ELIOPOULOS GERONTOLOGICAL
NURSING UPDATED COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PROFESSIONAL
REVIEW SHEET
●● categorization of older individuals
Answer: young-old: 60-74
old-old: 75-100
centurians: over 100
●● What is aging
Answer: it is a Natural process- no single known factor causes or
prevents aging
●● what is ageism
Answer: - Prejudices and stereotypes applied to older people solely on
the basis of their age
- Derogatory attitude
- Stems from society's anxiety of aging and cultural emphasis on youth,
physical beauty
●● factors that influence aging
,Answer: unique to the individual: heredity, $ affect choices in nutrition,
environment, activity, stress/empowerment, life exposures and
experiences, smoking and drugs, even simple things like play and
laughter
●● what does gerontological nursing involve___________ and strive to
Answer: involves: promotion of highest quality of life and wellness
to: achieve optimal levels of physical, psychological, social, and
spiritual health end result=WHOLENESS
●● how is the quality of life measured
Answer: by the things that keep them going not their set backs
●● common needs important to older
adult population
Answer: Connection- family, society, their culture
Gratification- purpose, pleasure and dignity(let them help)
physiological needs: respiration, circulation, nutrition, hydration
elimination, movement, rest, comfort, immunity, and risk reduction
●● leading chronic conditions : age 65>
Answer: arthritis,HTN,hearing impairment, visual disturbences
(glaucoma macular degeneration)DM,
, ●● are psychosocial patterns consistant throughout the lifespan?
Answer: yes
●● how can nurses promote joy and a sense of purpose to the elder
population
Answer: by viewing old age as an oppertunity to continued
developement and satisfaction- rather than a depressing useless period of
life
●● biological theories tell us that
Answer: there is no fountain of youth, no two individuals will age the
same
●● Genetic theory
Answer: people inherit a genetic program- determines life expectancy
●● Error theory
Answer: genetic mutations are involved, causing organ decline as a
result of cellular mutation ( after a certain time, something goes wrong)
●● Cross- Linkage theory
Answer: cellular division threatened resulting from radiation, chemical
reactions, affects DNA and destroys connective tissue/
NURSING UPDATED COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PROFESSIONAL
REVIEW SHEET
●● categorization of older individuals
Answer: young-old: 60-74
old-old: 75-100
centurians: over 100
●● What is aging
Answer: it is a Natural process- no single known factor causes or
prevents aging
●● what is ageism
Answer: - Prejudices and stereotypes applied to older people solely on
the basis of their age
- Derogatory attitude
- Stems from society's anxiety of aging and cultural emphasis on youth,
physical beauty
●● factors that influence aging
,Answer: unique to the individual: heredity, $ affect choices in nutrition,
environment, activity, stress/empowerment, life exposures and
experiences, smoking and drugs, even simple things like play and
laughter
●● what does gerontological nursing involve___________ and strive to
Answer: involves: promotion of highest quality of life and wellness
to: achieve optimal levels of physical, psychological, social, and
spiritual health end result=WHOLENESS
●● how is the quality of life measured
Answer: by the things that keep them going not their set backs
●● common needs important to older
adult population
Answer: Connection- family, society, their culture
Gratification- purpose, pleasure and dignity(let them help)
physiological needs: respiration, circulation, nutrition, hydration
elimination, movement, rest, comfort, immunity, and risk reduction
●● leading chronic conditions : age 65>
Answer: arthritis,HTN,hearing impairment, visual disturbences
(glaucoma macular degeneration)DM,
, ●● are psychosocial patterns consistant throughout the lifespan?
Answer: yes
●● how can nurses promote joy and a sense of purpose to the elder
population
Answer: by viewing old age as an oppertunity to continued
developement and satisfaction- rather than a depressing useless period of
life
●● biological theories tell us that
Answer: there is no fountain of youth, no two individuals will age the
same
●● Genetic theory
Answer: people inherit a genetic program- determines life expectancy
●● Error theory
Answer: genetic mutations are involved, causing organ decline as a
result of cellular mutation ( after a certain time, something goes wrong)
●● Cross- Linkage theory
Answer: cellular division threatened resulting from radiation, chemical
reactions, affects DNA and destroys connective tissue/
