Test Bank for Advanced Practice Nursing in the Care of Older Adults, 3rd Edition by Laurie Kennedy-Malone

TEST BANK FOR Advanced Practice Nursing
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in the Care of Older Adults, 3rd Edition
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by Laurie Kennedy-Malone, Verified Chapters 1 - 23, Complete
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,Answers at the end of the Chapter
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Chapter 1: Changes with Aging
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MultipleBChoice

IdentifyBtheBchoiceBthatBbestBcompletesBtheBstatementBorBanswersBtheBquestion.


1. The major impact of the physiological changes that occur with aging is:
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A. ReducedBphysiologicalBreserve

B. ReducedBhomeostaticBmechanisms

C. ImpairedBimmunologicalBresponse

D. AllBofBtheBabove

2. The strongest evidence regarding normal physiological aging is available through:
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,A. RandomizedBcontrolledBclinicalBtrials

B. Cross-sectionalBstudies

C. LongitudinalBstudies

D. CaseBcontrolBstudies


BBB 3. All of the following statements are true about laboratory
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values in older adultsexcept:
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A. ReferenceBrangesBareBpreferable

B. AbnormalBfindingsBareBoftenBdueBtoBphysiologicalBaging

C. NormalBrangesBmayBnotBbeBapplicableBforBolderBadults

D. ReferenceBvaluesBareBnotBnecessarilyBacceptableBvalues



BBB 4. Biochemical individuality is best described as:
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A. EachBindividual’sBvariationBisBoftenBmuchBgreaterBthanBthatBofBaBlargerBgroup

B. TheBuniqueBbiochemicalBprofileBofBaBselectedBpopulation

C. TheBtrulyB“normal”Bindividual—fallingBwithinBaverageBrange

D. EachBindividual’sBvariationBisBoftenBmuchBsmallerBthanBthatBofBaBlargerBgroup




BBB 5. Polypharmacy is best described as taking:
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A. MoreBthanBnineBmedicationsBperBday

B. MoreBthanBfiveBmedicationsBperBday

, C. EvenBaBsingleBmedicationBifBthereBisBnotBaBclearBindicationBforBitsBuse

D. WhenBaBdrugBisBgivenBtoBtreatBtheBsideBeffectBofBanotherBdrug




BBB 6. Pharmacokinetic changes with aging is reflective of:
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A. WhatBtheBdrugBdoesBtoBtheBbody

B. WhatBtheBbodyBdoesBtoBtheBdrug

C. TheBeffectBatBtheBsiteBofBactionBandBtheBtimeBandBintensityBofBtheBdrug

D. TheBsideBeffectsBcommonlyBassociatedBwithBtheBdrug




BBB 7. All the following statements are false about drug absorption except:
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A. AntacidsBincreaseBtheBbioavailabilityBofBdigitalis

B. GastricBacidityBdecreasesBwithBage

C. AnticholinergicsBincreaseBcolonicBmotility

D. UnderlyingBchronicBdiseaseBhasBlittleBimpactBonBdrugBabsorption




BBB 8. All of the following statements are true about drug distribution in the
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elderly except:
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A. DrugsBdistributedBinBwaterBhaveBlowerBconcentration

B. DrugsBdistributedBinBfatBhaveBlessBintense,BmoreBprolongedBeffect

C. DrugsBhighlyBproteinBboundBhaveBgreaterBpotentialBtoBcauseBanBadverseBdrugBreaction