Gerontology Practice Questions for the
Final questions and answers with
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Gerontological nursing refers to the nursing care of:
a. the "old-old" population.
b. people who are older and in need of assistance.
c. people age 65 and older.
d. a specialized body of knowledge regarding holistic and caring principles of nursing. - ANSWER
c. people age 65 and older.
Older adults constitute:
a. 12.3% of the U.S. population
b. 8.4% of the U.S. population
c. 25% of the U.S. population
d. 10% of the U.S. population. - ANSWER a. 12.3% of the U.S. population
The underlying concept of holism is:
a. to include family and pets in the care plan.
b. to recognize persons as individuals and to see them as an entire or whole person.
c. to identify team members who will make the nursing care easier.
d. to look at the patient's face and note how he or she looks. - ANSWER b. to recognize persons
as individuals and to see them as an entire or whole person.
The purpose of a nursing philosophy is to be able to:
a. think like a philosopher.
, b. have something positive to write on a job application
c. talk to other nurses about philosophy.
d. have a personal conviction of the type of nursing care you will give to others. - ANSWER d.
have a personal conviction of the type of nursing care you will give to others.
"The Science of Human Caring" is:
(Check all that apply)
a. a nationally accepted philosophy of nursing.
b. authored by Dr. John Wadsworth, former Dean and Distinguished Professor at the University
of Colorado.
c. a philosophy that addresses the body, mind, and physicality of all human beings.
d. a philosophy of nursing that calls for the practice of individual caring. - ANSWER a, b, c and d.
Gerotranscendence is:
a. one of the critical tasks of old age.
b. based on Dr. Watson's developmental task of interity vs. despair.
c. a concept that refers to an elderly person's transition to a more materialistic mindset.
d. a task that, when accomplished, makes older people despair the lives they have led. -
ANSWER a. one of the critical tasks of old age.
Your client is 84 years old. What normal change in vital signs would you expect to assess?
a. A higher than normal temperature
b. A slower pulse
c. A shallower breathing pattern
d. A lower blood pressure - ANSWER b. A slower pulse
Immobility or sedentary lifestyles have what effect on the older adult?
Final questions and answers with
solutions 2025
Gerontological nursing refers to the nursing care of:
a. the "old-old" population.
b. people who are older and in need of assistance.
c. people age 65 and older.
d. a specialized body of knowledge regarding holistic and caring principles of nursing. - ANSWER
c. people age 65 and older.
Older adults constitute:
a. 12.3% of the U.S. population
b. 8.4% of the U.S. population
c. 25% of the U.S. population
d. 10% of the U.S. population. - ANSWER a. 12.3% of the U.S. population
The underlying concept of holism is:
a. to include family and pets in the care plan.
b. to recognize persons as individuals and to see them as an entire or whole person.
c. to identify team members who will make the nursing care easier.
d. to look at the patient's face and note how he or she looks. - ANSWER b. to recognize persons
as individuals and to see them as an entire or whole person.
The purpose of a nursing philosophy is to be able to:
a. think like a philosopher.
, b. have something positive to write on a job application
c. talk to other nurses about philosophy.
d. have a personal conviction of the type of nursing care you will give to others. - ANSWER d.
have a personal conviction of the type of nursing care you will give to others.
"The Science of Human Caring" is:
(Check all that apply)
a. a nationally accepted philosophy of nursing.
b. authored by Dr. John Wadsworth, former Dean and Distinguished Professor at the University
of Colorado.
c. a philosophy that addresses the body, mind, and physicality of all human beings.
d. a philosophy of nursing that calls for the practice of individual caring. - ANSWER a, b, c and d.
Gerotranscendence is:
a. one of the critical tasks of old age.
b. based on Dr. Watson's developmental task of interity vs. despair.
c. a concept that refers to an elderly person's transition to a more materialistic mindset.
d. a task that, when accomplished, makes older people despair the lives they have led. -
ANSWER a. one of the critical tasks of old age.
Your client is 84 years old. What normal change in vital signs would you expect to assess?
a. A higher than normal temperature
b. A slower pulse
c. A shallower breathing pattern
d. A lower blood pressure - ANSWER b. A slower pulse
Immobility or sedentary lifestyles have what effect on the older adult?
