UNITEK EXAM STUDY GUIDE LATEST 2026 UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED 100% SOLUTIONS (2026/2027)
GRADE: A+|STATUS: GUARANTEED PASS
Ageism - Answers -prejudice or discrimination on the basis of a person's age
Integumentary changes - Answers --Changes in skin composition:
1) dermis thins with loss of elastin
2) decreased vascularity; vascular fragility --> easy bruising (senile purpa)
3) decreased sebaceous activity and decline in hydration
4) appearance - skin appears dry, wrinkled, yellowed, and inelastic; aging spots appear (clusters
of melanocyte pigmentation)
5) general thinning and graying of hair due to vascular insufficiency and decreased melanin
production
6) nails grow more slowly, brittle and thick
-Loss of effectiveness as protective barrier:
1) skin grows and heals more slowly, less able to resist injury and infection
2) inflammatory response is attenuated
3) decreased sensitivity to touch, perception of pain and temperature --> increased risk for
injury from concentrated pressures or excess temperatures
4) decreased sweat production & loss of sweat glands --> decreased temp regulation and
homeostasis
Gastrointestinal changes - Answers -chewing, gag reflex, heart brun caused by decreased uscle
tone of sphincters in heart, decreased digestion, increased bowel impaction and constipation
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,common nursing concerns - Answers -obesity, weight loss, fluids, dehydration, oral hygiene, loss
of apetite, gastric reflux, food intolerance, dysphagia, nutrition, cancer, constipation,
incontinence
neurologic changes with aging - Answers -decreased reflexes, decreased motor responses
insomnia - Answers -recurring problems in falling or staying asleep
cognition - Answers -all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering,
and communicating
Dementia - Answers -An abnormal condition marked by multiple cognitive defects that include
memory impairment.
Delerium - Answers -a state of temporary but acute mental confusion,signs; anxiety, tremors,
allucinations, delusions, attention problems, decline in level of conciousness, memory problems
Depression - Answers -A prolonged feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness
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,Alzheimer's disease - Answers -a progressive and irreversible brain disorder characterized by
gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and, finally, physical functioning
reality orientation - Answers -method of care used to promote awareness of reality in confused
or disoriented patients
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) - Answers -Minor stroke; where neurological function is regained
quickly with time
stroke - Answers -A sudden attack of weakness or paralysis that occurs when blood flow to an
area of the brain is interrupted
hemiplegia - Answers -paralysis of one side of the body
Dysarthria - Answers -the inability to use speech that is distinct and connected because of a loss
of muscle control after damage to the peripheral or central nervous system
aphasia - Answers -impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage either to
Broca's area (impairing speaking) or to Wernicke's area (impairing understanding).
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, common medications for older adults - Answers -antacids, antibiotics, antideoressants,
antihistamines, antihypertensinves, antiinflammatory, cardiovascular agents, diuretics, opioids,
oral anticoagulations, opiods,
types of elder abuse - Answers -Physical abuse
Sexual abuse
Psychological or emotional abuse
Neglect
Abandonment
Financial or material exploitation
home care - Answers -an alternative to hospitalization in which dying people stay in their homes
and receive treatment from their families and visiting medical staff
microorganism - Answers -A small living plant or animal seen only with a microscope; a microbe
entities capable of carrying on living processes
Infection prevention and control - Answers -consists of the implementation of policies and
procedures in hospitals and other health care facilities to minimize the spread of health care-
associated or community-acquired infections to patients and other staff members
Asepsis - Answers -absence of pathogenic microorganisms
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QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED 100% SOLUTIONS (2026/2027)
GRADE: A+|STATUS: GUARANTEED PASS
Ageism - Answers -prejudice or discrimination on the basis of a person's age
Integumentary changes - Answers --Changes in skin composition:
1) dermis thins with loss of elastin
2) decreased vascularity; vascular fragility --> easy bruising (senile purpa)
3) decreased sebaceous activity and decline in hydration
4) appearance - skin appears dry, wrinkled, yellowed, and inelastic; aging spots appear (clusters
of melanocyte pigmentation)
5) general thinning and graying of hair due to vascular insufficiency and decreased melanin
production
6) nails grow more slowly, brittle and thick
-Loss of effectiveness as protective barrier:
1) skin grows and heals more slowly, less able to resist injury and infection
2) inflammatory response is attenuated
3) decreased sensitivity to touch, perception of pain and temperature --> increased risk for
injury from concentrated pressures or excess temperatures
4) decreased sweat production & loss of sweat glands --> decreased temp regulation and
homeostasis
Gastrointestinal changes - Answers -chewing, gag reflex, heart brun caused by decreased uscle
tone of sphincters in heart, decreased digestion, increased bowel impaction and constipation
1|Page
,common nursing concerns - Answers -obesity, weight loss, fluids, dehydration, oral hygiene, loss
of apetite, gastric reflux, food intolerance, dysphagia, nutrition, cancer, constipation,
incontinence
neurologic changes with aging - Answers -decreased reflexes, decreased motor responses
insomnia - Answers -recurring problems in falling or staying asleep
cognition - Answers -all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering,
and communicating
Dementia - Answers -An abnormal condition marked by multiple cognitive defects that include
memory impairment.
Delerium - Answers -a state of temporary but acute mental confusion,signs; anxiety, tremors,
allucinations, delusions, attention problems, decline in level of conciousness, memory problems
Depression - Answers -A prolonged feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness
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,Alzheimer's disease - Answers -a progressive and irreversible brain disorder characterized by
gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and, finally, physical functioning
reality orientation - Answers -method of care used to promote awareness of reality in confused
or disoriented patients
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) - Answers -Minor stroke; where neurological function is regained
quickly with time
stroke - Answers -A sudden attack of weakness or paralysis that occurs when blood flow to an
area of the brain is interrupted
hemiplegia - Answers -paralysis of one side of the body
Dysarthria - Answers -the inability to use speech that is distinct and connected because of a loss
of muscle control after damage to the peripheral or central nervous system
aphasia - Answers -impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage either to
Broca's area (impairing speaking) or to Wernicke's area (impairing understanding).
3|Page
, common medications for older adults - Answers -antacids, antibiotics, antideoressants,
antihistamines, antihypertensinves, antiinflammatory, cardiovascular agents, diuretics, opioids,
oral anticoagulations, opiods,
types of elder abuse - Answers -Physical abuse
Sexual abuse
Psychological or emotional abuse
Neglect
Abandonment
Financial or material exploitation
home care - Answers -an alternative to hospitalization in which dying people stay in their homes
and receive treatment from their families and visiting medical staff
microorganism - Answers -A small living plant or animal seen only with a microscope; a microbe
entities capable of carrying on living processes
Infection prevention and control - Answers -consists of the implementation of policies and
procedures in hospitals and other health care facilities to minimize the spread of health care-
associated or community-acquired infections to patients and other staff members
Asepsis - Answers -absence of pathogenic microorganisms
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