Older Adult Practice Exam NFLA 2026 – Comprehensive Nursing Review

Older./Adult./Practice./Exam./NFLA


a.Which./description./best./defines./chronological./aging:


i.One's./present./position./in./regard./to./the./probability./of./survival


ii.The./number./of./years./a./person./has./lived


iii.A./combination./of./mental./and./emotional./ages


iv.All./of./the./above./-
./correct./answer./ii.The./number./of./years./a./person./has./lived




b.Which./description./best./defines./biological./aging


i.A./combination./of./chronological./and./psychological./ages


ii.A./combination./of./mental./and./physiological./age


iii.One's./present./position./in./regard./to./the./probability./of./survival

,iv.A./combination./of./the./chronologic,./physiologic,./mental,./and./emotional./
ages./-
./correct./answer./iii.One's./present./position./in./regard./to./the./probability./of./su


rvival


c.Functional./aging./is./a./combination./of:


i.A./combination./of./the./biological,./psychological./and./social,./mental./ages.


ii.A./combination./of./mental./and./emotional./ages


iii.One's./present./position./in./regard./to./the./probability./of./survival


iv../None./of./the./above./-
./correct./answer./i.A./combination./of./the./biological,./psychological./and./soci


al,./mental./ages.


d.Which./of./the./following./is./true./about./osteoarthritis?


i.It./is./an./autoimmune./disease


ii.Pain./will./be./felt./in./most./joints

,iii.A./lack./of./physical./activity./is./likely./to./make./to./make./the./condition./wor
se


iv.Surrounding./muscles./become./stronger./as./they./compensate./for./the./pain.
/-


./correct./answer./iii.A./lack./of./physical./activity./is./likely./to./make./to./make./th


e./condition./worse


a.Which./statement./is./a./myth./regarding./an./older./adult,./aging./and./physical./
participation./in./later./life


i.Chronological./age./isn't./the./only./determinant./in./how./active./an./older./adul
t./is


ii.An./older./adult./can./perform./certain./activities./if./they./were./exposed./to./th
em./in./their./young./years


iii.All./older./adults./become./senile


iv.Older./adults./are./productive./both./at./work./and./in./their./recreational./time./
-./correct./answer./iii.All./older./adults./become./senile

, a.At./what./rate./does./one's./VO2Max./decline./in./advanced./aging./depending./
on./one's./fitness./level./per./decade?


i../8%


ii../10%


iii../12%


iv../14%./-./correct./answer./ii../10%


b.What./percentage./of./older./adults./have./hypertension?


i../40%


ii../50%


iii../60%


iv../70%./-./correct./answer./iv../70%