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Geriatrics Quiz 1: Demographics and Theories of Aging Geriatrics Quiz 1: Demographics and Theories of Aging What are the error biological theories - ANS wear and tear, cross-linked, free radical What are the programmed biological theories - ANS senescence, telomeric, endocrine, immunological wear and tear theory - ANS use and abuse of the body over time. the more you use something, the quicker it ages Equates man with machine telomeric theory - ANS telomeres shorten w...

aging Correct Answer-begins at conception not pathological opportunity for usefulness, fulfillment, and joy financial status Correct Answer-older adults will often be operating at a reduced income, use social security, and have limited retirement funds cardiovascular disease Correct Answer-the greatest risk to health in both adult and older adult populations diabetes melliitus Correct Answer-need for insulin, teach safe medication use due to high risk, instruct on sliding scale min...

b. Aging correct answers Normal process of time-related change a. Ageism b. Aging c. Gerontologic nursing d. Geriatrics a. Ageism correct answers Bias against older people and based perception solely on their chronological age not on their functional status a. Ageism b. Geriatrics c. Aging d. Gerontology c. Gerontology correct answers Combined biologic, psychological and sociologic study of older adults within their environment a. Gerontologic nursing b. Geriatrics c. Gerontolog...

BASIC GERIATRICS UNITS 1,2,3 LATEST EXAM(QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) A+ GRADED international_____ occurs whinny person deliberately plans to mistreat or harm another person. ABUSE The group responsible for the rapid growth in the older adult population is the group known as the _______. BABY BOOMERS Population size, distribution, and vital statistics would be included in the statistical study of human populations known as_____. DEMOGRAPHICS _____ is the medical specialty that deals...

1. How are drugs sorted into therapeutic groups and classes? A. first by the conditions that they are used to treat. and then by their mechanisms of action B. first by their mechanisms of action. and then by their therapeutic effects C. first by their side effects. and then by their therapeutic effects D. first by their toxicity. and then by their effectiveness 2. Bone marrow transplants... A. require that the patient first undergo chemotherapy or radiation to kill the diseased...

BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING EXAM TEST 2023/2024 A+ GRADED WITH CORRECT ANSWERS respite allows the primary caregiver to have time away from the constant demands of caregiving there by decreasing caregiver stress and the risk for abuse neglect failure to provide for the needs of the person under their care mandated reporter legally required to report suspected cases of elder or child abuse genrontophobia fear of agingand the refusal to accept older adults into the mainstream of soc...

Geriatric Nursing Older adults - correct answer - Aging population - Surviving acute illness - Living with chronic illness - Becoming more educated and resourceful - More ethnically diverse Demographics of aging - correct answer - Increasing life expectancy anticipated to continue - 77.8 for men - 80.8 for women - Young old are 65-74. - Old old are 85 and older. - Frail old have some dysfunction. Attitudes toward aging - correct answer Aging is normal. Older adults have diverse...

BASIC GERIATRICS UNITS 1,2,3 LATEST EXAM(QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) A+ GRADED international_____ occurs whinny person deliberately plans to mistreat or harm another person. ABUSE The group responsible for the rapid growth in the older adult population is the group known as the _______. BABY BOOMERS Population size, distribution, and vital statistics would be included in the statistical study of human populations known as_____. DEMOGRAPHICS _____ is the medical specialty that deals...

Geriatric Medicine Survival Handbook (revised edition) Brian Christopher Misiaszek, MD, FRCPS (C) Assistant Professor of Medicine Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University Contents Section 1: Introduction What is Aging? Canadian Demographics Debunking Myths about Aging Normal Aging & Common Disorders in the Elderly Theories of Aging Section 1: Geriatric Assessment Geriatric Assessment & Introduction to the Older Patient Getting the History Functional Inquir...