A gerontologic nurse is making an effort to address some of the misconceptions about older adults that exist among health care providers
The nurse has made the point that most people aged 75 years remains functionally independent. The nurse should attribute this trend to what factor?
A) Early detection of disease and increased advocacy by older adults
B) Application of health-promotion and disease-prevention activities
C) Changes in the medical treatment of hypertension and hyperlipidemia
D) Genetic changes that have resulted in increased resiliency to acute infection
Ans: B
Feedback:
Even among people 75 years of age and over, most remain functionally independent, and the proportion of older Americans with limitations in activities is declining. These declines in limitations reflect recent trends in health-promotion and disease-prevention activities, such as improved nutrition, decreased smoking, increased exercise, and early detection and treatment of risk factors such as hypertension and elevated serum cholesterol levels. This phenomenon is not attributed to genetics, medical treatment, or increased advocacy.
You might also like to view...
A patient with iron deficiency anemia has begun taking daily supplements of oral ferrous sulfate. The nurse who is planning this patient's care should add what nursing diagnosis to the nursing care plan?
A) Risk for excess fluid volume related to use of iron supplements B) Risk for unstable blood glucose related to use of iron supplements C) Risk for constipation related to use of iron supplements D) Risk for peripheral neurovascular dysfunction related to use of iron supplements
An older adult patient in a long-term care facility recently had a stroke after experiencing a myocardial infarction. The patient is not speaking or eating. The nurse notices an adverse change in vital signs
When a patient is unable to resist the effects of a stressor, the nurse can identify this stage of the general adaptation system as: a. an alarm reaction. b. the resistance stage. c. the exhaustion stage. d. a fight-or-flight response.
Which of the following measures would be helpful in interpreting the relationship of a particular score to the distribution?
a. Frequency b. Mean c. Standard deviation d. Variance
A client is prescribed anticoagulants. The client should be instructed to avoid eating large portions of which foods?
a. Meat and poultry b. Aged meat and cheese c. Green, leafy vegetables d. Yellow vegetables and squash