TEST BANK FOR Advanced Practice Nursing
in the Care of Older Adults, 2nd Edition
by Laurie Kennedy-Malone, Verified Chapters 1 - 19, 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. Biochemical pindividuality pis pbest pdescribed pas:
A. Each pindividual’s pvariation pis poften pmuch pgreater pthan pthat pof pa plarger pgroup
B. The punique pbiochemical pprofile pof pa pselected ppopulation
C. The ptruly p“normal” pindividual—falling pwithin paverage prange
D. Each pindividual’s pvariation pis poften pmuch psmaller pthan pthat pof pa plarger pgroup
pp p 5. p Polypharmacy pis pbest pdescribed pas ptaking:
A. More pthan pnine pmedications pper pday
B. More pthan pfive pmedications pper pday
in the Care of Older Adults, 2nd Edition
by Laurie Kennedy-Malone, Verified Chapters 1 - 19, 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. Biochemical pindividuality pis pbest pdescribed pas:
A. Each pindividual’s pvariation pis poften pmuch pgreater pthan pthat pof pa plarger pgroup
B. The punique pbiochemical pprofile pof pa pselected ppopulation
C. The ptruly p“normal” pindividual—falling pwithin paverage prange
D. Each pindividual’s pvariation pis poften pmuch psmaller pthan pthat pof pa plarger pgroup
pp p 5. p Polypharmacy pis pbest pdescribed pas ptaking:
A. More pthan pnine pmedications pper pday
B. More pthan pfive pmedications pper pday
