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HESI PN GERONTOLOGY EXAM VERSION 2 /GERONTOLOGY HESI
EXIT EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
A nurse managing an adult daycare is developing treatment plans
for older adult clients. Which of the following therapeutic
strategies should the nurse use to help the clients achieve
Erickson's developmental task for this age group?
A. Music therapy
B. Reminiscence therapy
C. Meditation therapy
D. Pet therapy - ANSWER-B. Reminiscence therapy
A home health nurse is caring for an older adult client who states
he does not like to leave his home. Which of the following is the
priority factor the nurse should identify?
A. Bladder incontinence
B. Potential for falling
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C. Memory loss
D. Lack of transportation - ANSWER-B. Potential for falling
A nurse is teaching a newly licenses nurse about the sleep cycles
of an older adult client. Which of the following pieces of
information should the nurse include?
A. The client is easily awakened during stage 4 of the sleep cycle.
B. There are 4 stages of REM sleep
C. Each sleep cycle lasts for about 45 min.
D. The client spends more time in lighter stages of sleep -
ANSWER-D. The client spends more time in lighter stages of
sleep
A nurse is caring for a client who is using a continuous passive
motion (CPM) device following a right total knee replacement.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take when
applying the CPM device?
A. Apple the CPM device in the flexed position.
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B. Line up the frame joints of the CPM device with the client's
knee.
C. Check the range-of-motion settings on the CPM device daily.
D. Place the head of the client's bed at 45 degrees during CPM
use. - ANSWER-B. Line up the frame joints of the CPM device
with the client's knee
A nurse at a long-term care facility is planning care for a client
who has Alzheimer's disease and wanders at night. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
A. Place the client in wrist restraints at night.
B. Request a prescription for a psychotropic medication.
C. Assign the client to a room close to the nurse's station.
D. Keep the television on at night. - ANSWER-C. Assign the client
to a room close to the nurse's station.
A nurse is assessing an older adult client. Which of the following
findings should the nurse report to the provider?
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A. Decreased cough reflex
B. Decreased urinary bladder capacity
C. Decreased sebum production
D. Decreased spinal column movement - ANSWER-D. Decreased
spinal column movement
A home-health nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and is
using a fentanyl transdermal patch for pain control. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take when caring for this
client?
A. Avoid using a heating pad on the area with the patch
B. To decrease the dose, cut the patch in half
C. Dispose of the used patch in the trash can
D. Assess the client for urinary retention every 8 hr - ANSWER-A.
Avoid using a heating pad on the area with the patch
A nurse is providing teaching to an older client who has
osteoarthritis of the right hip and lower lumbar vertebrae. Which of
HESI PN GERONTOLOGY EXAM VERSION 2 /GERONTOLOGY HESI
EXIT EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
A nurse managing an adult daycare is developing treatment plans
for older adult clients. Which of the following therapeutic
strategies should the nurse use to help the clients achieve
Erickson's developmental task for this age group?
A. Music therapy
B. Reminiscence therapy
C. Meditation therapy
D. Pet therapy - ANSWER-B. Reminiscence therapy
A home health nurse is caring for an older adult client who states
he does not like to leave his home. Which of the following is the
priority factor the nurse should identify?
A. Bladder incontinence
B. Potential for falling
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C. Memory loss
D. Lack of transportation - ANSWER-B. Potential for falling
A nurse is teaching a newly licenses nurse about the sleep cycles
of an older adult client. Which of the following pieces of
information should the nurse include?
A. The client is easily awakened during stage 4 of the sleep cycle.
B. There are 4 stages of REM sleep
C. Each sleep cycle lasts for about 45 min.
D. The client spends more time in lighter stages of sleep -
ANSWER-D. The client spends more time in lighter stages of
sleep
A nurse is caring for a client who is using a continuous passive
motion (CPM) device following a right total knee replacement.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take when
applying the CPM device?
A. Apple the CPM device in the flexed position.
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B. Line up the frame joints of the CPM device with the client's
knee.
C. Check the range-of-motion settings on the CPM device daily.
D. Place the head of the client's bed at 45 degrees during CPM
use. - ANSWER-B. Line up the frame joints of the CPM device
with the client's knee
A nurse at a long-term care facility is planning care for a client
who has Alzheimer's disease and wanders at night. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
A. Place the client in wrist restraints at night.
B. Request a prescription for a psychotropic medication.
C. Assign the client to a room close to the nurse's station.
D. Keep the television on at night. - ANSWER-C. Assign the client
to a room close to the nurse's station.
A nurse is assessing an older adult client. Which of the following
findings should the nurse report to the provider?
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A. Decreased cough reflex
B. Decreased urinary bladder capacity
C. Decreased sebum production
D. Decreased spinal column movement - ANSWER-D. Decreased
spinal column movement
A home-health nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and is
using a fentanyl transdermal patch for pain control. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take when caring for this
client?
A. Avoid using a heating pad on the area with the patch
B. To decrease the dose, cut the patch in half
C. Dispose of the used patch in the trash can
D. Assess the client for urinary retention every 8 hr - ANSWER-A.
Avoid using a heating pad on the area with the patch
A nurse is providing teaching to an older client who has
osteoarthritis of the right hip and lower lumbar vertebrae. Which of
