GERONTOLOGY NCLEX REVIEW EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Chronological age is 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 - (answer)b) the passage of time
An experienced nurse 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 - (answer)b) agism
A nursing instructor teaching classes in gerontology to nursing students discusses myths related to the
aging of adults. Which statement is a MYTH about older adults?
a) most older adults live in their own homes
b) healthy older adults enjoy sexual activity
c) old age means mental deterioration
d) older adults want to be attractive to others - (answer)c) old age means mental deterioration
Why do we separate the 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 - (answer)b) needs and resource use differs
, GERONTOLOGY NCLEX REVIEW EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
A nursing intervention 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 - (answer)d) teaching positive health behaviors
Which of the following are characteristics of a 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 acute illness and then progresses slowly - (answer)c) results in permanent
deviation from normal
d) is associated with stable and unstable phases
An important nursing action to help a chronically ill older adult is to:
a) avoid discussing future lifestyle changes
b) assure the patient that the condition is stable
c) treat the patient as a competent manager of the disease
d) encourage the patient to "fight" the disease as long as possible - (answer)c) treat the patient as a
competent manager of the disease
The nurse teaches a student nurse about health care disparities and older adult women. Which
statement, if made by the student nurse, would indicate an understanding of the teaching?
Chronological age is 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 - (answer)b) the passage of time
An experienced nurse 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 - (answer)b) agism
A nursing instructor teaching classes in gerontology to nursing students discusses myths related to the
aging of adults. Which statement is a MYTH about older adults?
a) most older adults live in their own homes
b) healthy older adults enjoy sexual activity
c) old age means mental deterioration
d) older adults want to be attractive to others - (answer)c) old age means mental deterioration
Why do we separate the 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 - (answer)b) needs and resource use differs
, GERONTOLOGY NCLEX REVIEW EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
A nursing intervention 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 - (answer)d) teaching positive health behaviors
Which of the following are characteristics of a 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 acute illness and then progresses slowly - (answer)c) results in permanent
deviation from normal
d) is associated with stable and unstable phases
An important nursing action to help a chronically ill older adult is to:
a) avoid discussing future lifestyle changes
b) assure the patient that the condition is stable
c) treat the patient as a competent manager of the disease
d) encourage the patient to "fight" the disease as long as possible - (answer)c) treat the patient as a
competent manager of the disease
The nurse teaches a student nurse about health care disparities and older adult women. Which
statement, if made by the student nurse, would indicate an understanding of the teaching?
