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BSNC 1000 midterm EXAM 300 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR
QUESTION: You are caring for a 78 year-old female cardiac patient. In preconference, your
clinical instructor asks you what is an age-related change in the cardiac system of the older
adult?
1. Decreased blood pressure
2. Decreased cardiac output
3. Increase ability to respond to stress
4. Increased heart recovery rate - ANSWER-2. Decreased cardiac output
QUESTION: The nurse is setting up an education session with an 85-year-old patient who will be
going home on anticoagulant therapy. Which strategy would reflect consideration of aging
changes that may exist with this patient?
A. show a colorful video about anticoagulation therapy.
B. Present all the information in one session just before discharge.
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C. Give the patient pamphlets about the medications to read at home.
D. Develop large-print handouts that reflect the verbal information presented. - ANSWER-D.
Develop large-print handouts that reflect the verbal information presented.
QUESTION: A 70-year-old client asks the nurse to explain to her about hypertension. An
appropriate response by the nurse as to why older clients often have hypertension is due to:
A. Myocardial muscle damage
B. Reduction in physical activity
C. Ingestion of foods high in sodium
D. Accumulation of plaque on arterial walls - ANSWER-D. Accumulation of plaque on arterial
walls
QUESTION: When caring for an older adult patient, the nurse uses the following interventions
to accommodate visual changes with age:
A. Eye glasses in the bedside table.
B. Adequate lighting and uncluttered walkways.
C. Draw drapes in room to prevent glare.
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D. Keep bedside rails down. - ANSWER-B. Adequate lighting and uncluttered walkways.
QUESTION: Which nurse will best understand the mission of population health nursing? The
nurse who:
a. Understands the needs of the individuals and families that comprise the populations with
which they work
b. Focuses on the population rather than on individuals.
c. Is diligent about keeping abreast of new treatments and technologies. d.Applies a single
population-based strategy to achieve health and wellness - ANSWER-Understands the needs of
the individuals and families that comprise the populations with which they work.
Correct: The definition of population health is evolving, but at present it can be defined as the
attainment of the greatest possible biologic, psychological, and social well-being of the total
population as an entity and of its individual members.
Q; The world health organization now defines health as
a. A way of life for individuals and people
b. The absence of disease or infirmity
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c. The ability to function in a new environment
d. Complete physical, mental and social wellbeing - ANSWER-d. Complete physical, mental and
social wellbeing
QUESTION: Primary prevention activities include one of the following
a. Retraining to maximize remaining capacities
b. Prompt treatment after early diagnoses
c. Treatment to arrest the disease process
d. Health education and promotion of wellness - ANSWER-d. Health education and promotion
of wellness
QUESTION: Immunization and water purification are examples of
a.Intermediate prevention
b. Primary prevention
c. Secondary prevention
d. Tertiary prevention - ANSWER-b. primairy prevention
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BSNC 1000 midterm EXAM 300 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR
QUESTION: You are caring for a 78 year-old female cardiac patient. In preconference, your
clinical instructor asks you what is an age-related change in the cardiac system of the older
adult?
1. Decreased blood pressure
2. Decreased cardiac output
3. Increase ability to respond to stress
4. Increased heart recovery rate - ANSWER-2. Decreased cardiac output
QUESTION: The nurse is setting up an education session with an 85-year-old patient who will be
going home on anticoagulant therapy. Which strategy would reflect consideration of aging
changes that may exist with this patient?
A. show a colorful video about anticoagulation therapy.
B. Present all the information in one session just before discharge.
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C. Give the patient pamphlets about the medications to read at home.
D. Develop large-print handouts that reflect the verbal information presented. - ANSWER-D.
Develop large-print handouts that reflect the verbal information presented.
QUESTION: A 70-year-old client asks the nurse to explain to her about hypertension. An
appropriate response by the nurse as to why older clients often have hypertension is due to:
A. Myocardial muscle damage
B. Reduction in physical activity
C. Ingestion of foods high in sodium
D. Accumulation of plaque on arterial walls - ANSWER-D. Accumulation of plaque on arterial
walls
QUESTION: When caring for an older adult patient, the nurse uses the following interventions
to accommodate visual changes with age:
A. Eye glasses in the bedside table.
B. Adequate lighting and uncluttered walkways.
C. Draw drapes in room to prevent glare.
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D. Keep bedside rails down. - ANSWER-B. Adequate lighting and uncluttered walkways.
QUESTION: Which nurse will best understand the mission of population health nursing? The
nurse who:
a. Understands the needs of the individuals and families that comprise the populations with
which they work
b. Focuses on the population rather than on individuals.
c. Is diligent about keeping abreast of new treatments and technologies. d.Applies a single
population-based strategy to achieve health and wellness - ANSWER-Understands the needs of
the individuals and families that comprise the populations with which they work.
Correct: The definition of population health is evolving, but at present it can be defined as the
attainment of the greatest possible biologic, psychological, and social well-being of the total
population as an entity and of its individual members.
Q; The world health organization now defines health as
a. A way of life for individuals and people
b. The absence of disease or infirmity
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c. The ability to function in a new environment
d. Complete physical, mental and social wellbeing - ANSWER-d. Complete physical, mental and
social wellbeing
QUESTION: Primary prevention activities include one of the following
a. Retraining to maximize remaining capacities
b. Prompt treatment after early diagnoses
c. Treatment to arrest the disease process
d. Health education and promotion of wellness - ANSWER-d. Health education and promotion
of wellness
QUESTION: Immunization and water purification are examples of
a.Intermediate prevention
b. Primary prevention
c. Secondary prevention
d. Tertiary prevention - ANSWER-b. primairy prevention
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