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1. The nurse is performing an assessment on an
older adult client. Which assessment data would A. Crusting
indicate a potential complication associated with
the skin? Wrinkling, deepening
A. Crusting of expression lines,
B. Wrinkling and thin- ning and
C. Deepening of expression lines loss of elastici- ty in
D. Thinning and loss of elasticity in the skin the skin are are con-
sidered normal
changes of aging.
Crusting is con-
2. A patient's documentation indicates he has a cerning for a
stage III pathological
condition.
C. Deep crater through
pressure ulcer on his right hip. What should the nurse subcutaneous tissue
to
expect to find on assessment of the patient's diabetes
right hip?
B. A 78-year
A. Exposed bone, tendon, or muscle
old man
B. An abrasion, blister, or shallow crater
C. Deep crater through subcutaneous tissue to who is
fascia confused
D. Persistent redness (or bluish color in darker and
skin tones) malnour-
3. Which patient is at the greatest risk for
developing pressure ulcers?
A. A 42-year old obese woman with type 2
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fascia
A stage III pressure in- jury involves full thickness skin loss or necrosis of
the subcutaneous tissue that may extend down to but not through
the underly- ing fascia
A. Stage IV
B. Stage II
C. Stage III
D. Stage I
C. An 80-year old man who is comatose following a head injury
Although diabetes, malnu-
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ished trition, and
C. An 80-year old man who is comatose following incontinence can
a head injury
increase risk of pres-
D. A 65-year old woman who has urge and stress
in- continence sure injuries, an
elderly patient,
immobilized in an
4. The patient is transferring from another facility
with the description of a sore on her sacrum intensive care unit is
that is deep enough to see the muscle. What at the highest risk.
stage of pressure ulcers does the nurse expect
to see on admission? D. Stage IV
A. Stage I
B. Stage II A stage IV pressure
C. Stage III injury involves full-
D. Stage IV tissue skin loss with
destruction ex- tending
to muscle, bone, or
supporting structures
5. The nurse reviews information collected after complet- D. Diagnosed with
periph-
ing a comprehensive assessment with an older C. Depression
per- son. For which reason should the nurse
recommend lipid-disorder screening for this D. Cognitive
patient? function
A. Over the age of 65
B. Body mass index 28.5
C. Blood pressure 140/90 mm Hg
D. Diagnosed with peripheral-artery disease
6. The nurse notes that an older patient has a
blood pressure of 150/90 mm Hg. Which health
screening should the nurse recommend for this
patient?
A. Arthritis
B. Diabetes
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eral-artery disease
B. Diabetes
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1. The nurse is performing an assessment on an
older adult client. Which assessment data would A. Crusting
indicate a potential complication associated with
the skin? Wrinkling, deepening
A. Crusting of expression lines,
B. Wrinkling and thin- ning and
C. Deepening of expression lines loss of elastici- ty in
D. Thinning and loss of elasticity in the skin the skin are are con-
sidered normal
changes of aging.
Crusting is con-
2. A patient's documentation indicates he has a cerning for a
stage III pathological
condition.
C. Deep crater through
pressure ulcer on his right hip. What should the nurse subcutaneous tissue
to
expect to find on assessment of the patient's diabetes
right hip?
B. A 78-year
A. Exposed bone, tendon, or muscle
old man
B. An abrasion, blister, or shallow crater
C. Deep crater through subcutaneous tissue to who is
fascia confused
D. Persistent redness (or bluish color in darker and
skin tones) malnour-
3. Which patient is at the greatest risk for
developing pressure ulcers?
A. A 42-year old obese woman with type 2
, GERI FINAL EXAM SOLVED CORRECTLY TO SCORE A+ 2025|
2026
fascia
A stage III pressure in- jury involves full thickness skin loss or necrosis of
the subcutaneous tissue that may extend down to but not through
the underly- ing fascia
A. Stage IV
B. Stage II
C. Stage III
D. Stage I
C. An 80-year old man who is comatose following a head injury
Although diabetes, malnu-
, GERI FINAL EXAM SOLVED CORRECTLY TO SCORE A+ 2025|
2026
ished trition, and
C. An 80-year old man who is comatose following incontinence can
a head injury
increase risk of pres-
D. A 65-year old woman who has urge and stress
in- continence sure injuries, an
elderly patient,
immobilized in an
4. The patient is transferring from another facility
with the description of a sore on her sacrum intensive care unit is
that is deep enough to see the muscle. What at the highest risk.
stage of pressure ulcers does the nurse expect
to see on admission? D. Stage IV
A. Stage I
B. Stage II A stage IV pressure
C. Stage III injury involves full-
D. Stage IV tissue skin loss with
destruction ex- tending
to muscle, bone, or
supporting structures
5. The nurse reviews information collected after complet- D. Diagnosed with
periph-
ing a comprehensive assessment with an older C. Depression
per- son. For which reason should the nurse
recommend lipid-disorder screening for this D. Cognitive
patient? function
A. Over the age of 65
B. Body mass index 28.5
C. Blood pressure 140/90 mm Hg
D. Diagnosed with peripheral-artery disease
6. The nurse notes that an older patient has a
blood pressure of 150/90 mm Hg. Which health
screening should the nurse recommend for this
patient?
A. Arthritis
B. Diabetes
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2026
eral-artery disease
B. Diabetes
