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1. Which of the following phenomena should
c. Both life
the nurse take into account when planning expectancy and the
for the future? percentage of people
a. While life expectancy will continue to rise, over 65 in the
the per-
popula-
centage of older adults in the United States relative to tion will
increase in com-
the overall population will decrease. ing decades.
b. By 2020, it is expected that over one-third of
Ameri- cans will be over the age of 65.
c. Both life expectancy and the percentage of
peo- ple over 65 in the population will
increase in coming decades.
d. Chronic conditions, such as diabetes, are
expected to bring a gradual decrease in the
number of older adults by 2020.
2. The board of a large chain of hospitals has a. Baby boomers
commis- tend to
sioned a strategic plan in order to meet the care needs have fewer
children than of baby boomers in coming years. Which of the follow-
members of earlier gener- ing trends constitute a sound basis for
understanding ations.
the baby boomer generation and d. Baby boomers
conducting future planning? Select all that perform physical
apply. exercise more fre-
a. Baby boomers tend to have fewer children quently than older
than members of earlier generations. adults
b. Adjusted for inflation, baby boomers have e. Baby boomers are
lower incomes than their parents had. more informed
healthcare con-
sumers than other
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older
c.Due to technology, baby boomers have more leisure adults
time than other adults.
d. Baby boomers perform physical exercise
more fre- quently than older adults
e. Baby boomers are more informed
healthcare con- sumers than other older
adults
3.
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A 78-year-old man has received a recent c. There is an
diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia. accumula- tion of
Potential pathologi- serous fluid be-
cal findings on a recent chest x-ray have prompted his tween the
lungs and the
physician to order a bronchoscopy and lung pleural membrane.
function tests. Which of the following findings
would be most likely suggestive of pathological
processes rather than normal, age-related
respiratory changes?
a. The client has fewer cilia than would be
found in a younger client.
b. Lung function tests reveal that both
maximum breathing and vital capacity are
diminished since his last test.
c.There is an accumulation of serous fluid
between the lungs and the pleural membrane.
d. The lungs are smaller than younger
adults' and there are fewer alveoli. b. "It's normal for
4. An 80-year-old resident of an assisted living your heart to
contract less
facility is proud of the fact that he was an elite
strongly as you age,
athlete during his younger years. Despite his
and this makes you
concerted efforts to re- main physically active
somewhat
and maintain his stamina, he is
lamenting his loss of exercise tolerance in recent years. less able to
exercise vigor-
How can his nurse best respond to these b. "It's
concerns? normal for
a. "It's inevitable that your heart increases in your heart
size as you age, and this is associated with a to contract
loss of cardiac efficiency." less
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strongly as you age, and this makes you ously."
somewhat less able to exercise vigorously."
c. "As you age, it's common for your heart
rate be- comes less regular and this often
results in fatigue."
d. "The normal increase in blood pressure that
ac-
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1. Which of the following phenomena should
c. Both life
the nurse take into account when planning expectancy and the
for the future? percentage of people
a. While life expectancy will continue to rise, over 65 in the
the per-
popula-
centage of older adults in the United States relative to tion will
increase in com-
the overall population will decrease. ing decades.
b. By 2020, it is expected that over one-third of
Ameri- cans will be over the age of 65.
c. Both life expectancy and the percentage of
peo- ple over 65 in the population will
increase in coming decades.
d. Chronic conditions, such as diabetes, are
expected to bring a gradual decrease in the
number of older adults by 2020.
2. The board of a large chain of hospitals has a. Baby boomers
commis- tend to
sioned a strategic plan in order to meet the care needs have fewer
children than of baby boomers in coming years. Which of the follow-
members of earlier gener- ing trends constitute a sound basis for
understanding ations.
the baby boomer generation and d. Baby boomers
conducting future planning? Select all that perform physical
apply. exercise more fre-
a. Baby boomers tend to have fewer children quently than older
than members of earlier generations. adults
b. Adjusted for inflation, baby boomers have e. Baby boomers are
lower incomes than their parents had. more informed
healthcare con-
sumers than other
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older
c.Due to technology, baby boomers have more leisure adults
time than other adults.
d. Baby boomers perform physical exercise
more fre- quently than older adults
e. Baby boomers are more informed
healthcare con- sumers than other older
adults
3.
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A 78-year-old man has received a recent c. There is an
diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia. accumula- tion of
Potential pathologi- serous fluid be-
cal findings on a recent chest x-ray have prompted his tween the
lungs and the
physician to order a bronchoscopy and lung pleural membrane.
function tests. Which of the following findings
would be most likely suggestive of pathological
processes rather than normal, age-related
respiratory changes?
a. The client has fewer cilia than would be
found in a younger client.
b. Lung function tests reveal that both
maximum breathing and vital capacity are
diminished since his last test.
c.There is an accumulation of serous fluid
between the lungs and the pleural membrane.
d. The lungs are smaller than younger
adults' and there are fewer alveoli. b. "It's normal for
4. An 80-year-old resident of an assisted living your heart to
contract less
facility is proud of the fact that he was an elite
strongly as you age,
athlete during his younger years. Despite his
and this makes you
concerted efforts to re- main physically active
somewhat
and maintain his stamina, he is
lamenting his loss of exercise tolerance in recent years. less able to
exercise vigor-
How can his nurse best respond to these b. "It's
concerns? normal for
a. "It's inevitable that your heart increases in your heart
size as you age, and this is associated with a to contract
loss of cardiac efficiency." less
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strongly as you age, and this makes you ously."
somewhat less able to exercise vigorously."
c. "As you age, it's common for your heart
rate be- comes less regular and this often
results in fatigue."
d. "The normal increase in blood pressure that
ac-
