GERONTOLOGY EXAM PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS 2025-2026(LATEST
EDITION)
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-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-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-
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-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-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-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-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-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-B
What is the purpose of Rogers' diffusion of
innovation model in relation to evidnece-based
practice (EBP)?
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS 2025-2026(LATEST
EDITION)
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-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-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-
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-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-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-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-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-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-B
What is the purpose of Rogers' diffusion of
innovation model in relation to evidnece-based
practice (EBP)?
