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GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING 2025/2026 EXAM
BANK WITH CURRENTLTY COMPLETE TESTING
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS/GUARANTEED PASS/TOP-RATED A+.
GN
Ace your Gerontological Nursing Exam with this comprehensive
guide, designed to master the complex health needs,
pharmacological considerations, and psychosocial aspects of
aging adults. This resource delivers scenario-based practice
questions covering chronic disease management, functional
assessment, and end-of-life care.
What is the most common illness among older adults living
in the community?
a) Hypertension
b) Diabetes
c) Heart disease
d) Arthiritis
e) Bronchitis/emphysema ...... ANSWER ....... d)
Arthiritis
When does comorbidity occur?
a) When two people suffer from the same illness
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b) When two people die from the same illness
c) When one person is suffering from more than one
condition at the same time in later life
d) When a person develops the same illness as their spouse
e) When one person develops the same illness twice ......
ANSWER ....... c) When one person is suffering from
more than one condition at the same time in later life
Which of the following is NOT a cause of medical
iatrogenesis?
a) Blood transfusions
b) Over-prescribing drugs
c) Unnecessary surgery
d) Treatment from a health professional or a hospital stay
e) Patient behaviour ...... ANSWER ....... e) Patient
behaviour
As people live longer, they are also free of disability for
longer periods before death. Which of the following terms
refers to this phenomenon?
a) Compression of morbidity
b) Compression of disability
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c) Compression of health
d) Health paradox
e) Health conundrum ...... ANSWER ....... b) Compression
of disability
What is true of baby boomers compared to people who were
their age about 20 years ago?
a) They have a significantly lower rate of smoking.
b) They have a significantly lower rate of healthy exercise.
c) They have a lower rate of obesity.
d) They have a higher rate of heavy drinking.
e) They have a lower rate of chronic illness. ...... ANSWER
....... a) They have a significantly lower rate of smoking.
b) They have a significantly lower rate of healthy
exercise.
Which of the following is not a social determinant of health?
a) Socio-economic status
b) Living and working conditions
c) Social support from family and friends
d) Moral behaviour
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e) Physical environment ...... ANSWER ....... d) Moral
behaviour
Concerning dementia, which of the following statements is
false?
a) Dementia is characterized by severe losses in cognitive,
emotional, or social abilities.
b) The prevalence of dementia is greater among women than
among men.
c) The prevalence of dementia increases with age.
d) Alzheimer's disease is reversible with the appropriate
treatment.
e) Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of
dementia and can only be accurately diagnosed after death.
...... ANSWER ....... d) Alzheimer's disease is reversible
with the appropriate treatment.
Which age group has the highest suicide rate?
a) Males 85 and older
b) Females 85 and older
c) Males 20 and younger
d) Females 20 and younger
GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING 2025/2026 EXAM
BANK WITH CURRENTLTY COMPLETE TESTING
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS/GUARANTEED PASS/TOP-RATED A+.
GN
Ace your Gerontological Nursing Exam with this comprehensive
guide, designed to master the complex health needs,
pharmacological considerations, and psychosocial aspects of
aging adults. This resource delivers scenario-based practice
questions covering chronic disease management, functional
assessment, and end-of-life care.
What is the most common illness among older adults living
in the community?
a) Hypertension
b) Diabetes
c) Heart disease
d) Arthiritis
e) Bronchitis/emphysema ...... ANSWER ....... d)
Arthiritis
When does comorbidity occur?
a) When two people suffer from the same illness
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b) When two people die from the same illness
c) When one person is suffering from more than one
condition at the same time in later life
d) When a person develops the same illness as their spouse
e) When one person develops the same illness twice ......
ANSWER ....... c) When one person is suffering from
more than one condition at the same time in later life
Which of the following is NOT a cause of medical
iatrogenesis?
a) Blood transfusions
b) Over-prescribing drugs
c) Unnecessary surgery
d) Treatment from a health professional or a hospital stay
e) Patient behaviour ...... ANSWER ....... e) Patient
behaviour
As people live longer, they are also free of disability for
longer periods before death. Which of the following terms
refers to this phenomenon?
a) Compression of morbidity
b) Compression of disability
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c) Compression of health
d) Health paradox
e) Health conundrum ...... ANSWER ....... b) Compression
of disability
What is true of baby boomers compared to people who were
their age about 20 years ago?
a) They have a significantly lower rate of smoking.
b) They have a significantly lower rate of healthy exercise.
c) They have a lower rate of obesity.
d) They have a higher rate of heavy drinking.
e) They have a lower rate of chronic illness. ...... ANSWER
....... a) They have a significantly lower rate of smoking.
b) They have a significantly lower rate of healthy
exercise.
Which of the following is not a social determinant of health?
a) Socio-economic status
b) Living and working conditions
c) Social support from family and friends
d) Moral behaviour
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e) Physical environment ...... ANSWER ....... d) Moral
behaviour
Concerning dementia, which of the following statements is
false?
a) Dementia is characterized by severe losses in cognitive,
emotional, or social abilities.
b) The prevalence of dementia is greater among women than
among men.
c) The prevalence of dementia increases with age.
d) Alzheimer's disease is reversible with the appropriate
treatment.
e) Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of
dementia and can only be accurately diagnosed after death.
...... ANSWER ....... d) Alzheimer's disease is reversible
with the appropriate treatment.
Which age group has the highest suicide rate?
a) Males 85 and older
b) Females 85 and older
c) Males 20 and younger
d) Females 20 and younger
