The Nurse Practitioner Whose Practice Consists of Geriatric-Aged Patients Must

question 13

Multiple Choice

The nurse practitioner whose practice consists of geriatric-aged patients must consider which of the following when working with patients who experience multiple chronic illnesses?

• A)Addictions in older adults are predicted to decline in the next 20 years.
• B)Mental illness or behavior problems must be included as chronic conditions.
• C)Fragility and disability typically have multiple chronic conditions.
• D)Co-occurrence of mental and medical conditions is not necessarily disabling.

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Definitions:

Cardiac Muscle Fiber

A type of involuntary striated muscle found in the walls of the heart, enabling it to contract and pump blood throughout the body.

Striation

A series of ridges, furrows or linear marks, often found in muscle tissues or rocks.

Ligamentum Arteriosum

A small ligament that is a remnant of the ductus arteriosus, connecting the pulmonary artery to the descending aorta in the fetal circulation system.

Fossa Ovalis

The fossa ovalis is an anatomical feature of the heart, a depression in the right atrium wall, marking the spot where an opening, the foramen ovale, existed in the fetal heart.