NUR 130 Final: Health Care of the Older Adult & End-of-Life
Care Chapter 11 Questions with correct answers Health Care of
the Older Adult 2026 update
NUR 130 Final Health Care of the Older Adult & End-of-
Life Care Chapter 11 Questions with correct answers
Health Care of the Older Adult 2026 update
1. You are providing care for an 82-year-old man whose signs and
symptoms of Parkinson disease have become more severe over the past
several months. The man tells you that he can no longer do as many
things for himself as he used to be able to do. What factor should you
recognize as impacting your patients life most significantly?
1. A) Neurologic deficits
2. B) Loss of independence
3. C) Age-related changes
4. D) Tremors and decreased
mobility Correct Answer:: B
Feedback:
This patients statement places a priority on his loss of independence. This
is undoubtedly a result of the neurologic changes associated with his
disease, but thisis not the focus of his statement. This is a disease process,
not an age-related physiological change.
2.A gerontologic nurse practitioner provides primary care for a large
number of older adults who are living with various forms of
cardiovascular disease. This nurse is well aware that heart disease is the
leading cause of death in the aged. What is an age-related physiological
change that contributes to this trend?
1. A) Heart muscle and arteries lose their elasticity.
2. B) Systolic blood pressure decreases.
3. C) Resting heart rate decreases with age.
4. D) Atrial-septal defects develop with age.
Correct Answer:: A
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, NUR 130 Final: Health Care of the Older Adult & End-of-Life
Care Chapter 11 Questions with correct answers Health Care of
the Older Adult 2026 update
Feedback:
The leading cause of death for patients over the age of 65 years is
cardiovascular disease. With age, heart muscle and arteries lose their
elasticity, resulting in a reduced stroke volume. As a person ages, systolic
blood pressure does not decrease, resting heart rate does not decrease,
and the aged are not less likely to adopt a healthy lifestyle.
3.An occupational health nurse overhears an employee talking to his
manager about a 65-year-old coworker. What phenomenon would the
nurse identify when
hearing the employee state, He should just retire and make way for some
new blood.?
1. A) Intolerance
2. B) Ageism
3. C) Dependence
4. D) Nonspecific
prejudiceCorrect Answer::
B
Feedback:
Ageism refers to prejudice against the aged. Intolerance is implied by the
employees statement, but the intolerance is aimed at the coworkers age.
The employees statement does not raise concern about dependence. The
prejudice exhibited in the statement is very specific.
4.The nurse is caring for a 65-year-old patient who has previously been
diagnosed with hypertension. Which of the following blood pressure
readings represents the threshold between high-normal blood pressure
and hypertension?
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, NUR 130 Final: Health Care of the Older Adult & End-of-Life
Care Chapter 11 Questions with correct answers Health Care of
the Older Adult 2026 update
1. A) 140/90 mm Hg
2. B) 145/95 mm Hg
3. C) 150/100 mm Hg
4. D) 160/100 mm Hg
Correct Answer:: A
Feedback:
Hypertension is the diagnosis given when the blood pressure is greater than
140/90 mm Hg. This makes the other options incorrect.
5.You are the nurse caring for an 85-year-old patient who has been
hospitalized for a fractured radius. The patients daughter has accompanied
the patient to the hospital and asks you what her father can do for his very
dry skin, which has become susceptible to cracking and shearing. What
would be your best response?
1. A) He should likely take showers rather than baths, if possible.
2. B) Make sure that he applies sunscreen each morning.
3. C) Dry skin is an age-related change that is largely inevitable.
4. D) Try to help your father increase his intake of dairy products.
Correct Answer:: A
Feedback:
Showers are less drying than hot tub baths. Sun exposure should indeed
be limited, but daily application of sunscreen is not necessary for many
patients. Dry skin is an age-related change, but this does not mean that no
appropriate interventions exist to address it. Dairy intake is unrelated.
6.An elderly patient has come in to the clinic for her twice-yearly
physical. The patient tells the nurse that she is generally enjoying good
health, but that she hasbeen having occasional episodes of constipation
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, NUR 130 Final: Health Care of the Older Adult & End-of-Life
Care Chapter 11 Questions with correct answers Health Care of
the Older Adult 2026 update
over the past 6 months. What intervention should the nurse first suggest?
1. A) Reduce the amount of stress she currently experiences.
2. B) Increase carbohydrate intake and reduce protein intake.
3. C) Take herbal laxatives, such as senna, each night at bedtime.
4. D) Increase daily intake of water.
Correct Answer:: D
Feedback:
Constipation is a common problem in older adults and increasing fluid
intake is an appropriate early intervention. This should likely be attempted
prior to recommending senna or other laxatives. Stress reduction is
unlikely to wholly resolve the problem and there is no need to increase
carbohydrate intake and reduce protein intake.
7.An 84-year-old patient has returned from the post-anesthetic care unit
(PACU) following hip arthroplasty. The patient is oriented to name only.
The patients family is very upset because, before having surgery, the
patient had no cognitive deficits. The patient is subsequently diagnosed
with postoperative delirium. What should thenurse explain to the patients
family?
1. A) This problem is self-limiting and there is nothing to worry about.
2. B) Delirium involves a progressive decline in memory loss
and overallcognitive function.
3. C) Delirium of this type is treatable and her cognition will return to
previous levels
4. D) This problem can be resolved by administering antidotes to the
anesthetic that was used in surgery.
Correct Answer:: C
Feedback:
Surgery is a common cause of delirium in older adults. Delirium differs
from other types of dementia in that delirium begins with confusion and
progresses to disorientation. It has symptoms that are reversible with
treatment, and, with treatment, is short term in nature. It is patronizing
and inaccurate to reassure the family that there is nothing to worry about.
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Care Chapter 11 Questions with correct answers Health Care of
the Older Adult 2026 update
NUR 130 Final Health Care of the Older Adult & End-of-
Life Care Chapter 11 Questions with correct answers
Health Care of the Older Adult 2026 update
1. You are providing care for an 82-year-old man whose signs and
symptoms of Parkinson disease have become more severe over the past
several months. The man tells you that he can no longer do as many
things for himself as he used to be able to do. What factor should you
recognize as impacting your patients life most significantly?
1. A) Neurologic deficits
2. B) Loss of independence
3. C) Age-related changes
4. D) Tremors and decreased
mobility Correct Answer:: B
Feedback:
This patients statement places a priority on his loss of independence. This
is undoubtedly a result of the neurologic changes associated with his
disease, but thisis not the focus of his statement. This is a disease process,
not an age-related physiological change.
2.A gerontologic nurse practitioner provides primary care for a large
number of older adults who are living with various forms of
cardiovascular disease. This nurse is well aware that heart disease is the
leading cause of death in the aged. What is an age-related physiological
change that contributes to this trend?
1. A) Heart muscle and arteries lose their elasticity.
2. B) Systolic blood pressure decreases.
3. C) Resting heart rate decreases with age.
4. D) Atrial-septal defects develop with age.
Correct Answer:: A
pg. 1
, NUR 130 Final: Health Care of the Older Adult & End-of-Life
Care Chapter 11 Questions with correct answers Health Care of
the Older Adult 2026 update
Feedback:
The leading cause of death for patients over the age of 65 years is
cardiovascular disease. With age, heart muscle and arteries lose their
elasticity, resulting in a reduced stroke volume. As a person ages, systolic
blood pressure does not decrease, resting heart rate does not decrease,
and the aged are not less likely to adopt a healthy lifestyle.
3.An occupational health nurse overhears an employee talking to his
manager about a 65-year-old coworker. What phenomenon would the
nurse identify when
hearing the employee state, He should just retire and make way for some
new blood.?
1. A) Intolerance
2. B) Ageism
3. C) Dependence
4. D) Nonspecific
prejudiceCorrect Answer::
B
Feedback:
Ageism refers to prejudice against the aged. Intolerance is implied by the
employees statement, but the intolerance is aimed at the coworkers age.
The employees statement does not raise concern about dependence. The
prejudice exhibited in the statement is very specific.
4.The nurse is caring for a 65-year-old patient who has previously been
diagnosed with hypertension. Which of the following blood pressure
readings represents the threshold between high-normal blood pressure
and hypertension?
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, NUR 130 Final: Health Care of the Older Adult & End-of-Life
Care Chapter 11 Questions with correct answers Health Care of
the Older Adult 2026 update
1. A) 140/90 mm Hg
2. B) 145/95 mm Hg
3. C) 150/100 mm Hg
4. D) 160/100 mm Hg
Correct Answer:: A
Feedback:
Hypertension is the diagnosis given when the blood pressure is greater than
140/90 mm Hg. This makes the other options incorrect.
5.You are the nurse caring for an 85-year-old patient who has been
hospitalized for a fractured radius. The patients daughter has accompanied
the patient to the hospital and asks you what her father can do for his very
dry skin, which has become susceptible to cracking and shearing. What
would be your best response?
1. A) He should likely take showers rather than baths, if possible.
2. B) Make sure that he applies sunscreen each morning.
3. C) Dry skin is an age-related change that is largely inevitable.
4. D) Try to help your father increase his intake of dairy products.
Correct Answer:: A
Feedback:
Showers are less drying than hot tub baths. Sun exposure should indeed
be limited, but daily application of sunscreen is not necessary for many
patients. Dry skin is an age-related change, but this does not mean that no
appropriate interventions exist to address it. Dairy intake is unrelated.
6.An elderly patient has come in to the clinic for her twice-yearly
physical. The patient tells the nurse that she is generally enjoying good
health, but that she hasbeen having occasional episodes of constipation
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, NUR 130 Final: Health Care of the Older Adult & End-of-Life
Care Chapter 11 Questions with correct answers Health Care of
the Older Adult 2026 update
over the past 6 months. What intervention should the nurse first suggest?
1. A) Reduce the amount of stress she currently experiences.
2. B) Increase carbohydrate intake and reduce protein intake.
3. C) Take herbal laxatives, such as senna, each night at bedtime.
4. D) Increase daily intake of water.
Correct Answer:: D
Feedback:
Constipation is a common problem in older adults and increasing fluid
intake is an appropriate early intervention. This should likely be attempted
prior to recommending senna or other laxatives. Stress reduction is
unlikely to wholly resolve the problem and there is no need to increase
carbohydrate intake and reduce protein intake.
7.An 84-year-old patient has returned from the post-anesthetic care unit
(PACU) following hip arthroplasty. The patient is oriented to name only.
The patients family is very upset because, before having surgery, the
patient had no cognitive deficits. The patient is subsequently diagnosed
with postoperative delirium. What should thenurse explain to the patients
family?
1. A) This problem is self-limiting and there is nothing to worry about.
2. B) Delirium involves a progressive decline in memory loss
and overallcognitive function.
3. C) Delirium of this type is treatable and her cognition will return to
previous levels
4. D) This problem can be resolved by administering antidotes to the
anesthetic that was used in surgery.
Correct Answer:: C
Feedback:
Surgery is a common cause of delirium in older adults. Delirium differs
from other types of dementia in that delirium begins with confusion and
progresses to disorientation. It has symptoms that are reversible with
treatment, and, with treatment, is short term in nature. It is patronizing
and inaccurate to reassure the family that there is nothing to worry about.
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