Chapter 5 GN Questions and Answers Updated 2026

Chapter 5 GN Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
IdentifyMtheMbestMstatementMaboutMgerontologicalMnursing.

a.MNursesMhaveMonlyMrecentlyMbecomeMinvolvedMinMtheMcareMofMolderMadults.

b.MGerontologicalMcareMwasMtheMsecondMspecialtyMinMwhichMtheMAmericanMNursesMAss
ociationM(ANA)MofferedMaMcertificationMprogram.

c.MPurposesMofMgerontologicalMnursingMincludeMtheMpromotionMofMhealthMandMsupport
MforMmaximalMindependence.

d.MANAMcertificationMisMavailableMonlyMforMgerontologicalMnursesMinMresearchMpositions.
M-MAnswerMANS:MC

PromotingMhealthMandMfosteringMindependenceMareMpurposesMofMtheMpractice,MasMrefle
cted,MforMexample,MinMtheMANAMScopeMandMStandards.MNursesMhaveMalwaysMcaredMfo
rMolderMpatients.MTheMANA'sMgerontologicalMnursingMcertificationMprogramMwasMtheMorg
anization'sMfirstMandMincludesMaMvarietyMofMpositions,MsuchMasMnurseMpractitioners,Mclin
icalMspecialists,Mresearchers,MandMadministrators.



WhichMgerontologicalMnursingMorganizationMwelcomesMnursesMfromMallMeducationalMbackg
rounds?

a.MTheMNationalMGerontologicalMNursingMAssociationM(NGNA)

b.MTheMNationalMConferenceMofMGerontologicalMNurseMPractitionersM(NCGNP)

c.MTheMNationalMAssociationMofMDirectorsMofMNursingMAdministrationMinMLong-
TermMCareM(NADONA/LTC)

d.MTheMAmericanMSocietyMonMAgingM(ASA)M-MAnswerMANS:MA

TheMNGNAMwasMformedMspecificallyMforMallMlevelsMofMnursingMpersonnel:MregisteredMn
ursesM(RNs),MlicensedMpracticalMnursesM(LPNs),MlicensedMvocationalMnursesM(LVNs),MandM
certifiedMnursingMassistantsM(CNAs).MTheMNCGNPMis,MasMitsMnameMimplies,MlimitedMtoM
nurseMpractitioners.MTheMNADONA/LTCMis,MasMitsMnameMimplies,MlimitedMtoMdirectorsMa
ndMassistantMdirectorsMofMnursing.MTheMASAMisManMinterdisciplinaryMorganizationMnotMli
mitedMtoMnurses.



3.MWhichMisManMaccurateMstatementMregardingMgerontologicalMnursingMeducation?

a.MGerontologicalMnursingMcontentMhasMlongMbeenMintegratedMintoMtheMcurriculumMofM
theMtypicalMschoolMofMnursing.

b.MUndergraduateMnursingMprogramsMextensivelyMcoverMgerontologicalMnursingMinMdedicat
edMcourses,McomparableMwithMtheMcoverageMofMpsychiatricMnursing.

c.MWhenMcontentMisMintegratedMthroughoutMaMcurriculum,MlessMthanM25%MisMdevoted
MtoMgeriatricMcare.

, d.MAccreditationMofMaMnursingMprogramMguaranteesMthatMappropriateMamountsMofMgero
ntologicalMnursingMcontentMareMincludedMinMtheMcurriculum.M-MAnswerMANS:MC

WhenMcontentMisMintegratedMthroughoutMtheMcurriculum,MlessMthanM25%MofMtheMconte
ntMisMdevotedMtoMgeriatricMcare.MOnlyMrecentlyMhasMgerontologicalMnursingMcontentMbe
gunMtoMappearMinMnursingMschoolMcurricula.MMostMnursingMschoolsMstillMdoMnotMhave
MsuchMcourses.MAtMpresent,MnoMminimumMrequirementsMexistMforMtheMcoverageMofMca
reMofMolderMadults.



BasedMonMcurrentMdemographicMdata,MwhichMofMtheMfollowingMstatementsMidentifiesMa
MpredictiveMtrendMregardingMtheMhealthMcareMneedsMofMsociety?

a.MMostMnursesMwillMnotMneedMtoMcareMforMolderMpersons.

b.MMoreMnursingMservicesMwillMbeMrequiredMtoMserveMtheMneedsMofMtheMpopulationM
olderMthanM85MyearsMofMage.

c.MFewerMnursesMwillMbeMneededMtoMcareMforMolderMadults.

d.MOlderMadultsMexpectMtheirMqualityMofMlifeMtoMbeMlessMthanMthatMofMearlierMgener
ationsMatMtheirMages.M-MAnswerMANS:MB

ProjectionsMareMthatM20%MofMtheMAmericanMpopulationMwillMbeMolderMthanM65Myears
MofMageMbyM2050,MwithMthoseMolderMthanM85MyearsMshowingMtheMgreatestMincrease
MinMnumbers.MMostMnursesMcanMexpectMtoMcareMforMolderMpeopleMduringMtheMcourse
MofMtheirMcareers.MByM2050,MtheMUnitedMNationsMpredictsMthatMmoreMAmericansMwill
MbeMolderMthanMtheMageMofM60MyearsMthanMthoseMyoungerMthanMtheMageMofM15My
ears.MOlderMpeopleMareMbetterMeducatedMandMmoreMaffluentMandMexpectMaMhigherMq
ualityMofMlifeMthanMtheirMeldersMhadMatMtheirMage.



AMcaseMmanagerMisMlikelyMtoMhaveMhowMmanyMyearsMofMnursingMeducation?

a.M1MtoM1.5

b.M4MtoM6

c.M2

d.M8MorMmoreM-MAnswerMC



AnMolderMmanMisMtransferredMtoMaMhospiceMfacilityMwithMend-
stageMdisease.MWhichMisMaMsuitableMnursingMinterventionMforMthisMolderMadultMandMhi
sMfamilyMaccordingMtoMtheMgoalsMofMlong-termMcare?

a.MDecreaseMtheManalgesicMdoseMtoMpreventMsedation.

b.MProvideMaMbasinMandMtowelsMforMmorningMself-care.

c.MInformMfamilyMmembersMaboutMstrictMvisitingMhours.

d.MFacilitateMfamilyMritualsMrelatedMtoMdeathMandMdying.M-MAnswerMANS:MD