N421: THE GERONTOLOGICAL NURSE WITH APPROVED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |LATEST EXAM 2026
|GRADED A+
Scope of Practice - ANSWER - 1) Defined by the ANA → assessment, diagnosis, planning,
implementation, and evaluation
2) Key elements = quality, evidence, and safety
Major Professional Standards - ANSWER - 1) ANA Scope and Standards of Practice
2) ANA Guide to Ethics
3) ANA Guide to Social Policy Statement
What guides nursing practice at the state level? - ANSWER - State board of nursing exam (NCLEX)
Erotological Nursing Standards - ANSWER - 1) Standards = nursing process (ADPIE)
2) Practice = address issues of access to healthcare services, quality and affordability of health care, and
coordination of services by an interdisciplinary team
3) Role = patient advocate, nurse educator, nurse manager, nurse consultant, and nurse researcher
Gerontology Advanced Practice Nurse positions - ANSWER - 1) Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse
Specialist (AGCNS-BC)
2) Geriatric Nurse Practitioner (GNP-BC)
3) Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP-BC)
4) Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP-BC)
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) - ANSWER - 1) Purpose = meet the challenges of
preparing future nurses who will have the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to continuously
improve the quality and safety of the healthcare system
QSEN: Key Components - ANSWER - 1) Patient-centered care
, 2) Teamwork (communication and collaboration)
3) EBP
4) Quality initiatives
5) Safety
6) Informatics
Functional Ability and the Older Adult - ANSWER - 1) Primary focus when caring for the older adult is
FUNCTIONAL ABILITY
2) Want to maximize their strengths and add patient teaching or support to their weaknesses
3) If there are issues with functional ability then there may be issues with any of the blue bubbles
Functional Ability - ANSWER - 1) Functional ability is located on a continuum from fully independent to
complete dependence
2) Independence and dependence vary depending on location and different areas
3) Basic activities of daily living (BADLs)
4) Instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)
BADLs - ANSWER - 1) Dressing
2) Personal hygiene
3) Cooking and eating
4) Using the toilet
IADLs - ANSWER - 1) More complex set of skills that allow you to live independently
2) Paying bills
3) Cooking healthy meals
4) Cleaning your home
5) Being able to dial a telephone
6) Take prescribed medication correctly
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |LATEST EXAM 2026
|GRADED A+
Scope of Practice - ANSWER - 1) Defined by the ANA → assessment, diagnosis, planning,
implementation, and evaluation
2) Key elements = quality, evidence, and safety
Major Professional Standards - ANSWER - 1) ANA Scope and Standards of Practice
2) ANA Guide to Ethics
3) ANA Guide to Social Policy Statement
What guides nursing practice at the state level? - ANSWER - State board of nursing exam (NCLEX)
Erotological Nursing Standards - ANSWER - 1) Standards = nursing process (ADPIE)
2) Practice = address issues of access to healthcare services, quality and affordability of health care, and
coordination of services by an interdisciplinary team
3) Role = patient advocate, nurse educator, nurse manager, nurse consultant, and nurse researcher
Gerontology Advanced Practice Nurse positions - ANSWER - 1) Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse
Specialist (AGCNS-BC)
2) Geriatric Nurse Practitioner (GNP-BC)
3) Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP-BC)
4) Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP-BC)
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) - ANSWER - 1) Purpose = meet the challenges of
preparing future nurses who will have the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to continuously
improve the quality and safety of the healthcare system
QSEN: Key Components - ANSWER - 1) Patient-centered care
, 2) Teamwork (communication and collaboration)
3) EBP
4) Quality initiatives
5) Safety
6) Informatics
Functional Ability and the Older Adult - ANSWER - 1) Primary focus when caring for the older adult is
FUNCTIONAL ABILITY
2) Want to maximize their strengths and add patient teaching or support to their weaknesses
3) If there are issues with functional ability then there may be issues with any of the blue bubbles
Functional Ability - ANSWER - 1) Functional ability is located on a continuum from fully independent to
complete dependence
2) Independence and dependence vary depending on location and different areas
3) Basic activities of daily living (BADLs)
4) Instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)
BADLs - ANSWER - 1) Dressing
2) Personal hygiene
3) Cooking and eating
4) Using the toilet
IADLs - ANSWER - 1) More complex set of skills that allow you to live independently
2) Paying bills
3) Cooking healthy meals
4) Cleaning your home
5) Being able to dial a telephone
6) Take prescribed medication correctly
