GERIATRIC NURSING ACTUAL EXAM TEST
BANK 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
● anorexia. Answer: loss of appetite
● decubiti. Answer: pressure sore
● delirium. Answer: an acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs in
fever, intoxication, and other disorders and is characterized by
restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech.
● dementia. Answer: a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities,
including memory, thinking, and judgment, that is often accompanied by
personality changes
● aphasia. Answer: inability to speak
● dysphagia. Answer: difficulty swallowing
● pruritus. Answer: intense itching
-do not use antibacterial soap (increases drying)
-less frequent bathing
,-water based cleansers (no alcohol)
● intermittent claudication. Answer: pain in the leg muscles that occurs
during exercise and is relieved by rest
● dysrhythmia / arrhythmia. Answer: Abnormal heart rhythm
● ageism. Answer: Discrimination based on age
● miocardial infarction (MI). Answer: heart attack
● hemiplegia. Answer: paralysis of one side of the body
● incontinence. Answer: inability to control bladder and/or bowels
● syncope. Answer: fainting
● dysarthria. Answer: the inability to use speech that is distinct and
connected because of a loss of muscle control after damage to the
peripheral or central nervous system
● CVA. Answer: cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
, ● TIA. Answer: transient ischemic attack (mini stroke)
● ataxia. Answer: lack of muscle coordination
● nocturia. Answer: excessive urination at night
● orthostatic hypotension. Answer: low blood pressure that occurs upon
standing up
● lentigo. Answer: a flat, brownish spot on the skin sometimes caused
by exposure to the sun and weather; freckle
● sundowning syndrome. Answer: Older adult habitually becomes
confused, restless, and agitated after dark
● purse lip breathing. Answer: Technique helps keep airways open
doing exhalation promotes carbon dioxide at excretion. use any time
patient feel short of breath. Seen in COPD
● presbyopia. Answer: farsightedness caused by loss of elasticity of the
lens of the eye, occurring typically in middle and old age.
● presbycusis. Answer: a gradual loss of sensorineural hearing that
occurs as the body ages
BANK 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
● anorexia. Answer: loss of appetite
● decubiti. Answer: pressure sore
● delirium. Answer: an acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs in
fever, intoxication, and other disorders and is characterized by
restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech.
● dementia. Answer: a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities,
including memory, thinking, and judgment, that is often accompanied by
personality changes
● aphasia. Answer: inability to speak
● dysphagia. Answer: difficulty swallowing
● pruritus. Answer: intense itching
-do not use antibacterial soap (increases drying)
-less frequent bathing
,-water based cleansers (no alcohol)
● intermittent claudication. Answer: pain in the leg muscles that occurs
during exercise and is relieved by rest
● dysrhythmia / arrhythmia. Answer: Abnormal heart rhythm
● ageism. Answer: Discrimination based on age
● miocardial infarction (MI). Answer: heart attack
● hemiplegia. Answer: paralysis of one side of the body
● incontinence. Answer: inability to control bladder and/or bowels
● syncope. Answer: fainting
● dysarthria. Answer: the inability to use speech that is distinct and
connected because of a loss of muscle control after damage to the
peripheral or central nervous system
● CVA. Answer: cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
, ● TIA. Answer: transient ischemic attack (mini stroke)
● ataxia. Answer: lack of muscle coordination
● nocturia. Answer: excessive urination at night
● orthostatic hypotension. Answer: low blood pressure that occurs upon
standing up
● lentigo. Answer: a flat, brownish spot on the skin sometimes caused
by exposure to the sun and weather; freckle
● sundowning syndrome. Answer: Older adult habitually becomes
confused, restless, and agitated after dark
● purse lip breathing. Answer: Technique helps keep airways open
doing exhalation promotes carbon dioxide at excretion. use any time
patient feel short of breath. Seen in COPD
● presbyopia. Answer: farsightedness caused by loss of elasticity of the
lens of the eye, occurring typically in middle and old age.
● presbycusis. Answer: a gradual loss of sensorineural hearing that
occurs as the body ages
