TEST BANK FOR GERONTOLOGY EXAM
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
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Medications, slower mobility, lack of proper fluid intake, and poor diet can contribute to what common
symptom in the elder population?
a) Urinary incontinence
b) Skin changes
c) Mental changes
d) Depression - ANS-A
Which statement would be most appropriate to ask when assessing an aging adult for cognitive
function?
a) What is today's date?
b) Can you count to 10 for me?
c) Have you noticed anything different about your memory or thinking in the past few months?
d) Who is the president of the United States? - ANS-C
Which disease or ailment is often under diagnosed and undertreated in the aging population?
a) Schizpphrenia
b) Depression
c) Associative disorders
d) Attention deficit disorder - ANS-B
Which statement demonstrates normal cognitive function for an aging adult?
a) Occasional memory lapses
b) Unable to recall the names of their children or siblings
c) Unable to recall current address or phone number
d) Unable to count to 10 or repeat a series of consecutive numbers - ANS-A
Denmentia and depression are strongly related to:
a) Clients over the age of 60
b) Clients over the age of 65
c) A decreased quality of life and functional deficits
d) Past economic status and job performance - ANS-C
Which organ is responsible for drug metabolism and must be considered when prescribing medicaiton
for an older adult?
, a) Kidneys
b) Pancreas
c) Intestines
d) Liver - ANS-D
An older adult on digoxin and furosemide is showing signs of toxicity. The gerontology nurse
understands that:
a) Digoxin and furosemide are excreted by the kidneys, and the doses may need to be decreased due to
impaired kidney function
b) Digoxin and furosemide are excreted through the intestinal tract, and dose changes would be
ineffective
c) An increase in fluid intake will fix the symptoms, and no change in dose is needed
d) How a drug is excreted is not a consideration when dosing an older adult - ANS-A
An 80-year-old female asks the nurse about over-the-counter vitamin supplements. The most
appropriate advice would include:
a) No vitamin supplements are needed with a balanced diet
b) Any multivitamin will do
c) Take only a calcium supplement
d) Take a multivitamin for those over the age of 50, which should include the recommended vitamins for
the aging adult - ANS-D
What benefit does evidnce-based practice offer clients over the age of 60?
a) No actual benefits have been noted when evidence-based practice is the model for geriatric care
b) Evidence-based practice offers the client improved health care in all settings
c) Evidence-based pracrice is only used as a model in acute care settings
d) Minimal changes in geriatric care have arisen from the use of evidnece-baseed practice models - ANS-
B
What is the purpose of Rogers' diffusion of innovation model in relation to evidnece-based practice
(EBP)?
a) There is no relation to EBP
b) It offers an explanation of aging
c) It is used to open communication around issues of implementing changes in practice when EBP
research has shown that change would improve outcomes
d) It is the model that contradicts the EBP theory - ANS-C
Which choice best explains the practice setting for the gerontological nurse?
a) In the home of the client
b) Only in acute care settings
c) Clinics and long-term care facilities
d) Home of the client, acute care facilities, long-term care settings, and clinics or anywhere clients over
the age of 65 seek health care and health education - ANS-D
A 70-year-old presents to the clinic stating that his family things he is losing his mind and they want to
put him in a home. What would be the intial role of the gerontological nurse?
a) Begin the process of finding a qualified nursing home
b) Do a complete history,physical, and assessment
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