Gerontological /
Nursing-
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Module 1&2 Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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A //female //patient //is //newly //admitted //to //a //long-
term /
/care /
/facility. /
/The /
/patient /
/is /
/not /
/satisfied /
/with /
/the /
/conditions /
/of /
/the /
/facility, /
/takes //
a/
/highly /
/active /
/role /
/in /
/her /
/health /
/care, /
/and /
/because /
/of /
/her /
/ability /
/to /
/access /
,/information, /
/has //as //much //knowledge //as //her //health //care //providers //on //some //health //issues. //The //nurse
//interprets //these //findings //as //indicating //that //the //patient //is //most //likely:
Answers:
A. //An //old-old //woman //over //age //85
B. //A //young-old //female //baby //boomer //who //just //turned //65 //years //of //age
C. //An //older //woman //between //75 //to //85 //years //of //age
D. //An //elite //older //woman //older //than //100 //years //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B.
A //nurse //is //assessing //an //84-year-
old /
/female /
/Chinese /
/American's /
/pain /
/following /
/her //left //hemiarthroplasty //2 //days //prior. //Which //characteristic //of //this //cultural //group //would
//the //nurse //need //to //keep //in //mind //during //this //assessment?
Answers:
A. //Chinese //Americans //see //analgesia //as //inappropriate //and //undeserved.
B. /
/Chinese /
/women /
/often //overstate //pain //due //to //health //care //providers' //reluctance //to //provide //analgesia.
C. //Chinese //Americans //often //underreport //pain //based //on //the //view //that //pain //as //a //virtue.
D. /
/Chinese /
/Americans /
/often //exhibit //a //reluctance //to //acknowledge //pain. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔D.
, The /
/nurse /
/is /
/assessing /
/an //older //adult's //reflexes. //Which //finding //would //the //nurse //document //as //normal?
Answers:
A. //Knee: //reduced; //arm: //normal; //abdomen: //reduced
B. //Knee: //reduced; //arm: //reduced; //abdomen: //absent
C. //Knee: //normal; //arm: //reduced; //abdomen: //absent
D. //Knee: //normal; //arm: //absent; //abdomen: //absent //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C.
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/gerontological /
/nurse /
/is /
/participating /
/in //
a/
/local /
/job /
/fair. /
/When /
/discussing /
/the /
/increasing /
/importance /
/of /
/gerontological /
/nursing /
/when /
/looking /
/toward /
Nursing-
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Module 1&2 Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // // // //
A //female //patient //is //newly //admitted //to //a //long-
term /
/care /
/facility. /
/The /
/patient /
/is /
/not /
/satisfied /
/with /
/the /
/conditions /
/of /
/the /
/facility, /
/takes //
a/
/highly /
/active /
/role /
/in /
/her /
/health /
/care, /
/and /
/because /
/of /
/her /
/ability /
/to /
/access /
,/information, /
/has //as //much //knowledge //as //her //health //care //providers //on //some //health //issues. //The //nurse
//interprets //these //findings //as //indicating //that //the //patient //is //most //likely:
Answers:
A. //An //old-old //woman //over //age //85
B. //A //young-old //female //baby //boomer //who //just //turned //65 //years //of //age
C. //An //older //woman //between //75 //to //85 //years //of //age
D. //An //elite //older //woman //older //than //100 //years //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B.
A //nurse //is //assessing //an //84-year-
old /
/female /
/Chinese /
/American's /
/pain /
/following /
/her //left //hemiarthroplasty //2 //days //prior. //Which //characteristic //of //this //cultural //group //would
//the //nurse //need //to //keep //in //mind //during //this //assessment?
Answers:
A. //Chinese //Americans //see //analgesia //as //inappropriate //and //undeserved.
B. /
/Chinese /
/women /
/often //overstate //pain //due //to //health //care //providers' //reluctance //to //provide //analgesia.
C. //Chinese //Americans //often //underreport //pain //based //on //the //view //that //pain //as //a //virtue.
D. /
/Chinese /
/Americans /
/often //exhibit //a //reluctance //to //acknowledge //pain. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔D.
, The /
/nurse /
/is /
/assessing /
/an //older //adult's //reflexes. //Which //finding //would //the //nurse //document //as //normal?
Answers:
A. //Knee: //reduced; //arm: //normal; //abdomen: //reduced
B. //Knee: //reduced; //arm: //reduced; //abdomen: //absent
C. //Knee: //normal; //arm: //reduced; //abdomen: //absent
D. //Knee: //normal; //arm: //absent; //abdomen: //absent //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C.
A/
/gerontological /
/nurse /
/is /
/participating /
/in //
a/
/local /
/job /
/fair. /
/When /
/discussing /
/the /
/increasing /
/importance /
/of /
/gerontological /
/nursing /
/when /
/looking /
/toward /
