Eliopoulos — CH. 6 — The Specialty of
Gerontological Nursing Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
1. Prior to the beginning of a gerontological nursing course, a
nursing student questions why the course is not classified as
geriatric nursing. How can the instructor best respond?
a. "Gerontological nursing implies health promotion activities that
can accompany aging, not solely nursing care of the sick."
b. "Gerontological nursing focuses on issues related to normal aging
and excludes the direct care of acutely ill older adults."
c. "The term 'geriatric nursing' implies that all older adults are ill,
and the term is no longer in use."
d. "There is a stigma associated with the term 'geriatric' so it has
been replaced with the term 'gerontological'." -
correct answer ✅ANS: A
2. Which of the following facts best accounts for the complexity of
gerontological nursing?
a. Assessment of older adults is often complicated by the presence
of cognitive deficits.
b. Multiple health conditions often coexist in older adults and
symptoms are often atypical.
, Eliopoulos — CH. 6 — The Specialty of
Gerontological Nursing Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
c. Older adults are expected to have poorer health outcomes than
younger clients.
d. Evidence-based practice with older adults is more difficult due to
the relative lack of research into their unique health needs. -
correct answer ✅ANS: B
3. Which of the following principles that underlie a gerontological
nurse's practice is most in need of reexamination and modification?
a. Nursing older adults requires a unique data and knowledge set.
b. Aiming for wholeness in physical, social, spiritual, and
psychological health is a realistic goal.
c. The aging process is a natural and unavoidable part of human life.
d. Health outcomes among older adults can be equal to those of
younger populations. -
correct answer ✅ANS: D
4. Nurse L works on an acute care for elders (ACE) unit of a county
hospital. Which of the following sources should the nurse utilize as
standards for practice? Select all that apply.
Gerontological Nursing Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
1. Prior to the beginning of a gerontological nursing course, a
nursing student questions why the course is not classified as
geriatric nursing. How can the instructor best respond?
a. "Gerontological nursing implies health promotion activities that
can accompany aging, not solely nursing care of the sick."
b. "Gerontological nursing focuses on issues related to normal aging
and excludes the direct care of acutely ill older adults."
c. "The term 'geriatric nursing' implies that all older adults are ill,
and the term is no longer in use."
d. "There is a stigma associated with the term 'geriatric' so it has
been replaced with the term 'gerontological'." -
correct answer ✅ANS: A
2. Which of the following facts best accounts for the complexity of
gerontological nursing?
a. Assessment of older adults is often complicated by the presence
of cognitive deficits.
b. Multiple health conditions often coexist in older adults and
symptoms are often atypical.
, Eliopoulos — CH. 6 — The Specialty of
Gerontological Nursing Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
c. Older adults are expected to have poorer health outcomes than
younger clients.
d. Evidence-based practice with older adults is more difficult due to
the relative lack of research into their unique health needs. -
correct answer ✅ANS: B
3. Which of the following principles that underlie a gerontological
nurse's practice is most in need of reexamination and modification?
a. Nursing older adults requires a unique data and knowledge set.
b. Aiming for wholeness in physical, social, spiritual, and
psychological health is a realistic goal.
c. The aging process is a natural and unavoidable part of human life.
d. Health outcomes among older adults can be equal to those of
younger populations. -
correct answer ✅ANS: D
4. Nurse L works on an acute care for elders (ACE) unit of a county
hospital. Which of the following sources should the nurse utilize as
standards for practice? Select all that apply.
