CH 4, 5 AND CH6 gerontology practice
questions and answers verified to
pass 2025/2026
A nurse is assessing a client who is recently widowed. History reveals that the client worked at home as
a full-time wife and mother throughout her adult life. Based on this information, the nurse would most
likely expect the client to experience which situation?
A. A desire to obtain employment outside the home
B. Relief at being freed from the responsibilities of childrearing
C. A sense of loss of her established social roles
D. An interest in meeting men her own age and remarrying - correct answer ✔A sense of loss of her
established social roles
A 83-year-old client has entered a nursing home, where the client will reside until death. Until age 70,
the client worked as a successful bank president and was an active community leader. When intervening
with the client, the nurse would be especially alert for feelings related to which aspect of life?
a. Mortality
b. Unemployment
c. Family
d. Dependency - correct answer ✔Dependency
A nurse is teaching a group of older adults about changes in the body that occur with aging. After
teaching the group about the decline in body efficiency, the nurse determines that the teaching was
successful when the group identifies which response as typically when a person experiences this
decline?
A. An attempt to push the body to perform physically at the same level as in the past
B. A neglect of personal appearance and other hygiene practices
, C. A failure to restrict lifestyle choices in a health-appropriate way
D. An expressed desire to enter a nursing home to receive daily care and assistance - correct answer
✔A. An attempt to push the body to perform physically at the same level as in the past
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who shares being depressed because many friends have died in
the past few years. How will the nurse respond?
A. "That is to be expected."
B. "Perhaps you need to make friends with younger people."
C. "That must be hard for you."
D. "You will need to get used to this at your age." - correct answer ✔C. "That must be hard for you."
A state health investigator surveyed the residents of a retirement housing complex to determine how
their financial resources affected their lives and influenced their choices. Which finding would the
investigator note as reflecting this population?
A. Most older adults have chosen to save for retirement.
B. Older adults surveyed have chosen to rely on family for support.
C. Some older adults state they chose jobs that provided retirement income.
D. Many older adults chose to spend their resources throughout life and now rely on
governmental programs. - correct answer ✔D. Many older adults chose to spend their resources
throughout life and now rely on
A nurse manager at a long-term care facility is engaged in efforts to change many staff members'
inaccurate and negative views of older adults. When talking with the staff, which statement indicates
the need for the nurse manager to intervene?
A. "Older people seem to have many more chronic health problems than younger
people."
questions and answers verified to
pass 2025/2026
A nurse is assessing a client who is recently widowed. History reveals that the client worked at home as
a full-time wife and mother throughout her adult life. Based on this information, the nurse would most
likely expect the client to experience which situation?
A. A desire to obtain employment outside the home
B. Relief at being freed from the responsibilities of childrearing
C. A sense of loss of her established social roles
D. An interest in meeting men her own age and remarrying - correct answer ✔A sense of loss of her
established social roles
A 83-year-old client has entered a nursing home, where the client will reside until death. Until age 70,
the client worked as a successful bank president and was an active community leader. When intervening
with the client, the nurse would be especially alert for feelings related to which aspect of life?
a. Mortality
b. Unemployment
c. Family
d. Dependency - correct answer ✔Dependency
A nurse is teaching a group of older adults about changes in the body that occur with aging. After
teaching the group about the decline in body efficiency, the nurse determines that the teaching was
successful when the group identifies which response as typically when a person experiences this
decline?
A. An attempt to push the body to perform physically at the same level as in the past
B. A neglect of personal appearance and other hygiene practices
, C. A failure to restrict lifestyle choices in a health-appropriate way
D. An expressed desire to enter a nursing home to receive daily care and assistance - correct answer
✔A. An attempt to push the body to perform physically at the same level as in the past
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who shares being depressed because many friends have died in
the past few years. How will the nurse respond?
A. "That is to be expected."
B. "Perhaps you need to make friends with younger people."
C. "That must be hard for you."
D. "You will need to get used to this at your age." - correct answer ✔C. "That must be hard for you."
A state health investigator surveyed the residents of a retirement housing complex to determine how
their financial resources affected their lives and influenced their choices. Which finding would the
investigator note as reflecting this population?
A. Most older adults have chosen to save for retirement.
B. Older adults surveyed have chosen to rely on family for support.
C. Some older adults state they chose jobs that provided retirement income.
D. Many older adults chose to spend their resources throughout life and now rely on
governmental programs. - correct answer ✔D. Many older adults chose to spend their resources
throughout life and now rely on
A nurse manager at a long-term care facility is engaged in efforts to change many staff members'
inaccurate and negative views of older adults. When talking with the staff, which statement indicates
the need for the nurse manager to intervene?
A. "Older people seem to have many more chronic health problems than younger
people."
