Exam 9: Perioperative Geriatrics

An older adult patient should be allowed to wear a hearing-assist device into the operating room.

Which is one of the effects of psychosocial isolation in the older adult?

At what temperature can a geriatric patient be at risk for hypothermia?

Which laboratory values are important to assess in the geriatric patient?

Subcutaneous fat deposits increase with age.

Some common findings seen when assessing an older adult patient's integumentary system might be:

Which is one of the three influences that affect the way an individual ages?

What chronic inflammatory disease characterized by the fixation or fusion of a vertebral joint can cause age-related postures?

It is important to assess for multiple vaginal births in an older adult female patient because that data could indicate:

Recreational drug use by the older adult patient should never be excluded from consideration just because the patient is older.

Life expectancy has increased with major advancements in the study of:

Which measurement is a vital sign that should be recorded in older adults?

The perioperative nurse should gather data about the older adult patient's self-concept because:

Self-care deficit is a common nursing diagnosis when assessing the preoperative geriatric surgical patient.

What theory suggests that the body loses its ability to keep pace with the maintenance of life processes?

A decrease in estrogen production can increase the risk for osteoporosis and heart disease in women.

Which is an influence that helps shape the prototype of the older adult's place in society?

More than 73% of all older adult patients have more than one medical diagnosis capable of causing death.

Prolonged anesthesia induction is a common finding with older surgical patients.

Which is a negative myth of aging?