GERI MIDTERM EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2026/2027 ACCURATE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
|| 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. Match the team members with the best description of their function on the
geriatric team.
occupational therapist (f) a. works with gait and balance activities
physical therapist (a) b. assessment, planning, care coordination
nurse (b) c. discharge planning, social assessment
social worker (c) d. counseling of patient and family
psychologist (d) e. diagnosis and treatment of medical problems
geriatrician (e) f. works with home maintenance and ADLs - ANSWER ✔
occupational therapist (f) a. works with gait and balance activities
physical therapist (a) b. assessment, planning, care coordination
nurse (b) c. discharge planning, social assessment
social worker (c) d. counseling of patient and family
psychologist (d) e. diagnosis and treatment of medical problems
geriatrician (e) f. works with home maintenance and ADLs
2. A negative attitude towards aging and the aged is called:
a. geriatrics
b. racism
c. ageism
d. ethnocentrism - ANSWER ✔ c. ageism
,3. The nurse is preparing a teaching session about diabetes to a group of older
adults in assisted living. Which of the following is most essential to consider
for this audience?
a. whether they are part of the Baby boomer generation
b. the accommodations needed for them to participate in the presentation
c. literacy level if there are handouts
d. b and c - ANSWER ✔ d. b and c
4. Which of the following strategies used by the nurse in teaching older adults
is a principle of adult learning?
a. Adults need a motivation to learn.
b. Adults are independent learners.
c. Adults learn best through lecture.
d. a and b - ANSWER ✔ d. a and b
5. The nurse plans his educational program to enhance learning of the older
adult audience through all the following except:
a. avoiding glare from windows
b. facing the audience when speaking
c. using handouts with larger print
d. using PowerPoint slides with large amounts of material on them -
ANSWER ✔ d. using PowerPoint slides with large amounts of
material on them
6. The nurse is working with a culturally diverse group of older adults in an
impoverished geographic area. Which of the following would be most
important to first consider when choosing what educational topics to teach
them related to health?
a. what they wish to learn about
b. the number of people who will attend
c. the time of day of the presentation
d. what the nurse thinks they should know - ANSWER ✔ a. what they
wish to learn about
,7. 1.A nurse is teaching a class about expected physiological changes in older
adult
clients. Which of the following changes should the nurse include? -
ANSWER ✔ Decrease in body fat
8. nurse is teaching a class about Freud's psychosexual stages. The nurse
should
instruct that fixation at the oral stage of development can lead to which of
the following
conditions? - ANSWER ✔ Overeating
9. The nurse admits an older man who had abdominal surgery. Admission vital
signs are heart rate (pulse) (P), 73 beats per minute (bpm); respiration rate
(R), 20 breaths per minute; blood pressure (BP), 136/84 mm Hg. He is
receiving intravenous (IV) fluids but has not requested pain medication since
surgery. Seven hours later, his vital signs are P, 98 bpm; R, 26 breaths per
minute; and BP, 164/90 mm Hg; and he denies pain. Which intervention
should the nurse implement?
a. Administer an opioid medication by IV route.
b. Check the surgical dressing for bleeding.
c. Report the vital signs to the health care provider.
d. Ask if he has about discomfort at the surgical site or any other
location. - ANSWER ✔ d.
Ask if he has about discomfort at the surgical site or any other location.
10.An older woman had hip replacement surgery 1 day ago, and the nurse
thinks that the woman also has dementia. Which patient assessment does the
nurse use to determine whether this woman is experiencing pain?
a.
Holds abdomen tightly.
c.
Is not verbalizing.
, b.
Has stable vital signs.
d.
Moves during sleep. - ANSWER ✔ a.
Holds abdomen tightly
11.The safest opioid analgesic choice for an older patient who has severe acute
pain is which of the following?
a.
Meperidine (Demerol)
b.
Pentazocine (Talwin)
c.
Morphine sulfate (Morphine)
d.
Safe opioids do not exist. - ANSWER ✔ c.
Morphine sulfate (Morphine)
12.The nurse plans the care of an older female resident of a nursing home who
has experienced a sudden deterioration in visual acuity. Which intervention
should the nurse complete first?
a.
Prevent behavioral and social decline.
b.
Tell her to hold onto the rails during ambulation.
c.
Examine her mood and functional status.
d.
Use problem solving involving the resident. - ANSWER ✔ c.
Examine her mood and functional status.
13.An older adult complains about experiencing dry eyes daily. Which of the
following should the nurse assess to help determine the cause of the patient's
complaint?
2026/2027 ACCURATE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
|| 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. Match the team members with the best description of their function on the
geriatric team.
occupational therapist (f) a. works with gait and balance activities
physical therapist (a) b. assessment, planning, care coordination
nurse (b) c. discharge planning, social assessment
social worker (c) d. counseling of patient and family
psychologist (d) e. diagnosis and treatment of medical problems
geriatrician (e) f. works with home maintenance and ADLs - ANSWER ✔
occupational therapist (f) a. works with gait and balance activities
physical therapist (a) b. assessment, planning, care coordination
nurse (b) c. discharge planning, social assessment
social worker (c) d. counseling of patient and family
psychologist (d) e. diagnosis and treatment of medical problems
geriatrician (e) f. works with home maintenance and ADLs
2. A negative attitude towards aging and the aged is called:
a. geriatrics
b. racism
c. ageism
d. ethnocentrism - ANSWER ✔ c. ageism
,3. The nurse is preparing a teaching session about diabetes to a group of older
adults in assisted living. Which of the following is most essential to consider
for this audience?
a. whether they are part of the Baby boomer generation
b. the accommodations needed for them to participate in the presentation
c. literacy level if there are handouts
d. b and c - ANSWER ✔ d. b and c
4. Which of the following strategies used by the nurse in teaching older adults
is a principle of adult learning?
a. Adults need a motivation to learn.
b. Adults are independent learners.
c. Adults learn best through lecture.
d. a and b - ANSWER ✔ d. a and b
5. The nurse plans his educational program to enhance learning of the older
adult audience through all the following except:
a. avoiding glare from windows
b. facing the audience when speaking
c. using handouts with larger print
d. using PowerPoint slides with large amounts of material on them -
ANSWER ✔ d. using PowerPoint slides with large amounts of
material on them
6. The nurse is working with a culturally diverse group of older adults in an
impoverished geographic area. Which of the following would be most
important to first consider when choosing what educational topics to teach
them related to health?
a. what they wish to learn about
b. the number of people who will attend
c. the time of day of the presentation
d. what the nurse thinks they should know - ANSWER ✔ a. what they
wish to learn about
,7. 1.A nurse is teaching a class about expected physiological changes in older
adult
clients. Which of the following changes should the nurse include? -
ANSWER ✔ Decrease in body fat
8. nurse is teaching a class about Freud's psychosexual stages. The nurse
should
instruct that fixation at the oral stage of development can lead to which of
the following
conditions? - ANSWER ✔ Overeating
9. The nurse admits an older man who had abdominal surgery. Admission vital
signs are heart rate (pulse) (P), 73 beats per minute (bpm); respiration rate
(R), 20 breaths per minute; blood pressure (BP), 136/84 mm Hg. He is
receiving intravenous (IV) fluids but has not requested pain medication since
surgery. Seven hours later, his vital signs are P, 98 bpm; R, 26 breaths per
minute; and BP, 164/90 mm Hg; and he denies pain. Which intervention
should the nurse implement?
a. Administer an opioid medication by IV route.
b. Check the surgical dressing for bleeding.
c. Report the vital signs to the health care provider.
d. Ask if he has about discomfort at the surgical site or any other
location. - ANSWER ✔ d.
Ask if he has about discomfort at the surgical site or any other location.
10.An older woman had hip replacement surgery 1 day ago, and the nurse
thinks that the woman also has dementia. Which patient assessment does the
nurse use to determine whether this woman is experiencing pain?
a.
Holds abdomen tightly.
c.
Is not verbalizing.
, b.
Has stable vital signs.
d.
Moves during sleep. - ANSWER ✔ a.
Holds abdomen tightly
11.The safest opioid analgesic choice for an older patient who has severe acute
pain is which of the following?
a.
Meperidine (Demerol)
b.
Pentazocine (Talwin)
c.
Morphine sulfate (Morphine)
d.
Safe opioids do not exist. - ANSWER ✔ c.
Morphine sulfate (Morphine)
12.The nurse plans the care of an older female resident of a nursing home who
has experienced a sudden deterioration in visual acuity. Which intervention
should the nurse complete first?
a.
Prevent behavioral and social decline.
b.
Tell her to hold onto the rails during ambulation.
c.
Examine her mood and functional status.
d.
Use problem solving involving the resident. - ANSWER ✔ c.
Examine her mood and functional status.
13.An older adult complains about experiencing dry eyes daily. Which of the
following should the nurse assess to help determine the cause of the patient's
complaint?
