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NSG 6440 PRIMARY CARE ADULT GERONTOLOGY EXAM 2026 96+ COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED A+ GRADE ASSURED!!!!! NEW LATEST UPDATE!!!!

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NSG 6440 PRIMARY CARE ADULT GERONTOLOGY EXAM 2026 96+ COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED A+ GRADE ASSURED!!!!! NEW LATEST UPDATE!!!!

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FINAL EXAMINATION PAPER dd dd




NSG 6440 PRIMARY CARE ADULT GERONTOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS ANSW
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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
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COURSE: Gerontology Exam 1 dd dd dd TIME: _____________ dd




EXAM CODE: NSG 6440 PRIMARY CARE ADULT GERONT
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OLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERS-101
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EXAM INSTRUCTIONS:
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1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. gerontology includes:
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[Verified Solution]: 1. the study of the physical, mental, and social changes of aging 2. analysis of the
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changes in society as a result of an aging population 3. application of this knowledge to policies and pr
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ogram development dd




Q2. geriatrics
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[Verified Solution]: the field more closely aligned with medicine
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Q3. geriatrics involves:
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[Verified Solution]: 1. the study of health and disease in later life 2. the comprehensive health care of
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older persons and the well-being of their caregivers
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Q4. the underlying core values and principles of gerontological nursing includes:
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[Verified Solution]: 1. health promotion 2. health protection 3. disease prevention 4. treatment of disea
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se




Q5. life expectancy
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[Verified Solution]: number of years from birth that an individual can expect to live
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, Q6. young-old
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[Verified Solution]: ages 65-74 dd dddd dd




Q7. middle old
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[Verified Solution]: ages 75-84 dd dddd dd




Q8. old-old
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[Verified Solution]: ages 85+; the fastest growing segment of the population in the US
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Q9. negative stereotypes of aging:
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[Verified Solution]: 1. make it more difficult to recruit the best and the brightest nurses to work with
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older patients 2. limit the opportunities for rehabilitation and health promotion services offered to older
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people 3. segregate older people from mainstream society
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Q10. myths of aging:
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[Verified Solution]: 1. being old means being sick 2. most older people are set in their ways and cann
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ot learn new things or take up new activities 3. health promotion is wasted on older people 4. older adu
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lts do not pull their own weight and are a drain on societal resources 5. older people are isolated and lo
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nely 6. older people have no interest in sex 7. you can't teach an old dog new tricks 8. everyone over a
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ge 65 has lost the desire for sex
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Q11. benefits of healthy aging
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[Verified Solution]: 1.creativity and confidence are enhanced 2. coping ability increases 3. gratitude an
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d appreciation deepen 4. confidence increases with less reliance on the approval of others 5. self-
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understanding and acceptance increase dd dd dd




Q12. Older women face different socioeconomic circumstance than men because they are mor
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e likely to be:
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[Verified Solution]: 1. widowed 2. to live alone 3. to be less educated 4. to have fewer years of labor
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experience (more likely to live in poverty) dd dd dd dd dd dd




Q13. feminization of later life
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[Verified Solution]: women predominate at older ages and how the proportions increase with advancin
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