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1. Ajnursejisjdiscussingjanjolderjadult'sjrecentjdiagnosisjofjrheumatoidjarthritisjwithjajcollea
gue.jWhichjofjthejnurse'sjstatementsjreflectsjanjaccuratejviewjofjthejrelationshipjbetweenj
agingjandjwellness?
A) “It'sjimportantjthatjthejindividualjknowsjthisjisjanjexpectedjpartjofjgrowingjolder.”
B) “Wejneedjtojteachjthejolderjadultjhowjhejcanjkeepjlivingjajfruitfuljlifejinjspitejofj
hisjdiagnosis.”
C) “Wejneedjtojmakejsurejourjteachingjisjnotjtoojdetailedjforjsomeonejofjhisjage.”
D) “Wejneedjtojensurejhisjexpectationsjofjcontinuingjtojlivejalonejarejrealistic.”
2. Ajnursejisjteachingjanjolderjpersonjaboutjthejconceptjofjsuccessfuljaging.jWhichjofjthejnur
se'sjquestionsjaddressesjanjimportantjcontributorjtojsuccessfuljaging?
A) “Arejyoujlargelyjfreejofjacutejorjchronicjillnesses?”
B) “Dojyoujfeeljfinanciallyjsecure?”
C) “Dojyoujfeeljlikejyoujactivelyjengagejwithjlife?”
D) “Dojyoujhavejajreliablejsupportjnetwork?”
3. Anjolderjadultjhasjrecentlyjbegunjtojdisplayjunprecedentedjlapsesjinjshort-
termjmemory.jThejnursejoverhearsjajcolleaguejreassuringjthejpersonjbyjsaying,j“Tryjnotjt
ojworry;jit'sjjustjajpartjofjgrowingjolder.”jThejnursejrecognizesjthatjthisjisjanjexamplejofjwh
atjphenomenon?
A) Multiplejjeopardy
B) Gerontophobia
C) Agejattribution
D) Implicitjageism
4. Ajnursejhearsjajcolleaguejmakejthejstatement,j“Mostjolderjadultsjhavejnothingjtojworryjabo
utjfinancially.”jWhichjresponsejisjmostjappropriate?
A) “Youjhavejtojrememberjthatjthere'sjajhugejeconomicjdisparityjamongjolderja
dults.”
B) “Actually,jthejnumberjofjolderjpeoplejlivingjbelowjthejpovertyjlinejhasjbeenjinc
reasing,jnotjdecreasing.”
C) “Thisjisn'tjreallyjtruejnow,jbutjitjisjtruejthatjthejgapsjthatjdisadvantagedjgroupsjlivejwit
hjarejexpectedjtojshrink.”
D) “Thisjisjtruejforjsomejgroups,jbutjnotjforjminoritiesjwhojarejlessjlikelyjtojbejlivingjwith
jtheirjrelatives.”
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5. Ajnursejisjconductingjajstudyjonjthejneedsjandjlivingjsituationsjofjolderjadultsjinjthejcom
munity.jWhichjstatementjshouldjthejnursejtakejintojaccount?
A) Ajmajorityjofjolderjadultsjwilljlivejinjajnursingjhomejatjsomejpoint.
B) Morejolderjmenjlivejalonejthanjdojolderjwomen.
C) Assistedjlivingjarrangementsjhavejbecomejincreasinglyjcommon.
D) Mostjolderjadultsjresidejinjsomejformjofjinstitutionaljarrangement.
6. Ajnursejwhojprovidesjcarejtojmanyjolderjadultsjrecognizesjthejimportancejofjimplementin
gjajwellnessjapproachjtojcare.jWhatjprinciplejunderliesjthisjapproachjtojthejhealthjcarejofjol
derjadults?
A) Olderjadultsjhavejdecreasingjexpectationsjforjwellnessjasjtheyjmovejthroughjthejagi
ngjprocess.
B) HealthjproblemsjarejajWesternjculturaljconstructjthatjhasjnojobjective,jphysiologicjba
sis.
C) Olderjadultsjmustjcomejtojacceptjajdeclinejinjwellnessjasjtheyjage.
D) Ajholisticjapproachjtojcaringjforjolderjadultsjcanjfosterjtheirjwell-
beingjatjeveryjstagejofjlife.
7. Ajdiabetesjnursejisjprovidingjcarejforjaj73-year-
oldjclientjwhojisjajregularjclientjofjthejhospital'sjout-
patientjdiabetesjclinic.jWhatjassessmentjquestionjmostjclearlyjaddressesjthisjclient'sjpote
ntialjforjoptimaljfunction?
A) “Whatjarejsomejgoalsjthatjyoujhavejforjmaximizingjyourjleveljofjwellness?”
B) “Howjcanjwejhelpjyoujtojtakejownershipjofjyourjownjhealth?”
C) “Isjtherejanythingjthatjyou'rejdoingjthatjmightjbejexacerbatingjyourjdiabetes?”
D) “Howjlongjdojyoujthinkjthatjyou'lljbejablejtojlivejindependently?”
8. Ajnursejcaresjforjanj81-year-
oldjclientjwhosejcurrentjhospitaljadmissionjhasjbeenjpromptedjbyjanjexacerbationjofjch
ronicjrenaljfailure.jWhichjactionjbyjthejnursejwilljbestjemphasizejthejgoaljofjclientjwell
ness?
A) Askjforjthejclient'sjcodejstatusjbejchangedjtoj“dojnotjresuscitate.”
B) Explorejthejclient'sjabilitiesjandjstrengths.
C) Showjthejclientjothersjwhojarejmorejill.
D) Teachjthejclientjthatjhealthjproblemsjdojnotjhavejtojaffectjdailyjroutines.
9. Ajnursejadministratorjisjinvolvedjinjstrategicjplanningjforjajlargejlong-
termjcarejfacilityjthatjhasjlocationsjinjnumerousjregionsjofjthejcountry.jWhatjtrendjshouldjt
hejnursejadministratorjanticipate?
A) Ajdecreasejinjthejproportionjofjolderjadultsjwhojarejmembersjofjminorityjgroups
B) Ajgradualjdeclinejinjoveralljlifejexpectancy
C) Averagejlongevityjofjmenjexceedingjthatjofjwomen
D) Increasedjusejofjassistedjlivingjfacilitiesjbyjolderjadults
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10. Ajnursejidentifiesjthosejwhojarejatjriskjforjfamilialjstress.jWhojexemplifiesjthejsan
dwichjgeneration?
A) 50-year-oldjwhojbalancesjthejcarejofjanj82-year-oldjparentjandjaj20-year-
oldjchild
B) 58-year-
oldjwhosejelderlyjparentsjhavejbeenjforcedjtojlivejinjseparatejcarejfacilities
C) 72-year-oldjwhojdealsjwithjownjhealthjproblemsjwithjthejcarejofjajgrandchild
D) 83-year-oldjwhojisjthejsolejcaregiverjforjthej79-year-oldjspouse
11. Ajnursejinterviewsjajcentenarian,jgatheringjdatajforjajlargejstudy.jInjthejinterview,jthejcente
narianjdefinesjagingjasjnotjgrowingjolder,jbutjgrowingjwiser.jWhichjrepresentsjthejnurse'sjb
estjresponsejtojthisjdefinition?
A) “Agingjmightjmakejyoujwiser,jbutjitjdoesjleadjtojeventualjdeath.”
B) “Healthyjmaturityjisjcharacterizedjbyjwisdom.”
C) “Howjdidjyoujgetjtojlivejtojthisjold?”
D) “Ijwilljneverjmakejitjtojbej100jlikejyou.”
12. Ajnursejinterviewsjajcentenarian,jgatheringjdatajforjajlargejstudy.jInjthejinterview,jthejcen
tenarianjsays,j“You'rejonlyjasjoldjasjyoujfeel,jsomejdaysjIjfeeljlikej'I'mj50.'”jTojwhichjdefi
nitionjofjagingjdoesjthisjresponsejcorrespond?
A) Chronologicjaging
B) Functionaljaging
C) Perceivedjaging
D) Subjectivejaging
13. Anj85-year-
oldjclientjtakesjmealsjonjwheelsjaroundjthejcommunity.jThejclientjstates,j“Alljthosejoldjpe
oplejreallyjneedjme,jyoujknowjhowjolderjpeoplejare.jTheyjcan'tjgetjout,jandjarejajburdenjtoj
theirjfamily,jandjIjjustjwantjtojhelp.”jMostjofjthejpeoplejonjthejclient'sjdeliveryjroutejarejinjt
heirj60s.jWhichjcharacterizesjthisjscenario?
A) Ageism
B) Agingjanxiety
C) Agingjattribution
D) Antiaging
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