Gerontological Nursing, 8th edition, by
Charlotte Eliopoulos (Chapter One) Exam
Actual Questions and Answers 2026
Explain the different ways older adults have been viewed
throughout history -
correct answer ✅Present time - They have earned respect,
admiration and dignity. They are view with positivism, knowledge
and concern. Historically - some cultures had a direct correlation
between a persons age and the amount of respect they deserved.
Medieval times - superiority of youth Industrial age - elderly where
placed at the mercy of their family or begging on the street.
Comorbidity -
correct answer ✅the simultaneous presence of multiple chronic
conditions
What was Americas first significant step to make things better for
elderly Americans -
correct answer ✅Federal Old Age Insurance law under the Social
Security Act in 1935
Compression of morbidity -
correct answer ✅delaying or compressing the years in which
serious illness and decline occur so that an extended life
expectancy results in more functional, healthy years.
, Gerontological Nursing, 8th edition, by
Charlotte Eliopoulos (Chapter One) Exam
Actual Questions and Answers 2026
Life expectancy -
correct answer ✅an expected number of years of life based on
statistical probability
Life span -
correct answer ✅The maximum years that a person has the
potential to live
age range for " young-old" -
correct answer ✅60-74 years old
age range for "old-old" -
correct answer ✅75-100 years old
age range for "centenarians" -
correct answer ✅100+
age range for "middle old" -
correct answer ✅75-84 years old
Charlotte Eliopoulos (Chapter One) Exam
Actual Questions and Answers 2026
Explain the different ways older adults have been viewed
throughout history -
correct answer ✅Present time - They have earned respect,
admiration and dignity. They are view with positivism, knowledge
and concern. Historically - some cultures had a direct correlation
between a persons age and the amount of respect they deserved.
Medieval times - superiority of youth Industrial age - elderly where
placed at the mercy of their family or begging on the street.
Comorbidity -
correct answer ✅the simultaneous presence of multiple chronic
conditions
What was Americas first significant step to make things better for
elderly Americans -
correct answer ✅Federal Old Age Insurance law under the Social
Security Act in 1935
Compression of morbidity -
correct answer ✅delaying or compressing the years in which
serious illness and decline occur so that an extended life
expectancy results in more functional, healthy years.
, Gerontological Nursing, 8th edition, by
Charlotte Eliopoulos (Chapter One) Exam
Actual Questions and Answers 2026
Life expectancy -
correct answer ✅an expected number of years of life based on
statistical probability
Life span -
correct answer ✅The maximum years that a person has the
potential to live
age range for " young-old" -
correct answer ✅60-74 years old
age range for "old-old" -
correct answer ✅75-100 years old
age range for "centenarians" -
correct answer ✅100+
age range for "middle old" -
correct answer ✅75-84 years old
