The nurse practitioner conducts a comprehensive geriatric assessment of the older individual because:

Which of the following test may help identify elders who are at increased risk for falling?

Mr. Sours is 90 years old. In the last few months, he appears unable to comply with the health-care plan developed by the nurse practitioner. The nurse practitioner considers which of the following reasons for non adherence when updating his home care plan? Select all that apply.

Which medication is associated with significant side effects in the elderly? 

Mrs. Jones, 80 years old, comes to the clinic for management of heart failure, diabetes, and depression. The nurse practitioner assesses that this patient is not compliant with the medication plan and has missed a couple of recent appointments. The nurse practitioner analyzes this information and concludes that perhaps Mrs. Jones is experiencing treatment burden because:  Choose the best answer.  

Which of the following combinations of pharmacologic agents is most commonly associated with adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in the elderly? 

The nurse practitioner has conducted a thorough health assessment for Mr. York, who is 83 years old. As the nurse practitioner synthesizes the information and creates the discharge instructions, consideration must be given to which of the following? Select all that apply.

Which of the following features does NOT describe muscular tissue ?

On December 26, 1927 Ditlef Rustad caught an unusual fish with protruding jaws full of teeth, large pectoral fins, a large tail fin, a foot and a half long, pale, almost transparent skin, and colorless blood. What did Rustad call this fish?

Which of the following statements about the diving reflex in marine mammals? Mark all that apply.