Exam 1 Practice Questions- GERO
A nurse caring for an 80-year-old patient would like to use reminiscence as therapy.
Which question best encourages reminiscence?
a. What is your favorite food?
b. How many children do you have?
c. Does your religion provide you comfort?
d. What are some of your favorite childhood memories? - CORRECT ANSWER-d. What
are some of your favorite childhood memories?
*reminiscence is a tool you can use to open up conversation' helps them to re-live their
life experiences
A nurse is talking with an older adult client about improving nutritional status. Which of
the following interventions should the nurse recommend? (Select all that apply)
a. Increase protein intake to increase muscle mass
b. Decrease fluid intake to prevent urinary incontinence
c. Increase calcium intake to prevent osteoporosis
d. Limit sodium intake to prevent edema
e. Increase fiber intake to prevent constipation - CORRECT ANSWER-a. Increase
protein intake to increase muscle mass
c. Increase calcium intake to prevent osteoporosis
d. Limit sodium intake to prevent edema
e. Increase fiber intake to prevent constipation
*increased sodium intake can lead to edema and hypertension
A nurse is collecting data from an older adult client as part of a comprehensive physical
exam. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect as associated with
aging? (Select all that apply)
a. skin thickening
b. decreased height
c. increased saliva production
d. nail thickening
e. decreased bladder capacity - CORRECT ANSWER-b. decreased height
d. nail thickening
e. decreased bladder capacity
A nurse enters the room of a client who is crying while reading from a religious book
and asks to be left alone. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
, a. Contact the hospital's spiritual services
b. Ask what is making the client cry
c. Ensure no visitors or staff enter the room for a short period of time
d. Turn on the television for a distraction - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Ensure no visitors or
staff enter the room for a short period of time
A nurse is caring for a client who is at high risk for aspiration. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
a. Give the client thin liquids
b. Instruct the client to tuck their chin when swallowing
c. Have the client use a straw
d. Encourage the client to lie down and rest after meals - CORRECT ANSWER-b.
Instruct the client to tuck their chin when swallowing
A nurse is caring for a client who requires a low-residue diet. The nurse should expect
to see which of the following foods on the client's meal tray?
a. cooked barley
b. pureed broccoli
c. vanilla custard
d. lentil soup - CORRECT ANSWER-c. vanilla custard
*Low-residue diet = low in fiber and easy to digest. Dairy products and eggs are
appropriate for a low-residue diet
A nurse in a senior center is counseling a group of older adults about their nutritional
needs & considerations. Which of the following info should the nurse include? (Select all
that apply)
a. Older adults are more prone to dehydration than younger adults are
b. Older adults need the same amount of most vitamins and minerals as younger adults
do
c. Many older men and women need calcium supplementation
d. Older adults need more calories than they did when they were younger
e. Older adults should consume a diet low in carbohydrates - CORRECT ANSWER-a.
Older adults are more prone to dehydration than younger adults are
b. Older adults need the same amount of most vitamins and minerals as younger adults
do
c. Many older men and women need calcium supplementation
Which person is most likely to experience health disparities?
a. A 65-year-old affluent Hispanic man living in a city
b. A 70-year-old married white man living in a rural area
A nurse caring for an 80-year-old patient would like to use reminiscence as therapy.
Which question best encourages reminiscence?
a. What is your favorite food?
b. How many children do you have?
c. Does your religion provide you comfort?
d. What are some of your favorite childhood memories? - CORRECT ANSWER-d. What
are some of your favorite childhood memories?
*reminiscence is a tool you can use to open up conversation' helps them to re-live their
life experiences
A nurse is talking with an older adult client about improving nutritional status. Which of
the following interventions should the nurse recommend? (Select all that apply)
a. Increase protein intake to increase muscle mass
b. Decrease fluid intake to prevent urinary incontinence
c. Increase calcium intake to prevent osteoporosis
d. Limit sodium intake to prevent edema
e. Increase fiber intake to prevent constipation - CORRECT ANSWER-a. Increase
protein intake to increase muscle mass
c. Increase calcium intake to prevent osteoporosis
d. Limit sodium intake to prevent edema
e. Increase fiber intake to prevent constipation
*increased sodium intake can lead to edema and hypertension
A nurse is collecting data from an older adult client as part of a comprehensive physical
exam. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect as associated with
aging? (Select all that apply)
a. skin thickening
b. decreased height
c. increased saliva production
d. nail thickening
e. decreased bladder capacity - CORRECT ANSWER-b. decreased height
d. nail thickening
e. decreased bladder capacity
A nurse enters the room of a client who is crying while reading from a religious book
and asks to be left alone. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
, a. Contact the hospital's spiritual services
b. Ask what is making the client cry
c. Ensure no visitors or staff enter the room for a short period of time
d. Turn on the television for a distraction - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Ensure no visitors or
staff enter the room for a short period of time
A nurse is caring for a client who is at high risk for aspiration. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
a. Give the client thin liquids
b. Instruct the client to tuck their chin when swallowing
c. Have the client use a straw
d. Encourage the client to lie down and rest after meals - CORRECT ANSWER-b.
Instruct the client to tuck their chin when swallowing
A nurse is caring for a client who requires a low-residue diet. The nurse should expect
to see which of the following foods on the client's meal tray?
a. cooked barley
b. pureed broccoli
c. vanilla custard
d. lentil soup - CORRECT ANSWER-c. vanilla custard
*Low-residue diet = low in fiber and easy to digest. Dairy products and eggs are
appropriate for a low-residue diet
A nurse in a senior center is counseling a group of older adults about their nutritional
needs & considerations. Which of the following info should the nurse include? (Select all
that apply)
a. Older adults are more prone to dehydration than younger adults are
b. Older adults need the same amount of most vitamins and minerals as younger adults
do
c. Many older men and women need calcium supplementation
d. Older adults need more calories than they did when they were younger
e. Older adults should consume a diet low in carbohydrates - CORRECT ANSWER-a.
Older adults are more prone to dehydration than younger adults are
b. Older adults need the same amount of most vitamins and minerals as younger adults
do
c. Many older men and women need calcium supplementation
Which person is most likely to experience health disparities?
a. A 65-year-old affluent Hispanic man living in a city
b. A 70-year-old married white man living in a rural area
