MARYVILLE NURS 623 ADULT GERONTOLOGY
PRIMARY CARE EXAMINATION TEST 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
100% CORRECT
◉ Define delirium. Answer: Underlying acute cause, abrupt onset, hours
to days, reversible, hallucinations, incoherent speech, confusion
◉ Define Dementia. Answer: Various causes, gradual change with
mental status, months to years, progressive to irreversible (speech,
memory, mood, judgment)
◉ An older adult with delirium would present with what type of
behaviors?. Answer: Agitation and restlessness
◉ At the onset of alzheimers, what category of medications should be
initiated?. Answer: Cholinesterase inhibitors
◉ what factors contribute to a patient being high risk for falls?. Answer:
History of falls
medications
, vision impairment
heart rate/rhythm abnormalities
footwear issues
home environment
gait/mobility issues
poor reflexes
◉ What is the primary reason people have long term effects after a
Stroke. Answer: living at home and calling PCP instead of 911 leads to
prolonged stroke symptoms and long term effects
◉ S/S of an Absense Seizure. Answer: Blank stare (upward rotation of
eye)
◉ Red Flags of back/neck pain. Answer: Incontinence
Fever
Cancers
Unexplained wt loss
Long term steroids
Trauma
IV drug abuse
PRIMARY CARE EXAMINATION TEST 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
100% CORRECT
◉ Define delirium. Answer: Underlying acute cause, abrupt onset, hours
to days, reversible, hallucinations, incoherent speech, confusion
◉ Define Dementia. Answer: Various causes, gradual change with
mental status, months to years, progressive to irreversible (speech,
memory, mood, judgment)
◉ An older adult with delirium would present with what type of
behaviors?. Answer: Agitation and restlessness
◉ At the onset of alzheimers, what category of medications should be
initiated?. Answer: Cholinesterase inhibitors
◉ what factors contribute to a patient being high risk for falls?. Answer:
History of falls
medications
, vision impairment
heart rate/rhythm abnormalities
footwear issues
home environment
gait/mobility issues
poor reflexes
◉ What is the primary reason people have long term effects after a
Stroke. Answer: living at home and calling PCP instead of 911 leads to
prolonged stroke symptoms and long term effects
◉ S/S of an Absense Seizure. Answer: Blank stare (upward rotation of
eye)
◉ Red Flags of back/neck pain. Answer: Incontinence
Fever
Cancers
Unexplained wt loss
Long term steroids
Trauma
IV drug abuse
