Test Bank - Advanced Practice Nursing in the Care of Older Adults, 2nd Edition (Kennedy-Malone, 2019), Chapter 1-19 | All Chapters

, Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.


1. The major impact of the physiological changes that occur with aging is:
A. Reduced physiological reserve
B. Reduced homeostatic mechanisms
C. Impaired immunological response
D. All of the above
2. The strongest evidence regarding normalphysiological aging isavailable
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through:
A. Randomized controlled clinical trials
B. Cross-sectional studies
C. Longitudinal studies
D. Case control studies
3. All ofthe following statements are true about laboratory values in older
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adults except:
A. Reference ranges are preferable
B. Abnormal findings are often due to physiological aging
C. Normalranges may not be applicable for older adults
D. Reference values are not necessarilyacceptable values
4. Biochemical individuality is best described as:
A. Each individual’s variation is often much greater than that of a larger
group
B. The unique biochemical profile of a selected population
C. The truly “normal” individual—falling within average range

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, B. What the body does to the drug
C. The effect at the site of action and the time and intensity of the
drug