EBERSOLE AND HESS' GERONTOLOGICAL
NURSING & HEALTHY AGING, 3E EXAM | LATEST
UPLOAD | GRADED A+
Title: ________________________________
High-Yield QS, Answers With Rationales
1. A man is terminally ill with end-stage prostate cancer. What is the best statement about
this man's wellness?
A. Wellness is not possible once terminal illness occurs
B. Only curative treatment improves wellness
C. Wellness depends only on physical strength
D. Nursing interventions can help empower a patient to achieve a higher level of wellness ✓
Correct Answer
Rationale: Wellness can still be enhanced through comfort, dignity, independence, and
supportive nursing care.
2. Which province or territory is predicted to have the fastest growing older-person
population in Canada?
A. Ontario
B. Yukon ✓ Correct Answer
C. Alberta
D. Quebec
Rationale: Yukon has been projected to experience one of the fastest rates of aging
population growth.
3. Which chronic condition is the most common sensory impairment in Canadians over age
60?
A. Hearing loss ✓ Correct Answer
B. Cataracts
C. Glaucoma
D. Diabetes
Rationale: Hearing loss is the most common sensory impairment affecting older adults.
4. What is the most common and easily corrected interference in hearing among older
adults?
A. Otitis media
B. Cerumen impaction ✓ Correct Answer
C. Tinnitus
,D. Meniere disease
Rationale: Earwax buildup commonly causes reversible hearing impairment.
5. Xerostomia is defined as:
A. Excessively dry mouth ✓ Correct Answer
B. Difficulty swallowing
C. Loss of taste
D. Oral bleeding
Rationale: Xerostomia refers to reduced saliva production causing dry mouth.
6. A man is terminally ill with end-stage prostate cancer. What is the best statement about
this man's wellness?
A. Wellness is not possible once terminal illness occurs
B. Only curative treatment improves wellness
C. Wellness depends only on physical strength
D. Nursing interventions can help empower a patient to achieve a higher level of wellness ✓
Correct Answer
Rationale: Wellness can still be enhanced through comfort, dignity, independence, and
supportive nursing care.
7. Which province or territory is predicted to have the fastest growing older-person
population in Canada?
A. Ontario
B. Yukon ✓ Correct Answer
C. Alberta
D. Quebec
Rationale: Yukon has been projected to experience one of the fastest rates of aging
population growth.
8. Which chronic condition is the most common sensory impairment in Canadians over age
60?
A. Hearing loss ✓ Correct Answer
B. Cataracts
C. Glaucoma
D. Diabetes
Rationale: Hearing loss is the most common sensory impairment affecting older adults.
9. What is the most common and easily corrected interference in hearing among older
adults?
A. Otitis media
, B. Cerumen impaction ✓ Correct Answer
C. Tinnitus
D. Meniere disease
Rationale: Earwax buildup commonly causes reversible hearing impairment.
10. Xerostomia is defined as:
A. Excessively dry mouth ✓ Correct Answer
B. Difficulty swallowing
C. Loss of taste
D. Oral bleeding
Rationale: Xerostomia refers to reduced saliva production causing dry mouth.
11. A man is terminally ill with end-stage prostate cancer. What is the best statement about
this man's wellness?
A. Wellness is not possible once terminal illness occurs
B. Only curative treatment improves wellness
C. Wellness depends only on physical strength
D. Nursing interventions can help empower a patient to achieve a higher level of wellness ✓
Correct Answer
Rationale: Wellness can still be enhanced through comfort, dignity, independence, and
supportive nursing care.
12. Which province or territory is predicted to have the fastest growing older-person
population in Canada?
A. Ontario
B. Yukon ✓ Correct Answer
C. Alberta
D. Quebec
Rationale: Yukon has been projected to experience one of the fastest rates of aging
population growth.
13. Which chronic condition is the most common sensory impairment in Canadians over age
60?
A. Hearing loss ✓ Correct Answer
B. Cataracts
C. Glaucoma
D. Diabetes
Rationale: Hearing loss is the most common sensory impairment affecting older adults.
NURSING & HEALTHY AGING, 3E EXAM | LATEST
UPLOAD | GRADED A+
Title: ________________________________
High-Yield QS, Answers With Rationales
1. A man is terminally ill with end-stage prostate cancer. What is the best statement about
this man's wellness?
A. Wellness is not possible once terminal illness occurs
B. Only curative treatment improves wellness
C. Wellness depends only on physical strength
D. Nursing interventions can help empower a patient to achieve a higher level of wellness ✓
Correct Answer
Rationale: Wellness can still be enhanced through comfort, dignity, independence, and
supportive nursing care.
2. Which province or territory is predicted to have the fastest growing older-person
population in Canada?
A. Ontario
B. Yukon ✓ Correct Answer
C. Alberta
D. Quebec
Rationale: Yukon has been projected to experience one of the fastest rates of aging
population growth.
3. Which chronic condition is the most common sensory impairment in Canadians over age
60?
A. Hearing loss ✓ Correct Answer
B. Cataracts
C. Glaucoma
D. Diabetes
Rationale: Hearing loss is the most common sensory impairment affecting older adults.
4. What is the most common and easily corrected interference in hearing among older
adults?
A. Otitis media
B. Cerumen impaction ✓ Correct Answer
C. Tinnitus
,D. Meniere disease
Rationale: Earwax buildup commonly causes reversible hearing impairment.
5. Xerostomia is defined as:
A. Excessively dry mouth ✓ Correct Answer
B. Difficulty swallowing
C. Loss of taste
D. Oral bleeding
Rationale: Xerostomia refers to reduced saliva production causing dry mouth.
6. A man is terminally ill with end-stage prostate cancer. What is the best statement about
this man's wellness?
A. Wellness is not possible once terminal illness occurs
B. Only curative treatment improves wellness
C. Wellness depends only on physical strength
D. Nursing interventions can help empower a patient to achieve a higher level of wellness ✓
Correct Answer
Rationale: Wellness can still be enhanced through comfort, dignity, independence, and
supportive nursing care.
7. Which province or territory is predicted to have the fastest growing older-person
population in Canada?
A. Ontario
B. Yukon ✓ Correct Answer
C. Alberta
D. Quebec
Rationale: Yukon has been projected to experience one of the fastest rates of aging
population growth.
8. Which chronic condition is the most common sensory impairment in Canadians over age
60?
A. Hearing loss ✓ Correct Answer
B. Cataracts
C. Glaucoma
D. Diabetes
Rationale: Hearing loss is the most common sensory impairment affecting older adults.
9. What is the most common and easily corrected interference in hearing among older
adults?
A. Otitis media
, B. Cerumen impaction ✓ Correct Answer
C. Tinnitus
D. Meniere disease
Rationale: Earwax buildup commonly causes reversible hearing impairment.
10. Xerostomia is defined as:
A. Excessively dry mouth ✓ Correct Answer
B. Difficulty swallowing
C. Loss of taste
D. Oral bleeding
Rationale: Xerostomia refers to reduced saliva production causing dry mouth.
11. A man is terminally ill with end-stage prostate cancer. What is the best statement about
this man's wellness?
A. Wellness is not possible once terminal illness occurs
B. Only curative treatment improves wellness
C. Wellness depends only on physical strength
D. Nursing interventions can help empower a patient to achieve a higher level of wellness ✓
Correct Answer
Rationale: Wellness can still be enhanced through comfort, dignity, independence, and
supportive nursing care.
12. Which province or territory is predicted to have the fastest growing older-person
population in Canada?
A. Ontario
B. Yukon ✓ Correct Answer
C. Alberta
D. Quebec
Rationale: Yukon has been projected to experience one of the fastest rates of aging
population growth.
13. Which chronic condition is the most common sensory impairment in Canadians over age
60?
A. Hearing loss ✓ Correct Answer
B. Cataracts
C. Glaucoma
D. Diabetes
Rationale: Hearing loss is the most common sensory impairment affecting older adults.
