GERIATRIC PRACTICE SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉Geriatric patients present as a special problem for caregivers
because:
a. the classic presentation of disease is often altered
b. geriatric patients tend not to understand their underlying
conditions
c. their medications are rather difficult to learn
d. the typical diseases of the geriatric population are uncommon.
Answer: a
◉Stereotyping of elderly people that often leads to discrimination is
called:
a. geritism
b. geriographics
c. oldism
d. ageism. Answer: d
◉Which of the following is not a common stereotype regarding
geriatrics?
,a. most elderly people have dementia
b. elderly people are hard of hearing
c. geriatric patients are likely to die on an EMS call
d. elderly people are immobile. Answer: c
◉Which of the following is generally not acceptable when
interviewing an older patient?
a. do not initiate eye contact, because many geriatric patients might
find this disrespectful
b. speak slowly and distinctly
c. give the patient time to respond unless the condition appears
urgent
d. explain what you are doing before you do it. Answer: a
◉Which of the following is not considered a common condition of
the elderly?
a. hypertension
b. sinusitis
c. gastroenteritis
d. arthritis. Answer: c
◉Geriatric patients are commonly found living in all of the following
locations except:
, a. their homes
b. nursing homes
c. skilled nursing facilities
d. churches. Answer: d
◉You are responding to the dementia unit at a nursing home for
respiratory distress. When you arrive, you notice that the patient is
experiencing mild dyspnea and has an altered mental status. What
can you do to help determine if the patient's altered mental status is
appropriate for her underlying dementia?
a. as long as the patient is alert and able to answer most questions
there is no need to determine if this is normal behavior
b. ask the patient's roommate if this is normal behavior
c. find a staff member who can explain the patient's underlying
mental status to you
d. because the patient already has dementia, there is no need to
investigate this further. Answer: c
◉Anatomic changes that occur as a person ages predisposes
geriatric patients to:
a. airway problems
b. fungal infections
c. communicable diseases
d. mental status changes. Answer: a
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉Geriatric patients present as a special problem for caregivers
because:
a. the classic presentation of disease is often altered
b. geriatric patients tend not to understand their underlying
conditions
c. their medications are rather difficult to learn
d. the typical diseases of the geriatric population are uncommon.
Answer: a
◉Stereotyping of elderly people that often leads to discrimination is
called:
a. geritism
b. geriographics
c. oldism
d. ageism. Answer: d
◉Which of the following is not a common stereotype regarding
geriatrics?
,a. most elderly people have dementia
b. elderly people are hard of hearing
c. geriatric patients are likely to die on an EMS call
d. elderly people are immobile. Answer: c
◉Which of the following is generally not acceptable when
interviewing an older patient?
a. do not initiate eye contact, because many geriatric patients might
find this disrespectful
b. speak slowly and distinctly
c. give the patient time to respond unless the condition appears
urgent
d. explain what you are doing before you do it. Answer: a
◉Which of the following is not considered a common condition of
the elderly?
a. hypertension
b. sinusitis
c. gastroenteritis
d. arthritis. Answer: c
◉Geriatric patients are commonly found living in all of the following
locations except:
, a. their homes
b. nursing homes
c. skilled nursing facilities
d. churches. Answer: d
◉You are responding to the dementia unit at a nursing home for
respiratory distress. When you arrive, you notice that the patient is
experiencing mild dyspnea and has an altered mental status. What
can you do to help determine if the patient's altered mental status is
appropriate for her underlying dementia?
a. as long as the patient is alert and able to answer most questions
there is no need to determine if this is normal behavior
b. ask the patient's roommate if this is normal behavior
c. find a staff member who can explain the patient's underlying
mental status to you
d. because the patient already has dementia, there is no need to
investigate this further. Answer: c
◉Anatomic changes that occur as a person ages predisposes
geriatric patients to:
a. airway problems
b. fungal infections
c. communicable diseases
d. mental status changes. Answer: a
