Gerontology Exam practice
questions latest updates!!! 2026-
2027 | correct solutions with quiz &
answers | highly graded a+
Medications, slower mobility, lack of proper fluid intake, and poor diet can contribute to
what common symptom in the elder population?
a) Urinary incontinence
b) Skin changes
c) Mental changes
d) Depression - CORRECT ANSWERS-A
Which statement would be most appropriate to ask when assessing an aging adult for
cognitive function?
a) What is today's date?
b) Can you count to 10 for me?
c) Have you noticed anything different about your memory or thinking in the past few
months?
d) Who is the president of the United States? - CORRECT ANSWERS-C
Which disease or ailment is often under diagnosed and undertreated in the aging
population?
a) Schizpphrenia
b) Depression
c) Associative disorders
d) Attention deficit disorder - CORRECT ANSWERS-B
Which statement demonstrates normal cognitive function for an aging adult?
a) Occasional memory lapses
b) Unable to recall the names of their children or siblings
c) Unable to recall current address or phone number
d) Unable to count to 10 or repeat a series of consecutive numbers - CORRECT
ANSWERS-A
Denmentia and depression are strongly related to:
a) Clients over the age of 60
b) Clients over the age of 65
c) A decreased quality of life and functional deficits
d) Past economic status and job performance - CORRECT ANSWERS-C
,Which organ is responsible for drug metabolism and must be considered when
prescribing medicaiton for an older adult?
a) Kidneys
b) Pancreas
c) Intestines
d) Liver - CORRECT ANSWERS-D
An older adult on digoxin and furosemide is showing signs of toxicity. The gerontology
nurse understands that:
a) Digoxin and furosemide are excreted by the kidneys, and the doses may need to be
decreased due to impaired kidney function
b) Digoxin and furosemide are excreted through the intestinal tract, and dose changes
would be ineffective
c) An increase in fluid intake will fix the symptoms, and no change in dose is needed
d) How a drug is excreted is not a consideration when dosing an older adult -
CORRECT ANSWERS-A
An 80-year-old female asks the nurse about over-the-counter vitamin supplements. The
most appropriate advice would include:
a) No vitamin supplements are needed with a balanced diet
b) Any multivitamin will do
c) Take only a calcium supplement
d) Take a multivitamin for those over the age of 50, which should include the
recommended vitamins for the aging adult - CORRECT ANSWERS-D
What benefit does evidnce-based practice offer clients over the age of 60?
a) No actual benefits have been noted when evidence-based practice is the model for
geriatric care
b) Evidence-based practice offers the client improved health care in all settings
c) Evidence-based pracrice is only used as a model in acute care settings
d) Minimal changes in geriatric care have arisen from the use of evidnece-baseed
practice models - CORRECT ANSWERS-B
What is the purpose of Rogers' diffusion of innovation model in relation to evidnece-
based practice (EBP)?
a) There is no relation to EBP
b) It offers an explanation of aging
c) It is used to open communication around issues of implementing changes in practice
when EBP research has shown that change would improve outcomes
d) It is the model that contradicts the EBP theory - CORRECT ANSWERS-C
Which choice best explains the practice setting for the gerontological nurse?
a) In the home of the client
b) Only in acute care settings
c) Clinics and long-term care facilities
, d) Home of the client, acute care facilities, long-term care settings, and clinics or
anywhere clients over the age of 65 seek health care and health education - CORRECT
ANSWERS-D
A 70-year-old presents to the clinic stating that his family things he is losing his mind
and they want to put him in a home. What would be the intial role of the gerontological
nurse?
a) Begin the process of finding a qualified nursing home
b) Do a complete history,physical, and assessment
c) Speak with the family about their concerns
d) Make light of the subject until the nurse can evaluate the situation - CORRECT
ANSWERS-B
Which item would not be a focus of a cognitive-perceptual pattern assessment for the
older client?
a) Cognition--Have you experienced any changes in your memory?
b) Communication--Have you had any difficulty speaking or forming ideas?
c) FInancial--Have you had any financial hardships over the past several months?
d) Orientation--Do you know what day, month, and year it is? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
C
Which topic should NOT be omitted when assessign the aging client?
a) Sexual history
b) Caridac history
c) History of abuse
d) All of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS-D
Pain of gastrointestinal origin is best differentiated from pain of cardiac origin by the
presence of:
1. chest pain lasting longer than five minutes.
2. chest pain of rapid onset.
3. left flank pain.
4. substernal chest discomfort. - CORRECT ANSWERS-4
The progression of intermittent claudication is measured by the:
1. distance walked before leg pain starts.
2. pedal edema after dangling the legs for 20 minutes.
3. peripheral pulses in the affected leg.
4. skin temperature and color of the feet. - CORRECT ANSWERS-1
The most common cause of chronic pain in older adults is:
1. arthritis.
2. fractures.
3. headaches.
4. neuropathy. - CORRECT ANSWERS-1
questions latest updates!!! 2026-
2027 | correct solutions with quiz &
answers | highly graded a+
Medications, slower mobility, lack of proper fluid intake, and poor diet can contribute to
what common symptom in the elder population?
a) Urinary incontinence
b) Skin changes
c) Mental changes
d) Depression - CORRECT ANSWERS-A
Which statement would be most appropriate to ask when assessing an aging adult for
cognitive function?
a) What is today's date?
b) Can you count to 10 for me?
c) Have you noticed anything different about your memory or thinking in the past few
months?
d) Who is the president of the United States? - CORRECT ANSWERS-C
Which disease or ailment is often under diagnosed and undertreated in the aging
population?
a) Schizpphrenia
b) Depression
c) Associative disorders
d) Attention deficit disorder - CORRECT ANSWERS-B
Which statement demonstrates normal cognitive function for an aging adult?
a) Occasional memory lapses
b) Unable to recall the names of their children or siblings
c) Unable to recall current address or phone number
d) Unable to count to 10 or repeat a series of consecutive numbers - CORRECT
ANSWERS-A
Denmentia and depression are strongly related to:
a) Clients over the age of 60
b) Clients over the age of 65
c) A decreased quality of life and functional deficits
d) Past economic status and job performance - CORRECT ANSWERS-C
,Which organ is responsible for drug metabolism and must be considered when
prescribing medicaiton for an older adult?
a) Kidneys
b) Pancreas
c) Intestines
d) Liver - CORRECT ANSWERS-D
An older adult on digoxin and furosemide is showing signs of toxicity. The gerontology
nurse understands that:
a) Digoxin and furosemide are excreted by the kidneys, and the doses may need to be
decreased due to impaired kidney function
b) Digoxin and furosemide are excreted through the intestinal tract, and dose changes
would be ineffective
c) An increase in fluid intake will fix the symptoms, and no change in dose is needed
d) How a drug is excreted is not a consideration when dosing an older adult -
CORRECT ANSWERS-A
An 80-year-old female asks the nurse about over-the-counter vitamin supplements. The
most appropriate advice would include:
a) No vitamin supplements are needed with a balanced diet
b) Any multivitamin will do
c) Take only a calcium supplement
d) Take a multivitamin for those over the age of 50, which should include the
recommended vitamins for the aging adult - CORRECT ANSWERS-D
What benefit does evidnce-based practice offer clients over the age of 60?
a) No actual benefits have been noted when evidence-based practice is the model for
geriatric care
b) Evidence-based practice offers the client improved health care in all settings
c) Evidence-based pracrice is only used as a model in acute care settings
d) Minimal changes in geriatric care have arisen from the use of evidnece-baseed
practice models - CORRECT ANSWERS-B
What is the purpose of Rogers' diffusion of innovation model in relation to evidnece-
based practice (EBP)?
a) There is no relation to EBP
b) It offers an explanation of aging
c) It is used to open communication around issues of implementing changes in practice
when EBP research has shown that change would improve outcomes
d) It is the model that contradicts the EBP theory - CORRECT ANSWERS-C
Which choice best explains the practice setting for the gerontological nurse?
a) In the home of the client
b) Only in acute care settings
c) Clinics and long-term care facilities
, d) Home of the client, acute care facilities, long-term care settings, and clinics or
anywhere clients over the age of 65 seek health care and health education - CORRECT
ANSWERS-D
A 70-year-old presents to the clinic stating that his family things he is losing his mind
and they want to put him in a home. What would be the intial role of the gerontological
nurse?
a) Begin the process of finding a qualified nursing home
b) Do a complete history,physical, and assessment
c) Speak with the family about their concerns
d) Make light of the subject until the nurse can evaluate the situation - CORRECT
ANSWERS-B
Which item would not be a focus of a cognitive-perceptual pattern assessment for the
older client?
a) Cognition--Have you experienced any changes in your memory?
b) Communication--Have you had any difficulty speaking or forming ideas?
c) FInancial--Have you had any financial hardships over the past several months?
d) Orientation--Do you know what day, month, and year it is? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
C
Which topic should NOT be omitted when assessign the aging client?
a) Sexual history
b) Caridac history
c) History of abuse
d) All of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS-D
Pain of gastrointestinal origin is best differentiated from pain of cardiac origin by the
presence of:
1. chest pain lasting longer than five minutes.
2. chest pain of rapid onset.
3. left flank pain.
4. substernal chest discomfort. - CORRECT ANSWERS-4
The progression of intermittent claudication is measured by the:
1. distance walked before leg pain starts.
2. pedal edema after dangling the legs for 20 minutes.
3. peripheral pulses in the affected leg.
4. skin temperature and color of the feet. - CORRECT ANSWERS-1
The most common cause of chronic pain in older adults is:
1. arthritis.
2. fractures.
3. headaches.
4. neuropathy. - CORRECT ANSWERS-1
