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Gerontology exam Study Questions and Answers 100% Pass Updated 2024/2025 Gerontological nursing refers to the nursing care of: 1. The "Old-old" population. 2. People who are older and in need of assistance. 3. People age 65 and older. 4. A specialized body of knowledge regarding holistic and ...

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Gerontological nursing refers to the nursing care of:


1. The "Old-old" population.


2. People who are older and in need of assistance.


3. People age 65 and older.


4. A specialized body of knowledge regarding holistic and caring principles of nursing. - ✔✔3. People age

65 and older


2. Older adults constitute:


1. 14.9% of the U.S. population.


2. 8.4% of the U.S. population.


3. 25% of the U.S. population.


4. 10% of the U.S. population. - ✔✔1. 14.9% of the U.S population


The underlying concept of holism is:


1. To include family and pets in the care plan.


2. To recognize persons as individuals and to see them as an entire or whole person.


3. To identify team members who will make the nursing care easier.


4. To look at the patient's face and note how he or she looks. - ✔✔2. to recognized persons as individuals

and to see them as an entire or whole person.


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,The purpose of a nursing philosophy is to be able to:


1. Think like a philosopher.


2. Have something positive to write on a job application.


3. Talk to other nurses about philosophy.


4. Have a personal conviction of the type of nursing care you will give to others. - ✔✔4. Have a personal

conviction of the type of nursing care you will give to others.


"The Science of Human Caring" is (select all that apply):


1. A nationally accepted philosophy of nursing.


2. Authored by Jean Watson, former Dean and Distinguished Professor at the University of Colorado.


3. A philosophy that addresses the body, mind, and physicality of all human beings.


4. A philosophy of nursing that calls for the practice of individual caring. - ✔✔1. A nationally accepted

philosophy of nursing.


2. Authored by Jean Watson, former Dean and Distinguished Professor at the University of Colorado.


3. A philosophy that addresses the body, mind, and physicality of all human beings.


4. A philosophy of nursing that calls for the practice of individual caring.


Gerotranscendence is:


1. One of the critical tasks of old age.


2. Based on Dr. Watson's developmental task of integrity vs. despair.


3. A concept that refers to an elderly person's transition to a more materialistic mindset.




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,4. A task that, when accomplished, makes older people despair the lives they have led. - ✔✔1. One of the

critical tasks of old age.


Your client is 84 years old. What normal change in vital signs would you expect to assess?


1. A higher than normal temperature


2. A slower pulse


3. A shallower breathing pattern


4. A lower blood pressure - ✔✔A slower pulse


Immobility or sedentary lifestyles have what


effect on the older adult?


1. Loss of muscle size and strength


2. Decreased serum sodium levels


3. Loss of skin elasticity


4. Thinning of cartilage in joints - ✔✔1. Loss of muscle size and strength


Mrs. Jones, aged 86 years, complains of fullness


after eating only small amounts of food. This is


primarily due to which GI change?


1. Delayed gastric emptying time


2. Increased gastric acid secretions


3. Hypertonicity of gastric muscles


4. Loss of ability to chew - ✔✔1. Delayed gastric emptying time


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, Mrs. Smith, aged 79 years, is admitted to the hospital. Based on your understanding of normal age

changes in the nervous system, what behavior might you expect Mrs. Smith to exhibit?


1. Decreased intellectual function


2. Forgetfulness and confusion


2. Immobility or sedentary lifestyles have what


3. Lack of orientation to time and place


4. Longer response time to questions - ✔✔4. Longer response time to questions


Which of the following statements most accurately


describes normal aging changes in an older adult?


1. As individuals age, they become more diverse.


2. Most older adults experience chronic illness and functional impairment.


3. Age-related changes are similar in each older adult.


4. Normal age changes most commonly describe decline and loss of function. - ✔✔1. As individuals age,

they become more diverse.


The overall objective of recognizing and assisting clients with transitions is to:


1. Resolve shame vs doubt.


2. Decrease complaints filed on your unit.


3. Achieve Maslow's esteem level of need.


4, Deliver humanistic and holistic care. - ✔✔4. Deliver humanistic and holistic care


The importance of understanding PLST is to:



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