OLDER ADULT AND LONG TERM CARE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | OLDER ADULT AND LONG TERM CARE STUDY
GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
2 hrs - correct answer ✔✔time limit for legal medication administration in a long term care facility
MDS (minimum data set), RAP (resident assessment protocol), utilization guideline and RN signature -
correct answer ✔✔What does a RAI (Resident Assessment Instrument) include?
90 days - correct answer ✔✔how often is the residents care plan revised in LTC
RN & LPN - correct answer ✔✔In a home care setting who evaluates the care provided by non licensed
staff?
Medicaid - correct answer ✔✔what program can cover the cost of living in a LTC facility after the
residents assets are used up?
patient-centered - correct answer ✔✔the ongoing assessment in the nursing care planof a LTC resident
must be what?
rheumatoid arthritis - correct answer ✔✔systemic inflammatory disease affecting many joints
Osteoarthritis - correct answer ✔✔degenerative, non inflammatory disorder that deteriorates and new
bone forms on the surface
kyphosis - correct answer ✔✔age related skeletal change that can alter the ability to exchange air
presbyopia - correct answer ✔✔age related vison change caused by loss of elasticity of the lens
walking - correct answer ✔✔what can help with claudication pain
true - correct answer ✔✔a lactose intolerant patient should eat yogurt to fill calcium needs
sit upright, reminders to swallow, allow time to eat and avoid distractions - correct answer ✔✔4 things
the nurse should do to help a dysphagic patient
age 65- death - correct answer ✔✔when does older adulthood begin and end?
65-74 years - correct answer ✔✔young/old
75-84 years - correct answer ✔✔middle old
85-99 years - correct answer ✔✔old old
100 years and older - correct answer ✔✔elite old
, frail elderly - correct answer ✔✔individuals older than 75 years of age with health concerns
centenarians - correct answer ✔✔people 100 years old or older
chronological age - correct answer ✔✔what may not be an accurate predictor of health and behavior?
scientific advances in treating life threatening conditions, increase in life expectancy and greater focus on
ethical and legal issues related to life disease, research and dying - correct answer ✔✔reasons
healthcare for older people has become more complex
Wellness - correct answer ✔✔individual operating at the optimal level of function and even during
chronic illness and dying, some level of well being is attainable
balance of the individuals emotional, spiritual, social cultural and physical states. - correct answer
✔✔what wellness involves
exercise to prevent cardiovascular disease, falls, depression and it also stresses recommended
vaccination - correct answer ✔✔Primary Prevention
early detection for and treatment of disease (heart disease, hypertension, cancer, infectious disease)
polypharmacy, nutrition, oral health, osteoporosis, falls and social isolation - correct answer
✔✔Secondary prevention
improving functional independence and the quality of life - correct answer ✔✔Healthy People 2020
Goals
Holistic definition of health - correct answer ✔✔does not limit health to its physical and mental aspects
but views health as a state of being, an attitude.
Role of the Nurse - correct answer ✔✔includes affirmation, enhancement, and support of each persons
movement through the aging process and encouragement of health and wellness.
biologic theroies - correct answer ✔✔attempt to explain why the body ages
psychosocial theories - correct answer ✔✔try to give reasons for the responses and interactions older
adults have with society during late adulthood
Ageism - correct answer ✔✔prejudice against older people
Social Security Act of 1935 - correct answer ✔✔first major legislation that attempted to provide financial
security for older adults
Older Americans Act of 1965 - correct answer ✔✔aimed to preserve the rights and dignity of the nations
older adults
national family caregiver support program - correct answer ✔✔Provides a means of addressing the
growing needs of caregivers
ANSWERS | OLDER ADULT AND LONG TERM CARE STUDY
GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
2 hrs - correct answer ✔✔time limit for legal medication administration in a long term care facility
MDS (minimum data set), RAP (resident assessment protocol), utilization guideline and RN signature -
correct answer ✔✔What does a RAI (Resident Assessment Instrument) include?
90 days - correct answer ✔✔how often is the residents care plan revised in LTC
RN & LPN - correct answer ✔✔In a home care setting who evaluates the care provided by non licensed
staff?
Medicaid - correct answer ✔✔what program can cover the cost of living in a LTC facility after the
residents assets are used up?
patient-centered - correct answer ✔✔the ongoing assessment in the nursing care planof a LTC resident
must be what?
rheumatoid arthritis - correct answer ✔✔systemic inflammatory disease affecting many joints
Osteoarthritis - correct answer ✔✔degenerative, non inflammatory disorder that deteriorates and new
bone forms on the surface
kyphosis - correct answer ✔✔age related skeletal change that can alter the ability to exchange air
presbyopia - correct answer ✔✔age related vison change caused by loss of elasticity of the lens
walking - correct answer ✔✔what can help with claudication pain
true - correct answer ✔✔a lactose intolerant patient should eat yogurt to fill calcium needs
sit upright, reminders to swallow, allow time to eat and avoid distractions - correct answer ✔✔4 things
the nurse should do to help a dysphagic patient
age 65- death - correct answer ✔✔when does older adulthood begin and end?
65-74 years - correct answer ✔✔young/old
75-84 years - correct answer ✔✔middle old
85-99 years - correct answer ✔✔old old
100 years and older - correct answer ✔✔elite old
, frail elderly - correct answer ✔✔individuals older than 75 years of age with health concerns
centenarians - correct answer ✔✔people 100 years old or older
chronological age - correct answer ✔✔what may not be an accurate predictor of health and behavior?
scientific advances in treating life threatening conditions, increase in life expectancy and greater focus on
ethical and legal issues related to life disease, research and dying - correct answer ✔✔reasons
healthcare for older people has become more complex
Wellness - correct answer ✔✔individual operating at the optimal level of function and even during
chronic illness and dying, some level of well being is attainable
balance of the individuals emotional, spiritual, social cultural and physical states. - correct answer
✔✔what wellness involves
exercise to prevent cardiovascular disease, falls, depression and it also stresses recommended
vaccination - correct answer ✔✔Primary Prevention
early detection for and treatment of disease (heart disease, hypertension, cancer, infectious disease)
polypharmacy, nutrition, oral health, osteoporosis, falls and social isolation - correct answer
✔✔Secondary prevention
improving functional independence and the quality of life - correct answer ✔✔Healthy People 2020
Goals
Holistic definition of health - correct answer ✔✔does not limit health to its physical and mental aspects
but views health as a state of being, an attitude.
Role of the Nurse - correct answer ✔✔includes affirmation, enhancement, and support of each persons
movement through the aging process and encouragement of health and wellness.
biologic theroies - correct answer ✔✔attempt to explain why the body ages
psychosocial theories - correct answer ✔✔try to give reasons for the responses and interactions older
adults have with society during late adulthood
Ageism - correct answer ✔✔prejudice against older people
Social Security Act of 1935 - correct answer ✔✔first major legislation that attempted to provide financial
security for older adults
Older Americans Act of 1965 - correct answer ✔✔aimed to preserve the rights and dignity of the nations
older adults
national family caregiver support program - correct answer ✔✔Provides a means of addressing the
growing needs of caregivers
