NUR 332 EXAM 1 | PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | COMPREHENSIVE NCLEX NURSING
STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
Creatinine - correct answer ✔✔<1
Cholesterol - correct answer ✔✔LDL <100
HDL>40
What are the three domains of change? - correct answer ✔✔1. Social
2. Biological
3. Chronological
What are barriers and responsibilities a nurse should consider when caring for older adults? -
correct answer ✔✔1. most of the elder population lives in "less developed regions"
2. Health aging is now an achievable goal for many developed and developing regions
What are the age brackets? What did they go through? - correct answer ✔✔1. Super-
centenarian (110+): WW1, Holocaust, Cholera, Typhoid, Polio, Influenza pandemic
2. Centenarians (100-109): highest number in US, Great Depression, Smallpox, Measles,
Mumps, Chickenpox, Polio, Whooping Cough
3. Those In-Between: WW2, Korean War, Vietnam War, Holocaust, Civil Rights Movement,
Global AIDs Epidemic, Polio
4. Baby Boomers (1946-1964): 3.4million babies born after end of WW2, Vietnam War, College
deferment/volunteer, tobacco, Scarlet Fever
What should be considered about older adults current health? - correct answer ✔✔Medications
Treatments
Smoking
, Immunizations
Lifestyles
Preventions/Chronic Conditions
What is primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention? - correct answer ✔✔Primary: before an
illness occurs
Secondary: Early detection of disease that HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED
Tertiary: Addresses needs- wellness has already changed
What should be collected for health history? - correct answer ✔✔Demographics
Past Medical Hx
Immunizations
Allergies
Current Medications
Social Hx
Functional Hx
What are considerations of common changes to late life? - correct answer ✔✔1. Low grade
fever (temp of 100, pending sepsis)
2. Positional blood pressure (Orthostatic)
3. Mouth (dryness, periodontal disease, decreased sense of taste)
4. Extremities (weak pulses, edema)
What is used for physical assessments? - correct answer ✔✔FANCAPS
Fluids
Aeration (pulmonary function
Nutrition
STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
Creatinine - correct answer ✔✔<1
Cholesterol - correct answer ✔✔LDL <100
HDL>40
What are the three domains of change? - correct answer ✔✔1. Social
2. Biological
3. Chronological
What are barriers and responsibilities a nurse should consider when caring for older adults? -
correct answer ✔✔1. most of the elder population lives in "less developed regions"
2. Health aging is now an achievable goal for many developed and developing regions
What are the age brackets? What did they go through? - correct answer ✔✔1. Super-
centenarian (110+): WW1, Holocaust, Cholera, Typhoid, Polio, Influenza pandemic
2. Centenarians (100-109): highest number in US, Great Depression, Smallpox, Measles,
Mumps, Chickenpox, Polio, Whooping Cough
3. Those In-Between: WW2, Korean War, Vietnam War, Holocaust, Civil Rights Movement,
Global AIDs Epidemic, Polio
4. Baby Boomers (1946-1964): 3.4million babies born after end of WW2, Vietnam War, College
deferment/volunteer, tobacco, Scarlet Fever
What should be considered about older adults current health? - correct answer ✔✔Medications
Treatments
Smoking
, Immunizations
Lifestyles
Preventions/Chronic Conditions
What is primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention? - correct answer ✔✔Primary: before an
illness occurs
Secondary: Early detection of disease that HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED
Tertiary: Addresses needs- wellness has already changed
What should be collected for health history? - correct answer ✔✔Demographics
Past Medical Hx
Immunizations
Allergies
Current Medications
Social Hx
Functional Hx
What are considerations of common changes to late life? - correct answer ✔✔1. Low grade
fever (temp of 100, pending sepsis)
2. Positional blood pressure (Orthostatic)
3. Mouth (dryness, periodontal disease, decreased sense of taste)
4. Extremities (weak pulses, edema)
What is used for physical assessments? - correct answer ✔✔FANCAPS
Fluids
Aeration (pulmonary function
Nutrition
