Exam 29: Appendix

The AIDS epidemic has contributed to the spread of what medical condition, particularly in less-developed countries?

Older adults with a BMI of 21 or lower and 27 or higher are at risk for hydration issues.

Borrowing from what branch of social science, Havighurst and colleagues created Continuity theory, which hypothesizes that personality influences the roles we choose and how we enact them?

Life expectancy data have historically shown an advantage for which of the following ethic groups?

While it is true that various ethnic and racial populations experience different disease burdens, there is growing evidence that this is not a function of genetics but of socioeconomics.

For the first time in history, the life span of persons with what medical condition is similar to the average lifespan?

CD34⁺ cells, the primary circulating progenitor stem cells, are believed to increase in number with age.

Which of the following is a key determinant for not just adding more years to life, but adding more life to years?

Hemorrhagic strokes are more likely to show classic signs than thromboembolic strokes, which may present as severe headaches but with few other prior warning signs.

The two classes of medications that are currently approved for the treatment of Alzheimer's dementia, cholinesterase inhibitors and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonists, both provide therapeutic effect by acting on which of the following?

Some elderly Chinese patients may forgo life-sustaining treatment because of what principle?

In addition to an active RN license, how many hours of clinical practice in the specialty area of gerontological nursing must be completed over a 3-year period in order to meet the eligibility criteria for certification through the ANCC?

Hospitalized older adults who demonstrate multimorbidity and geriatric syndromes benefit by being cared for by nurses with generalized knowledge.

Older adults are in a particularly precarious position because they are more vulnerable to both obesity and malnutrition than other age groups.

Continuity theory suggests that personality is well developed by the time we reach old age and tends to remain consistent throughout our lives.

What theory borrows from disengagement theory but does not accept its idea that social disengagement is a necessary and natural development?

In what year was the first geriatric article published in the American Journal of Nursing (AJN)?

What medication, which was once a mainstay in the treatment of congestive heart failure, is rarely used in medicine today?

Careful assessment is needed if what type of neglect is suspected, as reporting such a case to adult protective services could eventually result in an older adult being forcibly removed from his or her place of residence?

What practice is often done by gerontological nurses who work with older adults as coaches to help encourage self-care?