NURSING 202 EXAM QUESTIONS | COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE, NCLEX-STYLE PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
The care provider plans care for older adults who are in good health but isolated from their
families. If the care provider's goal is to move the adults towards gerotranscendece, which
interventions should they use? - correct answer ✔✔help each person with individual activities
Rowe and Kahn introduced the concept of successful aging drawing distinctions between -
correct answer ✔✔optimal
pathological
usual aging
Linton's work provided . foundation for understanding the concept of a life course. Which of the
following did Linton introduce, explain or explore? - correct answer ✔✔transitions to one age-
sex category to the next
the interconnectedness of role obligations and societal obligations
the life course as a progression of age grades
the process that connects age to social position
the most cited disability in older adults is - correct answer ✔✔arthritis
states that the human body wears out because of passage of time and exposure to
environmental stressors - correct answer ✔✔wear and tear theory
the study of aging uses age as a variable of interest - correct answer ✔✔true
research in which the same people are restudied and retested over a long period of time -
correct answer ✔✔longitudinal theory
, social aging refers to - correct answer ✔✔the ways in which society helps shape the
experiences of aging
a community offers activities for the residents, one for those under 85 years old and one for
85+, what is this? - correct answer ✔✔age stratification theory
Exploration of aging the micro and macro levels refers to - correct answer ✔✔understanding
aging t the individual and societal levels
The challenges associated with population aging in some nations includes - correct answer
✔✔funding, adapting or expanding existing policies and programs
lag between growing proportions of older adults and programs to support them
balancing traditional value systems
Division of countries into categories of developed, less developed and least developed is -
correct answer ✔✔statistical convenience rather than judgement
the majority of long term care is provided by ______ internationally - correct answer
✔✔families
the reason that developing nations struggle to manage the challenges of population aging are -
correct answer ✔✔they have poor economies
The reason that aging is occurring much more rapidly in less developed regions than it did in the
- correct answer ✔✔developing regions because mortality rates are declining rapidly and
fertility rates are declining
it is projected that by 2050 80% of all older adults will live in developing nations - correct
answer ✔✔true
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
The care provider plans care for older adults who are in good health but isolated from their
families. If the care provider's goal is to move the adults towards gerotranscendece, which
interventions should they use? - correct answer ✔✔help each person with individual activities
Rowe and Kahn introduced the concept of successful aging drawing distinctions between -
correct answer ✔✔optimal
pathological
usual aging
Linton's work provided . foundation for understanding the concept of a life course. Which of the
following did Linton introduce, explain or explore? - correct answer ✔✔transitions to one age-
sex category to the next
the interconnectedness of role obligations and societal obligations
the life course as a progression of age grades
the process that connects age to social position
the most cited disability in older adults is - correct answer ✔✔arthritis
states that the human body wears out because of passage of time and exposure to
environmental stressors - correct answer ✔✔wear and tear theory
the study of aging uses age as a variable of interest - correct answer ✔✔true
research in which the same people are restudied and retested over a long period of time -
correct answer ✔✔longitudinal theory
, social aging refers to - correct answer ✔✔the ways in which society helps shape the
experiences of aging
a community offers activities for the residents, one for those under 85 years old and one for
85+, what is this? - correct answer ✔✔age stratification theory
Exploration of aging the micro and macro levels refers to - correct answer ✔✔understanding
aging t the individual and societal levels
The challenges associated with population aging in some nations includes - correct answer
✔✔funding, adapting or expanding existing policies and programs
lag between growing proportions of older adults and programs to support them
balancing traditional value systems
Division of countries into categories of developed, less developed and least developed is -
correct answer ✔✔statistical convenience rather than judgement
the majority of long term care is provided by ______ internationally - correct answer
✔✔families
the reason that developing nations struggle to manage the challenges of population aging are -
correct answer ✔✔they have poor economies
The reason that aging is occurring much more rapidly in less developed regions than it did in the
- correct answer ✔✔developing regions because mortality rates are declining rapidly and
fertility rates are declining
it is projected that by 2050 80% of all older adults will live in developing nations - correct
answer ✔✔true
