NUR2092 Health Assessment Final Test / 2025 –
2026 Version with Well-Detailed Questions and
Exam-Ready Answers / 100% Verified Answers
and Already Graded A+
Activity of Daily Living
Tasks that are necessary for self-care, such as eating/feeding,
bathing, grooming, toileting, walking, and transferring.
Advanced Activities of Daily Living
Activities that an older adult performs as a family member or as a
member of society or community, including occupational and
recreational activities.
Caregiver Assessment
Assessment of the health and well-being of an individual's
caregiver.
Caregiver Burden
The perceived strain by the person who cares for an older,
chronically ill, or disabled person.
Domains of Cognition
Domains included in mental status assessments, such as attention,
memory, orientation, language, visuospatial skills, and higher
cognitive functions.
Environment
Assessment of an indovodual's home environment and community
systems, including hazards at home.
Functional Ability
The ability of a person to perform activities necessary to live in
modern society; may include driving, using the telephone, or
performing personal tasks such as baking or toileting.
Functional Assessment
,A systematic assessment that includes assessment of an
individual's activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily
living, and mobility.
Functional Status
A person's actual performance of activities and tasks associated
with current life roles.
Geriatric Assessment
Multidimensional assessment; physical examination and
assessments of mental status, functional status, social and
economical status, pain, and physical environment safety.
Home Care
Supportive services provided in the home: skilled nursing care,
primary care, therapy (physical, occupational, speech), social work,
nutrition, case management, ADL assistance, durable medical
equipment.
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
Functional abilities necessary for independent community living,
such as, shopping, meal preparation, housekeeping, laundry,
managing finances, taking medications, and using transportation.
Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living
An instrument used to measure physical function in older adults
and the chronically ill.
Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
An instrument used to measure an individual's ability to perform
instrumental activities of daily living; may assist in assessing one's
ability to live independently.
Physical Performance Measures
Tests that measure balance, gait, motor coordination, and
endurance.
Social Domain
The domain that focuses on an individual's relationships within
family, social groups, and the community.
Social Networks
, Informal supports accessed by older adults, such as family
members and close friends, neighbors, church societies,
neighborhood groups, and senior centers.
Spiritual Assessment
Assessment of the individual's spiritual health.
An appropriate tool to assess an individual's instrumental activities
of daily living is a tool by:
a. Katz
b. Lawton CORRECT ANSWER
c. Tinetti
d. Norbeck
Which statement is true regarding an individual's functional
status?
a. Functional status refers to one's ability to care for another
person.
b. An older adult's functional status is usually static over time.
c. An older adult's functional status may vary from independence
to disability. CORRECT ANSWER
d. Dementia is an example of functional status.
An older person is experiencing an acute change in cognition. You
recognize that this disorder is?
a. Alzheimer dementia
b. Attention deficit disorder
c. Depression
d. Delirium CORRECT ANSWER
Assessment of the social domain includes:
a. Family relationships CORRECT ANSWER
b. Ability to cook meals
c. Ability to balance the checkbook and pay bills
d. Hazards found in the home
You will use which technique when assessing an older individual
who has cognitive impairment?
a. Ask open-ended questions
b. Complete the entire assessment in one session
c. Ask the family members for information instead of the older
individual
2026 Version with Well-Detailed Questions and
Exam-Ready Answers / 100% Verified Answers
and Already Graded A+
Activity of Daily Living
Tasks that are necessary for self-care, such as eating/feeding,
bathing, grooming, toileting, walking, and transferring.
Advanced Activities of Daily Living
Activities that an older adult performs as a family member or as a
member of society or community, including occupational and
recreational activities.
Caregiver Assessment
Assessment of the health and well-being of an individual's
caregiver.
Caregiver Burden
The perceived strain by the person who cares for an older,
chronically ill, or disabled person.
Domains of Cognition
Domains included in mental status assessments, such as attention,
memory, orientation, language, visuospatial skills, and higher
cognitive functions.
Environment
Assessment of an indovodual's home environment and community
systems, including hazards at home.
Functional Ability
The ability of a person to perform activities necessary to live in
modern society; may include driving, using the telephone, or
performing personal tasks such as baking or toileting.
Functional Assessment
,A systematic assessment that includes assessment of an
individual's activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily
living, and mobility.
Functional Status
A person's actual performance of activities and tasks associated
with current life roles.
Geriatric Assessment
Multidimensional assessment; physical examination and
assessments of mental status, functional status, social and
economical status, pain, and physical environment safety.
Home Care
Supportive services provided in the home: skilled nursing care,
primary care, therapy (physical, occupational, speech), social work,
nutrition, case management, ADL assistance, durable medical
equipment.
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
Functional abilities necessary for independent community living,
such as, shopping, meal preparation, housekeeping, laundry,
managing finances, taking medications, and using transportation.
Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living
An instrument used to measure physical function in older adults
and the chronically ill.
Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
An instrument used to measure an individual's ability to perform
instrumental activities of daily living; may assist in assessing one's
ability to live independently.
Physical Performance Measures
Tests that measure balance, gait, motor coordination, and
endurance.
Social Domain
The domain that focuses on an individual's relationships within
family, social groups, and the community.
Social Networks
, Informal supports accessed by older adults, such as family
members and close friends, neighbors, church societies,
neighborhood groups, and senior centers.
Spiritual Assessment
Assessment of the individual's spiritual health.
An appropriate tool to assess an individual's instrumental activities
of daily living is a tool by:
a. Katz
b. Lawton CORRECT ANSWER
c. Tinetti
d. Norbeck
Which statement is true regarding an individual's functional
status?
a. Functional status refers to one's ability to care for another
person.
b. An older adult's functional status is usually static over time.
c. An older adult's functional status may vary from independence
to disability. CORRECT ANSWER
d. Dementia is an example of functional status.
An older person is experiencing an acute change in cognition. You
recognize that this disorder is?
a. Alzheimer dementia
b. Attention deficit disorder
c. Depression
d. Delirium CORRECT ANSWER
Assessment of the social domain includes:
a. Family relationships CORRECT ANSWER
b. Ability to cook meals
c. Ability to balance the checkbook and pay bills
d. Hazards found in the home
You will use which technique when assessing an older individual
who has cognitive impairment?
a. Ask open-ended questions
b. Complete the entire assessment in one session
c. Ask the family members for information instead of the older
individual
