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NU 240 Gerontology Exam 1 Questions with All Correct Answers What is the Error Theory? - Answer- Errors that occur in the synthesis of DNA eventually lead to systems that do not function at the optimum level.(Box 2-2 p. 16) What is the Free Radical Theory? - Answer- Free radicals-the products of metabolites- accumulate and damage the cell membrane. (Box 2-2 p. 16) What is the Cross-Linkage Theory? - Answer- With age, some peotweins become cross linked thus creating a disruption in normal...

ISSA PTR256: Specialist in Senior Fitness:exam questions and answers 2024/2025 T/F: Inactivity and poor diet account for at least 300,000 deaths every year in the U.S. - ANSWERS True T/F: More than 60 percent of U.S. adults engage in the recommended amount of activity. - ANSWERS False Approximately what percentage of Americans are not active at all? - ANSWERS 40% t/f: Physical inactivity is more common in older adults than it is in younger adults. - ANSWERS true t/f: Social support fr...

True or False: Most older adults live in a household with a spouse of other family members. true True or False: The likelihood of living along increases with age for both sexes. true What is the leading cause of death among the older adult population? chronic diseases What are the specific chronic diseases/conditions that are the leading causes of death among the older adult population? diseases of the heart, malignant neoplasms, chronic lower respiratory disease, cerebrovascular diseas...

GNUR 290 Exam 1 | Questions with 100% Correct Answers A nurse is teaching an older person about the concept of successful aging. Which of the nurse's questions addresses an important contributor to successful aging? A. "Are you largely free of acute or chronic illnesses?" B. "Do you fell financially secure?" C. "Are you able to engage in activities of daily living, including social activities?" D. "Do you have a reliable support network?" A nurse is conducting a study on the needs an...

Health Promotion - Older adult-The "young old" -The "old" -The "old old" -The "centenarians" - correct answer -60-74 -75-84 -85-100 ->100 _____ is a big issue for older men. - correct answer suicide Most elderly adults live in the ____: what are the states with the highest number of older adults? - correct answer -community -Florida, WV, PA, IA, ND Persons over ____ often use as many as 12 different medications. These people in this age group are considered the ______-...

BSNC 1000 - Module 2 Latest Update Graded A Growth - quantitative (an increase in cell number and size results in an increase in overall size or weight of the body and its parts) - indicators: height, weight, teeth, skeletal structures, sexual characteristics Development - qualitative (difficult to measure) - includes growth, maturation and differentiation - a progressive and continuous process of change leading to increased skill and capacity to function (the result of interactions between bio...

Gerontological Nursing COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS|AGRADE 1962 - ANSWER- 1st meeting of ANA Conference Group on Geriatrics Nursing practice 1966 - ANSWER- became division of geriatric nursing, gains full recognition as nursing specialty 1970 - ANSWER- published standards for its practice 1975 - ANSWER- 1st 14nurses recaived certificate for excellence in the practice 1976 - ANSWER- geriatric nursing division became gerontological nursing Gerontological nursing...

ISSA PTR256: Specialist in Senior Fitness:exam questions and answers 2024/2025 T/F: Inactivity and poor diet account for at least 300,000 deaths every year in the U.S. - ANSWERS True T/F: More than 60 percent of U.S. adults engage in the recommended amount of activity. - ANSWERS False Approximately what percentage of Americans are not active at all? - ANSWERS 40% t/f: Physical inactivity is more common in older adults than it is in younger adults. - ANSWERS true t/f: Social support fr...

Test Bank for C475 Care of The Older Adult A+ Updated are of The Older Adult TEST BANK A negative attitude towards aging and the aged is called: A. geriatrics B. racism C. ageism D. ethnocentrism Answer: Which of the following is not considered a core competency for nurses caring for older adults? A. Analyze the impact of an aging society on the health care system B. Obtain certification in gerontological nursing C. Prevent or reduce common risk factors that contribute to functional decline D. R...

Care of The Older Adult -TEST BANK Gerontology is the broad term used to define the study of aging and/or the aged. Geriatrics is often used as a generic term relating to older adults, but specifically refers to the medical care of older adults. Geriatricians are physicians trained in geriatric medicine. ● “old” is often defined as over 65 years of age ● young old (ages 65–74 ● middle old (ages 75–84), and the old old ● frail elders (ages 85 and up) Genomics is the identi...