NR 601 Midterm Exam Study Guide

1. A client is newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which diagnostic test will best evaluate the management plan prescribed for this client? 2. After first managing the pain being experienced by the client with gout, the treatment focuses on: 3. The abrupt onset of symptoms of stress or urge incontinence is most often due to a urinary tract infection 4. A 60-year-old woman presents with a chief complaint of uncomfortable breathing on exertion. She has had a minimally productive coug...

NR 601 Midterm Exam Study Guide Weeks 1-4 content Week Topics 1 ⦁ Developmental changes Review Kennedy and Dunphy readings for age related changes Replicative senescence is theory states that cells can replicate or divide a specific number of times. This ability tends to decrease with age. Oxidative damage is the cumulative result of the aerobic metabolism, which generates chemicals called free radicals. Free radicals may interact with other chemicals in the body and cause damage to cel...

NR 601 Midterm Exam Study Guide Chapter 1: Changes with Aging – Notes Fundamental Considerations Physiological Changes with Aging Laboratory Values in Older Adults Pharmacokinetic & Pharmacodynamic Changes Absorption Distribution Metabolism Elimination Pharmacodynamics Presenting Features of Illness & Disease In The Elderly Chronic Illness & Functional Capacity Chapter 1: Changes with Aging – Review Questions Reference ranges or values are those intervals in which 95 % of the values fall ...