Adult-Gerontology CNS Exam – Clinical Nurse Specialist Certification –
Comprehensive Practice Questions and Exam Preparation Material
1. When was did the ANA establish the Division of Geriatric Nursing Practice? - Correct
Answer -1966
2. What was Geriatric Nursing Practice defined as? - Correct Answer -"concerned with
the assessment of nursing needs of older people; planning and implementing nursing
care to meet those needs; and evaluating the effectiveness of such care
3. In 1976, the name The Division of Geriatric Nursing Practice was changed to what? -
Correct Answer -The Division of Gerontology Nursing Practice
4. When was certification for gerontology clinical nurse specialist established? - Correct
Answer -1989
5. When was the first Standards of Nursing Practice for Geriatric Nursing completed? -
Correct Answer -1969
6. When was the Statement on the Scope of Gerontology Nursing Practice published? -
Correct Answer -1987,revised in 1995, and 2010
7. In 2010, Scope and Standards of Erotological Nursing Practice reflected scope and
nature of current gerontology nursing practice as well as concepts of
______,_______,_______, and _______ - Correct Answer -health promotion, health
maintenance, disease prevention, and self-care
8. 2017 → ANA revised statement, incorporating Nursing: Scope & Standards of Practice
and the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretative Statements to provide a
resource "of the duties that all registered nurses, regardless of role, population, or
specialty, are expected to perform competently. Those standards are identified in
two categories: _______ and _______ - Correct Answer -1. Standards of Practice that
describe a competent level of nursing practice as demonstrated by the nursing
process,
9. 2. Standards of Practice that describe a competent level of behavior in the
professional role"
10. When were the first gerontology nurses certified through ANA? - Correct Answer -
1973
11. What are the roles of the generalist nurse? - Correct Answer -RN who practices in
wide variety of settings
12. Consults with the advanced practice nurse and other interdisciplinary health care
professionals
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,13. Challenge is to identify older adults' strengths and assist them to maximize their
independence
14. What is the role of the Erotological clinical nurse specialist? - Correct Answer -
Master's prepared RN who functions as clinician, educator, consultant, administrator,
or researcher
15. What is the role of the adult erotological acute care nurse practitioner? - Correct
Answer -Practice in various settings and function as a provider of primary care and a
case manager
16. What is the increase in the number of adults over the age of 65 called? - Correct
Answer -The graying of America
17. When American Social Security program was established in 1935, it was believed that
age 65 would be a reasonable age for allocating benefits and services; today it may
seem an inadequate age as people are living longer, but 65 is still used to define the
standard for "old" - Correct Answer -
18. Now with many older persons living productive, highly functional lives well beyond
age 65, this age does not determine _____ - Correct Answer -a person is old
19. Increase in the older adult population is related to falling _______ rates, reduced
_______, improved sanitation, advances in ______, and increasing survival rates at
older ages - Correct Answer -fertility rates, infant and child mortality, and
vaccinations
20. What is the life expectancy in developed countries vs developing countries? - Correct
Answer -78
21. 68
22. By 2050- developed=83
23. developing=74
24. What are three categories for "old”? What is the fastest growing population of the
three? - Correct Answer -young-old (65-74
25. middle old (75-84)
26. old-old (85-99, fastest growing)
27. Elite old more than 100
28. from the Greek green, meaning "old man," it is the scientific study of the process of
aging and the problems of older adults; it includes biologic, sociologic, psychological,
and economic aspects - Correct Answer -Gerontology
29. Prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person's age - Correct Answer -
ageism
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, 30. Form the Greek gears, meaning "old age," it is the branch of medicine that deals with
the diseases and problems of old age - Correct Answer -Geriatrics
31. Why is "geriatric" nursing view as having limited application to nursing? - Correct
Answer -because of its medical and disease orientation
32. **The term geriatrics is not generally used when describing the nursing care of
adults
33. this specialty of nursing involves assessing the health and functional status of older
adults, planning and implementing health care and services to meet identified needs,
and evaluating the effectiveness of such care; term most often used by nurses
specializing in this field - Correct Answer -Erotological nursing
34. Term developed by Gunter and Estes in 1979 and is meant to be more inclusive than
geriatric or gerontology nursing because it is not limited to disease or scientific
principles; connotes the nursing of older persons - the art and practice of nurturing,
caring, and comforting; term has not gained wide acceptance, but some view it as a
more appropriate description of the specialty - Correct Answer -Erotic nursing
35. Universal process beginning at birth - Correct Answer -aging
36. Person's perception of age - Correct Answer -subjective age
37. Other people's estimation of someone's age - Correct Answer -perceived age
38. Length of time that has passed since birth - Correct Answer -chronological age
39. Physical health, psychological wellbeing, socioeconomic factors, ability to function,
and participate in activities - Correct Answer -Functional age
40. What gender typically tends to live longer and why? - Correct Answer -women live
longer
41. Women have reduced accident rates and men have increased chronic illness.
42. protective effects of estrogen, versus that of testosterone, are also hypothesized to
play a role in female longevity
43. After age 65, women have a life expectancy of additional ______ years and men an
additional ______ years - Correct Answer -20.6
44. 18
45. Which gender is more likely to be married? - Correct Answer -Older men more than
older women
46. M=70%
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Comprehensive Practice Questions and Exam Preparation Material
1. When was did the ANA establish the Division of Geriatric Nursing Practice? - Correct
Answer -1966
2. What was Geriatric Nursing Practice defined as? - Correct Answer -"concerned with
the assessment of nursing needs of older people; planning and implementing nursing
care to meet those needs; and evaluating the effectiveness of such care
3. In 1976, the name The Division of Geriatric Nursing Practice was changed to what? -
Correct Answer -The Division of Gerontology Nursing Practice
4. When was certification for gerontology clinical nurse specialist established? - Correct
Answer -1989
5. When was the first Standards of Nursing Practice for Geriatric Nursing completed? -
Correct Answer -1969
6. When was the Statement on the Scope of Gerontology Nursing Practice published? -
Correct Answer -1987,revised in 1995, and 2010
7. In 2010, Scope and Standards of Erotological Nursing Practice reflected scope and
nature of current gerontology nursing practice as well as concepts of
______,_______,_______, and _______ - Correct Answer -health promotion, health
maintenance, disease prevention, and self-care
8. 2017 → ANA revised statement, incorporating Nursing: Scope & Standards of Practice
and the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretative Statements to provide a
resource "of the duties that all registered nurses, regardless of role, population, or
specialty, are expected to perform competently. Those standards are identified in
two categories: _______ and _______ - Correct Answer -1. Standards of Practice that
describe a competent level of nursing practice as demonstrated by the nursing
process,
9. 2. Standards of Practice that describe a competent level of behavior in the
professional role"
10. When were the first gerontology nurses certified through ANA? - Correct Answer -
1973
11. What are the roles of the generalist nurse? - Correct Answer -RN who practices in
wide variety of settings
12. Consults with the advanced practice nurse and other interdisciplinary health care
professionals
1
,13. Challenge is to identify older adults' strengths and assist them to maximize their
independence
14. What is the role of the Erotological clinical nurse specialist? - Correct Answer -
Master's prepared RN who functions as clinician, educator, consultant, administrator,
or researcher
15. What is the role of the adult erotological acute care nurse practitioner? - Correct
Answer -Practice in various settings and function as a provider of primary care and a
case manager
16. What is the increase in the number of adults over the age of 65 called? - Correct
Answer -The graying of America
17. When American Social Security program was established in 1935, it was believed that
age 65 would be a reasonable age for allocating benefits and services; today it may
seem an inadequate age as people are living longer, but 65 is still used to define the
standard for "old" - Correct Answer -
18. Now with many older persons living productive, highly functional lives well beyond
age 65, this age does not determine _____ - Correct Answer -a person is old
19. Increase in the older adult population is related to falling _______ rates, reduced
_______, improved sanitation, advances in ______, and increasing survival rates at
older ages - Correct Answer -fertility rates, infant and child mortality, and
vaccinations
20. What is the life expectancy in developed countries vs developing countries? - Correct
Answer -78
21. 68
22. By 2050- developed=83
23. developing=74
24. What are three categories for "old”? What is the fastest growing population of the
three? - Correct Answer -young-old (65-74
25. middle old (75-84)
26. old-old (85-99, fastest growing)
27. Elite old more than 100
28. from the Greek green, meaning "old man," it is the scientific study of the process of
aging and the problems of older adults; it includes biologic, sociologic, psychological,
and economic aspects - Correct Answer -Gerontology
29. Prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person's age - Correct Answer -
ageism
2
, 30. Form the Greek gears, meaning "old age," it is the branch of medicine that deals with
the diseases and problems of old age - Correct Answer -Geriatrics
31. Why is "geriatric" nursing view as having limited application to nursing? - Correct
Answer -because of its medical and disease orientation
32. **The term geriatrics is not generally used when describing the nursing care of
adults
33. this specialty of nursing involves assessing the health and functional status of older
adults, planning and implementing health care and services to meet identified needs,
and evaluating the effectiveness of such care; term most often used by nurses
specializing in this field - Correct Answer -Erotological nursing
34. Term developed by Gunter and Estes in 1979 and is meant to be more inclusive than
geriatric or gerontology nursing because it is not limited to disease or scientific
principles; connotes the nursing of older persons - the art and practice of nurturing,
caring, and comforting; term has not gained wide acceptance, but some view it as a
more appropriate description of the specialty - Correct Answer -Erotic nursing
35. Universal process beginning at birth - Correct Answer -aging
36. Person's perception of age - Correct Answer -subjective age
37. Other people's estimation of someone's age - Correct Answer -perceived age
38. Length of time that has passed since birth - Correct Answer -chronological age
39. Physical health, psychological wellbeing, socioeconomic factors, ability to function,
and participate in activities - Correct Answer -Functional age
40. What gender typically tends to live longer and why? - Correct Answer -women live
longer
41. Women have reduced accident rates and men have increased chronic illness.
42. protective effects of estrogen, versus that of testosterone, are also hypothesized to
play a role in female longevity
43. After age 65, women have a life expectancy of additional ______ years and men an
additional ______ years - Correct Answer -20.6
44. 18
45. Which gender is more likely to be married? - Correct Answer -Older men more than
older women
46. M=70%
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