GERONTOLOGIC NURSING STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A
◉ anorexia. Answer: loss of appetite
◉ decubiti. Answer: pressure sore
◉ delirium. Answer: an acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs
in fever, intoxication, and other disorders and is characterized by
restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech.
◉ dementia. Answer: a slowly progressive decline in mental
abilities, including memory, thinking, and judgment, that is often
accompanied by personality changes
◉ aphasia. Answer: inability to speak
◉ dysphagia. Answer: difficulty swallowing
◉ pruritus. Answer: intense itching
-do not use antibacterial soap (increases drying)
,-less frequent bathing
-water based cleansers (no alcohol)
◉ intermittent claudication. Answer: pain in the leg muscles that
occurs during exercise and is relieved by rest
◉ dysrhythmia / arrhythmia. Answer: Abnormal heart rhythm
◉ ageism. Answer: Discrimination based on age
◉ miocardial infarction (MI). Answer: heart attack
◉ hemiplegia. Answer: paralysis of one side of the body
◉ incontinence. Answer: inability to control bladder and/or bowels
◉ syncope. Answer: fainting
◉ dysarthria. Answer: the inability to use speech that is distinct and
connected because of a loss of muscle control after damage to the
peripheral or central nervous system
, ◉ CVA. Answer: cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
◉ TIA. Answer: transient ischemic attack (mini stroke)
◉ ataxia. Answer: lack of muscle coordination
◉ nocturia. Answer: excessive urination at night
◉ orthostatic hypotension. Answer: low blood pressure that occurs
upon standing up
◉ lentigo. Answer: a flat, brownish spot on the skin sometimes
caused by exposure to the sun and weather; freckle
◉ sundowning syndrome. Answer: Older adult habitually becomes
confused, restless, and agitated after dark
◉ purse lip breathing. Answer: Technique helps keep airways open
doing exhalation promotes carbon dioxide at excretion. use any time
patient feel short of breath. Seen in COPD
◉ presbyopia. Answer: farsightedness caused by loss of elasticity of
the lens of the eye, occurring typically in middle and old age.
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A
◉ anorexia. Answer: loss of appetite
◉ decubiti. Answer: pressure sore
◉ delirium. Answer: an acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs
in fever, intoxication, and other disorders and is characterized by
restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech.
◉ dementia. Answer: a slowly progressive decline in mental
abilities, including memory, thinking, and judgment, that is often
accompanied by personality changes
◉ aphasia. Answer: inability to speak
◉ dysphagia. Answer: difficulty swallowing
◉ pruritus. Answer: intense itching
-do not use antibacterial soap (increases drying)
,-less frequent bathing
-water based cleansers (no alcohol)
◉ intermittent claudication. Answer: pain in the leg muscles that
occurs during exercise and is relieved by rest
◉ dysrhythmia / arrhythmia. Answer: Abnormal heart rhythm
◉ ageism. Answer: Discrimination based on age
◉ miocardial infarction (MI). Answer: heart attack
◉ hemiplegia. Answer: paralysis of one side of the body
◉ incontinence. Answer: inability to control bladder and/or bowels
◉ syncope. Answer: fainting
◉ dysarthria. Answer: the inability to use speech that is distinct and
connected because of a loss of muscle control after damage to the
peripheral or central nervous system
, ◉ CVA. Answer: cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
◉ TIA. Answer: transient ischemic attack (mini stroke)
◉ ataxia. Answer: lack of muscle coordination
◉ nocturia. Answer: excessive urination at night
◉ orthostatic hypotension. Answer: low blood pressure that occurs
upon standing up
◉ lentigo. Answer: a flat, brownish spot on the skin sometimes
caused by exposure to the sun and weather; freckle
◉ sundowning syndrome. Answer: Older adult habitually becomes
confused, restless, and agitated after dark
◉ purse lip breathing. Answer: Technique helps keep airways open
doing exhalation promotes carbon dioxide at excretion. use any time
patient feel short of breath. Seen in COPD
◉ presbyopia. Answer: farsightedness caused by loss of elasticity of
the lens of the eye, occurring typically in middle and old age.
