HESI GERONTOLOGY FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE.
HESI GERONTOLOGY FINAL EXAM STUDY
GUIDE. GRADED A+. QUESTIONS AND 100%
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HESI GERONTOLOGY FINAL EXAM STUDY
GUIDE. GRADED A+. QUESTIONS AND 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS. LATEST 2025/2026
UPDATE.
HESI GERONTOLOGY FINAL EXAM STUDY
GUIDE. GRADED A+. QUESTIONS AND 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS. LATEST 2025/2026
UPDATE.
, VERSION 1
1. A nurse is caring for an older adult client who was admitted to a long
term care facility and requires total care. Which of the following is an
appropriate nursing action while providing mouth care?
Turn the client on his side before starting mouth care
2. A nurse is educating a group of assistive personnel about the care of older
adult clients. The nurse educator is including information about the
developmental tasks of older adults. Which of the following should the
nurse use as an example of a nursing action that best meets the
psychosocial tasks of older adults, according to Erikson?
-Providing the client’s opportunity to discuss their lives and losses
3. A nurse working in a community health center is completing an
assessment of an older adult female client. To which of the following
findings should the nurse give immediate action?
- Rales in the bases
4. An older adult client with a moderate hearing loss seeks medical
attention in the clinic The nurse can best meet the needs of the hearing
impaired client by doing which of the following?
Understanding that not all hearing impaired clients communicate the same
way
5. A nurse is educating a group of older adult clients regarding their diet
choices. Which of the following diet modifications should the nurse
recommend to the older adult clients? Increased calcium older adults
have lost bone density and are prone to fractures; therefore, it is
appropriate to recommend a diet that is high in calcium.
6. A nurse is asked to speak to a group of healthy, older adult clients about
normal aging and sexual response. The nurse should include in the
discussion techniques to help the clients adapt to which of the
following?
Decreased vaginal lubrication older adult female pts may report painful
intercourse related to vaginal narrowing and decreased vaginal secretions.
,HESI GERONTOLOGY FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE.
The nurse should suggest the use of water-soluble lubricants with
intercourse to ameliorate the effects of these normal changes.
7. A nurse in a long term care facility is caring for an older adult client who
has ben giving a cane t assist with ambulation. Which of the following
nursing actions puts the client at
, risk?
Placing the can on the side of the client's weak side
HESI GERONTOLOGY FINAL EXAM STUDY
GUIDE. GRADED A+. QUESTIONS AND 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS. LATEST 2025/2026
UPDATE.
HESI GERONTOLOGY FINAL EXAM STUDY
GUIDE. GRADED A+. QUESTIONS AND 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS. LATEST 2025/2026
UPDATE.
HESI GERONTOLOGY FINAL EXAM STUDY
GUIDE. GRADED A+. QUESTIONS AND 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS. LATEST 2025/2026
UPDATE.
, VERSION 1
1. A nurse is caring for an older adult client who was admitted to a long
term care facility and requires total care. Which of the following is an
appropriate nursing action while providing mouth care?
Turn the client on his side before starting mouth care
2. A nurse is educating a group of assistive personnel about the care of older
adult clients. The nurse educator is including information about the
developmental tasks of older adults. Which of the following should the
nurse use as an example of a nursing action that best meets the
psychosocial tasks of older adults, according to Erikson?
-Providing the client’s opportunity to discuss their lives and losses
3. A nurse working in a community health center is completing an
assessment of an older adult female client. To which of the following
findings should the nurse give immediate action?
- Rales in the bases
4. An older adult client with a moderate hearing loss seeks medical
attention in the clinic The nurse can best meet the needs of the hearing
impaired client by doing which of the following?
Understanding that not all hearing impaired clients communicate the same
way
5. A nurse is educating a group of older adult clients regarding their diet
choices. Which of the following diet modifications should the nurse
recommend to the older adult clients? Increased calcium older adults
have lost bone density and are prone to fractures; therefore, it is
appropriate to recommend a diet that is high in calcium.
6. A nurse is asked to speak to a group of healthy, older adult clients about
normal aging and sexual response. The nurse should include in the
discussion techniques to help the clients adapt to which of the
following?
Decreased vaginal lubrication older adult female pts may report painful
intercourse related to vaginal narrowing and decreased vaginal secretions.
,HESI GERONTOLOGY FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE.
The nurse should suggest the use of water-soluble lubricants with
intercourse to ameliorate the effects of these normal changes.
7. A nurse in a long term care facility is caring for an older adult client who
has ben giving a cane t assist with ambulation. Which of the following
nursing actions puts the client at
, risk?
Placing the can on the side of the client's weak side
