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COMPLETE TEST BANK: Gerontological Nursing 9th Edition By Charlotte Eliopoulos Latest Update.
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, Chapter 1 Common Aging ChangesMULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse keeps the environment warmer for older adultsibecause they are more sensitive to cold
because of the age-related changes in their:
a. metabolism rate.
b. subcutaneous tissue.
c. musculoskeletalsystem.
d. peripheral vascular system.
ANS: B
The reduction of subcutaneous tissue as an age-related change causes sensitivity to cold becauseiit is the main
insulatoriof the body.
Dif: Cognitiveilevel: Application Ref: 36 Obj: 1
Top: Sensitivityto Cold Key: Nursing Process Step: Implementation Msc: Nclex: Physiological Integrity:
Physiological Adaptation
,2. The Nurse Reassures The Distressed 75-Year-Old Male That The Wartlike Dark Macules With
Distinct Borders Are Not Melanomas, But The Skin Lesions Of:
a. Senile Lentigo.
b. cutaneous papillomas.
c. seborrheic keratoses.
d. xerosis.
ANS: C
Dark, slightlyraised macules are seborrheic keratoses, which may be mistaken for melanomas.DIF: Cognitive
Level: Comprehension REF: 33 OBJ: 1
TOP: Seborrheic Keratosis KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Physiological
Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
3. The nurse is accompanying a group ofolder adults on a Julyi4thiouting to monitor heat prostration.
Older adults are intolerant of heat becauseiofian age-related reduction of:
a. melanin.
b. perspiration.
c. Body Temperature.
d. Capillary Fragility.
, Ans: B
Reduction In Perspiration Related To Reduced Sweat Gland Function Results In Possible Heatintolerance From
An Inability To Coolithe Bodyby Evaporation.
DIF: CognitiveiLevel: Analysis REF: 34 OBJ: 2
TOP: Heat Intolerance KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity:
Physiological Adaptation
4. The nurse cautions the CNAs to use care when transferring or handling older adults because their
vascular fragility will cause:
a. altered blood pressure.
b. pressure ulcers.
c. pruritus.
d. senile purpura.
ANS: D
Increased Capillary Fragility Results In Subcutaneous Hemorrhage Or Senile Purpura From Incautious
Handling By Caregivers.
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