ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING IN THE

CARE OF OLDER ADULTS 2ND EDITION

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Advanced Practice Nursing in the Care of Older Adults / Edition 2 TESTBANK

Chapter 1. Changes With Aging

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1. The major impact of the physiological changes that occur with aging is:

A. Reduced physiological reserve

B. Reduced homeostatic mechanisms

C. Impaired immunological response

D. All of the above

2. The strongest evidence regarding normal physiological aging is available

through:

A. Randomized controlled clinical trials

B. Cross-sectional studies

C. Longitudinal studies

D. Case control studies

3. All of the following statements are true about laboratory values in older adults

except:

A. Reference ranges are preferable

B. Abnormal findings are often due to physiological aging

C. Normal ranges may not be applicable for older adults

D. Reference values are not necessarily acceptable values

4. Biochemical individuality is best described as:

A. Each individual’s variation is often much greater than that of a larger group

B. The unique biochemical profile of a selected population

C. The truly “normal” individual—falling within average range

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