GERI TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
For an individual with age-related hearing loss, which sound is most difficult to hear?
A. a young child talking in a cafeteria line
B. a recording of a march played softly
c. hammering during construction of a house next door
D. the voice of a man speaking in an elevator - Correct Answers -A.
Pain of gastrointestinal origin is best differentiated from pain of cardiac origin by the
presence of:
A. left flank pain
B. chest pain lasting longer than five minutes
C. chest pain of rapid onset
D. substernal chest discomfort - Correct Answers -D
The progression of intermittent claudication is measured by the:
A. distance walked before leg pain starts
B. pedal edema after dangling legs for 20 minutes
C. peripheral pulses in the affected leg
D. skin temperature and color of the feet - Correct Answers -A
An early sign of alcohol withdrawal is:
A. diaphoresis
B. auditory hallucinations
C. decreased BP
D. depression - Correct Answers -A
A stage III pressure ulcer is characterized by:
A. blisters, abrasions, or shallow craters
B. deep craters with or without undermining and full-thickness skin loss involving
subcutaneous tissue
, C. full-thickness skin loss with tissue necrosis or damage to muscle or bone
D. partial-thickness skin loss involving the dermis or epidermis - Correct Answers -B
The primary risk factor for the develoment of pressure ulcers in older adult patients is:
A. immobility
B. impaired circulation
C. incontinence
D. malnutrition - Correct Answers -A
An 80-year-old resident of a retirement center states that something is wrong with the
lighting in the room because colored rings appear around the lightbulbs. The resident
most likely has:
A. cataracts
B. delusions
C. glaucoma
D. increased intracranial pressure - Correct Answers -C
The most common cause of chronic pain in older adults is:
A. arthritis
B. fractures
C. headaches
D. neuropathy - Correct Answers -A
A 72-year-old man with asthma, COPD, and chronic anxiety is admitted to a nursing
home. Care plan objectives for this man include:
A. adherence to his medication regimen, inhalation therapy, and instruction about
methods of conserving energy
B. an exercise program to increase the vital capacity of his lungs
C. instruction in respiratory exercises with emphasis on forced inhalation
D. oxygen therapy at 3L/min as needed and deep-breathing exercises for relaxation -
Correct Answers -A
A 65-year-old man with a 45-year history of smoking complains of a change in his
cough pattern, a nonproductive cough, and an ache in his chest. The man's chest x-ray
reveals an infiltrate. The gerontological nurse suspects:
A. a lung tumor
B. COPD
C. pulmonary edema
D. tuberculosis - Correct Answers -A
Which symptom in older adults is most indicative of a UTI?
ANSWERS
For an individual with age-related hearing loss, which sound is most difficult to hear?
A. a young child talking in a cafeteria line
B. a recording of a march played softly
c. hammering during construction of a house next door
D. the voice of a man speaking in an elevator - Correct Answers -A.
Pain of gastrointestinal origin is best differentiated from pain of cardiac origin by the
presence of:
A. left flank pain
B. chest pain lasting longer than five minutes
C. chest pain of rapid onset
D. substernal chest discomfort - Correct Answers -D
The progression of intermittent claudication is measured by the:
A. distance walked before leg pain starts
B. pedal edema after dangling legs for 20 minutes
C. peripheral pulses in the affected leg
D. skin temperature and color of the feet - Correct Answers -A
An early sign of alcohol withdrawal is:
A. diaphoresis
B. auditory hallucinations
C. decreased BP
D. depression - Correct Answers -A
A stage III pressure ulcer is characterized by:
A. blisters, abrasions, or shallow craters
B. deep craters with or without undermining and full-thickness skin loss involving
subcutaneous tissue
, C. full-thickness skin loss with tissue necrosis or damage to muscle or bone
D. partial-thickness skin loss involving the dermis or epidermis - Correct Answers -B
The primary risk factor for the develoment of pressure ulcers in older adult patients is:
A. immobility
B. impaired circulation
C. incontinence
D. malnutrition - Correct Answers -A
An 80-year-old resident of a retirement center states that something is wrong with the
lighting in the room because colored rings appear around the lightbulbs. The resident
most likely has:
A. cataracts
B. delusions
C. glaucoma
D. increased intracranial pressure - Correct Answers -C
The most common cause of chronic pain in older adults is:
A. arthritis
B. fractures
C. headaches
D. neuropathy - Correct Answers -A
A 72-year-old man with asthma, COPD, and chronic anxiety is admitted to a nursing
home. Care plan objectives for this man include:
A. adherence to his medication regimen, inhalation therapy, and instruction about
methods of conserving energy
B. an exercise program to increase the vital capacity of his lungs
C. instruction in respiratory exercises with emphasis on forced inhalation
D. oxygen therapy at 3L/min as needed and deep-breathing exercises for relaxation -
Correct Answers -A
A 65-year-old man with a 45-year history of smoking complains of a change in his
cough pattern, a nonproductive cough, and an ache in his chest. The man's chest x-ray
reveals an infiltrate. The gerontological nurse suspects:
A. a lung tumor
B. COPD
C. pulmonary edema
D. tuberculosis - Correct Answers -A
Which symptom in older adults is most indicative of a UTI?
