Hondros Nur163 - Exam 1 Questions& Answers..

Screening for diseases are what level of prevention? {Ans: Secondary Prevention}The study of how older adult respond to medications {Ans: Geropharmacology}When a drug has an opposite effect {Ans: Paradoxical}(N) in FANCAPES {Ans: Nutrition}Who creates the National Patient Safety Goals? {Ans: The Joint Commission}The study of drugs actions in the body: absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion {Ans: Pharmacokinetics}(S) in FANCAPES {Ans: Skin}(C) in SPICES {Ans: Confusion}Age spots {Ans: Senile Lentigo}Where two bones meet {Ans: joint}Chronic confusion is called what? {Ans: Dementia}Vision Examinations should be done how often? {Ans: Yearly}Meniere's disease, age-related changes or medications are all factors that can cause what? {Ans: Tinnitus}An unknown causes of confusion is called what? {Ans: Idiopathic Confusion}How much fluid should a person intake in a 24-hr period? {Ans: between 2000-3000 mL}good cholesterol {Ans: HDL (high density lipoprotein)}(E) in SPICES {Ans: Evidence of Falls}When a nurse suspects that an actual emergency or serious problem is present or might be developing what mnemonic can be used to organize a deep, focused assessment? {Ans: FANCAPES}Is the onset of dementia a long, slow process or a sudden process? {Ans: Long