodl inl thel surroundingl tissue,l purplel blotchyl spotsl onl thel
forearmsl andl lowerl legs

canl getl bruisesl froml justl bumpingl intol al wall

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