Exam 29: Appendix

In the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for America, guidelines for daily intake of which of the following were specific for the first time?

Which of the following is one area of language that has been show to improve with age?

Studies show that memories that are especially difficult to recall are often the result of not having a connection with what area of the brain?

Tai chi is considered to be one of the best activities to promote balance in older adults.

Bodily absorption of what vitamin increases with age?

Although the age that presbyopia becomes apparent may vary from person to person, it is expected to affect everyone at some point.

Which of the following is the cornerstone of an individualized plan of care for an older adult?

Hospice care is beneficial, yet underutilized for patients with advanced dementia.

Nurses may not feel comfortable conducting what type of assessment because it may seem inappropriately invasive or because it is an area that some nurses do not feel adequately prepared to address as an unmet need?

The U.S. healthcare system is primarily designed to meet the needs of what ethnic group?

The clock drawing test (CDT) is one of the most common methods to assess which of the following?

Anxiety and depression often go together in older adults and should be treated together.

Emotional intelligence, the ability to motivate one's self, control impulses, regulate moods, and empathize with others, is a common characteristic of what type of leader?

Polypharmacy is one of the few reversible and preventable causes of iatrogenic harm.

What medication, an NMDA noncompetitive receptor antagonist, is currently the only medication in this class, and helps to protect neurons from glutamate excitotoxicity without completely eliminating the glutamate necessary for normal neurological function?

In order to prevent the development of pressure ulcers, offloading would be achieved through which of the following actions?

Cardiovascular symptoms of hypertension parallel the usual aging changes seen in older adults. Which of the following refers to these symptoms being exhibited and sometimes exaggerated in individuals at younger ages?

In nursing, whose model is often used as a framework to examine the challenges faced by different age groups?

Executive function is a mental skill that helps the person pay attention and manage daily activities such as shopping or driving.

The biopsychosocial aspects of aging is included under what umbrella term used to define the study of aging and/or the aged?