DEWIT’S FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND
SKILLS FOR NURSING CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION TEST 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
GRADED A+
◉ What is also a common concern in aging? Answer: Sexuality
◉ What are some common chronic illness with aging? Answer:
Parkinson disease, arthritis, emphysma, or cardiac disease.
◉ Decreased mobility, for the older adult, often leads to? Answer:
Numerous complications.
◉ Neurologic and special senses that change in aging. Answer:
Fewer smaller neurons,
Eye: lens thickens, becomes more yellow and less elastic.
Ear: decreased smell, taste, and touch perception
◉ Common cardiovascular changes with aging. Answer: Decreased
total body water
Increased stiffness of heart muscle & blood vessels.
,Increased incidence of murmurs
Slower diastolic filling
Moderate increase in systolic blood pressure
◉ Common respiratory changes with aging. Answer: Less efficient
gas exchange and ability to handle secretions
Increased stiffness of chest wall
◉ Common gastrointestinal changes with aging. Answer: Taste bud
atrophy & loss of teeth
Decreased esophageal motility; increased incidence of gastric
reflux/gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
Increased gastric pH
Atrophy of intestinal mucosa and pancreas
Decreased lifer size and blood flow
◉ Common genitourinary changes in aging. Answer: Decreased
bladder tone and capacity
Increased urine production at night
Thinned urethral mucosa after menopause
◉ Common integumentary changes in aging. Answer: Decreased
elasticity, uneven pigmentation
, Decreased subcutaneous fat
Decreased sebaceous and sweat gland activity
Loss of hair follicles; thinning and graying of hair
◉ Common musculoskeletal changes in aging. Answer: Average loss
in height, typically 3 inches; can be greater with severe osteoporosis
Decreased muscle mass; decreased number of muscle fibers
◉ Common endocrine changes in aging. Answer: Decreased
estrogen production in women (menopause)
Decreased testosterone production in men (andropause)
Decreased adrenal function (adrenopause)
Decreased growth hormone-insulin-like growth factor
(somatopause)
◉ Diseases thtat interfere with adequate circulation and
oxygenation contribute to? Answer: Activity intolerance and
immobility.
◉ Poor nutrition may result from? Answer: Immobility or the lack of
energy to obtain or prepare food.
SKILLS FOR NURSING CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION TEST 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
GRADED A+
◉ What is also a common concern in aging? Answer: Sexuality
◉ What are some common chronic illness with aging? Answer:
Parkinson disease, arthritis, emphysma, or cardiac disease.
◉ Decreased mobility, for the older adult, often leads to? Answer:
Numerous complications.
◉ Neurologic and special senses that change in aging. Answer:
Fewer smaller neurons,
Eye: lens thickens, becomes more yellow and less elastic.
Ear: decreased smell, taste, and touch perception
◉ Common cardiovascular changes with aging. Answer: Decreased
total body water
Increased stiffness of heart muscle & blood vessels.
,Increased incidence of murmurs
Slower diastolic filling
Moderate increase in systolic blood pressure
◉ Common respiratory changes with aging. Answer: Less efficient
gas exchange and ability to handle secretions
Increased stiffness of chest wall
◉ Common gastrointestinal changes with aging. Answer: Taste bud
atrophy & loss of teeth
Decreased esophageal motility; increased incidence of gastric
reflux/gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
Increased gastric pH
Atrophy of intestinal mucosa and pancreas
Decreased lifer size and blood flow
◉ Common genitourinary changes in aging. Answer: Decreased
bladder tone and capacity
Increased urine production at night
Thinned urethral mucosa after menopause
◉ Common integumentary changes in aging. Answer: Decreased
elasticity, uneven pigmentation
, Decreased subcutaneous fat
Decreased sebaceous and sweat gland activity
Loss of hair follicles; thinning and graying of hair
◉ Common musculoskeletal changes in aging. Answer: Average loss
in height, typically 3 inches; can be greater with severe osteoporosis
Decreased muscle mass; decreased number of muscle fibers
◉ Common endocrine changes in aging. Answer: Decreased
estrogen production in women (menopause)
Decreased testosterone production in men (andropause)
Decreased adrenal function (adrenopause)
Decreased growth hormone-insulin-like growth factor
(somatopause)
◉ Diseases thtat interfere with adequate circulation and
oxygenation contribute to? Answer: Activity intolerance and
immobility.
◉ Poor nutrition may result from? Answer: Immobility or the lack of
energy to obtain or prepare food.
