Gerontological Nursing: Sleep,
Sensory Health, Mobility, and
Age-Related Functional Changes
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A+ Graded Rationales Latest
Updated 2026
which of the following are good techniques to help induce sleep? (select all that apply):
a. avoid electronics in/before/near bed
b. dim the lights
c. play loud music right before going to bed
d. meditation
e. take a diuretic before bed
a. avoid electronics in/before/near bed
b. dim the lights
d. meditation
your patient is hungry right before bedtime. what food option should you give them?
a. milk
b. steak
c. eggs
d. candy
a. milk
what affects cognitive ability?
a. education level
b. socioeconomic status
c. psychosocial conditions
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
chronic illness accounts for ______ of the total spent annually in the U.S. on medical care?
a. 60%
, b. 70%
c. 80%
d. 90%
d. 90%
which of the following is NOT a specific component of mental status?
a. social skills
b. memory
c. physical activity
d. orientation
c. physical activity
TRUE or FALSE a hearing handicap questionnaire assess problems in daily life that are impacted
with hearing loss
TRUE
which is a risk factor for hearing loss?
a. frequent screenings to check for hear loss
b. exposure to noise
c. cleaning your ears in an appropriate way
d. eating lots of fruit
b. exposure to noise
how can bad vision directly affect someone's life?
a. their social life gets worse
b. driving is difficult because of glares and lack of light
c. they have trouble falling asleep
d. their phone screens become too bright
b. driving is difficult because of glares and lack of light
which of the following are nursing assessment tools used to evaluate fall risk?
a. morse fall scale
b. tug
c. falls efficacy scale
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
Sensory Health, Mobility, and
Age-Related Functional Changes
Verified Questions Provided with
A+ Graded Rationales Latest
Updated 2026
which of the following are good techniques to help induce sleep? (select all that apply):
a. avoid electronics in/before/near bed
b. dim the lights
c. play loud music right before going to bed
d. meditation
e. take a diuretic before bed
a. avoid electronics in/before/near bed
b. dim the lights
d. meditation
your patient is hungry right before bedtime. what food option should you give them?
a. milk
b. steak
c. eggs
d. candy
a. milk
what affects cognitive ability?
a. education level
b. socioeconomic status
c. psychosocial conditions
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
chronic illness accounts for ______ of the total spent annually in the U.S. on medical care?
a. 60%
, b. 70%
c. 80%
d. 90%
d. 90%
which of the following is NOT a specific component of mental status?
a. social skills
b. memory
c. physical activity
d. orientation
c. physical activity
TRUE or FALSE a hearing handicap questionnaire assess problems in daily life that are impacted
with hearing loss
TRUE
which is a risk factor for hearing loss?
a. frequent screenings to check for hear loss
b. exposure to noise
c. cleaning your ears in an appropriate way
d. eating lots of fruit
b. exposure to noise
how can bad vision directly affect someone's life?
a. their social life gets worse
b. driving is difficult because of glares and lack of light
c. they have trouble falling asleep
d. their phone screens become too bright
b. driving is difficult because of glares and lack of light
which of the following are nursing assessment tools used to evaluate fall risk?
a. morse fall scale
b. tug
c. falls efficacy scale
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
