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 withAging
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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:
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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:
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, 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
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values in older adultsexcept:
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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:
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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 |within |average |range
D. Each |individual’s |variation |is |often |much |smaller |than |that |of |a |larger |group
|| | 5. Polypharmacy is best described as taking:
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A. More |than |nine |medications |per |day
B. More |than |five |medications |per |day
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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 withAging
| | | |
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 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 |within |average |range
D. Each |individual’s |variation |is |often |much |smaller |than |that |of |a |larger |group
|| | 5. Polypharmacy is best described as taking:
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A. More |than |nine |medications |per |day
B. More |than |five |medications |per |day
