GERONTOLOGY NCLEX REVIEW
EXAM 1
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Chronological age is b) the passage of time
your age based on:
a) how well you feel
b) the passage of time
c) if you floss your teeth
d) how fabulous you
look
An experienced nurse b) agism
tells a younger nurse
who is working in a
retirement home that
older adults have
"outlived their
usefulness." What is the
term for this type of
prejudice?
a) racism
b) agism
c) harassment
d) whistle blowing
A nursing instructor c) old age means mental deterioration
, Why do we separate the b) needs and resource use differs
young-old from the old-
old?
a) to determine social
security costs
b) needs and resource
use differs
c) the young-old are
more heterogenous
d) we love statistics and
graphs
A nursing intervention d) teaching positive health behaviors
directed toward primary
prevention in the older
adult focuses on:
a) disease management
b) routine health
screenings
c) controlling symptoms
of illness
d) teaching positive
health behaviors
Which of the following c) results in permanent deviation from normal
are characteristics of a d) is associated with stable and unstable phases
chronic illness (select all
that apply)
a) has reversible
pathologic changes
b) has a consistent,
predictable clinical
course
c) results in permanent
deviation from normal
d) is associated with
stable and unstable
phases
e) always starts with an
EXAM 1
Save
Terms in this set (27)
Chronological age is b) the passage of time
your age based on:
a) how well you feel
b) the passage of time
c) if you floss your teeth
d) how fabulous you
look
An experienced nurse b) agism
tells a younger nurse
who is working in a
retirement home that
older adults have
"outlived their
usefulness." What is the
term for this type of
prejudice?
a) racism
b) agism
c) harassment
d) whistle blowing
A nursing instructor c) old age means mental deterioration
, Why do we separate the b) needs and resource use differs
young-old from the old-
old?
a) to determine social
security costs
b) needs and resource
use differs
c) the young-old are
more heterogenous
d) we love statistics and
graphs
A nursing intervention d) teaching positive health behaviors
directed toward primary
prevention in the older
adult focuses on:
a) disease management
b) routine health
screenings
c) controlling symptoms
of illness
d) teaching positive
health behaviors
Which of the following c) results in permanent deviation from normal
are characteristics of a d) is associated with stable and unstable phases
chronic illness (select all
that apply)
a) has reversible
pathologic changes
b) has a consistent,
predictable clinical
course
c) results in permanent
deviation from normal
d) is associated with
stable and unstable
phases
e) always starts with an
