HESI GERIATRICS FINAL EXAM 2025/2026 TESTED QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
What is the activity that best promotes health maintenance for the typical
older adult?
ch. 4 - One 30-minute walk, 3 to 5 times a week
The nurse recognizes that regular dental visits are:
ch.4 - Recommended on a yearly basis for all older adults, even those with
dentures.
An older adult does not follow through with health recommendations from
the primary health care provider. The older adult does not take prescribed
medications or keep medical appointments. Which patient problem should
the LPN/LVN anticipate seeing on the care plan?
ch. 4 - Nonadherence with the treatment plan
Which immunizations should older adults receive on a yearly basis? (Select
all that apply.)
ch. 4 - Influenza vaccine
When attempting to help an older adult improve his or her health
maintenance practices, the nurse will need to assess which factors?
(Select all that apply.)
ch.4 - Cultural beliefs
Socioeconomic status
Religious beliefs
Educational level
Your patient tells you she understands that she is at greater risk of certain
diseases because of her Hispanic American heritage. Based on what you
have learned, which disorder(s) might she be at greater risk for? (Select all
that apply.)
ch.4 - Obesity
Stomach cancer
Diabetes mellitus
Cervical cancer
Which interventions would be appropriate when teaching a patient with
presbycusis? (Select all that apply.)
, ch. 5 - Use visual cues or written materials.
Repeat information.
Face the patient when talking.
Speak without food or drink in your mouth.
The nurse is caring for an older adult in a rehabilitation unit. Which actions
by the nurse are most likely to enhance communication with the patient?
(Select all that apply.)
ch. 5 - Identify yourself; remind the person who you are.
Use pictures and gestures in addition to words.
Be patient, and avoid interrupting.
A nurse is caring for an older adult who is upset about having to move into
a skilled nursing facility. Which communication technique used by the nurse
is most effective at establishing an empathetic climate?
ch. 5 - Open-ended responses
A nurse is discharging an older adult patient from a rehabilitation facility
after a left hip replacement. The nurse providing discharge teaching knows
that older adults are most responsive to what type of information?
ch. 5 - When the information is relevant to their lives
An older adult who resides in a long-term care facility has been refusing
food and fluids for the past 2 days. He repeatedly says, "Leave me alone!"
What is the best initial nursing intervention?
ch. 6 - Assess to identify changes in physical or emotional status.
An older woman recently moved to the United States from the Middle East.
She does not like to drink cow's milk or eat most cheeses. What is a
culturally acceptable food that would best help meet the need for calcium?
ch.6 - Yogurt
An older man who lives alone is placed on a sodium restricted diet because
of heart failure. He asks you to help him make good diet choices. Which
foods should he avoid? (Select all that apply.)
ch. 6 - Canned tomato soup
Deli bologna or ham
Frozen spaghetti dinner
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
What is the activity that best promotes health maintenance for the typical
older adult?
ch. 4 - One 30-minute walk, 3 to 5 times a week
The nurse recognizes that regular dental visits are:
ch.4 - Recommended on a yearly basis for all older adults, even those with
dentures.
An older adult does not follow through with health recommendations from
the primary health care provider. The older adult does not take prescribed
medications or keep medical appointments. Which patient problem should
the LPN/LVN anticipate seeing on the care plan?
ch. 4 - Nonadherence with the treatment plan
Which immunizations should older adults receive on a yearly basis? (Select
all that apply.)
ch. 4 - Influenza vaccine
When attempting to help an older adult improve his or her health
maintenance practices, the nurse will need to assess which factors?
(Select all that apply.)
ch.4 - Cultural beliefs
Socioeconomic status
Religious beliefs
Educational level
Your patient tells you she understands that she is at greater risk of certain
diseases because of her Hispanic American heritage. Based on what you
have learned, which disorder(s) might she be at greater risk for? (Select all
that apply.)
ch.4 - Obesity
Stomach cancer
Diabetes mellitus
Cervical cancer
Which interventions would be appropriate when teaching a patient with
presbycusis? (Select all that apply.)
, ch. 5 - Use visual cues or written materials.
Repeat information.
Face the patient when talking.
Speak without food or drink in your mouth.
The nurse is caring for an older adult in a rehabilitation unit. Which actions
by the nurse are most likely to enhance communication with the patient?
(Select all that apply.)
ch. 5 - Identify yourself; remind the person who you are.
Use pictures and gestures in addition to words.
Be patient, and avoid interrupting.
A nurse is caring for an older adult who is upset about having to move into
a skilled nursing facility. Which communication technique used by the nurse
is most effective at establishing an empathetic climate?
ch. 5 - Open-ended responses
A nurse is discharging an older adult patient from a rehabilitation facility
after a left hip replacement. The nurse providing discharge teaching knows
that older adults are most responsive to what type of information?
ch. 5 - When the information is relevant to their lives
An older adult who resides in a long-term care facility has been refusing
food and fluids for the past 2 days. He repeatedly says, "Leave me alone!"
What is the best initial nursing intervention?
ch. 6 - Assess to identify changes in physical or emotional status.
An older woman recently moved to the United States from the Middle East.
She does not like to drink cow's milk or eat most cheeses. What is a
culturally acceptable food that would best help meet the need for calcium?
ch.6 - Yogurt
An older man who lives alone is placed on a sodium restricted diet because
of heart failure. He asks you to help him make good diet choices. Which
foods should he avoid? (Select all that apply.)
ch. 6 - Canned tomato soup
Deli bologna or ham
Frozen spaghetti dinner
