Gerontology /
Exam practice questions with correct answers
/ // // // // //
Medications, /
/slower /
/mobility, /
/lack /
/of /
/proper /
/fluid /
/intake, /
/and //poor //diet //can //contribute //to //what //common //symptom //in //the //elder //population?
a) //Urinary //incontinence
b) //Skin //changes
c) //Mental //changes
d) //Depression //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A
Which /
/statement /
/would /
/be //most //appropriate //to //ask //when //assessing //an //aging //adult //for //cognitive //function?
a) //What //is //today's //date?
b) //Can //you //count //to //10 //for //me?
c) /
/Have /
/you /
/noticed //anything //different //about //your //memory //or //thinking //in //the //past //few //months?
d) //Who //is //the //president //of //the //United //States? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C
,Which /
/disease //or //ailment //is //often //under //diagnosed //and //undertreated //in //the //aging //population?
a) //Schizpphrenia
b) //Depression
c) //Associative //disorders
d) //Attention //deficit //disorder //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B
Which //statement //demonstrates //normal //cognitive //function //for //an //aging //adult?
a) //Occasional //memory //lapses
b) //Unable //to //recall //the //names //of //their //children //or //siblings
c) //Unable //to //recall //current //address //or //phone //number
d) /
/Unable /
/to //count //to //10 //or //repeat //a //series //of //consecutive //numbers //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A
Denmentia //and //depression //are //strongly //related //to:
a) //Clients //over //the //age //of //60
b) //Clients //over //the //age //of //65
c) //A //decreased //quality //of //life //and //functional //deficits
d) //Past //economic //status //and //job //performance //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C
Which /
/organ /
/is /
/responsible /
/for /
/drug /
/metabolism //and //must //be //considered //when //prescribing //medicaiton //for //an //older //adult?
a) //Kidneys
,b) //Pancreas
c) //Intestines
d) //Liver //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔D
An /
/older /
/adult /
/on /
/digoxin /
/and //furosemide //is //showing //signs //of //toxicity. //The //gerontology //nurse //understands //that:
a) /
/Digoxin /
/and /
/furosemide /
/are /
/excreted /
/by /
/the /
/kidneys, //and //the //doses //may //need //to //be //decreased //due //to //impaired //kidney //function
b) /
/Digoxin /
/and /
/furosemide /
/are //excreted //through //the //intestinal //tract, //and //dose //changes //would //be //ineffective
c) //An //increase //in //fluid //intake //will //fix //the //symptoms, //and //no //change //in //dose //is //needed
d) /
/How //
a/
/drug /
/is /
/excreted /
/is //not //a //consideration //when //dosing //an //older //adult //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A
, An //80-year-old //female //asks //the //nurse //about //over-the-
counter //vitamin //supplements. //The //most //appropriate //advice //would //include:
a) //No //vitamin //supplements //are //needed //with //a //balanced //diet
b) //Any //multivitamin //will //do
c) //Take //only //a //calcium //supplement
d) /
/Take //
a/
/multivitamin /
/for /
/those /
/over /
/the /
/age /
/of /
/50, /
/which /
/should /
/include //the //recommended //vitamins //for //the //aging //adult //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔D
What //benefit //does //evidnce-based //practice //offer //clients //over //the //age //of //60?
a) //No //actual //benefits //have //been //noted //when //evidence-
based //practice //is //the //model //for //geriatric //care
b) //Evidence-based //practice //offers //the //client //improved //health //care //in //all //settings
c) //Evidence-based //pracrice //is //only //used //as //a //model //in //acute //care //settings
d) //Minimal //changes //in //geriatric //care //have //arisen //from //the //use //of //evidnece-
baseed //practice //models //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B
What //is //the //purpose //of //Rogers' //diffusion //of //innovation //model //in //relation //to //evidnece-
based //practice //(EBP)?
a) //There //is //no //relation //to //EBP
b) //It //offers //an //explanation //of //aging
Exam practice questions with correct answers
/ // // // // //
Medications, /
/slower /
/mobility, /
/lack /
/of /
/proper /
/fluid /
/intake, /
/and //poor //diet //can //contribute //to //what //common //symptom //in //the //elder //population?
a) //Urinary //incontinence
b) //Skin //changes
c) //Mental //changes
d) //Depression //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A
Which /
/statement /
/would /
/be //most //appropriate //to //ask //when //assessing //an //aging //adult //for //cognitive //function?
a) //What //is //today's //date?
b) //Can //you //count //to //10 //for //me?
c) /
/Have /
/you /
/noticed //anything //different //about //your //memory //or //thinking //in //the //past //few //months?
d) //Who //is //the //president //of //the //United //States? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C
,Which /
/disease //or //ailment //is //often //under //diagnosed //and //undertreated //in //the //aging //population?
a) //Schizpphrenia
b) //Depression
c) //Associative //disorders
d) //Attention //deficit //disorder //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B
Which //statement //demonstrates //normal //cognitive //function //for //an //aging //adult?
a) //Occasional //memory //lapses
b) //Unable //to //recall //the //names //of //their //children //or //siblings
c) //Unable //to //recall //current //address //or //phone //number
d) /
/Unable /
/to //count //to //10 //or //repeat //a //series //of //consecutive //numbers //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A
Denmentia //and //depression //are //strongly //related //to:
a) //Clients //over //the //age //of //60
b) //Clients //over //the //age //of //65
c) //A //decreased //quality //of //life //and //functional //deficits
d) //Past //economic //status //and //job //performance //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C
Which /
/organ /
/is /
/responsible /
/for /
/drug /
/metabolism //and //must //be //considered //when //prescribing //medicaiton //for //an //older //adult?
a) //Kidneys
,b) //Pancreas
c) //Intestines
d) //Liver //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔D
An /
/older /
/adult /
/on /
/digoxin /
/and //furosemide //is //showing //signs //of //toxicity. //The //gerontology //nurse //understands //that:
a) /
/Digoxin /
/and /
/furosemide /
/are /
/excreted /
/by /
/the /
/kidneys, //and //the //doses //may //need //to //be //decreased //due //to //impaired //kidney //function
b) /
/Digoxin /
/and /
/furosemide /
/are //excreted //through //the //intestinal //tract, //and //dose //changes //would //be //ineffective
c) //An //increase //in //fluid //intake //will //fix //the //symptoms, //and //no //change //in //dose //is //needed
d) /
/How //
a/
/drug /
/is /
/excreted /
/is //not //a //consideration //when //dosing //an //older //adult //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A
, An //80-year-old //female //asks //the //nurse //about //over-the-
counter //vitamin //supplements. //The //most //appropriate //advice //would //include:
a) //No //vitamin //supplements //are //needed //with //a //balanced //diet
b) //Any //multivitamin //will //do
c) //Take //only //a //calcium //supplement
d) /
/Take //
a/
/multivitamin /
/for /
/those /
/over /
/the /
/age /
/of /
/50, /
/which /
/should /
/include //the //recommended //vitamins //for //the //aging //adult //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔D
What //benefit //does //evidnce-based //practice //offer //clients //over //the //age //of //60?
a) //No //actual //benefits //have //been //noted //when //evidence-
based //practice //is //the //model //for //geriatric //care
b) //Evidence-based //practice //offers //the //client //improved //health //care //in //all //settings
c) //Evidence-based //pracrice //is //only //used //as //a //model //in //acute //care //settings
d) //Minimal //changes //in //geriatric //care //have //arisen //from //the //use //of //evidnece-
baseed //practice //models //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B
What //is //the //purpose //of //Rogers' //diffusion //of //innovation //model //in //relation //to //evidnece-
based //practice //(EBP)?
a) //There //is //no //relation //to //EBP
b) //It //offers //an //explanation //of //aging
