PB VNSG 1226 GERI EXAM #1
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Gerontology - Correct Answers -P. Bush, RN, MSN
Fall 2017
Reading Assignment - Correct Answers -Wold (2012) Basic Geriatric Nursing
Unit One - Overview of Aging
Chapter 1 - Trends and Issues
Chapter 1 - Trends and Issues
Chapter 3 - Physiologic Changes
Objectives - Correct Answers -
Describe the subjective and objective ways that aging is defined. - Correct Answers -
Identify personal and societal attitudes toward aging. - Correct Answers -
Define ageism. - Correct Answers -
Discuss myths that exist with regard to aging. - Correct Answers -
Identify recent demographic trends and their impact on society. - Correct Answers -
Describe the effects of recent legislation on the economic status of older adults -
Correct Answers -
Identify the major economic concerns of older adults - Correct Answers -
Describe the housing options available to older adults - Correct Answers -
Describe the changes in family dynamics that occur as family members become older -
Correct Answers -
,Examine the role of nurses in dealing with an aging family - Correct Answers -
Identify the most common signs of abuse - Correct Answers -
Discuss how a theory is different from a fact. - Correct Answers -
Describe the most common biologic theories of aging. - Correct Answers -
Describe the most common psychosocial theories of aging. - Correct Answers -
Discuss the relevance of these theories to nursing practice. - Correct Answers -
Describe the most common structural changes observed in the normal aging process -
Correct Answers -
Discuss the impact of normal structural changes on the older adult's self-image and
lifestyle - Correct Answers -
Describe the most commonly observed functional changes that are part of the normal
aging process - Correct Answers -
Identify the most common diseases related to aging in each of the body systems -
Correct Answers -
Discuss the impact of age-related changes on nursing care - Correct Answers -
Identify the most common diseases related to aging in each of the body systems -
Correct Answers -
Discuss the impact of age-related changes on nursing care - Correct Answers -
Chapter 1 - Correct Answers -
Trends and Issues - Correct Answers -
Imagine yourself 50 years from now
what will you look like... - Correct Answers -
Historical Perspective on the
Study of Aging - Correct Answers -
In many ways, children were treated like small adults - Correct Answers -
Society also viewed adults of all ages interchangeably - Correct Answers -
, Older adults now constitute a significant group in society, and interest in the study of
aging is increasing - Correct Answers -
Audience Response System Question - Correct Answers -
Until the middle of the nineteenth century, only two stages of human growth and
development were identified. They were: - Correct Answers -childhood and adulthood.
What's Geriatrics, Gerontology, and Gerontics - Correct Answers -
Geriatrics - Correct Answers -
The medical specialty that deals with the problems and diseases of aging and with the
diagnosis and treatment of the aged individual - Correct Answers -
Gerontology - Correct Answers -
The comprehensive study of the aging process and its effects, including the clinical,
psychological, economic, and sociologic problems of older adults and the
consequences of these problems for older adults and society - Correct Answers -
Attitudes Toward Aging - Correct Answers -
Gerontics - Correct Answers -Coined by Gunter and Estes in 1979 to define the nursing
care and services provided to older adults
Gerontophobia - Correct Answers -- The fear of aging and the refusal to accept older
adults into the mainstream of society
- Both senior citizens and younger persons can fall prey to such irrational fears
Usually, only the "best and brightest" nurses and physicians seek careers in geriatrics
because of the increasing need for these services. - Correct Answers -False
Irrational Fears of aging - Correct Answers -Seniors and younger persons can fall prey
to irrational fears, which may arise from the fear of growing older
Refer to Box 1-1 (Aging: Myth Versus Fact), p. 5 - Correct Answers -
Discuss some common myths and corresponding facts related to aging. - Correct
Answers -MYTHS
Most older people are pretty much alike.
They are generally alone and lonely.
They are sick, frail, and dependent on others.
They are often cognitively impaired.
They are depressed.
They become more difficult and rigid with advancing years.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Gerontology - Correct Answers -P. Bush, RN, MSN
Fall 2017
Reading Assignment - Correct Answers -Wold (2012) Basic Geriatric Nursing
Unit One - Overview of Aging
Chapter 1 - Trends and Issues
Chapter 1 - Trends and Issues
Chapter 3 - Physiologic Changes
Objectives - Correct Answers -
Describe the subjective and objective ways that aging is defined. - Correct Answers -
Identify personal and societal attitudes toward aging. - Correct Answers -
Define ageism. - Correct Answers -
Discuss myths that exist with regard to aging. - Correct Answers -
Identify recent demographic trends and their impact on society. - Correct Answers -
Describe the effects of recent legislation on the economic status of older adults -
Correct Answers -
Identify the major economic concerns of older adults - Correct Answers -
Describe the housing options available to older adults - Correct Answers -
Describe the changes in family dynamics that occur as family members become older -
Correct Answers -
,Examine the role of nurses in dealing with an aging family - Correct Answers -
Identify the most common signs of abuse - Correct Answers -
Discuss how a theory is different from a fact. - Correct Answers -
Describe the most common biologic theories of aging. - Correct Answers -
Describe the most common psychosocial theories of aging. - Correct Answers -
Discuss the relevance of these theories to nursing practice. - Correct Answers -
Describe the most common structural changes observed in the normal aging process -
Correct Answers -
Discuss the impact of normal structural changes on the older adult's self-image and
lifestyle - Correct Answers -
Describe the most commonly observed functional changes that are part of the normal
aging process - Correct Answers -
Identify the most common diseases related to aging in each of the body systems -
Correct Answers -
Discuss the impact of age-related changes on nursing care - Correct Answers -
Identify the most common diseases related to aging in each of the body systems -
Correct Answers -
Discuss the impact of age-related changes on nursing care - Correct Answers -
Chapter 1 - Correct Answers -
Trends and Issues - Correct Answers -
Imagine yourself 50 years from now
what will you look like... - Correct Answers -
Historical Perspective on the
Study of Aging - Correct Answers -
In many ways, children were treated like small adults - Correct Answers -
Society also viewed adults of all ages interchangeably - Correct Answers -
, Older adults now constitute a significant group in society, and interest in the study of
aging is increasing - Correct Answers -
Audience Response System Question - Correct Answers -
Until the middle of the nineteenth century, only two stages of human growth and
development were identified. They were: - Correct Answers -childhood and adulthood.
What's Geriatrics, Gerontology, and Gerontics - Correct Answers -
Geriatrics - Correct Answers -
The medical specialty that deals with the problems and diseases of aging and with the
diagnosis and treatment of the aged individual - Correct Answers -
Gerontology - Correct Answers -
The comprehensive study of the aging process and its effects, including the clinical,
psychological, economic, and sociologic problems of older adults and the
consequences of these problems for older adults and society - Correct Answers -
Attitudes Toward Aging - Correct Answers -
Gerontics - Correct Answers -Coined by Gunter and Estes in 1979 to define the nursing
care and services provided to older adults
Gerontophobia - Correct Answers -- The fear of aging and the refusal to accept older
adults into the mainstream of society
- Both senior citizens and younger persons can fall prey to such irrational fears
Usually, only the "best and brightest" nurses and physicians seek careers in geriatrics
because of the increasing need for these services. - Correct Answers -False
Irrational Fears of aging - Correct Answers -Seniors and younger persons can fall prey
to irrational fears, which may arise from the fear of growing older
Refer to Box 1-1 (Aging: Myth Versus Fact), p. 5 - Correct Answers -
Discuss some common myths and corresponding facts related to aging. - Correct
Answers -MYTHS
Most older people are pretty much alike.
They are generally alone and lonely.
They are sick, frail, and dependent on others.
They are often cognitively impaired.
They are depressed.
They become more difficult and rigid with advancing years.
