NCLEX-RN Test Bank: Geriatric
Nursing & Care of the Older Adult |
High-Yield Questions with Verified
Rationales for 2025/2026 Exam
Success
Preventive health care practices - correct answers--Practices that increased longevity
for older adults.
Aged - correct answers--The term applies to individuals 75-84 years of age.
Ageism - correct answers--Discrimination against persons solely on the basis of age.
,Medicare and Medicaid - correct answers--The most beneficial legislation that has
influenced health care for the older adult.
Assisted-living center - correct answers--A housing option that offers the privacy of an
apartment with restaurant-style meals and some medical and personal care services.
Medicare Part C - correct answers--Allows eligible persons to receive Medicare benefits
via private insurance companies.
Durable power of attorney for health care - correct answers--Transfers decision-making
authority for health care to a designated person.
Living will - correct answers--Conditions go into effect when two physicians agree in
writing that the criteria have been met.
Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) - correct answers--A program initiated by Medicare in
the 1980s to reduce hospital costs by allotting a set amount of hospital days based on
the admitting diagnosis.
Skilled care facility - correct answers--Recommended for a patient who has had a hip
replacement and needs physical therapy.
Medicare coverage for skilled care - correct answers--Covers extended-care facility
costs for a period of 100 days for needed skilled care.
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) - correct answers--A senior citizen
political action group that uses volunteers and lobbyists to advance the interests of older
adults.
Elder abuse - correct answers--Occurs when a caregiver uses a vulnerable person's
resources for personal gain.
Most frequent response to elder abuse - correct answers--Nothing at all.
Nurses' reason for not seeking careers in gerontology - correct answers--Their technical
skills are not used.
Baby boomers - correct answers--Persons who were born between 1946 and 1964.
Physical abuse - correct answers--Demonstrated by restraining an older adult in a
recliner.
Neglect - correct answers--Demonstrated by the nonprovision of medical care.
Emotional abuse - correct answers--Demonstrated by threatening to remove a call light
from a nursing home resident.
, Life experiences - correct answers--Mainly influence a person's attitude about aging.
Gerontology - correct answers--Application to appropriate housing, health care, public
education, and business ventures.
Health maintenance organization (HMO) - correct answers--One of the options under
Medicare Part C for receiving Medicare benefits.
Preferred provider organization (PPO) - correct answers--Another option under
Medicare Part C for receiving Medicare benefits.
Provider-sponsored organization (PSO) - correct answers--A type of organization under
Medicare Part C for receiving Medicare benefits.
Private fee for service organization (PFFS) - correct answers--An option under Medicare
Part C for receiving Medicare benefits.
Emotional responses to aging loved one's care needs - correct answers--Grief, anger,
frustration, loss, and resentment are expected.
Grief - correct answers--A deep sorrow, especially caused by someone's death.
Anger - correct answers--A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.
Frustration - correct answers--The feeling of being upset or annoyed as a result of being
unable to change or achieve something.
Loss - correct answers--The state of no longer having something or someone.
Resentment - correct answers--Bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly.
Caregiver characteristics - correct answers--Typical traits include being female, having
full-time employment, having a care recipient older than 70, and giving care for an
average of 4 years.
Self-neglect indicators - correct answers--Signs include a misbalanced checkbook,
reduced personal hygiene, increased alcohol consumption, and loss of weight.
Elder abuse forms - correct answers--Includes misappropriation of finances,
psychological intimidation, emotional depersonalization, and abandonment.
Older patients' information - correct answers--Older patients receive less information
regarding health management than younger patients.
Nursing & Care of the Older Adult |
High-Yield Questions with Verified
Rationales for 2025/2026 Exam
Success
Preventive health care practices - correct answers--Practices that increased longevity
for older adults.
Aged - correct answers--The term applies to individuals 75-84 years of age.
Ageism - correct answers--Discrimination against persons solely on the basis of age.
,Medicare and Medicaid - correct answers--The most beneficial legislation that has
influenced health care for the older adult.
Assisted-living center - correct answers--A housing option that offers the privacy of an
apartment with restaurant-style meals and some medical and personal care services.
Medicare Part C - correct answers--Allows eligible persons to receive Medicare benefits
via private insurance companies.
Durable power of attorney for health care - correct answers--Transfers decision-making
authority for health care to a designated person.
Living will - correct answers--Conditions go into effect when two physicians agree in
writing that the criteria have been met.
Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) - correct answers--A program initiated by Medicare in
the 1980s to reduce hospital costs by allotting a set amount of hospital days based on
the admitting diagnosis.
Skilled care facility - correct answers--Recommended for a patient who has had a hip
replacement and needs physical therapy.
Medicare coverage for skilled care - correct answers--Covers extended-care facility
costs for a period of 100 days for needed skilled care.
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) - correct answers--A senior citizen
political action group that uses volunteers and lobbyists to advance the interests of older
adults.
Elder abuse - correct answers--Occurs when a caregiver uses a vulnerable person's
resources for personal gain.
Most frequent response to elder abuse - correct answers--Nothing at all.
Nurses' reason for not seeking careers in gerontology - correct answers--Their technical
skills are not used.
Baby boomers - correct answers--Persons who were born between 1946 and 1964.
Physical abuse - correct answers--Demonstrated by restraining an older adult in a
recliner.
Neglect - correct answers--Demonstrated by the nonprovision of medical care.
Emotional abuse - correct answers--Demonstrated by threatening to remove a call light
from a nursing home resident.
, Life experiences - correct answers--Mainly influence a person's attitude about aging.
Gerontology - correct answers--Application to appropriate housing, health care, public
education, and business ventures.
Health maintenance organization (HMO) - correct answers--One of the options under
Medicare Part C for receiving Medicare benefits.
Preferred provider organization (PPO) - correct answers--Another option under
Medicare Part C for receiving Medicare benefits.
Provider-sponsored organization (PSO) - correct answers--A type of organization under
Medicare Part C for receiving Medicare benefits.
Private fee for service organization (PFFS) - correct answers--An option under Medicare
Part C for receiving Medicare benefits.
Emotional responses to aging loved one's care needs - correct answers--Grief, anger,
frustration, loss, and resentment are expected.
Grief - correct answers--A deep sorrow, especially caused by someone's death.
Anger - correct answers--A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.
Frustration - correct answers--The feeling of being upset or annoyed as a result of being
unable to change or achieve something.
Loss - correct answers--The state of no longer having something or someone.
Resentment - correct answers--Bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly.
Caregiver characteristics - correct answers--Typical traits include being female, having
full-time employment, having a care recipient older than 70, and giving care for an
average of 4 years.
Self-neglect indicators - correct answers--Signs include a misbalanced checkbook,
reduced personal hygiene, increased alcohol consumption, and loss of weight.
Elder abuse forms - correct answers--Includes misappropriation of finances,
psychological intimidation, emotional depersonalization, and abandonment.
Older patients' information - correct answers--Older patients receive less information
regarding health management than younger patients.
