NUR 257 EXAM 1 GERIATRICS UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
How often should a breast cancer screening be done?
Answer:
Every year
Question:
Functional
Answer:
no longer able to perform usual activities
Question:
Social
Answer:
changes in roles (retirement, birth of a grandchild)
Question:
Biological
Answer:
how the body may change
Question:
chronological terms
Answer:
late life is recognized as beginning sometimes between the ages of 50 & 65
Question:
super centenarians
Answer:
older adults who have reached age 110 and beyond
Question:
centenarians
Answer:
people 100 years old or older
Question:
those in between
Answer:
born between 1915 and 1945
, Question:
Baby boomers
Answer:
people born between 1946 and 1964
Question:
healthy aging
Answer:
related to the functional status, socioeconomic factors, marital status, who is important
to the person
Question:
Older adults should increase dietary intake of complex carbs and fiber containing food
to
Answer:
5 or more
Question:
vaginal and cervical cancer screening
Answer:
stops at age 60-65
Question:
HIV screening
Answer:
AS NEEDED
Question:
How often should a a physical exam be done?
Answer:
yearly - more frequently if there is a chronic illness
Question:
Dietary fat should be reduced to ___?
Answer:
no more than 30%
Question:
Saturated fat should be reduced to ____?
Answer:
less than 10%
Question:
How often should older adults exercise?
Answer:
3-5 times/week
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
How often should a breast cancer screening be done?
Answer:
Every year
Question:
Functional
Answer:
no longer able to perform usual activities
Question:
Social
Answer:
changes in roles (retirement, birth of a grandchild)
Question:
Biological
Answer:
how the body may change
Question:
chronological terms
Answer:
late life is recognized as beginning sometimes between the ages of 50 & 65
Question:
super centenarians
Answer:
older adults who have reached age 110 and beyond
Question:
centenarians
Answer:
people 100 years old or older
Question:
those in between
Answer:
born between 1915 and 1945
, Question:
Baby boomers
Answer:
people born between 1946 and 1964
Question:
healthy aging
Answer:
related to the functional status, socioeconomic factors, marital status, who is important
to the person
Question:
Older adults should increase dietary intake of complex carbs and fiber containing food
to
Answer:
5 or more
Question:
vaginal and cervical cancer screening
Answer:
stops at age 60-65
Question:
HIV screening
Answer:
AS NEEDED
Question:
How often should a a physical exam be done?
Answer:
yearly - more frequently if there is a chronic illness
Question:
Dietary fat should be reduced to ___?
Answer:
no more than 30%
Question:
Saturated fat should be reduced to ____?
Answer:
less than 10%
Question:
How often should older adults exercise?
Answer:
3-5 times/week