Answers Latest Update 2026 : NIGHTINGALE COLLEGE
1. What is one significant change associated with social aging?
Increasing physical activity levels
Improving dietary habits
Changing from a working role to retirement
Developing new hobbies
2. Why is it important for nurses to have knowledge about different cultures
when promoting wellness in older adults?
Understanding different cultures allows nurses to provide care that
respects and aligns with the health beliefs and practices of older
adults.
Knowledge of cultures is irrelevant to nursing care.
Nurses should focus solely on medical knowledge rather than cultural
understanding.
Cultural knowledge helps nurses to enforce standard medical
practices.
3. The aging process is affected by such factors as:
lifestyle,
heredity
and stress
all of the above
,4. Why is cultural understanding important for nurses working with older adults
in the context of preventive health services?
Cultural understanding helps nurses tailor health services to meet
the specific needs and beliefs of older adults.
Cultural understanding is not relevant to health services.
Cultural understanding only affects younger populations.
Cultural understanding is primarily about language barriers.
5. The impact of chronic illness includes :
Reduces quality of life
Increases family pressures
Hinders seniors' abilities to enjoy activities
All of the above
6. Discuss how a lack of medical care can impact the overall wellness of older
adults.
A lack of medical care enhances preventive health services.
A lack of medical care can lead to worsening health conditions and
decreased quality of life.
A lack of medical care improves social interactions among older
adults.
A lack of medical care has no significant impact on older adults.
7. Why do older adults have fewer friends than they did when they were
younger?
friendships no longer offer any benefit
, many of their friends have died
they are more selective about their friends
they are more difficult to get along with
8. When conducting an admissions interview with an older client, the nurse
observes that the client pauses for a period of time before responding to the
questions. The nurse responds to this client based on the assumption that the
client is:
reluctant to share information with someone with whom he or she has
no relationship.
sorting through his or her vast life experiences in order to answer
appropriately.
nervous and having difficulty concentrating on the questions.
exhibiting signs of mild cognitive impairment.
9. What is one suggestion a nurse manager should give to a novice geriatric
nurse regarding how to handle incorrect memories during reminiscence
therapy?
Don't correct the client even when you suspect the memory is
incorrect.
Encourage the client to forget sad memories.
Always correct the client to ensure accuracy.
Focus solely on happy memories.
10. When they retire, what do most older adults do?
Immediately feel more satisfied with their new way of life
Disengage from other roles and activities as well