Gerontological Nursing Final Exam with
complete solutions
A
/client
/newly
/diagnosed
/with
/diabetes /tells /the /nurse, /"I'm /fearful /and /nervous /about /having /to /cope /with /this /disease."
/Which
/response
/by /the /nurse /would /be /most /appropriate? /- /correct /answer-"It's /true /that /you /will /have /to
/make /some /changes /but /these /changes /will /help /control /your /diabetes."
A
/nurse
/is
/conducting
/an
/educational
/program
/for /
a
/client /newly /diagnosed /with /type /2 /diabetes. /The /nurse /determines /that /the /teaching /has
/been /successful /based /on /which /outcome? /Select /all /that /apply. /- /correct /answer--
Demonstration /of /the /correct /method /of /blood /glucose /testing
-Demonstration /of /the /proper /technique /for /medication /administration
-Verbalization /of /understanding /of /diabetes /and /its /management
A /75-year-
old
/adult
/is /
,a
/new
/attendee
/at
/strength
/training
/class.
/Which
/schedule /would /be /most /appropriate /for /this /client /to /engage /in? /- /correct /answer-Twelve
/repetitions /with /low-weight /free /weights /at /least /twice /weekly.
The /nurse /is /presenting /a /seminar /for /older /adults /experiencing /integumentary /problems.
/Which
/statement
/would
/the
/nurse
/most
/likely
/provide
/about
/the
/use
/of
/alternative
/therapies? /-
/correct
/answer-"You /need /to /tell /your /health /care /provider /about /alternative /therapies /in /use."
A /nurse /is /reviewing /the /plan /of /care /for /a /78-year-old /resident /of /a /long-
term
/care
/facility
/diagnosed
/with
/Parkinson's /disease. /Which /intervention /would /need /to /be /modified? /- /correct /answer-
Phrase
/questions
,/and
/directions
/in /a /simple /and /understandable /manner /applicable /to /the /client's /decreased /cognition.
A
/client /is /prescribed /Larodopa /as /part /of /the /treatment /plan /for /Parkinson's /disease. /When
/teaching
/the
/client
/about
/this /drug, /which /item /would /the /nurse /encourage /the /client /to /avoid? /- /correct /answer-
Foods /high /in /vitamin /B /6
A /gerontological /nurse /is /conducting /a /program /for /staff /nurses /at /a /long-
term
/care
/facility
/about
/older
/adults
/and
/sensory
/function.
/When
/discussing
/this
/topic,
/which
/information /would /the /nurse /most /likely /include? /Select /all /that /apply. /- /correct /answer--
/"Sensory /deficits /are /a /threat /not /only /to /quality /of /life /but /to /safety /as /well."
- /"Sensory /losses /commonly /lead /to /impaired /communication."
- /"Sensory /deficits /make /it /difficult /to /interpret /the /older /adult's /physical /environment."
- /"Sensory /deficits /have /a /negative /effect /on /older /adults' /social /relationships."
, During /client /education /of /a /71-year-
old
/who
/has /
a
/recent
/diagnosis
/of
/diabetes,
/the
/nurse
/has
/emphasized
/the /importance /of /consistently /maintaining /blood /glucose /levels /within /the /normal /range
/rather
/than
/simply /reacting /to /high /or /low /levels. /Which /test /would /the /nurse /most /likely /identify /as
/providing
/the /best /evaluation /of /the /client's /blood /sugar /control /over /time? /- /correct /answer-
Hemoglobin /A1c
A
/gerontological /nurse /is /conducting /a /program /for /a /group /of /nurses /working /at /the /long-
term
/care
/facility
/about
/aging
/and
/musculoskeletal
/functioning.
/Which /statement /would /the /nurse /most /likely /include /when /describing /this /relationship?
/- /correct /answer-A /combination /of /age-
related /reduction /in /muscle /mass /and /inactivity /decreases /musculoskeletal /function.
A /70-year-
old
/client
complete solutions
A
/client
/newly
/diagnosed
/with
/diabetes /tells /the /nurse, /"I'm /fearful /and /nervous /about /having /to /cope /with /this /disease."
/Which
/response
/by /the /nurse /would /be /most /appropriate? /- /correct /answer-"It's /true /that /you /will /have /to
/make /some /changes /but /these /changes /will /help /control /your /diabetes."
A
/nurse
/is
/conducting
/an
/educational
/program
/for /
a
/client /newly /diagnosed /with /type /2 /diabetes. /The /nurse /determines /that /the /teaching /has
/been /successful /based /on /which /outcome? /Select /all /that /apply. /- /correct /answer--
Demonstration /of /the /correct /method /of /blood /glucose /testing
-Demonstration /of /the /proper /technique /for /medication /administration
-Verbalization /of /understanding /of /diabetes /and /its /management
A /75-year-
old
/adult
/is /
,a
/new
/attendee
/at
/strength
/training
/class.
/Which
/schedule /would /be /most /appropriate /for /this /client /to /engage /in? /- /correct /answer-Twelve
/repetitions /with /low-weight /free /weights /at /least /twice /weekly.
The /nurse /is /presenting /a /seminar /for /older /adults /experiencing /integumentary /problems.
/Which
/statement
/would
/the
/nurse
/most
/likely
/provide
/about
/the
/use
/of
/alternative
/therapies? /-
/correct
/answer-"You /need /to /tell /your /health /care /provider /about /alternative /therapies /in /use."
A /nurse /is /reviewing /the /plan /of /care /for /a /78-year-old /resident /of /a /long-
term
/care
/facility
/diagnosed
/with
/Parkinson's /disease. /Which /intervention /would /need /to /be /modified? /- /correct /answer-
Phrase
/questions
,/and
/directions
/in /a /simple /and /understandable /manner /applicable /to /the /client's /decreased /cognition.
A
/client /is /prescribed /Larodopa /as /part /of /the /treatment /plan /for /Parkinson's /disease. /When
/teaching
/the
/client
/about
/this /drug, /which /item /would /the /nurse /encourage /the /client /to /avoid? /- /correct /answer-
Foods /high /in /vitamin /B /6
A /gerontological /nurse /is /conducting /a /program /for /staff /nurses /at /a /long-
term
/care
/facility
/about
/older
/adults
/and
/sensory
/function.
/When
/discussing
/this
/topic,
/which
/information /would /the /nurse /most /likely /include? /Select /all /that /apply. /- /correct /answer--
/"Sensory /deficits /are /a /threat /not /only /to /quality /of /life /but /to /safety /as /well."
- /"Sensory /losses /commonly /lead /to /impaired /communication."
- /"Sensory /deficits /make /it /difficult /to /interpret /the /older /adult's /physical /environment."
- /"Sensory /deficits /have /a /negative /effect /on /older /adults' /social /relationships."
, During /client /education /of /a /71-year-
old
/who
/has /
a
/recent
/diagnosis
/of
/diabetes,
/the
/nurse
/has
/emphasized
/the /importance /of /consistently /maintaining /blood /glucose /levels /within /the /normal /range
/rather
/than
/simply /reacting /to /high /or /low /levels. /Which /test /would /the /nurse /most /likely /identify /as
/providing
/the /best /evaluation /of /the /client's /blood /sugar /control /over /time? /- /correct /answer-
Hemoglobin /A1c
A
/gerontological /nurse /is /conducting /a /program /for /a /group /of /nurses /working /at /the /long-
term
/care
/facility
/about
/aging
/and
/musculoskeletal
/functioning.
/Which /statement /would /the /nurse /most /likely /include /when /describing /this /relationship?
/- /correct /answer-A /combination /of /age-
related /reduction /in /muscle /mass /and /inactivity /decreases /musculoskeletal /function.
A /70-year-
old
/client
