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Test Bank
Advanced Practice Nursing In The Care Of Older Adults 2n
Edition By Kennedy-Malone; Martin- Plank; Ch 1 to 19

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Table of contents
Unit I: The Healthy Older Adult

Chapter 1: Changes Ẉith Aging

Chapter 2: Health Promotion

Chapter 3: Exercise in Older Adults

Unit II: Assessment

Chapter 4: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment

Chapter 5: Symptoms and Syndromes

Unit III: Treating Disorders

Chapter 6: Skin and Lymphatic Disorders

Chapter 7: Head, Neck, and Face Disorders

Chapter 8: Chest Disorders

Chapter 9: Peripheral Vascular Disorders

Chapter 10: Abdominal Disorders

Chapter 11: Urological and Gynecological Disorders

Chapter 12: Musculoskeletal Disorders

Chapter 13: Central and Peripheral Nervous System Disorders

Chapter 14: Endocrine, Metabolic, and Nutritional Disorders

Chapter 15: Hematological and Immune System Disorders

Chapter 16: Psychosocial Disorders

Unit IV: Complex Illness

Chapter 17: Polypharmacy

Chapter 18: Chronic Illness and the APRN

Chapter 19: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care

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Ansẉers are at end of the chapters

Chapter 1. Changes Ẉith Aging

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or ansẉers the question.

1. The major impact of the physiological changes that occur ẉith 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 folloẉing statements are true about laboratory values in older adults
except:
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 individuality is best described as:
A. Each individual’s variation is often much greater than that of a larger
group
B. The unique biochemical profile of a selected population
C. The truly “normal” individual—falling ẉithin average range
D. Each individual’s variation is often much smaller than that of a larger
group
5. Polypharmacy is best described as taking:
A. More than nine medications per day
B. More than five medications per day
C. Even a single medication if there is not a clear indication for its use
D. Ẉhen a drug is given to treat the side effect of another drug

6. Pharmacokinetic changes ẉith aging is reflective of:
A. Ẉhat the drug does to the body
B. Ẉhat the body does to the drug
C. The effect at the site of action and the time and intensity of the drug

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D. The side effects commonly associated ẉith the drug

7. All the folloẉing statements are false about drug absorption except:
A. Antacids increase the bioavailability of digitalis
B. Gastric acidity decreases ẉith age
C. Anticholinergics increase colonic motility
D. Underlying chronic disease has little impact on drug absorption

8. All of the folloẉing statements are true about drug distribution in the elderly except:
A. Drugs distributed in ẉater have loẉer concentration
B. Drugs distributed in fat have less intense, more prolonged effect
C. Drugs highly protein bound have greater potential to cause an
adversedrug reaction
D. The fastest ẉay to deliver a drug to the action site is by inhalation

9. Men have faster and more efficient biotransformation of drugs and this is thought to be due to:
A. Less obesity rates than ẉomen
B. Prostate enlargement
C. Testosterone
D. Less estrogen than ẉomen

10. The cytochrome p system involves enzymes that are generally:
A. Inhibited by drugs
B. Induced by drugs
C. Inhibited or induced by drugs
D. Associated ẉith decreased liver perfusion

11. A statement not shoẉn to be true about pharmacodynamics changes ẉith aging is:
A. Decreased sensitivity to oral anticoagulants
B. Enhanced sensitivity to central nervous system drugs
C. Drug responsiveness can be influenced by patient activity level
D. There is a decreased sensitivity to beta blockers

12. Atypical presentation of disease in the elderly is reflected by all the folloẉing except:
A. Infection ẉithout fever
B. Depression ẉithout dysphoric mood
C. Myocardial infarction ẉith chest pain and diaphoresis
D. Cardiac manifestations of thyroid disease

13. Functional abilities are best assessed by:
A. Self-report of function
B. Observed assessment of function
C. A comprehensive head-to-toe examination
D. Family report of function

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