Geri Midterm exam prep
Geri Midterm exam prep
1. Why is gerontologic nursing growing in recognition compared to how it
was viewed in the past?:correct answer More older adults are living longer
period of time in old age
2. Which of the following phenomenon most likely accounts for the fact that
more women than men live alone at age 65 or older?: correct answer Women
are living longer than men because of an increased mortality rate in men from
chronic disease.
3. The nurse is providing care for several older adults on an acute care unit.
The nurse recognizes that a patient with which of the following problems
would be the most appropriate candidate for transfer to a subacute unit?:
, . Geri Midterm exam prep
correct answer A patient requiring an 8 week course of intravenous (IV)
antibiotics for treatment of osteomylitis
4. An 86-year-old patient has been living at home alone for several years.
The patient's needs now exceed the ability to remain at home, and the
patient is faced with relocating to a nursing home. Which of the following
characteristics of the patient's current situation is most likely to prompt this
move?: correct answer A decline in functional skills
5. As part of a functional assessment, the nurse is assessing an older
adult's activities of daily living in the home. What piece of assessment data
would be considered part of a functional assessment?: correct answer The
ability to transfer and ambulate with an assistive device safely
6. The daughter of an 83-year-old patient asks you about the daily use of
vitamins C and E to help her parent maintain health. Which of the following
, . Geri Midterm exam prep
theories will help you most to explain why this supplement is beneficial to
the patient?: correct answer Immunological theory
7. The home care nurse is working with an older adult who relates
recently started wearing sun screen and limiting time in direct sunlight to
prevent cancer and keep the skin looking young. What type of activity is this
older adult participating in?: correct answer Health promotion
8. A nurse working in an assisted living facility wishes to base nursing
practice on psychological theories of aging. What action would the nurse
choose to implement to reflect this practice?: correct answer Engage the
residents in reminiscing therapy 9. A Registered Nurse has taken a job as the
Director of an assisted living facility. The nurse is disappointed when
residents do not all agree on activities and services that will help keep them
healthy. Even individual interventions are not universally successful. What
Geri Midterm exam prep
1. Why is gerontologic nursing growing in recognition compared to how it
was viewed in the past?:correct answer More older adults are living longer
period of time in old age
2. Which of the following phenomenon most likely accounts for the fact that
more women than men live alone at age 65 or older?: correct answer Women
are living longer than men because of an increased mortality rate in men from
chronic disease.
3. The nurse is providing care for several older adults on an acute care unit.
The nurse recognizes that a patient with which of the following problems
would be the most appropriate candidate for transfer to a subacute unit?:
, . Geri Midterm exam prep
correct answer A patient requiring an 8 week course of intravenous (IV)
antibiotics for treatment of osteomylitis
4. An 86-year-old patient has been living at home alone for several years.
The patient's needs now exceed the ability to remain at home, and the
patient is faced with relocating to a nursing home. Which of the following
characteristics of the patient's current situation is most likely to prompt this
move?: correct answer A decline in functional skills
5. As part of a functional assessment, the nurse is assessing an older
adult's activities of daily living in the home. What piece of assessment data
would be considered part of a functional assessment?: correct answer The
ability to transfer and ambulate with an assistive device safely
6. The daughter of an 83-year-old patient asks you about the daily use of
vitamins C and E to help her parent maintain health. Which of the following
, . Geri Midterm exam prep
theories will help you most to explain why this supplement is beneficial to
the patient?: correct answer Immunological theory
7. The home care nurse is working with an older adult who relates
recently started wearing sun screen and limiting time in direct sunlight to
prevent cancer and keep the skin looking young. What type of activity is this
older adult participating in?: correct answer Health promotion
8. A nurse working in an assisted living facility wishes to base nursing
practice on psychological theories of aging. What action would the nurse
choose to implement to reflect this practice?: correct answer Engage the
residents in reminiscing therapy 9. A Registered Nurse has taken a job as the
Director of an assisted living facility. The nurse is disappointed when
residents do not all agree on activities and services that will help keep them
healthy. Even individual interventions are not universally successful. What
