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Gerontology Exam practice questions with correct answers 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 w...

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Gerontology Exam practice questions with
correct answers


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

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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




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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




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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

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