NUR 257 Exam 1 (Latest 2026/ 2027
Update) Concepts of Aging & Chronic
Illness 100% Correct [Grade A] - Galen
Positive impact of caregiving - Correct answer 1. Enhanced self-esteem & wellbeing
2. Personal growth & satisfaction
3. Finding/making meaning through caregiving
Caregiving is perceived as rewarding if what? - Correct answer 1. Caregiver feels
needed/useful
2. Has close & reciprocal relationship with pt
3. Adequate support network
Spousal caregivers are more prone to what? - Correct answer loneliness, depression,
increased risk of dying
Care for those with dementia - Correct answer 1. Caregivers provide more hours/help
2. Negative aspects; financial, emotional, physical difficulties
3. Demands intensify if behavioral disturbances & impairments in adls
,Caring for disabled adult children - Correct answer 1. Inc number of disabled children
are surviving/outliving their parents
2. Often, parent has been caregiver person's entire life, ending with death of either
Caring for disabled adult children:
Challenges include? - Correct answer 1. Financial resources
2. Health of caregiver
3. How child will be cared for after parent's death
Grandparents raising grandchildren - Correct answer nurses need to screen
grandparents for distress &
Offer support, advice, referral to reduce stressors
Caregiver interventions - Correct answer 1. Edu about caregiving & stress
2. Needed care skills, support groups
3. Caregiver health/home safety
4. Ongoing support & resources
,5. Counseling, stress management
6. Relief & respite from daily care demands
What is elder mistreatment - Correct answer 1. Infliction/risk of harm through
action/behavior of others
2. In all groups, family configurations; and setting
3. Most unrecognized/underreported social problems today
What is abuse - Correct answer 1. Intentional harm in any form
2. Obligated to report
3. Elder abuse has far-reaching effects
4. Older adults victims of violence have more health problems
What is neglect - Correct answer 1. Failure of action or through one's behavior or
choices
2. By caregiver requires a recognized responsibility of person to provide care to
vulnerable other
3. Most often passive
, 4. Active when care is withheld deliberately maliciously
Self-neglect - Correct answer 1. Fail to meet own needs
2. Refusal/failure of safety, food, water, clothing, shelter, hygiene, healthcare
3. Diminished capacity or long-standing lifestyle, homelessness, substance use
4. Ethical/legal questions if professionals can/should intervene
What are influences of chronic illness - Correct answer education, income
Gender, ethnicity
Diminished quality of life is great concern
What are some consequences of chronic illness - Correct answer 1. Physical suffering,
loss, worry, grief, depression
2. Functional impairment & increased dependence
Preventing chronic illness:
Preventable measures? - Correct answer 1. Lifestyle choices/changes
2. Risk factor identification
Update) Concepts of Aging & Chronic
Illness 100% Correct [Grade A] - Galen
Positive impact of caregiving - Correct answer 1. Enhanced self-esteem & wellbeing
2. Personal growth & satisfaction
3. Finding/making meaning through caregiving
Caregiving is perceived as rewarding if what? - Correct answer 1. Caregiver feels
needed/useful
2. Has close & reciprocal relationship with pt
3. Adequate support network
Spousal caregivers are more prone to what? - Correct answer loneliness, depression,
increased risk of dying
Care for those with dementia - Correct answer 1. Caregivers provide more hours/help
2. Negative aspects; financial, emotional, physical difficulties
3. Demands intensify if behavioral disturbances & impairments in adls
,Caring for disabled adult children - Correct answer 1. Inc number of disabled children
are surviving/outliving their parents
2. Often, parent has been caregiver person's entire life, ending with death of either
Caring for disabled adult children:
Challenges include? - Correct answer 1. Financial resources
2. Health of caregiver
3. How child will be cared for after parent's death
Grandparents raising grandchildren - Correct answer nurses need to screen
grandparents for distress &
Offer support, advice, referral to reduce stressors
Caregiver interventions - Correct answer 1. Edu about caregiving & stress
2. Needed care skills, support groups
3. Caregiver health/home safety
4. Ongoing support & resources
,5. Counseling, stress management
6. Relief & respite from daily care demands
What is elder mistreatment - Correct answer 1. Infliction/risk of harm through
action/behavior of others
2. In all groups, family configurations; and setting
3. Most unrecognized/underreported social problems today
What is abuse - Correct answer 1. Intentional harm in any form
2. Obligated to report
3. Elder abuse has far-reaching effects
4. Older adults victims of violence have more health problems
What is neglect - Correct answer 1. Failure of action or through one's behavior or
choices
2. By caregiver requires a recognized responsibility of person to provide care to
vulnerable other
3. Most often passive
, 4. Active when care is withheld deliberately maliciously
Self-neglect - Correct answer 1. Fail to meet own needs
2. Refusal/failure of safety, food, water, clothing, shelter, hygiene, healthcare
3. Diminished capacity or long-standing lifestyle, homelessness, substance use
4. Ethical/legal questions if professionals can/should intervene
What are influences of chronic illness - Correct answer education, income
Gender, ethnicity
Diminished quality of life is great concern
What are some consequences of chronic illness - Correct answer 1. Physical suffering,
loss, worry, grief, depression
2. Functional impairment & increased dependence
Preventing chronic illness:
Preventable measures? - Correct answer 1. Lifestyle choices/changes
2. Risk factor identification
