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1. Aznurseziszdiscussingzanzolderzadult'szrecentzdiagnosiszofzrheumatoidzarthritiszwithzazcol
league.zWhichzofztheznurse'szstatementszreflectszanzaccuratezviewzofzthezrelationshipzbet
weenzagingzandzwellness?
A) “It'szimportantzthatzthezindividualzknowszthisziszanzexpectedzpartzofzgrowingzolder.”
B) “Wezneedztozteachzthezolderzadultzhowzhezcanzkeepzlivingzazfruitfulzlifezinzspitez
ofzhiszdiagnosis.”
C) “Wezneedztozmakezsurezourzteachingzisznotztoozdetailedzforzsomeonezofzhiszage.”
D) “Wezneedztozensurezhiszexpectationszofzcontinuingztozlivezalonezarezrealistic.”
2. Aznurseziszteachingzanzolderzpersonzaboutzthezconceptzofzsuccessfulzaging.zWhichzofzthez
nurse'szquestionszaddresseszanzimportantzcontributorztozsuccessfulzaging?
A) “Arezyouzlargelyzfreezofzacutezorzchroniczillnesses?”
B) “Dozyouzfeelzfinanciallyzsecure?”
C) “Dozyouzfeelzlikezyouzactivelyzengagezwithzlife?”
D) “Dozyouzhavezazreliablezsupportznetwork?”
3. Anzolderzadultzhaszrecentlyzbegunztozdisplayzunprecedentedzlapseszinzshort-
termzmemory.zTheznursezoverhearszazcolleaguezreassuringzthezpersonzbyzsaying,z“Tryzn
otztozworry;zit'szjustzazpartzofzgrowingzolder.”zTheznursezrecognizeszthatzthisziszanzexampl
ezofzwhatzphenomenon?
A) Multiplezjeopardy
B) Gerontophobia
C) Agezattribution
D) Implicitzageism
4. Aznursezhearszazcolleaguezmakezthezstatement,z“Mostzolderzadultszhaveznothingztozworryz
aboutzfinancially.”zWhichzresponseziszmostzappropriate?
A) “Youzhaveztozrememberzthatzthere'szazhugezeconomiczdisparityzamongzolderz
adults.”
B) “Actually,ztheznumberzofzolderzpeoplezlivingzbelowzthezpovertyzlinezhaszbeenzi
ncreasing,znotzdecreasing.”
C) “Thiszisn'tzreallyztrueznow,zbutzitzisztruezthatzthezgapszthatzdisadvantagedzgroupszlivez
withzarezexpectedztozshrink.”
D) “Thiszisztruezforzsomezgroups,zbutznotzforzminoritieszwhozarezlesszlikelyztozbezlivingz
withztheirzrelatives.”
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5. Aznurseziszconductingzazstudyzonzthezneedszandzlivingzsituationszofzolderzadultszinzthezc
ommunity.zWhichzstatementzshouldztheznurseztakezintozaccount?
A) Azmajorityzofzolderzadultszwillzlivezinzaznursingzhomezatzsomezpoint.
B) Morezolderzmenzlivezalonezthanzdozolderzwomen.
C) Assistedzlivingzarrangementszhavezbecomezincreasinglyzcommon.
D) Mostzolderzadultszresidezinzsomezformzofzinstitutionalzarrangement.
6. Aznursezwhozprovideszcareztozmanyzolderzadultszrecognizeszthezimportancezofzimplement
ingzazwellnesszapproachztozcare.zWhatzprinciplezunderlieszthiszapproachztozthezhealthzcarez
ofzolderzadults?
A) Olderzadultszhavezdecreasingzexpectationszforzwellnesszasztheyzmovezthroughzthez
agingzprocess.
B) HealthzproblemszarezazWesternzculturalzconstructzthatzhasznozobjective,zphysiologicz
basis.
C) Olderzadultszmustzcomeztozacceptzazdeclinezinzwellnesszasztheyzage.
D) Azholisticzapproachztozcaringzforzolderzadultszcanzfosterztheirzwell-
beingzatzeveryzstagezofzlife.
7. Azdiabetesznurseziszprovidingzcarezforzaz73-year-
oldzclientzwhoziszazregularzclientzofzthezhospital'szout-
patientzdiabeteszclinic.zWhatzassessmentzquestionzmostzclearlyzaddresseszthiszclient'szpo
tentialzforzoptimalzfunction?
A) “Whatzarezsomezgoalszthatzyouzhavezforzmaximizingzyourzlevelzofzwellness?”
B) “Howzcanzwezhelpzyouztoztakezownershipzofzyourzownzhealth?”
C) “Isztherezanythingzthatzyou'rezdoingzthatzmightzbezexacerbatingzyourzdiabetes?”
D) “Howzlongzdozyouzthinkzthatzyou'llzbezableztozlivezindependently?”
8. Aznursezcareszforzanz81-year-
oldzclientzwhosezcurrentzhospitalzadmissionzhaszbeenzpromptedzbyzanzexacerbationzofz
chroniczrenalzfailure.zWhichzactionzbyztheznursezwillzbestzemphasizezthezgoalzofzclient
zwellness?
A) Askzforzthezclient'szcodezstatuszbezchangedztoz“doznotzresuscitate.”
B) Explorezthezclient'szabilitieszandzstrengths.
C) Showzthezclientzotherszwhozarezmorezill.
D) Teachzthezclientzthatzhealthzproblemszdoznotzhaveztozaffectzdailyzroutines.
9. Aznursezadministratorziszinvolvedzinzstrategiczplanningzforzazlargezlong-
termzcarezfacilityzthatzhaszlocationszinznumerouszregionszofzthezcountry.zWhatztrendzshoul
dztheznursezadministratorzanticipate?
A) Azdecreasezinzthezproportionzofzolderzadultszwhozarezmemberszofzminorityzgroups
B) Azgradualzdeclinezinzoverallzlifezexpectancy
C) Averagezlongevityzofzmenzexceedingzthatzofzwomen
D) Increasedzusezofzassistedzlivingzfacilitieszbyzolderzadults
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10. Aznursezidentifieszthosezwhozarezatzriskzforzfamilialzstress.zWhozexemplifieszthez
sandwichzgeneration?
A) 50-year-oldzwhozbalanceszthezcarezofzanz82-year-oldzparentzandzaz20-year-
oldzchild
B) 58-year-
oldzwhosezelderlyzparentszhavezbeenzforcedztozlivezinzseparatezcarezfacilities
C) 72-year-oldzwhozdealszwithzownzhealthzproblemszwithzthezcarezofzazgrandchild
D) 83-year-oldzwhoziszthezsolezcaregiverzforzthez79-year-oldzspouse
11. Aznursezinterviewszazcentenarian,zgatheringzdatazforzazlargezstudy.zInzthezinterview,zthezce
ntenarianzdefineszagingzasznotzgrowingzolder,zbutzgrowingzwiser.zWhichzrepresentsztheznu
rse'szbestzresponseztozthiszdefinition?
A) “Agingzmightzmakezyouzwiser,zbutzitzdoeszleadztozeventualzdeath.”
B) “Healthyzmaturityziszcharacterizedzbyzwisdom.”
C) “Howzdidzyouzgetztozliveztozthiszold?”
D) “Izwillzneverzmakezitztozbez100zlikezyou.”
12. Aznursezinterviewszazcentenarian,zgatheringzdatazforzazlargezstudy.zInzthezinterview,zthez
centenarianzsays,z“You'rezonlyzaszoldzaszyouzfeel,zsomezdayszIzfeelzlikez'I'mz50.'”zTozwh
ichzdefinitionzofzagingzdoeszthiszresponsezcorrespond?
A) Chronologiczaging
B) Functionalzaging
C) Perceivedzaging
D) Subjectivezaging
13. Anz85-year-
oldzclientztakeszmealszonzwheelszaroundzthezcommunity.zThezclientzstates,z“Allzthosezold
zpeoplezreallyzneedzme,z youzknowzhowzolderzpeoplezare.zTheyzcan'tzgetzout,zandzarezazbur
denztoztheirzfamily,zandzIzjustzwantztozhelp.”zMostzofzthezpeoplezonzthezclient'szdeliveryzr
outezarezinztheirz60s.zWhichzcharacterizeszthiszscenario?
A) Ageism
B) Agingzanxiety
C) Agingzattribution
D) Antiaging
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