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GERI MIDTERM EXAMLATEST UPDATE 2026-2027
WITH COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS JUST RELEASED
Question: 5. An older adult who complains of seeing dark shadows around the center of the
visual field is showing signs of:
a. cataracts
b. macular degeneration
c. glaucoma
d. diabetic retinopathy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c. glaucoma
Question: 6. An older adult who complains of blurry vision and has a bluish-white coating that
can be seen on the lens is showing signs of:
a. cataracts
b. macular degeneration
c. acute glaucoma
d. diabetic retinopathy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a. cataracts
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Question: 7. Which of the following factors could contribute to an older person's inability to
hear instructions given by the nurse?
a. cerumen impaction
b. nurse not facing the person when giving directions
c. loss of high frequency pitches
d. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔d. all of the above
Question: 8. The nurse is trying to take a history from a cooperative but fearful older person
with mild dementia. Which of the following would be the most therapeutic strategy to use for
this interaction?
a. sit calmly in a chair next to the person and ask questions in a non-
threatening manner
b. ask loud, direct questions
c. have the person write down the information on the chart
d. ask the family member instead of the person - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a. sit calmly in a chair
next to the person and ask questions in a non-
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threatening manner
Question: 9. While speaking with a patient who is experiencing depression, which of the
following strategies might be most helpful?
a. speaking very loudly since they are certainly hard of hearing
b. recording important information for them in a notebook to refer to later
c. ignoring the person and discussing their condition with a family member
d. telling them that their depression will go away on its own if they think positively - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔recording important information for them in a notebook to refer to later
Question: Match the team members with the best description of their function on the geriatric
team.
occupational therapist (f) a. works with gait and balance activities
physical therapist (a) b. assessment, planning, care coordination
nurse (b) c. discharge planning, social assessment
social worker (c) d. counseling of patient and family
psychologist (d) e. diagnosis and treatment of medical problems
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geriatrician (e) f. works with home maintenance and ADLs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔occupational
therapist (f) a. works with gait and balance activities
physical therapist (a) b. assessment, planning, care coordination
nurse (b) c. discharge planning, social assessment
social worker (c) d. counseling of patient and family
psychologist (d) e. diagnosis and treatment of medical problems
geriatrician (e) f. works with home maintenance and ADLs
Question: 2. A negative attitude towards aging and the aged is called:
a. geriatrics
b. racism
c. ageism
d. ethnocentrism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c. ageism
Question: Which of the following is not considered a core competency for nurses caring for
older adults?
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GERI MIDTERM EXAMLATEST UPDATE 2026-2027
WITH COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS JUST RELEASED
Question: 5. An older adult who complains of seeing dark shadows around the center of the
visual field is showing signs of:
a. cataracts
b. macular degeneration
c. glaucoma
d. diabetic retinopathy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c. glaucoma
Question: 6. An older adult who complains of blurry vision and has a bluish-white coating that
can be seen on the lens is showing signs of:
a. cataracts
b. macular degeneration
c. acute glaucoma
d. diabetic retinopathy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a. cataracts
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Question: 7. Which of the following factors could contribute to an older person's inability to
hear instructions given by the nurse?
a. cerumen impaction
b. nurse not facing the person when giving directions
c. loss of high frequency pitches
d. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔d. all of the above
Question: 8. The nurse is trying to take a history from a cooperative but fearful older person
with mild dementia. Which of the following would be the most therapeutic strategy to use for
this interaction?
a. sit calmly in a chair next to the person and ask questions in a non-
threatening manner
b. ask loud, direct questions
c. have the person write down the information on the chart
d. ask the family member instead of the person - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a. sit calmly in a chair
next to the person and ask questions in a non-
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threatening manner
Question: 9. While speaking with a patient who is experiencing depression, which of the
following strategies might be most helpful?
a. speaking very loudly since they are certainly hard of hearing
b. recording important information for them in a notebook to refer to later
c. ignoring the person and discussing their condition with a family member
d. telling them that their depression will go away on its own if they think positively - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔recording important information for them in a notebook to refer to later
Question: Match the team members with the best description of their function on the geriatric
team.
occupational therapist (f) a. works with gait and balance activities
physical therapist (a) b. assessment, planning, care coordination
nurse (b) c. discharge planning, social assessment
social worker (c) d. counseling of patient and family
psychologist (d) e. diagnosis and treatment of medical problems
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geriatrician (e) f. works with home maintenance and ADLs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔occupational
therapist (f) a. works with gait and balance activities
physical therapist (a) b. assessment, planning, care coordination
nurse (b) c. discharge planning, social assessment
social worker (c) d. counseling of patient and family
psychologist (d) e. diagnosis and treatment of medical problems
geriatrician (e) f. works with home maintenance and ADLs
Question: 2. A negative attitude towards aging and the aged is called:
a. geriatrics
b. racism
c. ageism
d. ethnocentrism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c. ageism
Question: Which of the following is not considered a core competency for nurses caring for
older adults?
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