TEST BANK FOR Advanced Practice Nursing
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in the Care of Older Adults, 2nd Edition
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by Laurie Kennedy-Malone, Verified Chapters 1 - 19, Complete
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,Answers at the end of the Chapter
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Chapter 1: Changes with Aging ss ss ss ss
Multiple ssChoice
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1. The major impact of the physiological changes that occur with aging is:
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A. Reduced ssphysiological ssreserve
B. Reduced sshomeostatic ssmechanisms
C. Impaired ssimmunological ssresponse
D. All ssof ssthe ssabove
2. The strongest evidence regarding normal physiological aging is available through:
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, A. Randomized sscontrolled ssclinical sstrials
B. Cross-sectional ssstudies
C. Longitudinal ssstudies
D. Case sscontrol ssstudies
ss ss ss 3. All of the following statements are true about laboratory
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values in older adultsexcept:
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A. Reference ssranges ssare sspreferable
B. Abnormal ssfindings ssare ssoften ssdue ssto ssphysiological ssaging
C. Normal ssranges ssmay ssnot ssbe ssapplicable ssfor ssolder ssadults
D. Reference ssvalues ssare ssnot ssnecessarily ssacceptable ssvalues
ss ss ss 4. s s Biochemical individuality is best described as:
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A. Each ssindividual’s ssvariation ssis ssoften ssmuch ssgreater ssthan ssthat ssof ssa sslarger ssgroup
B. The ssunique ssbiochemical ssprofile ssof ssa ssselected sspopulation
C. The sstruly ss“normal” ssindividual—falling sswithin ssaverage ssrange
D. Each ssindividual’s ssvariation ssis ssoften ssmuch sssmaller ssthan ssthat ssof ssa sslarger ssgroup
ss ss ss 5. s s Polypharmacy is best described as taking:
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ss ss ss ss ss
in the Care of Older Adults, 2nd Edition
ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
by Laurie Kennedy-Malone, Verified Chapters 1 - 19, Complete
ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
,
,Answers at the end of the Chapter
ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
Chapter 1: Changes with Aging ss ss ss ss
Multiple ssChoice
Identify ssthe sschoice ssthat ssbest sscompletes ssthe ssstatement ssor ssanswers ssthe ssquestion.
1. The major impact of the physiological changes that occur with aging is:
ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
A. Reduced ssphysiological ssreserve
B. Reduced sshomeostatic ssmechanisms
C. Impaired ssimmunological ssresponse
D. All ssof ssthe ssabove
2. The strongest evidence regarding normal physiological aging is available through:
ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
, A. Randomized sscontrolled ssclinical sstrials
B. Cross-sectional ssstudies
C. Longitudinal ssstudies
D. Case sscontrol ssstudies
ss ss ss 3. All of the following statements are true about laboratory
ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
values in older adultsexcept:
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A. Reference ssranges ssare sspreferable
B. Abnormal ssfindings ssare ssoften ssdue ssto ssphysiological ssaging
C. Normal ssranges ssmay ssnot ssbe ssapplicable ssfor ssolder ssadults
D. Reference ssvalues ssare ssnot ssnecessarily ssacceptable ssvalues
ss ss ss 4. s s Biochemical individuality is best described as:
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A. Each ssindividual’s ssvariation ssis ssoften ssmuch ssgreater ssthan ssthat ssof ssa sslarger ssgroup
B. The ssunique ssbiochemical ssprofile ssof ssa ssselected sspopulation
C. The sstruly ss“normal” ssindividual—falling sswithin ssaverage ssrange
D. Each ssindividual’s ssvariation ssis ssoften ssmuch sssmaller ssthan ssthat ssof ssa sslarger ssgroup
ss ss ss 5. s s Polypharmacy is best described as taking:
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A. More ssthan ssnine ssmedications ssper ssday
B. More ssthan ssfive ssmedications ssper ssday
