NURS 209 Example Questions With correct
answers
Most |Seniors |live |in |residential |care |facilities |such |as |LTC? |
True |or |False? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-False
Health |care |expenditure |on |people |aged |65 |and |older |account |for |1/3 |of |the |total |health |care |
expenditures
True |or |False? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-True
Older |individuals |are |high |consumers |of |health |care; |a |lot |of |their |health |care |issues |are |preventable, |
ex. |Falls, |pressure |wound
Older |people |will |become |frail, |a |part |of |irreversible |process |of |age
True |or |False? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-False
Is |reversible
Women, |who |tend |to |live |longer |are |generally |found |to |be |less |healthy |and |report |more |severe |
disability
True |or |False? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-True
Over |half |of |older |adults |have |adequate |health |literacy |skills |to |support |them |in |making |basic |health-
related |decision
True |or |False? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-False
Anisa |is |recently |diagnosed |with |Glaucoma. |You |are |providing |education |to |Anisa |which |of |the |
following |statements |is |correct?
1. |Central |Vision |is |affected |by |glaucoma |
, 2. |Acute |Glaucoma |is |accompanied |with |pupil |constriction |and |ciliary |flush |
3. |Glaucoma |is |likely |due |to |drusen |deposit |in |the |trabecular |meshwork |clogging |up |the |outflow |
mechanism |
4. |Medications |with |anti-cholinergic |side |effects |trigger |acute |angle-closure |crisis |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-4. |Medications |with |anti-cholinergic |side |effects |trigger |acute |angle-closure |crisis
Polypharmacy |is... |
1. |is |defined |by |medication |count |while |using |a |cut |point |of |10 |or |more |medications |
2. |The |use |of |5 |or |more |medications, |some |of |which |may |not |be |clinically |appropriate |
3. |The |consumption |of |<5 |medications |
4. |1 |&2 |
5. |2 |& |3 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-2. |The |use |of |5 |or |more |medications, |some |of |which |may |not |be |
clinically |appropriate
Any |medication |may |have |an |interaction |with |the |following |
1. |Another |medication |
2. |Food |
3. |Disease
4. |All |of |the |above |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-4. |All |of |the |above
Most |risk |factors |are |modifiable, |most |falls |are |preventable
True |or |False? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-True
Falls |in |older |adults |result |from |a |complex |combination |of |factors |and |so |require |a |multifactorial, |
interdisciplinary |approach
True |or |False |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-True
Pain |is |unavoidable |when |we |age
answers
Most |Seniors |live |in |residential |care |facilities |such |as |LTC? |
True |or |False? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-False
Health |care |expenditure |on |people |aged |65 |and |older |account |for |1/3 |of |the |total |health |care |
expenditures
True |or |False? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-True
Older |individuals |are |high |consumers |of |health |care; |a |lot |of |their |health |care |issues |are |preventable, |
ex. |Falls, |pressure |wound
Older |people |will |become |frail, |a |part |of |irreversible |process |of |age
True |or |False? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-False
Is |reversible
Women, |who |tend |to |live |longer |are |generally |found |to |be |less |healthy |and |report |more |severe |
disability
True |or |False? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-True
Over |half |of |older |adults |have |adequate |health |literacy |skills |to |support |them |in |making |basic |health-
related |decision
True |or |False? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-False
Anisa |is |recently |diagnosed |with |Glaucoma. |You |are |providing |education |to |Anisa |which |of |the |
following |statements |is |correct?
1. |Central |Vision |is |affected |by |glaucoma |
, 2. |Acute |Glaucoma |is |accompanied |with |pupil |constriction |and |ciliary |flush |
3. |Glaucoma |is |likely |due |to |drusen |deposit |in |the |trabecular |meshwork |clogging |up |the |outflow |
mechanism |
4. |Medications |with |anti-cholinergic |side |effects |trigger |acute |angle-closure |crisis |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-4. |Medications |with |anti-cholinergic |side |effects |trigger |acute |angle-closure |crisis
Polypharmacy |is... |
1. |is |defined |by |medication |count |while |using |a |cut |point |of |10 |or |more |medications |
2. |The |use |of |5 |or |more |medications, |some |of |which |may |not |be |clinically |appropriate |
3. |The |consumption |of |<5 |medications |
4. |1 |&2 |
5. |2 |& |3 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-2. |The |use |of |5 |or |more |medications, |some |of |which |may |not |be |
clinically |appropriate
Any |medication |may |have |an |interaction |with |the |following |
1. |Another |medication |
2. |Food |
3. |Disease
4. |All |of |the |above |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-4. |All |of |the |above
Most |risk |factors |are |modifiable, |most |falls |are |preventable
True |or |False? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-True
Falls |in |older |adults |result |from |a |complex |combination |of |factors |and |so |require |a |multifactorial, |
interdisciplinary |approach
True |or |False |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-True
Pain |is |unavoidable |when |we |age
