CARE OF OLDER ADULT EXAM STUDY
GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
EBP (evidence based practice) - Answer-framework for clinical decision making
PICO/PICOT- research - Answer-P: patient populations, develop an answerable
question
I: intervention, focus on specific intervention
C:comparison group or standard practice
O: outcome
T: time frame
4 Ms of quality improvement - Answer-M: matters
M: medication
M:mentation
M: mobility
Nutrition - Answer--50% fruit & veggie
-25% grains
-25% protein rich
-low fat high fiber diet
5 types of physical activity - Answer-aerobic, muscle strengthening, bone strengthening,
balance, flexibility
Dementia - Answer-Slow onset, lasts months to years, does not interfere with ADL
Depression - Answer-Can be abrupt or gradual, duration is 2 weeks to several months
or years
Delirium - Answer-Common complication in hospitalized older adults & is one of the
major contributors to poor outcomes, acute (hours to days)
Recommended immunizations for older adults - Answer-Flu, pneumococcal, shingles,
TDAP
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) - Answer-A test that is used to measure
cognitive ability, especially in late adulthood. Score of less than 24/30 is considered
demonstrative of impaired cognition
Mini-Cog Test - Answer-Assesses dementia by having patients remember and repeat
three common objects and draw a clock face indicating a particular time.
GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
EBP (evidence based practice) - Answer-framework for clinical decision making
PICO/PICOT- research - Answer-P: patient populations, develop an answerable
question
I: intervention, focus on specific intervention
C:comparison group or standard practice
O: outcome
T: time frame
4 Ms of quality improvement - Answer-M: matters
M: medication
M:mentation
M: mobility
Nutrition - Answer--50% fruit & veggie
-25% grains
-25% protein rich
-low fat high fiber diet
5 types of physical activity - Answer-aerobic, muscle strengthening, bone strengthening,
balance, flexibility
Dementia - Answer-Slow onset, lasts months to years, does not interfere with ADL
Depression - Answer-Can be abrupt or gradual, duration is 2 weeks to several months
or years
Delirium - Answer-Common complication in hospitalized older adults & is one of the
major contributors to poor outcomes, acute (hours to days)
Recommended immunizations for older adults - Answer-Flu, pneumococcal, shingles,
TDAP
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) - Answer-A test that is used to measure
cognitive ability, especially in late adulthood. Score of less than 24/30 is considered
demonstrative of impaired cognition
Mini-Cog Test - Answer-Assesses dementia by having patients remember and repeat
three common objects and draw a clock face indicating a particular time.
