EBERSOLE AND HESS GERONTOLOGICAL
NURSING AND HEALTHY AGING EXAM
SCRIPT VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS COMPLETE REVIEW MATERIAL
●● In differentiating between health and wellness in health care, which
of the following
statements is true?
Answer: Health is a broad term encompassing attitudes and behaviours.
●● Which province or territory is predicted to have the fastest growing
older-person population in Canada between the years 2006 and 2031?
Answer: Yukon
●● Historical influences that have shaped the lives of the majority of the
middle-old in Canada
today include which of the following?
Answer: Post-World War II effects
●● A nurse prepares for the arrival of older persons evacuated from a
forest fire in northern
Manitoba to a shelter for short-term care. Which of the following is the
priority nursing
,intervention?
Answer: Use individual medical records to develop a medication plan.
●● According to researchers, which characteristic will most centenarians
share in the future?
Answer: Being female
●● Which statement describes aging in developing countries?
Answer: c.) Most of the world's older persons are likely to reside in
developing countries.
●● The nurse develops a community program to promote exercise for
older persons. Which of
the following should the nurse include in the exercise program?
Answer: c. Describe ways to resume exercise after lapses.
●● Determinants of health are the underlying causes of illness and
wellness. Which of the
following describes the older person who is likely to experience the best
overall health and
well-being?
Answer: d. Uses a wheelchair, has peripheral arterial disease, attends
weekly baseball games
with three friends
, ●● Which of the following nursing interventions represent a holistic
approach to caring for an
older person?
Answer: c. Assigns female nurses to older female persons who are
Muslim, if requested
●● An older-person male (pronouns he/him) who resides in a nursing
home has very high
cholesterol levels. Which nursing intervention is most likely to assist this
man in achieving
his highest level of wellness?
Answer: d. Review a menu with him to choose suitable foods.
●● An older-adult male (pronouns he/him) living in an adult community
becomes a widower
one month after retirement. Two months later, he has not resumed a
weekly outing with his
fishing club. Which of the following should the nurse implement?
Answer: c. Meet with him to assess his interests.
●● The nurse plans activities for female older adults born between 1930
and 1940 who reside in an assisted-living facility. Which is the best
intervention for the nurse to implement?
NURSING AND HEALTHY AGING EXAM
SCRIPT VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS COMPLETE REVIEW MATERIAL
●● In differentiating between health and wellness in health care, which
of the following
statements is true?
Answer: Health is a broad term encompassing attitudes and behaviours.
●● Which province or territory is predicted to have the fastest growing
older-person population in Canada between the years 2006 and 2031?
Answer: Yukon
●● Historical influences that have shaped the lives of the majority of the
middle-old in Canada
today include which of the following?
Answer: Post-World War II effects
●● A nurse prepares for the arrival of older persons evacuated from a
forest fire in northern
Manitoba to a shelter for short-term care. Which of the following is the
priority nursing
,intervention?
Answer: Use individual medical records to develop a medication plan.
●● According to researchers, which characteristic will most centenarians
share in the future?
Answer: Being female
●● Which statement describes aging in developing countries?
Answer: c.) Most of the world's older persons are likely to reside in
developing countries.
●● The nurse develops a community program to promote exercise for
older persons. Which of
the following should the nurse include in the exercise program?
Answer: c. Describe ways to resume exercise after lapses.
●● Determinants of health are the underlying causes of illness and
wellness. Which of the
following describes the older person who is likely to experience the best
overall health and
well-being?
Answer: d. Uses a wheelchair, has peripheral arterial disease, attends
weekly baseball games
with three friends
, ●● Which of the following nursing interventions represent a holistic
approach to caring for an
older person?
Answer: c. Assigns female nurses to older female persons who are
Muslim, if requested
●● An older-person male (pronouns he/him) who resides in a nursing
home has very high
cholesterol levels. Which nursing intervention is most likely to assist this
man in achieving
his highest level of wellness?
Answer: d. Review a menu with him to choose suitable foods.
●● An older-adult male (pronouns he/him) living in an adult community
becomes a widower
one month after retirement. Two months later, he has not resumed a
weekly outing with his
fishing club. Which of the following should the nurse implement?
Answer: c. Meet with him to assess his interests.
●● The nurse plans activities for female older adults born between 1930
and 1940 who reside in an assisted-living facility. Which is the best
intervention for the nurse to implement?
