TEST BANK FOR Advanced Practice Nursing
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in the Care of Older Adults, 2nd Edition
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by Laurie Kennedy-Malone, Verified Chapters 1 - 19, Complete
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,Answers at the end of the Chapter
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Chapter 1: Changes with Aging ff ff ff ff
Multiple ffChoice
Identify ffthe ffchoice ffthat ffbest ffcompletes ffthe ffstatement ffor ffanswers ffthe ffquestion.
1. The major impact of the physiological changes that occur with aging is:
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A. Reduced ffphysiological ffreserve
B. Reduced ffhomeostatic ffmechanisms
C. Impaired ffimmunological ffresponse
D. All ffof ffthe ffabove
2. The strongest evidence regarding normal physiological aging is available through:
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, A. Randomized ffcontrolled ffclinical fftrials
B. Cross-sectional ffstudies
C. Longitudinal ffstudies
D. Case ffcontrol ffstudies
3. All of the following statements are true about laboratory
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values in older adultsexcept:
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A. Reference ffranges ffare ffpreferable
B. Abnormal fffindings ffare ffoften ffdue ffto ffphysiological ffaging
C. Normal ffranges ffmay ffnot ffbe ffapplicable fffor ffolder ffadults
D. Reference ffvalues ffare ffnot ffnecessarily ffacceptable ffvalues
ff ff f f 4. Biochemical individuality is best described as:
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A. Each ffindividual’s ffvariation ffis ffoften ffmuch ffgreater ffthan ffthat ffof ffa fflarger ffgroup
B. The ffunique ffbiochemical ffprofile ffof ffa ffselected ffpopulation
C. The fftruly ff“normal” ffindividual—falling ffwithin ffaverage ffrange
D. Each ffindividual’s ffvariation ffis ffoften ffmuch ffsmaller ffthan ffthat ffof ffa fflarger ffgroup
ff ff f f 5. Polypharmacy is best described as taking:
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A. More ffthan ffnine ffmedications ffper ffday
B. More ffthan fffive ffmedications ffper ffday
ff ff ff ff ff
in the Care of Older Adults, 2nd Edition
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by Laurie Kennedy-Malone, Verified Chapters 1 - 19, Complete
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
,
,Answers at the end of the Chapter
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
Chapter 1: Changes with Aging ff ff ff ff
Multiple ffChoice
Identify ffthe ffchoice ffthat ffbest ffcompletes ffthe ffstatement ffor ffanswers ffthe ffquestion.
1. The major impact of the physiological changes that occur with aging is:
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
A. Reduced ffphysiological ffreserve
B. Reduced ffhomeostatic ffmechanisms
C. Impaired ffimmunological ffresponse
D. All ffof ffthe ffabove
2. The strongest evidence regarding normal physiological aging is available through:
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
, A. Randomized ffcontrolled ffclinical fftrials
B. Cross-sectional ffstudies
C. Longitudinal ffstudies
D. Case ffcontrol ffstudies
3. All of the following statements are true about laboratory
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values in older adultsexcept:
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A. Reference ffranges ffare ffpreferable
B. Abnormal fffindings ffare ffoften ffdue ffto ffphysiological ffaging
C. Normal ffranges ffmay ffnot ffbe ffapplicable fffor ffolder ffadults
D. Reference ffvalues ffare ffnot ffnecessarily ffacceptable ffvalues
ff ff f f 4. Biochemical individuality is best described as:
f f ff ff ff ff ff
A. Each ffindividual’s ffvariation ffis ffoften ffmuch ffgreater ffthan ffthat ffof ffa fflarger ffgroup
B. The ffunique ffbiochemical ffprofile ffof ffa ffselected ffpopulation
C. The fftruly ff“normal” ffindividual—falling ffwithin ffaverage ffrange
D. Each ffindividual’s ffvariation ffis ffoften ffmuch ffsmaller ffthan ffthat ffof ffa fflarger ffgroup
ff ff f f 5. Polypharmacy is best described as taking:
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A. More ffthan ffnine ffmedications ffper ffday
B. More ffthan fffive ffmedications ffper ffday
