Gerontological Nursing- Module 1&2
Exam Actual Questions and Answers
2026
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 answer ✅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:
,Gerontological Nursing- Module 1&2
Exam Actual Questions and Answers
2026
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 answer ✅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 answer ✅C.
, Gerontological Nursing- Module 1&2
Exam Actual Questions and Answers
2026
A gerontological nurse is participating in a local job fair. When
discussing the increasing importance of gerontological nursing
when looking toward the future, one of the attendees asks, "But
why will its importance increase?" The nurse would incorporate
understanding about which trend when responding?
Answers:
A. More people will be presenting with the same health care
challenges
B. More people are surviving the previously hazardous period of
infancy
C. More people are spending a longer time span in old age
D. More older adults are living in increasingly squalid living
conditions -
correct answer ✅C.
The nurse practitioner on a geriatric rehabilitation unit of a hospital
has integrated a life review into a group therapy session. One of the
nurses on the unit asks the nurse practitioner the reason behind
this intervention. Which response by the nurse practitioner would
be most appropriate?
Exam Actual Questions and Answers
2026
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 answer ✅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:
,Gerontological Nursing- Module 1&2
Exam Actual Questions and Answers
2026
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 answer ✅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 answer ✅C.
, Gerontological Nursing- Module 1&2
Exam Actual Questions and Answers
2026
A gerontological nurse is participating in a local job fair. When
discussing the increasing importance of gerontological nursing
when looking toward the future, one of the attendees asks, "But
why will its importance increase?" The nurse would incorporate
understanding about which trend when responding?
Answers:
A. More people will be presenting with the same health care
challenges
B. More people are surviving the previously hazardous period of
infancy
C. More people are spending a longer time span in old age
D. More older adults are living in increasingly squalid living
conditions -
correct answer ✅C.
The nurse practitioner on a geriatric rehabilitation unit of a hospital
has integrated a life review into a group therapy session. One of the
nurses on the unit asks the nurse practitioner the reason behind
this intervention. Which response by the nurse practitioner would
be most appropriate?
