TEST BANK FOR Advanced Practice Nursing
in the Care of Older Adults, 3rd Edition
by Laurie Kennedy-Malone, Verified Chapters 1 - 23, Complete
,Answers at the end of the Chapter
Chapter 1: Changes with Aging
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. The major impact of the physiological changes that occur with aging is:
A. Reduced physiological reserve
B. Reduced homeostatic mechanisms
C. Impaired immunological response
D. All of the above
2. The strongest evidence regarding normal physiological aging is available through:
,A. Randomized controlled clinical trials
B. Cross-sectional studies
C. Longitudinal studies
D. Case control studies
3. All of the following statements are true about laboratory
values in older adultsexcept:
A. Reference ranges are preferable
B. Abnormal findings are often due to physiological aging
C. Normal ranges may not be applicable for older adults
D. Reference values are not necessarily acceptable values
4. e Biochemical eindividuality eis ebest edescribed eas:
A. Each eindividual’s evariation eis eoften emuch egreater ethan ethat eof ea elarger egroup
B. The eunique ebiochemical eprofile eof ea eselected epopulation
C. The etruly e“normal” eindividual—falling ewithin eaverage erange
D. Each eindividual’s evariation eis eoften emuch esmaller ethan ethat eof ea elarger egroup
ee e 5. e Polypharmacy eis ebest edescribed eas etaking:
A. More ethan enine emedications eper eday
B. More ethan efive emedications eper eday
, C. Even ea esingle emedication eif ethere eis enot ea eclear eindication efor eits euse
D. When ea edrug eis egiven eto etreat ethe eside eeffect eof eanother edrug
ee e 6. e Pharmacokinetic echanges ewith eaging eis ereflective eof:
A. What ethe edrug edoes eto ethe ebody
B. What ethe ebody edoes eto ethe edrug
C. The eeffect eat ethe esite eof eaction eand ethe etime eand eintensity eof ethe edrug
D. The eside eeffects ecommonly eassociated ewith ethe edrug
ee e 7. e All ethe efollowing estatements eare efalse eabout edrug eabsorption eexcept:
A. Antacids eincrease ethe ebioavailability eof edigitalis
B. Gastric eacidity edecreases ewith eage
C. Anticholinergics eincrease ecolonic emotility
D. Underlying echronic edisease ehas elittle eimpact eon edrug eabsorption
ee e 8. e All eof ethe efollowing estatements eare etrue eabout edrug edistribution ein ethe
elderly eexcept:
A. Drugs edistributed ein ewater ehave elower econcentration
B. Drugs edistributed ein efat ehave eless eintense, emore eprolonged eeffect
C. Drugs ehighly eprotein ebound ehave egreater epotential eto ecause ean eadverse edrug ereaction
in the Care of Older Adults, 3rd Edition
by Laurie Kennedy-Malone, Verified Chapters 1 - 23, Complete
,Answers at the end of the Chapter
Chapter 1: Changes with Aging
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. The major impact of the physiological changes that occur with aging is:
A. Reduced physiological reserve
B. Reduced homeostatic mechanisms
C. Impaired immunological response
D. All of the above
2. The strongest evidence regarding normal physiological aging is available through:
,A. Randomized controlled clinical trials
B. Cross-sectional studies
C. Longitudinal studies
D. Case control studies
3. All of the following statements are true about laboratory
values in older adultsexcept:
A. Reference ranges are preferable
B. Abnormal findings are often due to physiological aging
C. Normal ranges may not be applicable for older adults
D. Reference values are not necessarily acceptable values
4. e Biochemical eindividuality eis ebest edescribed eas:
A. Each eindividual’s evariation eis eoften emuch egreater ethan ethat eof ea elarger egroup
B. The eunique ebiochemical eprofile eof ea eselected epopulation
C. The etruly e“normal” eindividual—falling ewithin eaverage erange
D. Each eindividual’s evariation eis eoften emuch esmaller ethan ethat eof ea elarger egroup
ee e 5. e Polypharmacy eis ebest edescribed eas etaking:
A. More ethan enine emedications eper eday
B. More ethan efive emedications eper eday
, C. Even ea esingle emedication eif ethere eis enot ea eclear eindication efor eits euse
D. When ea edrug eis egiven eto etreat ethe eside eeffect eof eanother edrug
ee e 6. e Pharmacokinetic echanges ewith eaging eis ereflective eof:
A. What ethe edrug edoes eto ethe ebody
B. What ethe ebody edoes eto ethe edrug
C. The eeffect eat ethe esite eof eaction eand ethe etime eand eintensity eof ethe edrug
D. The eside eeffects ecommonly eassociated ewith ethe edrug
ee e 7. e All ethe efollowing estatements eare efalse eabout edrug eabsorption eexcept:
A. Antacids eincrease ethe ebioavailability eof edigitalis
B. Gastric eacidity edecreases ewith eage
C. Anticholinergics eincrease ecolonic emotility
D. Underlying echronic edisease ehas elittle eimpact eon edrug eabsorption
ee e 8. e All eof ethe efollowing estatements eare etrue eabout edrug edistribution ein ethe
elderly eexcept:
A. Drugs edistributed ein ewater ehave elower econcentration
B. Drugs edistributed ein efat ehave eless eintense, emore eprolonged eeffect
C. Drugs ehighly eprotein ebound ehave egreater epotential eto ecause ean eadverse edrug ereaction
