Eliopoulos - Gerontological Nursing
8th Ed - The Aging Population Test
Bank 2025\2026 Update.
1. A nurse who works on a subacute medical unit of a hospital is discussing the increasing
population of older adults on the unit with a colleague. Which of the colleague's following
statements about older adults is most accurate?
A) "Fortunately, Social Security ensures a sufficient level of income for people over 65."
B) "It helps that older people don't have to directly incur any costs for their medical care."
C) "Most of the older clients on the unit will have come to us from nursing homes."
D) "It's reassuring that people are starting to show more concern for older adults than in
decades past." - Answer Ans: D
Feedback:
The formation of the Administration on Aging, enactment of the Older Americans Act, and the
introduction of Medicaid and Medicare all occurred in 1965. Since that time, society has
demonstrated a growing concern for its older members. Myths about older people include the
belief that Social Security ensures them an adequate income, that they do not have to pay for
medical care, and that most older adults live in nursing homes.
2. A public health nurse who directs a homecare program that serves an area with a large
population of older adults is conducting a long-term strategic plan. Which of the following
phenomena should the nurse take into account when planning for the future?
A) While life expectancy will continue to rise, the percentage of older adults in the United States
relative to the overall population will decrease.
B) By 2020, it is expected that over one-third of Americans will be over the age of 65.
C) Both life expectancy and the percentage of people over 65 in the population will increase in
coming decades.
D) Chronic conditions, such as diabetes, are expected to bring a gradual decrease in the number
of older adults by 2020. - Answer Ans: C
Feedback:
Both life expectancy and the percentage of individuals over age 65 are expected to increase in
coming years. About 17% of the population is expected to be over 65 by 2020.
, A) "Actually, the difference in life expectancy between black people and white people is
growing, not shrinking."
B) "We've not yet arrived at a place where the life expectancies are equal between black and
white people, but the gap is decreasing gradually."
C) "Black women do tend to live longer than white women, but the overall life expectancies
when men are included are not yet equal."
D) "You're right. Since the 1980s the life expectancies of black and white Americans have
remained nearly the same." - Answer Ans: A
Feedback:
Since the 1980s, the gap between life expectancies of black Americans and white Americans
has been increasing rather than decreasing. Black women do not tend to live longer than white
women.
4. Which of the following phenomena most likely accounts for the fact that more women than
men live alone later in life?
A) Women tend to both live longer than men and marry men older than themselves.
B) Men tend to have greater access to care facilities due to higher incomes and savings.
C) Men are more likely to live with younger family members following the death of a spouse.
D) Social pressures tend to stigmatize older men who live alone. - Answer Ans: A
Feedback:
The facts that women live longer than men and often marry men older than themselves
account for their higher rates of living alone in old age. Men are not noted to have greater
access to care facilities, to be more likely to live with younger family members or to face stigma
for living alone.
5. Which of the following statements most accurately captures the financial status of older
adults in the United States?
A) The percentage of older people living below the poverty level has been increasing.
B) The financial needs of most older adults are well met by Social Security income alone.
C) The recent decline in housing prices has made many older adults "asset rich and cash poor."
D) Women 65 years of age and older is the fastest growing group of employment. - Answer
Ans: C
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8th Ed - The Aging Population Test
Bank 2025\2026 Update.
1. A nurse who works on a subacute medical unit of a hospital is discussing the increasing
population of older adults on the unit with a colleague. Which of the colleague's following
statements about older adults is most accurate?
A) "Fortunately, Social Security ensures a sufficient level of income for people over 65."
B) "It helps that older people don't have to directly incur any costs for their medical care."
C) "Most of the older clients on the unit will have come to us from nursing homes."
D) "It's reassuring that people are starting to show more concern for older adults than in
decades past." - Answer Ans: D
Feedback:
The formation of the Administration on Aging, enactment of the Older Americans Act, and the
introduction of Medicaid and Medicare all occurred in 1965. Since that time, society has
demonstrated a growing concern for its older members. Myths about older people include the
belief that Social Security ensures them an adequate income, that they do not have to pay for
medical care, and that most older adults live in nursing homes.
2. A public health nurse who directs a homecare program that serves an area with a large
population of older adults is conducting a long-term strategic plan. Which of the following
phenomena should the nurse take into account when planning for the future?
A) While life expectancy will continue to rise, the percentage of older adults in the United States
relative to the overall population will decrease.
B) By 2020, it is expected that over one-third of Americans will be over the age of 65.
C) Both life expectancy and the percentage of people over 65 in the population will increase in
coming decades.
D) Chronic conditions, such as diabetes, are expected to bring a gradual decrease in the number
of older adults by 2020. - Answer Ans: C
Feedback:
Both life expectancy and the percentage of individuals over age 65 are expected to increase in
coming years. About 17% of the population is expected to be over 65 by 2020.
, A) "Actually, the difference in life expectancy between black people and white people is
growing, not shrinking."
B) "We've not yet arrived at a place where the life expectancies are equal between black and
white people, but the gap is decreasing gradually."
C) "Black women do tend to live longer than white women, but the overall life expectancies
when men are included are not yet equal."
D) "You're right. Since the 1980s the life expectancies of black and white Americans have
remained nearly the same." - Answer Ans: A
Feedback:
Since the 1980s, the gap between life expectancies of black Americans and white Americans
has been increasing rather than decreasing. Black women do not tend to live longer than white
women.
4. Which of the following phenomena most likely accounts for the fact that more women than
men live alone later in life?
A) Women tend to both live longer than men and marry men older than themselves.
B) Men tend to have greater access to care facilities due to higher incomes and savings.
C) Men are more likely to live with younger family members following the death of a spouse.
D) Social pressures tend to stigmatize older men who live alone. - Answer Ans: A
Feedback:
The facts that women live longer than men and often marry men older than themselves
account for their higher rates of living alone in old age. Men are not noted to have greater
access to care facilities, to be more likely to live with younger family members or to face stigma
for living alone.
5. Which of the following statements most accurately captures the financial status of older
adults in the United States?
A) The percentage of older people living below the poverty level has been increasing.
B) The financial needs of most older adults are well met by Social Security income alone.
C) The recent decline in housing prices has made many older adults "asset rich and cash poor."
D) Women 65 years of age and older is the fastest growing group of employment. - Answer
Ans: C
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