Testbank for Geri Exam 1 with questions
and answers
WhichWWofWWtheWWfollowingWWphenomenaWWshouldWWtheWWnurseWWtakeWWintoWWaccountWW
whenWWplanningWWforWWtheWWfuture?
a.WWWhileWWlifeWWexpectancyWWwillWWcontinueWWtoWWrise,WWtheWWpercentageWWofWWolderWWa
dultsWWinWWtheWWUnitedWWStatesWWrelativeWWtoWWtheWWoverallWWpopulationWW willWWdecrease
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b.WWByWW2020,WWitWWisWWexpectedWWthatWWoverWWone-
thirdWWofWWAmericansWWwillWWbeWWoverWWtheWWageWWofWW65.
c.WWBothWWlifeWWexpectancyWWandWWtheWWpercentageWWofWWpeopleWWoverWW65WWinWWtheWW
populationWWwillWWincreaseWWinWWcomingWWdecades.
d.WWChronicWWconditions,WWsuchWWasWWdiabetes,WWareWWexpectedWWtoWWbringWWaWWgradua
lWWdecreaseWWinWWtheWWnumberWWofWWolderWWadultsWWbyWW2020.WW-WWWWWWWWansWWWWWW----
c.WWBothWWlifeWWexpectancyWWandWWtheWWpercentageWWofWWpeopleWWoverWW65WWinWWtheWW
populationWWwillWWincreaseWWinWWcomingWWdecades.
TheWWboardWWofWWaWWlargeWWchainWWofWWhospitalsWWhasWWcommissionedWWaWWstrategicWW
planWWinWWorderWWtoWWmeetWWtheWWcareWWneedsWWofWWbabyWWboomersWWinWWcomingWWyea
rs.WWWhichWWofWWtheWWfollowingWWtrendsWWconstituteWWaWWsoundWWbasisWWforWWunderstan
dingWWtheWWbabyWWboomerWWgenerationWWandWWconductingWWfutureWWplanning?WWSelectW
W allWW thatWWapply.
a.WWBabyWWboomersWWtendWWtoWWhaveWWfewerWWchildrenWWthanWWmembersWWofWWearlierWW
generations.WW
b.WWAdjustedWWforWWinflation,WWbabyWWboomersWWhaveWWlowerWWincomesWWthanWWtheirWWp
arentsWWhad.WW
c.WWDueWWtoWWtechnology,WWbabyWWboomersWWhaveWWmoreWWleisureWWtimeWWthanWWotherW
W adults.WW
d.WWBabyWWboomersWWperformWWphysicalWWexerciseWWmoreWWfrequentlyWWthanWWolderWWa
dultsWW
e.WWBabyWWboomersWWareWWmoreWWinformedWWhealthcareWWconsumersWWthanWWotherWWol
derWWadultsWW-WWWWWWWWansWWWWWW----
, a.WWBabyWWboomersWWtendWWtoWWhaveWWfewerWWchildrenWWthanWWmembersWWofWWearlierWW
generations.WW
d.WWBabyWWboomersWWperformWWphysicalWWexerciseWWmoreWWfrequentlyWWthanWWolderWWa
dultsWW
e.WWBabyWWboomersWWareWWmoreWWinformedWWhealthcareWWconsumersWWthanWWotherWWol
derWWadults
AWW78-year-oldWWmanWWhasWWreceivedWWaWWrecentWWdiagnosisWWofWWcommunity-
acquiredWWpneumonia.WWPotentialWWpathologicalWWfindingsWWonWWaWWrecentWWchestWWx-
rayWWhaveWWpromptedWWhisWWphysicianWWtoWWorderWWaWWbronchoscopyWWandWWlungWWfun
ctionWWtests.WWWhichWWofWWtheWWfollowingWWfindingsWWwouldWWbeWWmostWWlikelyWWsuggest
iveWWofWWpathologicalWWprocessesWWratherWWthanWWnormal,WWage-
relatedWWrespiratoryWWchanges?
a.WWTheWWclientWWhasWWfewerWWciliaWWthanWWwouldWWbeWWfoundWWinWWaWWyoungerWWclient.
b.WWLungWWfunctionWWtestsWWrevealWWthatWWbothWWmaximumWWbreathingWWandWWvitalWWcap
acityWWareWWdiminishedWWsinceWWhisWWlastWWtest.
c.WWThereWWisWWanWWaccumulationWWofWWserousWWfluidWWbetweenWWtheWWlungsWWandWWthe
WW pleuralWWmembrane.
d.WWTheWWlungsWWareWWsmallerWWthanWWyoungerWWadults'WWandWWthereWWareWWfewerWWalv
eoli.WW-WWWWWWWWansWWWWWW----
c.WWThereWWisWWanWWaccumulationWWofWWserousWWfluidWWbetweenWWtheWWlungsWWandWWthe
WW pleuralWWmembrane.
AnWW80-year-
oldWWresidentWWofWWanWWassistedWWlivingWWfacilityWWisWWproudWWofWWtheWWfactWWthatWWheWW
wasWWanWWeliteWWathleteWWduringWWhisWWyoungerWWyears.WWDespiteWWhisWWconcertedWWeff
ortsWWtoWWremainWWphysicallyWWactiveWWandWWmaintainWWhisWWstamina,WWheWWisWWlamenti
ngWWhisWWlossWWofWWexerciseWWtoleranceWWinWWrecentWWyears.WWHowWWcanWWhisWWnurseWW
bestWWrespondWWtoWWtheseWWconcerns?
a.WW"It'sWWinevitableWWthatWWyourWWheartWWincreasesWWinWWsizeWWasWWyouWWage,WWandWWthi
sWWisWWassociatedWWwithWWaWWlossWWofWWcardiacWWefficiency."
b.WW"It'sWWnormalWWforWWyourWWheartWWtoWWcontractWWlessWWstronglyWWasWWyouWWage,WWan
dWWthisWWmakesWWyouWWsomewhatWWlessWWableWWtoWWexerciseWWvigorously."
c.WW"AsWWyouWWage,WWit'sWWcommonWWforWWyourWWheartWWrateWWbecomesWWlessWWregularW
W andWW thisWW oftenWW resultsWW inWWfatigue."
d.WW"TheWWnormalWWincreaseWWinWWbloodWWpressureWWthatWWaccompaniesWWagingWWleave
sWWyouWWwithWWlessWWcardiacWWreserveWWcapacityWWthanWWwhenWWyouWWwereWWyoung."WW
-WWWWWWWWansWWWWWW----
b.WW"It'sWWnormalWWforWWyourWWheartWWtoWWcontractWWlessWWstronglyWWasWWyouWWage,WWan
dWWthisWWmakesWWyouWWsomewhatWWlessWWableWWtoWWexerciseWWvigorously."
WhichWWofWWtheWWfollowingWWdiagnosticWWandWWassessmentWWfindingsWWfromWWamongWWt
heWWpatientsWWonWWaWWgeriatricWWmedicalWWunitWWmostWWwarrantsWWfurtherWWinvestigation
?
a.WWAnWW81-year-oldWWwoman'sWWglomerularWWfiltrationWWrateWW(GFR)WWisWWlow.
b.WWAWW78-year-oldWWmale'sWWstomachWWpHWWisWWincreased.
and answers
WhichWWofWWtheWWfollowingWWphenomenaWWshouldWWtheWWnurseWWtakeWWintoWWaccountWW
whenWWplanningWWforWWtheWWfuture?
a.WWWhileWWlifeWWexpectancyWWwillWWcontinueWWtoWWrise,WWtheWWpercentageWWofWWolderWWa
dultsWWinWWtheWWUnitedWWStatesWWrelativeWWtoWWtheWWoverallWWpopulationWW willWWdecrease
.
b.WWByWW2020,WWitWWisWWexpectedWWthatWWoverWWone-
thirdWWofWWAmericansWWwillWWbeWWoverWWtheWWageWWofWW65.
c.WWBothWWlifeWWexpectancyWWandWWtheWWpercentageWWofWWpeopleWWoverWW65WWinWWtheWW
populationWWwillWWincreaseWWinWWcomingWWdecades.
d.WWChronicWWconditions,WWsuchWWasWWdiabetes,WWareWWexpectedWWtoWWbringWWaWWgradua
lWWdecreaseWWinWWtheWWnumberWWofWWolderWWadultsWWbyWW2020.WW-WWWWWWWWansWWWWWW----
c.WWBothWWlifeWWexpectancyWWandWWtheWWpercentageWWofWWpeopleWWoverWW65WWinWWtheWW
populationWWwillWWincreaseWWinWWcomingWWdecades.
TheWWboardWWofWWaWWlargeWWchainWWofWWhospitalsWWhasWWcommissionedWWaWWstrategicWW
planWWinWWorderWWtoWWmeetWWtheWWcareWWneedsWWofWWbabyWWboomersWWinWWcomingWWyea
rs.WWWhichWWofWWtheWWfollowingWWtrendsWWconstituteWWaWWsoundWWbasisWWforWWunderstan
dingWWtheWWbabyWWboomerWWgenerationWWandWWconductingWWfutureWWplanning?WWSelectW
W allWW thatWWapply.
a.WWBabyWWboomersWWtendWWtoWWhaveWWfewerWWchildrenWWthanWWmembersWWofWWearlierWW
generations.WW
b.WWAdjustedWWforWWinflation,WWbabyWWboomersWWhaveWWlowerWWincomesWWthanWWtheirWWp
arentsWWhad.WW
c.WWDueWWtoWWtechnology,WWbabyWWboomersWWhaveWWmoreWWleisureWWtimeWWthanWWotherW
W adults.WW
d.WWBabyWWboomersWWperformWWphysicalWWexerciseWWmoreWWfrequentlyWWthanWWolderWWa
dultsWW
e.WWBabyWWboomersWWareWWmoreWWinformedWWhealthcareWWconsumersWWthanWWotherWWol
derWWadultsWW-WWWWWWWWansWWWWWW----
, a.WWBabyWWboomersWWtendWWtoWWhaveWWfewerWWchildrenWWthanWWmembersWWofWWearlierWW
generations.WW
d.WWBabyWWboomersWWperformWWphysicalWWexerciseWWmoreWWfrequentlyWWthanWWolderWWa
dultsWW
e.WWBabyWWboomersWWareWWmoreWWinformedWWhealthcareWWconsumersWWthanWWotherWWol
derWWadults
AWW78-year-oldWWmanWWhasWWreceivedWWaWWrecentWWdiagnosisWWofWWcommunity-
acquiredWWpneumonia.WWPotentialWWpathologicalWWfindingsWWonWWaWWrecentWWchestWWx-
rayWWhaveWWpromptedWWhisWWphysicianWWtoWWorderWWaWWbronchoscopyWWandWWlungWWfun
ctionWWtests.WWWhichWWofWWtheWWfollowingWWfindingsWWwouldWWbeWWmostWWlikelyWWsuggest
iveWWofWWpathologicalWWprocessesWWratherWWthanWWnormal,WWage-
relatedWWrespiratoryWWchanges?
a.WWTheWWclientWWhasWWfewerWWciliaWWthanWWwouldWWbeWWfoundWWinWWaWWyoungerWWclient.
b.WWLungWWfunctionWWtestsWWrevealWWthatWWbothWWmaximumWWbreathingWWandWWvitalWWcap
acityWWareWWdiminishedWWsinceWWhisWWlastWWtest.
c.WWThereWWisWWanWWaccumulationWWofWWserousWWfluidWWbetweenWWtheWWlungsWWandWWthe
WW pleuralWWmembrane.
d.WWTheWWlungsWWareWWsmallerWWthanWWyoungerWWadults'WWandWWthereWWareWWfewerWWalv
eoli.WW-WWWWWWWWansWWWWWW----
c.WWThereWWisWWanWWaccumulationWWofWWserousWWfluidWWbetweenWWtheWWlungsWWandWWthe
WW pleuralWWmembrane.
AnWW80-year-
oldWWresidentWWofWWanWWassistedWWlivingWWfacilityWWisWWproudWWofWWtheWWfactWWthatWWheWW
wasWWanWWeliteWWathleteWWduringWWhisWWyoungerWWyears.WWDespiteWWhisWWconcertedWWeff
ortsWWtoWWremainWWphysicallyWWactiveWWandWWmaintainWWhisWWstamina,WWheWWisWWlamenti
ngWWhisWWlossWWofWWexerciseWWtoleranceWWinWWrecentWWyears.WWHowWWcanWWhisWWnurseWW
bestWWrespondWWtoWWtheseWWconcerns?
a.WW"It'sWWinevitableWWthatWWyourWWheartWWincreasesWWinWWsizeWWasWWyouWWage,WWandWWthi
sWWisWWassociatedWWwithWWaWWlossWWofWWcardiacWWefficiency."
b.WW"It'sWWnormalWWforWWyourWWheartWWtoWWcontractWWlessWWstronglyWWasWWyouWWage,WWan
dWWthisWWmakesWWyouWWsomewhatWWlessWWableWWtoWWexerciseWWvigorously."
c.WW"AsWWyouWWage,WWit'sWWcommonWWforWWyourWWheartWWrateWWbecomesWWlessWWregularW
W andWW thisWW oftenWW resultsWW inWWfatigue."
d.WW"TheWWnormalWWincreaseWWinWWbloodWWpressureWWthatWWaccompaniesWWagingWWleave
sWWyouWWwithWWlessWWcardiacWWreserveWWcapacityWWthanWWwhenWWyouWWwereWWyoung."WW
-WWWWWWWWansWWWWWW----
b.WW"It'sWWnormalWWforWWyourWWheartWWtoWWcontractWWlessWWstronglyWWasWWyouWWage,WWan
dWWthisWWmakesWWyouWWsomewhatWWlessWWableWWtoWWexerciseWWvigorously."
WhichWWofWWtheWWfollowingWWdiagnosticWWandWWassessmentWWfindingsWWfromWWamongWWt
heWWpatientsWWonWWaWWgeriatricWWmedicalWWunitWWmostWWwarrantsWWfurtherWWinvestigation
?
a.WWAnWW81-year-oldWWwoman'sWWglomerularWWfiltrationWWrateWW(GFR)WWisWWlow.
b.WWAWW78-year-oldWWmale'sWWstomachWWpHWWisWWincreased.