Geriatric Nursing Test Questions and Answers Rated A
vertigo - - the sensation of dizziness
miocardial infarction (MI) - - heart attack
anorexia - - loss of appetite
hemiplegia - - paralysis of one side of the
body
decubiti - - pressure sore
incontinence - - inability to control bladder
delirium - - an acutely disturbed state of and/or bowels
mind that occurs in fever, intoxication, and other
disorders and is characterized by restlessness,
illusions, and incoherence of thought and syncope - - fainting
speech.
dysarthria - - the inability to use speech
dementia - - a slowly progressive decline that is distinct and connected because of a loss
in mental abilities, including memory, thinking, of muscle control after damage to the peripheral
and judgment, that is often accompanied by or central nervous system
personality changes
CVA - - cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
aphasia - - inability to speak
TIA - - transient ischemic attack (mini
dysphagia - - difficulty swallowing stroke)
pruritus - - intense itching ataxia - - lack of muscle coordination
-do not use antibacterial soap (increases drying)
-less frequent bathing
-water based cleansers (no alcohol) nocturia - - excessive urination at night
intermittent claudication - - pain in the leg orthostatic hypotension - - low blood
muscles that occurs during exercise and is pressure that occurs upon standing up
relieved by rest
lentigo - - a flat, brownish spot on the skin
dysrhythmia / arrhythmia - - Abnormal sometimes caused by exposure to the sun and
heart rhythm weather; freckle
ageism - - Discrimination based on age sundowning syndrome - - Older adult
habitually becomes confused, restless, and
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agitated after dark common health concern)
purse lip breathing - - Technique helps arthritis - - inflammation of a joint (second
keep airways open doing exhalation promotes most common health concern)
carbon dioxide at excretion. use any time patient
feel short of breath. Seen in COPD
heart disease - - any disease of the heart
muscle or other working parts of the heart (third
presbyopia - - farsightedness caused by most common health concern)
loss of elasticity of the lens of the eye, occurring
typically in middle and old age.
obesity - - excessive fatness (may
contribute to arthritis and hypertension)
presbycusis - - a gradual loss of
sensorineural hearing that occurs as the body
ages anemia - - a deficiency of red blood cells
biologic clock theory - - cells programmed diabetes - - -A condition in which the body
to live a certain amount of time, then break down is unable to produce enough insulin, the hormone
and die required for the metabolism of sugar
-85-90% begins in middle age
-managed with diet, weight control, exercise
free-radical theory - - oxygen molecules -monitor glucose levels
with an unstable electron move around the cell, -good foot care and safety precautions
damaging cell structures as they go
cirrhosis - - Chronic disease of the liver
wear and tear theory - - suggests that the
body, much like any machine, gradually
deteriorates and finally wears out Healthy Behaviors - - -eat healthy
-less salt
-daily vitamins
immune system failure theory - - the -physical activity
system loses its ability to protect the body from -physical exams regularly
disease -do not smoke
-limit alcohol use
autoimmune theory - - body no longer
recognizes itself and begins to attack itself and physicals - - every two years at least
break down
mammograms - - every 1-2 years till age
hypertension - - high blood pressure (most 75
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vertigo - - the sensation of dizziness
miocardial infarction (MI) - - heart attack
anorexia - - loss of appetite
hemiplegia - - paralysis of one side of the
body
decubiti - - pressure sore
incontinence - - inability to control bladder
delirium - - an acutely disturbed state of and/or bowels
mind that occurs in fever, intoxication, and other
disorders and is characterized by restlessness,
illusions, and incoherence of thought and syncope - - fainting
speech.
dysarthria - - the inability to use speech
dementia - - a slowly progressive decline that is distinct and connected because of a loss
in mental abilities, including memory, thinking, of muscle control after damage to the peripheral
and judgment, that is often accompanied by or central nervous system
personality changes
CVA - - cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
aphasia - - inability to speak
TIA - - transient ischemic attack (mini
dysphagia - - difficulty swallowing stroke)
pruritus - - intense itching ataxia - - lack of muscle coordination
-do not use antibacterial soap (increases drying)
-less frequent bathing
-water based cleansers (no alcohol) nocturia - - excessive urination at night
intermittent claudication - - pain in the leg orthostatic hypotension - - low blood
muscles that occurs during exercise and is pressure that occurs upon standing up
relieved by rest
lentigo - - a flat, brownish spot on the skin
dysrhythmia / arrhythmia - - Abnormal sometimes caused by exposure to the sun and
heart rhythm weather; freckle
ageism - - Discrimination based on age sundowning syndrome - - Older adult
habitually becomes confused, restless, and
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agitated after dark common health concern)
purse lip breathing - - Technique helps arthritis - - inflammation of a joint (second
keep airways open doing exhalation promotes most common health concern)
carbon dioxide at excretion. use any time patient
feel short of breath. Seen in COPD
heart disease - - any disease of the heart
muscle or other working parts of the heart (third
presbyopia - - farsightedness caused by most common health concern)
loss of elasticity of the lens of the eye, occurring
typically in middle and old age.
obesity - - excessive fatness (may
contribute to arthritis and hypertension)
presbycusis - - a gradual loss of
sensorineural hearing that occurs as the body
ages anemia - - a deficiency of red blood cells
biologic clock theory - - cells programmed diabetes - - -A condition in which the body
to live a certain amount of time, then break down is unable to produce enough insulin, the hormone
and die required for the metabolism of sugar
-85-90% begins in middle age
-managed with diet, weight control, exercise
free-radical theory - - oxygen molecules -monitor glucose levels
with an unstable electron move around the cell, -good foot care and safety precautions
damaging cell structures as they go
cirrhosis - - Chronic disease of the liver
wear and tear theory - - suggests that the
body, much like any machine, gradually
deteriorates and finally wears out Healthy Behaviors - - -eat healthy
-less salt
-daily vitamins
immune system failure theory - - the -physical activity
system loses its ability to protect the body from -physical exams regularly
disease -do not smoke
-limit alcohol use
autoimmune theory - - body no longer
recognizes itself and begins to attack itself and physicals - - every two years at least
break down
mammograms - - every 1-2 years till age
hypertension - - high blood pressure (most 75
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