2025 update |geriatrics HESI/final exam|COMPLETE MOST
TESTED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |(100% correct
solutions)|GET IT A+ RIGHT!!
The nurse performs a skin assessment of an older adult. Which
finding is abnormal and needs to be reported?
ch. 3 - ANSWER-A dark, elevated patch that bleeds when touched
The nurse encourages the patient to maintain a steady weight in
the recommended range to decrease risk of which common
endocrine disease observed in older adults?
ch. 3 - ANSWER-Diabetes mellitus
What is the activity that best promotes health maintenance for the
typical older adult?
ch. 4 - ANSWER-One 30-minute walk, 3 to 5 times a week
The nurse recognizes that regular dental visits are:
,ch.4 - ANSWER-Recommended on a yearly basis for all older adults,
even those with dentures.
An older adult does not follow through with health
recommendations from the primary health care provider. The older
adult does not take prescribed medications or keep medical
appointments. Which patient problem should the LPN/LVN
anticipate seeing on the care plan?
ch. 4 - ANSWER-Nonadherence with the treatment plan
Which immunizations should older adults receive on a yearly basis?
(Select all that apply.)
ch. 4 - ANSWER-Influenza vaccine
When attempting to help an older adult improve his or her health
maintenance practices, the nurse will need to assess which
factors? (Select all that apply.)
ch.4 - ANSWER-Cultural beliefs
Socioeconomic status
,Religious beliefs
Educational level
Your older female patient is complaining because she is having
frequent UTIs. Which normal age-related change is most likely to be
a contributing factor?
ch. 3 - ANSWER-Decreased bladder muscle tone
Which are normal age-related changes? (Select all that apply.)
ch. 3 - ANSWER-1 Decreased visual acuity
4 Increased gastric pH
8 Decreased serum albumin
10 Decreased rate of peristalsis
What are patients who have had Parkinson disease for 10 years
likely to exhibit? (Select all that apply.)
ch. 3 - ANSWER-1 Rigidity and tremors when at rest
3 Dementia
, An older adult is coming to your clinic for treatment for a gastric
ulcer. Which treatment would the nurse expect to be ordered?
ch.3 - ANSWER-Antibiotics
What should the nurse explain when discussing expected changes
in the female reproductive system to an older adult?
ch. 3 - ANSWER-Production of vaginal secretions decreases
Your patient tells you she understands that she is at greater risk
of certain diseases because of her Hispanic American heritage.
Based on what you have learned, which disorder(s) might she be at
greater risk for? (Select all that apply.)
ch.4 - ANSWER-Obesity
Stomach cancer
Diabetes mellitus
Cervical cancer
TESTED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |(100% correct
solutions)|GET IT A+ RIGHT!!
The nurse performs a skin assessment of an older adult. Which
finding is abnormal and needs to be reported?
ch. 3 - ANSWER-A dark, elevated patch that bleeds when touched
The nurse encourages the patient to maintain a steady weight in
the recommended range to decrease risk of which common
endocrine disease observed in older adults?
ch. 3 - ANSWER-Diabetes mellitus
What is the activity that best promotes health maintenance for the
typical older adult?
ch. 4 - ANSWER-One 30-minute walk, 3 to 5 times a week
The nurse recognizes that regular dental visits are:
,ch.4 - ANSWER-Recommended on a yearly basis for all older adults,
even those with dentures.
An older adult does not follow through with health
recommendations from the primary health care provider. The older
adult does not take prescribed medications or keep medical
appointments. Which patient problem should the LPN/LVN
anticipate seeing on the care plan?
ch. 4 - ANSWER-Nonadherence with the treatment plan
Which immunizations should older adults receive on a yearly basis?
(Select all that apply.)
ch. 4 - ANSWER-Influenza vaccine
When attempting to help an older adult improve his or her health
maintenance practices, the nurse will need to assess which
factors? (Select all that apply.)
ch.4 - ANSWER-Cultural beliefs
Socioeconomic status
,Religious beliefs
Educational level
Your older female patient is complaining because she is having
frequent UTIs. Which normal age-related change is most likely to be
a contributing factor?
ch. 3 - ANSWER-Decreased bladder muscle tone
Which are normal age-related changes? (Select all that apply.)
ch. 3 - ANSWER-1 Decreased visual acuity
4 Increased gastric pH
8 Decreased serum albumin
10 Decreased rate of peristalsis
What are patients who have had Parkinson disease for 10 years
likely to exhibit? (Select all that apply.)
ch. 3 - ANSWER-1 Rigidity and tremors when at rest
3 Dementia
, An older adult is coming to your clinic for treatment for a gastric
ulcer. Which treatment would the nurse expect to be ordered?
ch.3 - ANSWER-Antibiotics
What should the nurse explain when discussing expected changes
in the female reproductive system to an older adult?
ch. 3 - ANSWER-Production of vaginal secretions decreases
Your patient tells you she understands that she is at greater risk
of certain diseases because of her Hispanic American heritage.
Based on what you have learned, which disorder(s) might she be at
greater risk for? (Select all that apply.)
ch.4 - ANSWER-Obesity
Stomach cancer
Diabetes mellitus
Cervical cancer
