NUR 2092 EXAMINATION STUDY GUIDE
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ Advanced Activities of Daily Living.
Answer: Activities that an older adult performs as a family member
or as a member of society or community, including occupational and
recreational activities.
◉ Caregiver Assessment.
Answer: Assessment of the health and well-being of an individual's
caregiver.
◉ Caregiver Burden.
Answer: The perceived strain by the person who cares for an older,
chronically ill, or disabled person.
◉ Domains of Cognition.
Answer: Domains included in mental status assessments, such as
attention, memory, orientation, language, visuospatial skills, and
higher cognitive functions.
,◉ Environment.
Answer: Assessment of an indovodual's home environment and
community systems, including hazards at home.
◉ Functional Ability.
Answer: The ability of a person to perform activities necessary to
live in modern society; may include driving, using the telephone, or
performing personal tasks such as baking or toileting.
◉ Functional Assessment.
Answer: A systematic assessment that includes assessment of an
individual's activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily
living, and mobility.
◉ Functional Status.
Answer: A person's actual performance of activities and tasks
associated with current life roles.
◉ Geriatric Assessment.
Answer: Multidimensional assessment; physical examination and
assessments of mental status, functional status, social and
economical status, pain, and physical environment safety.
,◉ Home Care.
Answer: Supportive services provided in the home: skilled nursing
care, primary care, therapy (physical, occupational, speech), social
work, nutrition, case management, ADL assistance, durable medical
equipment.
◉ Instrumental Activities of Daily Living.
Answer: Functional abilities necessary for independent community
living, such as, shopping, meal preparation, housekeeping, laundry,
managing finances, taking medications, and using transportation.
◉ Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living.
Answer: An instrument used to measure physical function in older
adults and the chronically ill.
◉ Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living.
Answer: An instrument used to measure an individual's ability to
perform instrumental activities of daily living; may assist in
assessing one's ability to live independently.
◉ Physical Performance Measures.
Answer: Tests that measure balance, gait, motor coordination, and
endurance.
, ◉ Social Domain.
Answer: The domain that focuses on an individual's relationships
within family, social groups, and the community.
◉ Social Networks.
Answer: Informal supports accessed by older adults, such as family
members and close friends, neighbors, church societies,
neighborhood groups, and senior centers.
◉ Spiritual Assessment.
Answer: Assessment of the individual's spiritual health.
◉ An appropriate tool to assess an individual's instrumental
activities of daily living is a tool by:.
Answer: a. Katz
b. Lawton *CORRECT ANSWER*
c. Tinetti
d. Norbeck
◉ Which statement is true regarding an individual's functional
status?.
Answer: a. Functional status refers to one's ability to care for
another person.
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ Advanced Activities of Daily Living.
Answer: Activities that an older adult performs as a family member
or as a member of society or community, including occupational and
recreational activities.
◉ Caregiver Assessment.
Answer: Assessment of the health and well-being of an individual's
caregiver.
◉ Caregiver Burden.
Answer: The perceived strain by the person who cares for an older,
chronically ill, or disabled person.
◉ Domains of Cognition.
Answer: Domains included in mental status assessments, such as
attention, memory, orientation, language, visuospatial skills, and
higher cognitive functions.
,◉ Environment.
Answer: Assessment of an indovodual's home environment and
community systems, including hazards at home.
◉ Functional Ability.
Answer: The ability of a person to perform activities necessary to
live in modern society; may include driving, using the telephone, or
performing personal tasks such as baking or toileting.
◉ Functional Assessment.
Answer: A systematic assessment that includes assessment of an
individual's activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily
living, and mobility.
◉ Functional Status.
Answer: A person's actual performance of activities and tasks
associated with current life roles.
◉ Geriatric Assessment.
Answer: Multidimensional assessment; physical examination and
assessments of mental status, functional status, social and
economical status, pain, and physical environment safety.
,◉ Home Care.
Answer: Supportive services provided in the home: skilled nursing
care, primary care, therapy (physical, occupational, speech), social
work, nutrition, case management, ADL assistance, durable medical
equipment.
◉ Instrumental Activities of Daily Living.
Answer: Functional abilities necessary for independent community
living, such as, shopping, meal preparation, housekeeping, laundry,
managing finances, taking medications, and using transportation.
◉ Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living.
Answer: An instrument used to measure physical function in older
adults and the chronically ill.
◉ Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living.
Answer: An instrument used to measure an individual's ability to
perform instrumental activities of daily living; may assist in
assessing one's ability to live independently.
◉ Physical Performance Measures.
Answer: Tests that measure balance, gait, motor coordination, and
endurance.
, ◉ Social Domain.
Answer: The domain that focuses on an individual's relationships
within family, social groups, and the community.
◉ Social Networks.
Answer: Informal supports accessed by older adults, such as family
members and close friends, neighbors, church societies,
neighborhood groups, and senior centers.
◉ Spiritual Assessment.
Answer: Assessment of the individual's spiritual health.
◉ An appropriate tool to assess an individual's instrumental
activities of daily living is a tool by:.
Answer: a. Katz
b. Lawton *CORRECT ANSWER*
c. Tinetti
d. Norbeck
◉ Which statement is true regarding an individual's functional
status?.
Answer: a. Functional status refers to one's ability to care for
another person.
