Ebersole and Hess'
Gerontological Nursing
& Healthy Aging in
Canada exam questions
and answers
An older-adult male (pronouns he/him) living in an adult
community becomes a widower
one month after retirement. Two months later, he has not
resumed a weekly outing with his
fishing club. Which of the following should the nurse implement?
- ANSWERS>>>>>c. Meet with him to assess his interests.
The nurse plans activities for female older adults born between
1930 and 1940 who reside in an assisted-living facility. Which is
the best intervention for the nurse to implement? -
ANSWERS>>>>>b. Conduct interviews for specific interests.
The nurse plans care for an older male adult (he/him) who lives
on Old Age Security
pension and a small pension after retirement, and has type 2
diabetes mellitus. Which aspect
of this man's life should the nurse integrate into a positive
approach to his health and
,well-being? - ANSWERS>>>>>He practises effective glucose
control.
Mrs. McCloud (pronouns she/her), 70 years old, lives in
Attawapiskat and speaks mostly
Cree. She is transferred to a hospital in a larger city in Ontario
for hemodialysis. While Mrs.
McCloud is in hospital, what should the nurse take into account
when developing nursing
interventions based on health promotion? - ANSWERS>>>>>c. Ask
the older person about her home and how she accesses health
care.
Mr. Levesque (pronouns he/him), 65 years old, has been living on
the street and in homeless
shelters for the last three years after having lost his job as a
maintenance attendant at a local
store. He suffers from alcoholism and appears malnourished
upon arrival at the hospital,
after falling on the sidewalk and injuring his left shoulder. When
implementing a primary
health care approach, what is the main principle the nurse
should consider with this older
person? - ANSWERS>>>>>a. Health promotion
To help meet the needs of an increasingly ethnoculturally diverse
older-person population,
, which of the following should be done? - ANSWERS>>>>>d.
Increase the number of health care providers from various
cultures.
18. How is fertility rate defined? - ANSWERS>>>>>b. The average
number of children born to a person in their lifetime
Which of the following is a true statement concerning
communication with an older adult
who has aphasia? - ANSWERS>>>>>A nurse should pay attention
to what speech and word recognition patterns the
patient uses.
Dysarthria is defined by which of the following descriptions? -
ANSWERS>>>>>b. Dysarthria is difficulty in physically producing
the sounds of speech.
Which of the following strategies is most useful for
communicating with an older adult who
is experiencing cognitive impairment? - ANSWERS>>>>>Use
multiple ways of communicating, such as by gesture and touch,
as well as
speech.
A patient who has a speech impairment makes a statement that
sounds like, "Peace wing we
uh meng meng." What is your response? - ANSWERS>>>>>"What
would you like me to bring you?"
Gerontological Nursing
& Healthy Aging in
Canada exam questions
and answers
An older-adult male (pronouns he/him) living in an adult
community becomes a widower
one month after retirement. Two months later, he has not
resumed a weekly outing with his
fishing club. Which of the following should the nurse implement?
- ANSWERS>>>>>c. Meet with him to assess his interests.
The nurse plans activities for female older adults born between
1930 and 1940 who reside in an assisted-living facility. Which is
the best intervention for the nurse to implement? -
ANSWERS>>>>>b. Conduct interviews for specific interests.
The nurse plans care for an older male adult (he/him) who lives
on Old Age Security
pension and a small pension after retirement, and has type 2
diabetes mellitus. Which aspect
of this man's life should the nurse integrate into a positive
approach to his health and
,well-being? - ANSWERS>>>>>He practises effective glucose
control.
Mrs. McCloud (pronouns she/her), 70 years old, lives in
Attawapiskat and speaks mostly
Cree. She is transferred to a hospital in a larger city in Ontario
for hemodialysis. While Mrs.
McCloud is in hospital, what should the nurse take into account
when developing nursing
interventions based on health promotion? - ANSWERS>>>>>c. Ask
the older person about her home and how she accesses health
care.
Mr. Levesque (pronouns he/him), 65 years old, has been living on
the street and in homeless
shelters for the last three years after having lost his job as a
maintenance attendant at a local
store. He suffers from alcoholism and appears malnourished
upon arrival at the hospital,
after falling on the sidewalk and injuring his left shoulder. When
implementing a primary
health care approach, what is the main principle the nurse
should consider with this older
person? - ANSWERS>>>>>a. Health promotion
To help meet the needs of an increasingly ethnoculturally diverse
older-person population,
, which of the following should be done? - ANSWERS>>>>>d.
Increase the number of health care providers from various
cultures.
18. How is fertility rate defined? - ANSWERS>>>>>b. The average
number of children born to a person in their lifetime
Which of the following is a true statement concerning
communication with an older adult
who has aphasia? - ANSWERS>>>>>A nurse should pay attention
to what speech and word recognition patterns the
patient uses.
Dysarthria is defined by which of the following descriptions? -
ANSWERS>>>>>b. Dysarthria is difficulty in physically producing
the sounds of speech.
Which of the following strategies is most useful for
communicating with an older adult who
is experiencing cognitive impairment? - ANSWERS>>>>>Use
multiple ways of communicating, such as by gesture and touch,
as well as
speech.
A patient who has a speech impairment makes a statement that
sounds like, "Peace wing we
uh meng meng." What is your response? - ANSWERS>>>>>"What
would you like me to bring you?"
