Geriatric Exam 1 NCLEX Practice Questions and
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the nurse visits the home a.
of an older person with
chronic lung disease.
which observation
indicates that the person is
engaged in health
improvement activities?
a. walks a pet twice a day
b. prepares pasta for
dinner
c. talks with family once a
week
d. sleeps in a recliner in
the living room
,the nurse visits the home b.
of an older person
recovering from an
exacerbation of a chronic
illness. which observation
indicates to the nurse that
the person has dispelled
the myth that older
people cannot learn new
things?
a. planning to meet friends
for lunch
b. researching medications
on the internet
c. scheduling an
ophthalmologic
examination
d. preparing a shopping
list
the nurse prepares an c.
educational program on
healthy aging for a
community group. which
segment of the population
should the nurse explain
as being the fastest
growing in the US?
a. middle-age
b. middle-old
c. old-old
d. young-old
,A resident of an assisted- c.
living facility enjoys her
new apartment but is
disappointed that so many
females reside there
alone. what does this
resident's observation
suggest about older men?
a. they are healthy enough
to live in their own homes
b. they tend to live with
family when they age
c. they do not live as long
as women
d. they do not like to live
in assisted living facilities
the nurse notes that an c.
older person has difficulty
removing clothes in
preparation for a physical
assessment. on which area
should the nurse focus
when determining this
person's ability to perform
activities of daily living?
a. housekeeping
b. laundry
c. bathing
d. walking
, the nurse plans an d.
educational wellness
program for a group of
older adults residing in the
community. on which topic
should the nurse focus the
majority of the
information?
a. benefits of treating
depression with
medications
b. managing alzheimer's
disease symptoms
c. benefits of remaining
socially active
d. managing heart failure
symptoms
an older person who c.
recently retired expresses (in the continuity theory, the pace of activities may be
delight in not having to slower and for some, the relief from time pressures
get up and go work every and deadlines is a bounty of older age. the activity
morning. which theory of theory proposes that older adults should stay active
aging does this person's and engaged if they are to age successfully. in the
statement demonstrate to theory of individualism, the focus shifts away from the
the nurse? external world toward inner experiences as the older
person searches for answers to life's riddles and find
a. individualism the essence of the true self. in the disengagement
b. disengagement theory, the pattern of behavior in later life is for the
c. continuity older person to withdraw so that social equilibrium is
d. activity maintained)
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Terms in this set (146)
the nurse visits the home a.
of an older person with
chronic lung disease.
which observation
indicates that the person is
engaged in health
improvement activities?
a. walks a pet twice a day
b. prepares pasta for
dinner
c. talks with family once a
week
d. sleeps in a recliner in
the living room
,the nurse visits the home b.
of an older person
recovering from an
exacerbation of a chronic
illness. which observation
indicates to the nurse that
the person has dispelled
the myth that older
people cannot learn new
things?
a. planning to meet friends
for lunch
b. researching medications
on the internet
c. scheduling an
ophthalmologic
examination
d. preparing a shopping
list
the nurse prepares an c.
educational program on
healthy aging for a
community group. which
segment of the population
should the nurse explain
as being the fastest
growing in the US?
a. middle-age
b. middle-old
c. old-old
d. young-old
,A resident of an assisted- c.
living facility enjoys her
new apartment but is
disappointed that so many
females reside there
alone. what does this
resident's observation
suggest about older men?
a. they are healthy enough
to live in their own homes
b. they tend to live with
family when they age
c. they do not live as long
as women
d. they do not like to live
in assisted living facilities
the nurse notes that an c.
older person has difficulty
removing clothes in
preparation for a physical
assessment. on which area
should the nurse focus
when determining this
person's ability to perform
activities of daily living?
a. housekeeping
b. laundry
c. bathing
d. walking
, the nurse plans an d.
educational wellness
program for a group of
older adults residing in the
community. on which topic
should the nurse focus the
majority of the
information?
a. benefits of treating
depression with
medications
b. managing alzheimer's
disease symptoms
c. benefits of remaining
socially active
d. managing heart failure
symptoms
an older person who c.
recently retired expresses (in the continuity theory, the pace of activities may be
delight in not having to slower and for some, the relief from time pressures
get up and go work every and deadlines is a bounty of older age. the activity
morning. which theory of theory proposes that older adults should stay active
aging does this person's and engaged if they are to age successfully. in the
statement demonstrate to theory of individualism, the focus shifts away from the
the nurse? external world toward inner experiences as the older
person searches for answers to life's riddles and find
a. individualism the essence of the true self. in the disengagement
b. disengagement theory, the pattern of behavior in later life is for the
c. continuity older person to withdraw so that social equilibrium is
d. activity maintained)
