NUR 344 EXAM 3 FINAL PREP ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS & RATIONALES WITH |VERIFIED &
REVISED ANSWERS (NEW) 2025/VERIFIED AND GRADED A+
QUESTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS
POLYPHARMACY THE CONCURRENT USE OF MULTIPLE
MEDICATION
(2 or More)
Geriatric Syndrome A common health condition in older adults that does not
fit into the category of a discrete, specific disease
~highly prevalent in older adults
~ multifactorial in cause / etiology
~Associated with substantial morbidity and mortality
Characteristics of Geriatric ~Older Age
Syndromes -Baseline Cognitive Impairment
(Markers of Frailty) -Baseline Functional Impairment
-Impaired Mobility
, Pharmacokinetics How drugs are absorbed, metabolized, and eliminated
from/in the body
Pharmacodynamics How drugs work in the body
Ability to Manage Medications Does not have to depend on the age of the person but
his/her overall health status
Increase of Polypharmacy resulting -multiple chronic disease
harm in older adults is increased D/T -multiple physicians and healthcare providers
-multiple pharmacies
-isolation
-advanced age
ADRs indicates the inadvertent harm caused by the geriatric
(Adverse Drug Reactions) syndrome of polypharmacy
estimates suggests that 106,000 hospitalized older adults
die each year
30% of the older patients in the hospital were admitted
originally because of medication-related problems
Risk Factors -Iatrogenic harm r/t being in the hospital
-multiple pharmacies
-isolation
~~thus difficult to assess ability for self-care
-Older age
~~chronic disease, cognitive impairment, frailty, and
alterations in pharmacokinetics
-Transitions of care
Warning Signs of ADRs -Nonspecific complaints
-Timeline/timing of starting medication
-Falls
---drugs associated with falls are: benzodiazepines,
muscle relaxants, some antihistamines, opioids
CORRECT ANSWERS & RATIONALES WITH |VERIFIED &
REVISED ANSWERS (NEW) 2025/VERIFIED AND GRADED A+
QUESTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS
POLYPHARMACY THE CONCURRENT USE OF MULTIPLE
MEDICATION
(2 or More)
Geriatric Syndrome A common health condition in older adults that does not
fit into the category of a discrete, specific disease
~highly prevalent in older adults
~ multifactorial in cause / etiology
~Associated with substantial morbidity and mortality
Characteristics of Geriatric ~Older Age
Syndromes -Baseline Cognitive Impairment
(Markers of Frailty) -Baseline Functional Impairment
-Impaired Mobility
, Pharmacokinetics How drugs are absorbed, metabolized, and eliminated
from/in the body
Pharmacodynamics How drugs work in the body
Ability to Manage Medications Does not have to depend on the age of the person but
his/her overall health status
Increase of Polypharmacy resulting -multiple chronic disease
harm in older adults is increased D/T -multiple physicians and healthcare providers
-multiple pharmacies
-isolation
-advanced age
ADRs indicates the inadvertent harm caused by the geriatric
(Adverse Drug Reactions) syndrome of polypharmacy
estimates suggests that 106,000 hospitalized older adults
die each year
30% of the older patients in the hospital were admitted
originally because of medication-related problems
Risk Factors -Iatrogenic harm r/t being in the hospital
-multiple pharmacies
-isolation
~~thus difficult to assess ability for self-care
-Older age
~~chronic disease, cognitive impairment, frailty, and
alterations in pharmacokinetics
-Transitions of care
Warning Signs of ADRs -Nonspecific complaints
-Timeline/timing of starting medication
-Falls
---drugs associated with falls are: benzodiazepines,
muscle relaxants, some antihistamines, opioids
