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Final Exam Review (Geriatric Nursing Pre-Test) Questions and Answers For an individual with age-related hearing loss, which sound is most difficult to hear? - Ans:-A young child talking in a cafeteria line Pain of gastrointestinal origin is best differentiated from pain of cardiac origin by the...

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Final Exam Review (Geriatric Nursing
Pre-Test) Questions and Answers


For an individual with age-related hearing loss, which sound is most difficult to hear? - Ans:✔✔-A young

child talking in a cafeteria line


Pain of gastrointestinal origin is best differentiated from pain of cardiac origin by the presence of: -

Ans:✔✔-substernal chest discomfort


The progression of intermittent claudication is measured by the: - Ans:✔✔-distance walked before leg

pain starts.


An early sign of alcohol withdrawal is: - Ans:✔✔-diaphoresis.


A stage III pressure ulcer is characterized by: - Ans:✔✔-deep craters with or without undermining and

full-thickness skin loss involving subcutaneous tissue


The primary risk factor for the development of pressure ulcers in older adult patients is: - Ans:✔✔-

immobility.




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An 80-year-old resident of a retirement center states that something is wrong with the lighting in the

room because colored rings appear around the light bulbs. The resident most likely has: - Ans:✔✔-

glaucoma.


The most common cause of chronic pain in older adults is: - Ans:✔✔-arthritis.


A 72-year-old man with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and chronic anxiety is admitted

to a nursing home. Care plan objectives for this man include: - Ans:✔✔-adherence to his medication

regimen, inhalation therapy, and instruction about methods of conserving energy.


A 65-year-old man with a 45-year history of smoking complains of a change in his cough pattern, a

nonproductive cough, and an ache in his chest. The man's chest x-ray reveals an infiltrate. The

gerontological nurse suspects: - Ans:✔✔-a lung tumor.


Which symptom in older adults is most indicative of a urinary tract infection? - Ans:✔✔-Confusion


Which is a risk factor for vaginitis in older adult women? - Ans:✔✔-Prolonged antibiotic therapy


Which condition might be indicated by an increase in hemoglobin values? - Ans:✔✔-Dehydration


An 83-year-old female patient underwent a total hip replacement three days ago. She should not cross

her legs because: - Ans:✔✔-adduction of the hip can cause dislocation of the prosthesis.


A 76-year-old patient with osteoarthritis complains of pain, stiffness, and deformities of the fingers. The

gerontological nurse recommends - Ans:✔✔-exercise

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