GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING HEALTHY
AGING EXAMPREP UPDATED COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
●● What does nodules on the dorsolateral aspects of distal
interphalangeal joints suggest?
Answer: Osteoarthritis.
●● What should a nurse do if a patient requests pain medication but then
refuses it?
Answer: Dispose of the medication with appropriate witnesses.
●● What is the appropriate response if you observe a nurse taking a
patient's medications?
Answer: Report to supervisor.
●● What indicates primary graft dysfunction in a lung transplant
recipient?
Answer: Frequent O2 desaturation.
●● What is the correct order of actions if a patient receiving RBCs
complains of itching and hives?
,Answer: Stop transfusion, notify physician, administer meds as ordered,
notify blood bank.
●● What statement from a daughter-in-law caring for a patient with
moderate Alzheimer's needs education?
Answer: She purposefully hides her belongings from me.
●● What should a nurse suspect if a patient has dyspnea, is groggy, has
chest pain, increased HR, and hypotension after a lung biopsy?
Answer: Pneumothorax.
●● What is the best room assignment for a hospitalized Alzheimer's
patient who frequently calls out and tries to get out of bed?
Answer: Private room near nursing station.
●● What is a negative outcome associated with low health literacy?
Answer: Decreased use of preventative services and immunizations.
●● What is a supportive action for an older adult client returning home
after hip replacement?
Answer: Promote wellness and maintain good quality of life.
●● What concept describes a widower who does not socialize like
normal?
,Answer: Disengagement.
●● What stage of change is a patient in if they say, 'I'll think about it'
regarding help to stop smoking?
Answer: Contemplation.
●● What vaccines should older adults receive?
Answer: Shingles, Pneumococcal, Flu, Tdap booster.
●● What is the goal of adult day care centers?
Answer: Provide relief for caregivers and improve quality of life.
●● What is the most important consideration for an older adult after
discharge from complex care?
Answer: Transitional care.
●● What does the minimum data set promote in nursing homes?
Answer: Improves care.
●● What should a nurse do before administering Lipitor?
Answer: Conduct liver function tests.
●● What is a sign of elder abuse?
, Answer: Clothes stained with urine and stool.
●● What herbal supplement is associated with new onset hypertension?
Answer: Ginseng.
●● What is a manifestation of obesity?
Answer: BMI of 30.
●● What is the recommended amount of exercise per week?
Answer: 3 hours of moderate exercise.
●● What is the definition of aging?
Answer: Aging is a universal process beginning at birth.
●● What is the difference between subjective age and perceived age?
Answer: Subjective age is a person's perception of their age, while
perceived age is how others estimate someone's age.
●● What does functional age refer to?
Answer: Functional age relates to body-related, self-related, and external
factors affecting an individual's capabilities.
●● What are the characteristics of successful aging?
AGING EXAMPREP UPDATED COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
●● What does nodules on the dorsolateral aspects of distal
interphalangeal joints suggest?
Answer: Osteoarthritis.
●● What should a nurse do if a patient requests pain medication but then
refuses it?
Answer: Dispose of the medication with appropriate witnesses.
●● What is the appropriate response if you observe a nurse taking a
patient's medications?
Answer: Report to supervisor.
●● What indicates primary graft dysfunction in a lung transplant
recipient?
Answer: Frequent O2 desaturation.
●● What is the correct order of actions if a patient receiving RBCs
complains of itching and hives?
,Answer: Stop transfusion, notify physician, administer meds as ordered,
notify blood bank.
●● What statement from a daughter-in-law caring for a patient with
moderate Alzheimer's needs education?
Answer: She purposefully hides her belongings from me.
●● What should a nurse suspect if a patient has dyspnea, is groggy, has
chest pain, increased HR, and hypotension after a lung biopsy?
Answer: Pneumothorax.
●● What is the best room assignment for a hospitalized Alzheimer's
patient who frequently calls out and tries to get out of bed?
Answer: Private room near nursing station.
●● What is a negative outcome associated with low health literacy?
Answer: Decreased use of preventative services and immunizations.
●● What is a supportive action for an older adult client returning home
after hip replacement?
Answer: Promote wellness and maintain good quality of life.
●● What concept describes a widower who does not socialize like
normal?
,Answer: Disengagement.
●● What stage of change is a patient in if they say, 'I'll think about it'
regarding help to stop smoking?
Answer: Contemplation.
●● What vaccines should older adults receive?
Answer: Shingles, Pneumococcal, Flu, Tdap booster.
●● What is the goal of adult day care centers?
Answer: Provide relief for caregivers and improve quality of life.
●● What is the most important consideration for an older adult after
discharge from complex care?
Answer: Transitional care.
●● What does the minimum data set promote in nursing homes?
Answer: Improves care.
●● What should a nurse do before administering Lipitor?
Answer: Conduct liver function tests.
●● What is a sign of elder abuse?
, Answer: Clothes stained with urine and stool.
●● What herbal supplement is associated with new onset hypertension?
Answer: Ginseng.
●● What is a manifestation of obesity?
Answer: BMI of 30.
●● What is the recommended amount of exercise per week?
Answer: 3 hours of moderate exercise.
●● What is the definition of aging?
Answer: Aging is a universal process beginning at birth.
●● What is the difference between subjective age and perceived age?
Answer: Subjective age is a person's perception of their age, while
perceived age is how others estimate someone's age.
●● What does functional age refer to?
Answer: Functional age relates to body-related, self-related, and external
factors affecting an individual's capabilities.
●● What are the characteristics of successful aging?
