NR601 CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT
IN OLDER ADULTS 2026 ASSESSMENT
PAPER ANSWERS VERIFIED SUMMARY
SHEET
◉ The task of grieving include all of the following except
a. begin to disengage
b. acknowledge the reality of death
c. work through the pain of grief
d. restructure relationships
Answer: a. begin to disengage
◉ All of the following are true statements regarding elder abuse
except:
a. a new STI in an elderly patient can be a sign of abuse
b. persons over 80 years of age are at highest risk for abuse
c. missing scheduled appointments and delays in medical care are
common
d. common signs of abuse include decreased anxiety and depression
,Answer: d. common signs of abuse include decreased anxiety and
depression
◉ Hospice care differs from palliative care in that:
a. it cannot be provided in the nursing home
b. the majority of those admitted to hospice die within 7 days
c. it is not covered by insurance
d. it is designed for the last six months of life
Answer: d. it is designed for the last six months of life
◉ When assessing an elderly client who reports a tremor, which
assessment findings would be most reliable in identifying
Parkinsons disease?
a. congwheel rigidity, bradykinesia, and macrorgraphia
b. any presence of fever
c. symptoms of slowed movement, unstable angina and tremor
d. resting tremor, slow unsteady gait and cogwheel rigidity
Answer: d. resting tremor, slow unsteady gait and cogwheel rigidity
◉ How dies womans anatomy make them more susceptible to UTI's
,a. the female urethra is shorter
b. aymptomatic UTI's do not resolve themselves without treatment
c. women tend to get UTI's when they are pregnant
d. there is a longer distance between the urethra and anus
Answer: a. the female urethra is shorter
◉ Mrs. Smith, a 64 year old woman presents to the clinic for the first
time and complains of uruinary incontinece and dyspareunia. She
went through menipause 10 years ago without any hormone
replacement therapy and had a hysterectomy for a fibroid. Her
mother had a hip fracture at 87 years of age. The patiennt's most
recent mammogram was 7 years ago and no known family history of
breast cancer. She is not taking any medications. Her physical exam
is unremarkable except for findings consistant with atrophic
vaginitis. You prescribed topical hormone replacement therapy
today. Which of the following evaluations should also be ordered
today
a. bone mineral density measurement
b. mammogram
Answer: b. mammogram
◉ All of the following patients should be screened for diabetes
except:
, a. a 44 year old caucasian male with hypertension
b. a 42 year old femal on disability from back injury from back injury
who is unable to exercise
c. an overweight middle aged african american woman with a family
history of type 2 diabetes mellitus
d. an obese hispanic man
Answer: a. a 44 year old caucasian male with hypertension
◉ A 60 year old obese male client has type 2 diabetes mellitus and a
lipid panel of TC=250 HDL=32 LDL=165. The nurse practitioner
teaches the patient about his modifiable cardiac risk factors, which
include:
a. diabetes, obesity and hyperlipidemia
b. advancing age, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and male gender
c. hyperlipidemia, smoking and family history of heart disease
d. male with age >45, diabetes mellitys and hyperlipidemia
Answer: a. diabetes, obesity and hyperlipidemia
◉ When treating inflammatory pain, the NP knows treatmemnt is
focused on managing the inflammation. Appropriate medications for
inflammatory pain include all of the following except:
IN OLDER ADULTS 2026 ASSESSMENT
PAPER ANSWERS VERIFIED SUMMARY
SHEET
◉ The task of grieving include all of the following except
a. begin to disengage
b. acknowledge the reality of death
c. work through the pain of grief
d. restructure relationships
Answer: a. begin to disengage
◉ All of the following are true statements regarding elder abuse
except:
a. a new STI in an elderly patient can be a sign of abuse
b. persons over 80 years of age are at highest risk for abuse
c. missing scheduled appointments and delays in medical care are
common
d. common signs of abuse include decreased anxiety and depression
,Answer: d. common signs of abuse include decreased anxiety and
depression
◉ Hospice care differs from palliative care in that:
a. it cannot be provided in the nursing home
b. the majority of those admitted to hospice die within 7 days
c. it is not covered by insurance
d. it is designed for the last six months of life
Answer: d. it is designed for the last six months of life
◉ When assessing an elderly client who reports a tremor, which
assessment findings would be most reliable in identifying
Parkinsons disease?
a. congwheel rigidity, bradykinesia, and macrorgraphia
b. any presence of fever
c. symptoms of slowed movement, unstable angina and tremor
d. resting tremor, slow unsteady gait and cogwheel rigidity
Answer: d. resting tremor, slow unsteady gait and cogwheel rigidity
◉ How dies womans anatomy make them more susceptible to UTI's
,a. the female urethra is shorter
b. aymptomatic UTI's do not resolve themselves without treatment
c. women tend to get UTI's when they are pregnant
d. there is a longer distance between the urethra and anus
Answer: a. the female urethra is shorter
◉ Mrs. Smith, a 64 year old woman presents to the clinic for the first
time and complains of uruinary incontinece and dyspareunia. She
went through menipause 10 years ago without any hormone
replacement therapy and had a hysterectomy for a fibroid. Her
mother had a hip fracture at 87 years of age. The patiennt's most
recent mammogram was 7 years ago and no known family history of
breast cancer. She is not taking any medications. Her physical exam
is unremarkable except for findings consistant with atrophic
vaginitis. You prescribed topical hormone replacement therapy
today. Which of the following evaluations should also be ordered
today
a. bone mineral density measurement
b. mammogram
Answer: b. mammogram
◉ All of the following patients should be screened for diabetes
except:
, a. a 44 year old caucasian male with hypertension
b. a 42 year old femal on disability from back injury from back injury
who is unable to exercise
c. an overweight middle aged african american woman with a family
history of type 2 diabetes mellitus
d. an obese hispanic man
Answer: a. a 44 year old caucasian male with hypertension
◉ A 60 year old obese male client has type 2 diabetes mellitus and a
lipid panel of TC=250 HDL=32 LDL=165. The nurse practitioner
teaches the patient about his modifiable cardiac risk factors, which
include:
a. diabetes, obesity and hyperlipidemia
b. advancing age, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and male gender
c. hyperlipidemia, smoking and family history of heart disease
d. male with age >45, diabetes mellitys and hyperlipidemia
Answer: a. diabetes, obesity and hyperlipidemia
◉ When treating inflammatory pain, the NP knows treatmemnt is
focused on managing the inflammation. Appropriate medications for
inflammatory pain include all of the following except:
