1. National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The NGC mission is to provide health professionals with: correct answers Clinical practice guidelines
2. The nurse has developed the ...
Aging Final Exam (A+ GRADED)
1. National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The NGC
mission is to provide health professionals with: correct answers Clinical practice guidelines
2. The nurse has developed the following PICO question: "In an elder adult requiring antibiotics,
are there any interventions to decrease the risk of developing antibiotic-associated diarrhea?"
What is the best source for evidenced-based practice information? correct answers A systematic
review of the literature about antibiotic - associated diarrhea and alternative therapies
3. Which of the following is the best description of evidence-based practice (EBP)? correct
answers A process of finding and evaluating scientific evidence, combined with clinical
experience and patient preferences
4. Which age group is the fastest growing portion of the population? correct answers Over 65
5. Level of education attained can affect an older person's socioeconomic status. Those with
more education tend to have more money, higher standards of living, and: correct answers Above
average health
6. You collaborate with the new nurse's aide to get a patient admitted. You know further
instruction of the aide is required when asking the new patient about IADLs, she includes a
question about which of the following? correct answers Tolieting
7. The older population in the United States is growing more ________ as it ages. correct
answers Racially and ethnically diverse
8. Health problems in older adults can vary according to ethnicity. Which of the following
statements is NOT correct? correct answers Life expectancy for Alaskan natives is much higher
than the rest of the U.S. population.
9. One often-forgotten group of the elderly in the United States is the prison population.
Substandard environment, nutrition, exercise, and medical care during incarceration likely helps
to: correct answers Accelerate the aging process.
10. According to the CDC, "preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or
in opportunities to achieve optimal health experienced by socially disadvantaged racial, ethnic,
and other population groups and communities" is the definition of: correct answers Health
disparities
11. Between 1980 and 2013, the leading cause of death for older adults was from: correct
answers Chronic illness
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12. Erikson's stage of personality development for a person who views their life with satisfaction
and contentment, or fears death, has a sense that life is too short, and experiences depression,
describes: correct answers Ego integrity vs dispair
13. The nurse is performing an assessment on an older client. Which assessment data would
indicate a potential complication associated with the integumentary system? correct answers
Crusting
14. The physiological basis for immune system aging is related to the tendency for reduced
lymphocyte counts with altered immunoglobulin production. The nurse expects which of the
following conditions as a result? correct answers Decreased resistance to infection
15. In performing a physical assessment for an older adult, the nurse anticipates finding which of
the following normal physiological changes of aging? correct answers Increased airway
resistance
16. Also known as superoxides, free radicals are thought to react with proteins, lipids, DNA, and
RNA, causing cellular damage that accumulates over time and may accelerate aging. Which of
the following is considered an exogenous source of free radicals? correct answers Cigarette
smoking
17. This type of theory takes a statistical perspective, identifying episodes that happen
throughout a person's life that cause random cell damage and accumulate over time to cause
aging. correct answers Stochastic
18. The nurse works with elderly clients in a wellness screening clinic on a weekly basis. Which
of the following statements made by the nurse is the most therapeutic regarding their mobility?
correct answers "Continue to exercise your joints regularly to your tolerance level."
19. Which of the following describes nonstochastic theories of aging? correct answers View
aging as a series of predetermined events that happen to all organisms at particular times
20. Age-associated changes are most pronounced in advanced age of 85 years or older. These
changes may have the following effect: correct answers Alter the older person's response to
illness
21. A nurse is preparing to complete an admission assessment on an elderly client who is
partially hearing impaired. The best approach would be to do which of the following? correct
answers Speak slowly in a low-pitched voice while facing the client
22. This condition involves the outer and or middle ear when sound waves are blocked. Causes
of include: cerumen impactions or foreign bodies ruptured eardrum, otitis media, and
otosclerosis. This condition is known as: correct answers Conductive hearing loss
23. Your 65-year-old patient complains of fluctuating hearing loss, dizziness and tinnitus. He has
until recently been untreated for hypothyroidism, and has been diagnosed diabetes for 10 years. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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