Care of Older Adults Exam 1 Questions with VERIFIED Answers
(Guaranteed Success)
Q1: Gerontology
Answer: Study of older persons
Q2: Geriatrics
Answer: Medical care of older persons
Q3: Gerontological Nursing
Answer: Specialty practice that focuses on unique needs of older adults and their families nurses
advocating for health of older adults at all levels of prevention
Q4: 6 Standards of Nursing
Answer: Assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementing, and evaluation
Q5: Core Competencies
Answer: Provide a foundation of added knowledge and skill needed for nurse to implement in daily
practice
Q6: Young Old
Answer: 65-74
Q7: Middle Old
Answer: 75-84
Q8: Old-Old
Answer: 85 and up
Q9: Nonagenarians
Answer: 90's
, Q10: Centenarians
Answer: 100 and up
Q11: Baby Boomers
Answer: 1946-1964
Q12: Ageism
Answer: stereotyping and discriminating against persons because they're older
Q13: Blue Zones
Answer: "Hot spots" in the world where the highest percentage of pop live astoundingly longer, richer
lives Sardinia, Italy Okinawa, Japan Nicoya, Costa Rica Ikaria, Greece Loma Linda, California purpose,
attitude, nutrition, lifestyle, environment
Q14: Stochastic (error) Theories
Answer: Aging results from an accumulation of errors in the synthesis of cellular DNA and RNA
Q15: Wear-and-Tear 1980's
Answer: Wearing out, damage to cells over time
Q16: Cross-Linkage/Connective Tissue 1940's
Answer: Stiffening of proteins in the body (cant move)- arthritis or hardening of coranary arteries
(atherosclerosis) ~dec activity, change how we use carbs, nutrients, etc.
Q17: Free Radicals 1950's
Answer: Random damage from free radicals; single unpaired electrons (want to reduce) more=faster
aging- exposure to carcinogens ~antioxidants help prevent free radicals
Q18: Telomeres and Aging
Answer: Caps continue to get shorter as division occurs cell death=death (stress shortens telomeres
faster)
(Guaranteed Success)
Q1: Gerontology
Answer: Study of older persons
Q2: Geriatrics
Answer: Medical care of older persons
Q3: Gerontological Nursing
Answer: Specialty practice that focuses on unique needs of older adults and their families nurses
advocating for health of older adults at all levels of prevention
Q4: 6 Standards of Nursing
Answer: Assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementing, and evaluation
Q5: Core Competencies
Answer: Provide a foundation of added knowledge and skill needed for nurse to implement in daily
practice
Q6: Young Old
Answer: 65-74
Q7: Middle Old
Answer: 75-84
Q8: Old-Old
Answer: 85 and up
Q9: Nonagenarians
Answer: 90's
, Q10: Centenarians
Answer: 100 and up
Q11: Baby Boomers
Answer: 1946-1964
Q12: Ageism
Answer: stereotyping and discriminating against persons because they're older
Q13: Blue Zones
Answer: "Hot spots" in the world where the highest percentage of pop live astoundingly longer, richer
lives Sardinia, Italy Okinawa, Japan Nicoya, Costa Rica Ikaria, Greece Loma Linda, California purpose,
attitude, nutrition, lifestyle, environment
Q14: Stochastic (error) Theories
Answer: Aging results from an accumulation of errors in the synthesis of cellular DNA and RNA
Q15: Wear-and-Tear 1980's
Answer: Wearing out, damage to cells over time
Q16: Cross-Linkage/Connective Tissue 1940's
Answer: Stiffening of proteins in the body (cant move)- arthritis or hardening of coranary arteries
(atherosclerosis) ~dec activity, change how we use carbs, nutrients, etc.
Q17: Free Radicals 1950's
Answer: Random damage from free radicals; single unpaired electrons (want to reduce) more=faster
aging- exposure to carcinogens ~antioxidants help prevent free radicals
Q18: Telomeres and Aging
Answer: Caps continue to get shorter as division occurs cell death=death (stress shortens telomeres
faster)
