BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
THE bNURSE bKEEPS bTHE bENVIRONMENT bWARMER bFOR bOLDER bADULTS
bBECAUSE bTHEY bARE bMORE bSENSITIVE bTO bCOLD bBECAUSE bOF bTHE bAGE
bRELATED bCHANGES bIN bTHEIR b- bcorrect banswer b✔✔SUBCUTANEOUS bTISSUE
THE bNURSE bREASSURES bTHE bDISTRESSED b75 bYEAR bOLD bMALE bTHAT bTHE
bWARTLIKE bDARK bMACULES bWITH bDISTINCT bBORDERS bARE bNOT
bMELANOMAS bBUT bTHE bSKIN bLESIONS bOF b- bcorrect banswer b✔✔SEBORRHEIC
bKERATOSES
THE bNURSE bIS bACCOMPANYING bA bGROUP bOF bOLDER bADULTS bON bA bJULY
b4TH bOUTING bTO bMONITOR bHEAT bPROSTRATION. bOLDER bADULTS bARE
bINTOLERANT bOF bHEAT bBECAUSE bOF bAN bAGE bRELATED bREDUCTION bOF b-
bcorrect banswer b✔✔SEBORRHEIC bKERATOSES
THE bNURSE bIS bACCOMPANYING bA bGROUP bOF bOLDER bADULTS bON bA bJULY
b4TH bOUTING bTO bMONITOR bHEAT bPROSTRATION. bOLDER bADULTS bARE
bINTOLERANT bOF bHEAT bBECAUSE bOF bAN bAGE bRELATED bREDUCTION bOF b-
bcorrect banswer b✔✔PERSPIRATION
THE bNURSE bCAUTIONS bTHE bCNS bTO bUSE bCARE bWHEN bTRANSFERRING
bOR bHANDLING bOLDER bADULTS bBECAUSE bTHEIR bVASCULAR bFRAGILITY
bWILL bCAUSE b- bcorrect banswer b✔✔SENILE bPURPURA
THE bNURSE bASSESSES bA bSTAGE bI bPRESSURE bULCER bON bAN bOLDER
bADULTS bCOCCYX bBY bTHE bAPPEARANCE bOF bA b- bcorrect banswer
b✔✔NONBLANCHABLE bAREA bOF bERYTHEMA
THE bCNA bCARING bFOR bAN bOLDER bADULT bASKS bIF bTHE bYELLOWWAXY
bCRUSTY bLESIONS bON bTHE bPATIENTS bAXILLA bAND bGROIN bARE
bCONTAGIOUS. bTHE bNURSES bMOST bHELPFUL bRESPONSE bIS b- bcorrect
banswer b✔✔NO. bIT bIS bSEBORRHEIC bDERMATITIS bCAUSED bBY bEXCESSIVE
bSEBUM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
THE bNURSE bKEEPS bTHE bENVIRONMENT bWARMER bFOR bOLDER bADULTS
bBECAUSE bTHEY bARE bMORE bSENSITIVE bTO bCOLD bBECAUSE bOF bTHE bAGE
bRELATED bCHANGES bIN bTHEIR b- bcorrect banswer b✔✔SUBCUTANEOUS bTISSUE
THE bNURSE bREASSURES bTHE bDISTRESSED b75 bYEAR bOLD bMALE bTHAT bTHE
bWARTLIKE bDARK bMACULES bWITH bDISTINCT bBORDERS bARE bNOT
bMELANOMAS bBUT bTHE bSKIN bLESIONS bOF b- bcorrect banswer b✔✔SEBORRHEIC
bKERATOSES
THE bNURSE bIS bACCOMPANYING bA bGROUP bOF bOLDER bADULTS bON bA bJULY
b4TH bOUTING bTO bMONITOR bHEAT bPROSTRATION. bOLDER bADULTS bARE
bINTOLERANT bOF bHEAT bBECAUSE bOF bAN bAGE bRELATED bREDUCTION bOF b-
bcorrect banswer b✔✔SEBORRHEIC bKERATOSES
THE bNURSE bIS bACCOMPANYING bA bGROUP bOF bOLDER bADULTS bON bA bJULY
b4TH bOUTING bTO bMONITOR bHEAT bPROSTRATION. bOLDER bADULTS bARE
bINTOLERANT bOF bHEAT bBECAUSE bOF bAN bAGE bRELATED bREDUCTION bOF b-
bcorrect banswer b✔✔PERSPIRATION
THE bNURSE bCAUTIONS bTHE bCNS bTO bUSE bCARE bWHEN bTRANSFERRING
bOR bHANDLING bOLDER bADULTS bBECAUSE bTHEIR bVASCULAR bFRAGILITY
bWILL bCAUSE b- bcorrect banswer b✔✔SENILE bPURPURA
THE bNURSE bASSESSES bA bSTAGE bI bPRESSURE bULCER bON bAN bOLDER
bADULTS bCOCCYX bBY bTHE bAPPEARANCE bOF bA b- bcorrect banswer
b✔✔NONBLANCHABLE bAREA bOF bERYTHEMA
THE bCNA bCARING bFOR bAN bOLDER bADULT bASKS bIF bTHE bYELLOWWAXY
bCRUSTY bLESIONS bON bTHE bPATIENTS bAXILLA bAND bGROIN bARE
bCONTAGIOUS. bTHE bNURSES bMOST bHELPFUL bRESPONSE bIS b- bcorrect
banswer b✔✔NO. bIT bIS bSEBORRHEIC bDERMATITIS bCAUSED bBY bEXCESSIVE
bSEBUM
