NUR 257 EXAM 1 (GERIATRICS) 2026/2027 | GERIATRIC
NURSING STUDY GUIDE, EXAM REVIEW & PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
How often should a breast cancer screening be done? - Correct answer ✔✔ Every year
Functional - Correct answer ✔✔ no longer able to perform usual activities
Social - Correct answer ✔✔ changes in roles (retirement, birth of a grandchild)
Biological - Correct answer ✔✔ how the body may change
chronological terms - Correct answer ✔✔ late life is recognized as beginning sometimes
between the ages of 50 & 65
super centenarians - Correct answer ✔✔ older adults who have reached age 110 and beyond
centenarians - Correct answer ✔✔ people 100 years old or older
those in between - Correct answer ✔✔ born between 1915 and 1945
Baby boomers - Correct answer ✔✔ people born between 1946 and 1964
healthy aging - Correct answer ✔✔ related to the functional status, socioeconomic factors,
marital status, who is important to the person
, Older adults should increase dietary intake of complex carbs and fiber containing food to -
Correct answer ✔✔ 5 or more
vaginal and cervical cancer screening - Correct answer ✔✔ stops at age 60-65
HIV screening - Correct answer ✔✔ AS NEEDED
How often should a a physical exam be done? - Correct answer ✔✔ yearly - more frequently if
there is a chronic illness
Dietary fat should be reduced to ___? - Correct answer ✔✔ no more than 30%
Saturated fat should be reduced to ____? - Correct answer ✔✔ less than 10%
How often should older adults exercise? - Correct answer ✔✔ 3-5 times/week
How long should older adults spend in the sun? - Correct answer ✔✔ 10-15 minutes 2-3
times/week
Calcium intake for older adults - Correct answer ✔✔ 1000-1500 mg daily
Culture - Correct answer ✔✔ shared and learned values, beliefs, expectations and behaviors of
a group of people
Health disparity - Correct answer ✔✔ differences in health outcomes among groups
What terms should you not use with older adults? - Correct answer ✔✔ old lady/man, sweetie,
honey, geezer
NURSING STUDY GUIDE, EXAM REVIEW & PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
How often should a breast cancer screening be done? - Correct answer ✔✔ Every year
Functional - Correct answer ✔✔ no longer able to perform usual activities
Social - Correct answer ✔✔ changes in roles (retirement, birth of a grandchild)
Biological - Correct answer ✔✔ how the body may change
chronological terms - Correct answer ✔✔ late life is recognized as beginning sometimes
between the ages of 50 & 65
super centenarians - Correct answer ✔✔ older adults who have reached age 110 and beyond
centenarians - Correct answer ✔✔ people 100 years old or older
those in between - Correct answer ✔✔ born between 1915 and 1945
Baby boomers - Correct answer ✔✔ people born between 1946 and 1964
healthy aging - Correct answer ✔✔ related to the functional status, socioeconomic factors,
marital status, who is important to the person
, Older adults should increase dietary intake of complex carbs and fiber containing food to -
Correct answer ✔✔ 5 or more
vaginal and cervical cancer screening - Correct answer ✔✔ stops at age 60-65
HIV screening - Correct answer ✔✔ AS NEEDED
How often should a a physical exam be done? - Correct answer ✔✔ yearly - more frequently if
there is a chronic illness
Dietary fat should be reduced to ___? - Correct answer ✔✔ no more than 30%
Saturated fat should be reduced to ____? - Correct answer ✔✔ less than 10%
How often should older adults exercise? - Correct answer ✔✔ 3-5 times/week
How long should older adults spend in the sun? - Correct answer ✔✔ 10-15 minutes 2-3
times/week
Calcium intake for older adults - Correct answer ✔✔ 1000-1500 mg daily
Culture - Correct answer ✔✔ shared and learned values, beliefs, expectations and behaviors of
a group of people
Health disparity - Correct answer ✔✔ differences in health outcomes among groups
What terms should you not use with older adults? - Correct answer ✔✔ old lady/man, sweetie,
honey, geezer
