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EstudyNR601 MIDTERM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
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1. **How often should tetanus shots be given to the elderly?**
- a) Every 5 years
- b) Every 10 years
- c) Every 15 years
- d) Every 20 years
- **Answer: b) Every 10 years**
2. **How many doses of Tdap should be given to someone over 65?**
- a) 1 dose after age 65
- b) 1 dose every 10 years
- c) 2 doses before age 70
- d) 1 dose every year
- **Answer: a) 1 dose after age 65**
3. **What is the recommendation for shingles (Zostavax) vaccines in the elderly?**
- a) 1 dose at age 65
- b) 2 doses 2-5 months apart
- c) 1 dose every 5 years
- d) No vaccine if you had shingles before
- **Answer: b) 2 doses 2-5 months apart**
4. **How many doses of Pneumonia 23 (PPVS-23) should older adults receive?**
- a) 2 doses
- b) 1 dose
- c) 3 doses
- d) No doses required
- **Answer: b) 1 dose**
5. **Which vaccine should be given before the PPSV23 for immunocompromised individuals?**
- a) Zostavax
- b) Tdap
- c) PSV13
- d) Flu vaccine
- **Answer: c) PSV13**
6. **At what age should colorectal screening begin?**
- a) 40 years old
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- b) 50 years old
- c) 60 years old
- d) 75 years old
- **Answer: b) 50 years old**
7. **At what age is breast cancer screening recommended?**
- a) 40-65 years old
- b) 30-60 years old
- c) 50-75 years old
- d) 60-80 years old
- **Answer: c) 50-75 years old**
8. **What should patient education for the elderly include?**
- a) Smoking cessation
- b) Increasing blood pressure awareness
- c) Understanding erectile dysfunction
- d) All of the above
- **Answer: d) All of the above**
9. **What is the purpose of the Beers Criteria created by the American Geriatric Society?**
- a) To improve medication selection and avoid harmful drugs
- b) To increase medication doses for the elderly
- c) To provide nutrition guidelines for older adults
- d) To recommend hospice care
- **Answer: a) To improve medication selection and avoid harmful drugs**
10. **What does *deprescribing* mean?**
- a) Reducing or stopping medications based on benefits vs. harms
- b) Adding more medications to improve treatment
- c) Increasing the dose of medication for faster results
- d) Switching from one medication to another
- **Answer: a) Reducing or stopping medications based on benefits vs. harms**
11. **What are some ways to reduce *polypharmacy*?**
- a) Use only pharmacological treatments
- b) Try non-drug therapies first, like exercise or diet changes
- c) Increase the dosage of existing medications
- d) Use multiple medications at the same time
- **Answer: b) Try non-drug therapies first, like exercise or diet changes**
12. **What are some criteria for reducing polypharmacy?**
- a) Patient’s life expectancy
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