COMPREHENSIVE NURS 5463 MODULE 1
QUESTIONS AND
⩥ coronary artery disease. ANSWERS
Answer: Leading causeGRADED A+
of death of older
adults
⩥ heart failure. Answer: Most common reason older adults are
hospitalized
⩥ primary. Answer: Type of prevention: measures such as proper diet,
proper exercise, and immunizations that prevent the occurrence of a
specific disease
⩥ secondary. Answer: Type of prevention: measures such as proper diet,
proper exercise, and immunizations that prevent the occurrence of a
specific disease
⩥ tertiary. Answer: Type of prevention: measures such as proper diet,
proper exercise, and immunizations that prevent the occurrence of a
specific disease
⩥ 65-74. Answer: Young-old adult range
85+. Answer: Old adults are ___ years of age and older
⩥ frailty. Answer: measures such as proper diet, proper exercise, and
immunizations that prevent the occurrence of a specific disease
1
,⩥ Medicare D. Answer: Which part of medicare covers prescription
benefits
⩥ Medicare A. Answer: Part of medicare which covers inpatient hospital
care and partially covers skilled nursing facility care, hospice, and home
health care
⩥ Medicare B. Answer: partially covers outpatient care, physicians'
services, and home health care. It also covers some preventive services,
such as mammograms. voluntary and has a monthly premium and an
annual deductible before payment begins.
⩥ Medicare C. Answer: Part of medicare - "MA Plans," are offered by
private companies approved by Medicare to provide Part A and Part B
benefits.
⩥ advance directives. Answer: written statements of a person's wishes
regarding medical care. These documents allow patients to more
specifically direct their own care at end of life.
SPICES. Answer: assessment tool often used to assess older adults
,⩥
⩥ sleep disorders, problems w/eating or feeding, incontinence, evidence
of falls and skin breakdown. Answer: The acronym SPICES (assessment
tool) stands for:
⩥ d.alter their daily living activities to accommodate new symptoms.
Answer: Older adults who become ill are more likely than younger
adults to
a. complains about the symptoms of their problems.
b. refuse to carry out lifestyle changes to promote recovery.
c. seeks medical attention because of limitations on their lifestyle.
d. alters their daily living activities to accommodate new symptoms.
⩥ c. results in permanent deviation from normal.
d. is associated with many stable and unstable phases.. Answer: A
characteristic of a chronic illness is that it (select all that apply)
a. has reversible pathologic changes.
b. has a consistent, predictable clinical course.
c. results in permanent deviation from normal.
d. is associated with many stable and unstable phases.
e. always starts with an acute illness and then progresses slowly.
A. Controlling symptoms
C. Preventing and managing a crisis. Answer: A 67-year-old woman who
has a long-standing diagnosis of incontinence is in the habit of arriving
20 minutes early for church to ensure that she gets a seat near the end of
, a row and close to the exit so that she has ready access to the restroom.
⩥ Which tasks of the chronically ill is the woman demonstrating?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Controlling symptoms
B. Preventing social isolation
C. Preventing and managing a crisis
D. Denying the reality of the problem
E. Adjusting to changes in the course of the disease
⩥ A. Exercise
C. Social support
D. Good nutrition
E. Coping resources. Answer: A male patient has a history of
hypertension and type 1 diabetes mellitus. Because of these chronic
illnesses, the patient exercises and eats the healthy diet that his wife
prepares for him
F. Which factors will most likely have a positive impact on his biologic
aging? (Select all that apply.)
A. Exercise
B. Diabetes
QUESTIONS AND
⩥ coronary artery disease. ANSWERS
Answer: Leading causeGRADED A+
of death of older
adults
⩥ heart failure. Answer: Most common reason older adults are
hospitalized
⩥ primary. Answer: Type of prevention: measures such as proper diet,
proper exercise, and immunizations that prevent the occurrence of a
specific disease
⩥ secondary. Answer: Type of prevention: measures such as proper diet,
proper exercise, and immunizations that prevent the occurrence of a
specific disease
⩥ tertiary. Answer: Type of prevention: measures such as proper diet,
proper exercise, and immunizations that prevent the occurrence of a
specific disease
⩥ 65-74. Answer: Young-old adult range
85+. Answer: Old adults are ___ years of age and older
⩥ frailty. Answer: measures such as proper diet, proper exercise, and
immunizations that prevent the occurrence of a specific disease
1
,⩥ Medicare D. Answer: Which part of medicare covers prescription
benefits
⩥ Medicare A. Answer: Part of medicare which covers inpatient hospital
care and partially covers skilled nursing facility care, hospice, and home
health care
⩥ Medicare B. Answer: partially covers outpatient care, physicians'
services, and home health care. It also covers some preventive services,
such as mammograms. voluntary and has a monthly premium and an
annual deductible before payment begins.
⩥ Medicare C. Answer: Part of medicare - "MA Plans," are offered by
private companies approved by Medicare to provide Part A and Part B
benefits.
⩥ advance directives. Answer: written statements of a person's wishes
regarding medical care. These documents allow patients to more
specifically direct their own care at end of life.
SPICES. Answer: assessment tool often used to assess older adults
,⩥
⩥ sleep disorders, problems w/eating or feeding, incontinence, evidence
of falls and skin breakdown. Answer: The acronym SPICES (assessment
tool) stands for:
⩥ d.alter their daily living activities to accommodate new symptoms.
Answer: Older adults who become ill are more likely than younger
adults to
a. complains about the symptoms of their problems.
b. refuse to carry out lifestyle changes to promote recovery.
c. seeks medical attention because of limitations on their lifestyle.
d. alters their daily living activities to accommodate new symptoms.
⩥ c. results in permanent deviation from normal.
d. is associated with many stable and unstable phases.. Answer: A
characteristic of a chronic illness is that it (select all that apply)
a. has reversible pathologic changes.
b. has a consistent, predictable clinical course.
c. results in permanent deviation from normal.
d. is associated with many stable and unstable phases.
e. always starts with an acute illness and then progresses slowly.
A. Controlling symptoms
C. Preventing and managing a crisis. Answer: A 67-year-old woman who
has a long-standing diagnosis of incontinence is in the habit of arriving
20 minutes early for church to ensure that she gets a seat near the end of
, a row and close to the exit so that she has ready access to the restroom.
⩥ Which tasks of the chronically ill is the woman demonstrating?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Controlling symptoms
B. Preventing social isolation
C. Preventing and managing a crisis
D. Denying the reality of the problem
E. Adjusting to changes in the course of the disease
⩥ A. Exercise
C. Social support
D. Good nutrition
E. Coping resources. Answer: A male patient has a history of
hypertension and type 1 diabetes mellitus. Because of these chronic
illnesses, the patient exercises and eats the healthy diet that his wife
prepares for him
F. Which factors will most likely have a positive impact on his biologic
aging? (Select all that apply.)
A. Exercise
B. Diabetes
