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Geriatric Chapter 1 Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
D - answer✔1. The nurse explains that in the late 1960s, health care focus was aimed at the
older adult because:
a. disability was viewed as unavoidable.
b. complications from disease increased mortality.
c. older adults' needs are similar to those of all adults.
d. preventive health care practices increased longevity.
C - answer✔2. The nurse clarifies that in the terminology defining specific age groups, the term
aged refers to persons who are:
a. 55 to 64 years of age.
b. 65 to 74 years of age.
c. 75 to 84 years of age.
d. 85 and older.
A - answer✔3. The nurse cautions that "ageism" is a mindset that influences persons to:
a. discriminate against persons solely on the basis of age.
b. fear aging.
c. be culturally sensitive to concerns of aging.
d. focus on resources for the older adult.
A - answer✔4. The nurse points out that the most beneficial legislation that has influenced
health care for the
older adult is:
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a. Medicare and Medicaid.
b. elimination of the mandatory retirement age.
c. the Americans with Disabilities Act.
d. the Drug Benefit Program.
C - answer✔5. The nurse clarifies that a housing option for the older adult that offers the
privacy of an apartment
with restaurant-style meals and some medical and personal care services is the:
a. government-subsidized housing.
b. long-term care facility.
c. assisted-living center.
d. group housing plan.
C - answer✔6. The 75-year-old man who has been hospitalized following a severe case of
pneumonia is concerned about his mounting hospital bill and asks if his Medicare coverage will
pay for his care.
The nurse's most helpful response is "Yes. Medicare:
a. pays 100% of all medical costs for persons older than 65."
b. Part B pays hospital costs and physician fees."
c. Part A pays for inpatient hospital costs."
d. Part D pays 80% of the charges made by physicians."
C - answer✔7. The daughter of a patient who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer asks
which documents are required to allow her to make health care decisions for her parent. The
nurse's most informative response is:
a. "Advance directives indicate the degree of intervention desired by the patient."
b. "A 'Do Not Resuscitate' document signed by the patient transfers authority to the next of kin."
c."A durable power of attorney for health care transfers decision-making authority for health care
to a designated
person."
d. "A living will transfers authority to the physician."
Geriatric Chapter 1 Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
D - answer✔1. The nurse explains that in the late 1960s, health care focus was aimed at the
older adult because:
a. disability was viewed as unavoidable.
b. complications from disease increased mortality.
c. older adults' needs are similar to those of all adults.
d. preventive health care practices increased longevity.
C - answer✔2. The nurse clarifies that in the terminology defining specific age groups, the term
aged refers to persons who are:
a. 55 to 64 years of age.
b. 65 to 74 years of age.
c. 75 to 84 years of age.
d. 85 and older.
A - answer✔3. The nurse cautions that "ageism" is a mindset that influences persons to:
a. discriminate against persons solely on the basis of age.
b. fear aging.
c. be culturally sensitive to concerns of aging.
d. focus on resources for the older adult.
A - answer✔4. The nurse points out that the most beneficial legislation that has influenced
health care for the
older adult is:
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a. Medicare and Medicaid.
b. elimination of the mandatory retirement age.
c. the Americans with Disabilities Act.
d. the Drug Benefit Program.
C - answer✔5. The nurse clarifies that a housing option for the older adult that offers the
privacy of an apartment
with restaurant-style meals and some medical and personal care services is the:
a. government-subsidized housing.
b. long-term care facility.
c. assisted-living center.
d. group housing plan.
C - answer✔6. The 75-year-old man who has been hospitalized following a severe case of
pneumonia is concerned about his mounting hospital bill and asks if his Medicare coverage will
pay for his care.
The nurse's most helpful response is "Yes. Medicare:
a. pays 100% of all medical costs for persons older than 65."
b. Part B pays hospital costs and physician fees."
c. Part A pays for inpatient hospital costs."
d. Part D pays 80% of the charges made by physicians."
C - answer✔7. The daughter of a patient who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer asks
which documents are required to allow her to make health care decisions for her parent. The
nurse's most informative response is:
a. "Advance directives indicate the degree of intervention desired by the patient."
b. "A 'Do Not Resuscitate' document signed by the patient transfers authority to the next of kin."
c."A durable power of attorney for health care transfers decision-making authority for health care
to a designated
person."
d. "A living will transfers authority to the physician."
