NR 601 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE
ACTUAL EXAM ALL QUESTIONS AND
WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS TOP
RATED VERSION FOR ALREADY A+
GRADED HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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CGAm-
mCORRECTmANSWER*Purpose:mPhysicalmhealthmismrelatedmtompsychosocial,mfunctionalmability,man
dmsafemenvironmentm
*Mostmbeneficialmformthemvulnerablemoldermadult
*Domains:mPhysical,mfunctional,m+mpsychologicalmhealth,msocioenvironmentalmsupportm+mqualitym
ofmlifemmeasures
*Functionalmhealth:mshowsmhowmtheymcanmcaremformthemselvesmdaymtomday
BeersmCriteriam-mCORRECTmANSWER*AmericanmGeriatricmSociety
*Purpose:mimprovemmedicationmselection;mavoidmdangerousmmedications
*Tailoredmform65mandmolderminmallmsettingsmexceptmhospicemandmpalliativemcare
*Stressesmimportancemofmde-prescribingmtomavoidmpolypharmacymandmdrugmreactions
HealthmPromotionm-
mCORRECTmANSWER*Vaccinemschedules:mtetanus,mdiphtheria,mpneumococcal,mflu
*CRCmscreening:magesm50-75
*BCmscreening:mbiennialmscreeningmagesm50-74
*Smokingmcessation
*Aerobicmexercisemandmstrengthmtraining
*AAAmscreening
, PhysicalmChangesm-
mCORRECTmANSWER*Labmchangesmcanmbemaffectedmbymdehydrationm(increasedmESRmduemtominfla
mmation,mreducedmphysiologicalmreservesmduemtomthinnermskin,mlessmsubcutaneousmtissuemandmfa
t)
*Minimnutritionalmassessmentmformobesity
FunctionalmDomainm-mCORRECTmANSWER*Purpose:mhowmthemoldermadultmcaresmformthemselves
*Screeningmtools:mBrodym+mlawton,mBarthelmindexm(bothmassessminstrumentalmADLs)
*Functionalmchangemismoftenmthemfirst/onlymsignmofmamnewmormchangedmdiseasemprocess
PulmonarymFunctionmTestsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERCompletemactivity,munderstandmresults,mFEV1mandmwhatmitmmeans
Asthmam-mCORRECTmANSWER*Chronic,minflammatory,mobstructivemdisease
*Causedmbymintrinsicmfactorsm(stress)mormextrinsicmfactorsm(environment)m
*REVERSIBLE!mhyperactivitymofmbronchimandmbronchiolesmtomamvarietymofmstimuli
Intermittentmasthmam-mCORRECTmANSWER*Intermittentmsymptomsmlessmthanm2mdaysmpermweek
*Nighttimemlessmthanmtwicempermmonth
*Normalmpeakmexpiratorymflowmbetweenmexacerbations
*FEV1m>80%;mPFTmvariabilitym≥20%
*Nomdailymmeds
*SABAmPRNm<mtwicempermweek
*Stepmupmmedsmifmcontrolmismnotmachieved
*Stepmdownmmedsmifmcontrolledmform3mmonths
ACTUAL EXAM ALL QUESTIONS AND
WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS TOP
RATED VERSION FOR ALREADY A+
GRADED HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
|NEW AND REVISED
CGAm-
mCORRECTmANSWER*Purpose:mPhysicalmhealthmismrelatedmtompsychosocial,mfunctionalmability,man
dmsafemenvironmentm
*Mostmbeneficialmformthemvulnerablemoldermadult
*Domains:mPhysical,mfunctional,m+mpsychologicalmhealth,msocioenvironmentalmsupportm+mqualitym
ofmlifemmeasures
*Functionalmhealth:mshowsmhowmtheymcanmcaremformthemselvesmdaymtomday
BeersmCriteriam-mCORRECTmANSWER*AmericanmGeriatricmSociety
*Purpose:mimprovemmedicationmselection;mavoidmdangerousmmedications
*Tailoredmform65mandmolderminmallmsettingsmexceptmhospicemandmpalliativemcare
*Stressesmimportancemofmde-prescribingmtomavoidmpolypharmacymandmdrugmreactions
HealthmPromotionm-
mCORRECTmANSWER*Vaccinemschedules:mtetanus,mdiphtheria,mpneumococcal,mflu
*CRCmscreening:magesm50-75
*BCmscreening:mbiennialmscreeningmagesm50-74
*Smokingmcessation
*Aerobicmexercisemandmstrengthmtraining
*AAAmscreening
, PhysicalmChangesm-
mCORRECTmANSWER*Labmchangesmcanmbemaffectedmbymdehydrationm(increasedmESRmduemtominfla
mmation,mreducedmphysiologicalmreservesmduemtomthinnermskin,mlessmsubcutaneousmtissuemandmfa
t)
*Minimnutritionalmassessmentmformobesity
FunctionalmDomainm-mCORRECTmANSWER*Purpose:mhowmthemoldermadultmcaresmformthemselves
*Screeningmtools:mBrodym+mlawton,mBarthelmindexm(bothmassessminstrumentalmADLs)
*Functionalmchangemismoftenmthemfirst/onlymsignmofmamnewmormchangedmdiseasemprocess
PulmonarymFunctionmTestsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERCompletemactivity,munderstandmresults,mFEV1mandmwhatmitmmeans
Asthmam-mCORRECTmANSWER*Chronic,minflammatory,mobstructivemdisease
*Causedmbymintrinsicmfactorsm(stress)mormextrinsicmfactorsm(environment)m
*REVERSIBLE!mhyperactivitymofmbronchimandmbronchiolesmtomamvarietymofmstimuli
Intermittentmasthmam-mCORRECTmANSWER*Intermittentmsymptomsmlessmthanm2mdaysmpermweek
*Nighttimemlessmthanmtwicempermmonth
*Normalmpeakmexpiratorymflowmbetweenmexacerbations
*FEV1m>80%;mPFTmvariabilitym≥20%
*Nomdailymmeds
*SABAmPRNm<mtwicempermweek
*Stepmupmmedsmifmcontrolmismnotmachieved
*Stepmdownmmedsmifmcontrolledmform3mmonths