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Nearly 95% of healthcare expenditures for older Americans are for which type of disease?

Which of the following landmarks occurred after the ANA offered the first generalist certification in gerontological nursing?

Once a nurse meets certification requirements, practicing nurses are encouraged to become board certified in: 

What is one of the most common sites for pressure injuries?

True or False? Hemorrhagic strokes are more likely than thromboembolic strokes to show classic signs, which may present as severe headaches but with few other prior warning signs.

Most geriatricians recommend waiting for what time period after a new drug is marketed before using it in the elderly?

What is the key to management of anxiety in the older patient?

True or False? Most hearing loss in older adults is both asymmetrical and unilateral, and hearing problems are exacerbated in a noisy environment.

What medication, treatment with which frequently lasts at least 6 months, is generally given to kill tuberculosis bacteria?

What are the modifiable risk factors for Breast Cancer?