BSNC 1000 - Final Practice Questions With All
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1. Normal age-related changes in the nervous system C.
can include all of the following except which one?
a. Changes in sleep patterns
b. Delayed reaction time
c. Increased perception of pain
d. Reduced blood flow to the brain
e. Slower reflexes
2. A nurse is assessing an older adult's risk for falls.
One C. of the questions that the nurse asks is
whether the older adult has fallen in the past year.
The nurse asks this because individuals who have
fallen:
a. Are more likely to sustain injuries if they fall
again than persons who did not fall in the past
year.
b. Are most likely to have a balance disorder as
com- pared to persons who did not fall in the
past year
c. Have most likely developed a fear of falling as
com- pared to persons who did not fall in the past
year.
d. Have a higher risk of falling again than persons
who did not fall in the past year.
3. The nurse is assessing the way the client walks.
Which D. of the following is the name for the
manner of walk- ing?
a. Activity tolerance
b. Body alignment
c. Range of motion
d. Gait
4. When a client is using a cane for maximal support,
the C. nurse is aware that the client should do
which of the following?
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a. Keep the elbow that is holding the cane straight
and stiff
b. Advance the weaker foot ahead of the cane
c. Distribute weight evenly between the feet and
the cane
d. Hold the cane on the weaker side
5. Which of the following is not a function of bone remod- C.
eling?
a. The maintenance of bone health
b. The release of mineral stores
c. The growth in length and width of bones
d. The strengthening of bones in areas of stress
6. Which part of the bone does remodeling primarily oc- C.
cur?
a. The surface of trabeculae of spongy bone
b. The central canals of compact bone
c. The outer surface of all bones
d. Only in long bones such as the femur and humerus
7. Common characteristics of early (acute) inflammation D.
include all of the following except:
a. Redness
b. Heat
c. Accumulation of fluid in the tissue
d. Tissue shrinkage
e. Pain
8. Which of the following is an outcome of the inflamma- D.
tory process that is considered to be most beneficial?
a. Isolating and concentrating toxic substances
in a local tissue
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b. Eliminating excess cells in a tissue
c. Altering the functioning of tissue cells
d. Defending the body and preparing an injured
site for healing
e. Softening injured tissues
9. Interventions to control inflammation benefit the body E.
by:
a. Reducing pain
b. Destroying invading pathogens
c. Increasing tissue perfusion
d. Reducing swelling of injured tissue
e. A and D
10. Who should the nurse consider as family? D.
a. Parents and their children
b. People related by marriage, birth, or adoption
c. The nuclear family and aunts, uncles,
grandparents, and cousins
d. A set of relationships that the patient identifies
as family
11. The patient is remarried, and her two children from
B. a previous marriage live in the same household.
Her husband's children visit on the weekend. This is
an example of which form of family configuration:
a. A nuclear family
b. A blended family
c. An extended family
d. An alternative family
12. What is the primary social context in which health pro- D.
motion and disease prevention take place?
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1. Normal age-related changes in the nervous system C.
can include all of the following except which one?
a. Changes in sleep patterns
b. Delayed reaction time
c. Increased perception of pain
d. Reduced blood flow to the brain
e. Slower reflexes
2. A nurse is assessing an older adult's risk for falls.
One C. of the questions that the nurse asks is
whether the older adult has fallen in the past year.
The nurse asks this because individuals who have
fallen:
a. Are more likely to sustain injuries if they fall
again than persons who did not fall in the past
year.
b. Are most likely to have a balance disorder as
com- pared to persons who did not fall in the
past year
c. Have most likely developed a fear of falling as
com- pared to persons who did not fall in the past
year.
d. Have a higher risk of falling again than persons
who did not fall in the past year.
3. The nurse is assessing the way the client walks.
Which D. of the following is the name for the
manner of walk- ing?
a. Activity tolerance
b. Body alignment
c. Range of motion
d. Gait
4. When a client is using a cane for maximal support,
the C. nurse is aware that the client should do
which of the following?
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Correct & Verified Answers
a. Keep the elbow that is holding the cane straight
and stiff
b. Advance the weaker foot ahead of the cane
c. Distribute weight evenly between the feet and
the cane
d. Hold the cane on the weaker side
5. Which of the following is not a function of bone remod- C.
eling?
a. The maintenance of bone health
b. The release of mineral stores
c. The growth in length and width of bones
d. The strengthening of bones in areas of stress
6. Which part of the bone does remodeling primarily oc- C.
cur?
a. The surface of trabeculae of spongy bone
b. The central canals of compact bone
c. The outer surface of all bones
d. Only in long bones such as the femur and humerus
7. Common characteristics of early (acute) inflammation D.
include all of the following except:
a. Redness
b. Heat
c. Accumulation of fluid in the tissue
d. Tissue shrinkage
e. Pain
8. Which of the following is an outcome of the inflamma- D.
tory process that is considered to be most beneficial?
a. Isolating and concentrating toxic substances
in a local tissue
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b. Eliminating excess cells in a tissue
c. Altering the functioning of tissue cells
d. Defending the body and preparing an injured
site for healing
e. Softening injured tissues
9. Interventions to control inflammation benefit the body E.
by:
a. Reducing pain
b. Destroying invading pathogens
c. Increasing tissue perfusion
d. Reducing swelling of injured tissue
e. A and D
10. Who should the nurse consider as family? D.
a. Parents and their children
b. People related by marriage, birth, or adoption
c. The nuclear family and aunts, uncles,
grandparents, and cousins
d. A set of relationships that the patient identifies
as family
11. The patient is remarried, and her two children from
B. a previous marriage live in the same household.
Her husband's children visit on the weekend. This is
an example of which form of family configuration:
a. A nuclear family
b. A blended family
c. An extended family
d. An alternative family
12. What is the primary social context in which health pro- D.
motion and disease prevention take place?
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